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Ken Phelps
Kenneth Allen Phelps (Digger)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 209 lb.

Born: August 6, 1954 in Seattle, WA
High School: Ingraham (Seattle, WA)
School: Arizona State University
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1980
Final Game: September 8, 1990
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1980 25 KCR AL 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1981 26 KCR AL 21 23 22 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13 .136 .174 .227 .401 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 /D3
1982 27 MON NL 10 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 65 2 0 1 0 0 0
1983 28 SEA AL 50 144 127 10 30 4 1 7 16 0 0 13 25 .236 .301 .449 .750 100 57 0 0 1 3 0 3D
1984 29 SEA AL 101 360 290 52 70 9 0 24 51 3 3 61 73 .241 .378 .521 .898 149 151 1 5 0 4 5 D/3
1985 30 SEA AL 61 140 116 18 24 3 0 9 24 2 0 24 33 .207 .343 .466 .808 120 54 1 0 0 0 2 D/3
1986 31 SEA AL 125 441 344 69 85 16 4 24 64 2 3 88 96 .247 .406 .526 .932 152 181 4 6 0 3 6 3D
1987 32 SEA AL 120 424 332 68 86 13 1 27 68 1 1 80 75 .259 .410 .548 .959 147 182 7 8 0 4 5 *D/3
1988 33 TOT AL 117 371 297 54 78 13 0 24 54 1 0 70 61 .263 .402 .549 .950 162 163 6 1 0 3 5 D/3
1988 33 SEA AL 72 244 190 37 54 8 0 14 32 1 0 51 35 .284 .434 .547 .982 170 104 3 1 0 2 2 D/3
1988 33 NYY AL 45 127 107 17 24 5 0 10 22 0 0 19 26 .224 .339 .551 .890 147 59 3 0 0 1 3 D/3
1989 34 TOT AL 97 228 194 26 47 4 0 7 29 0 0 31 47 .242 .342 .371 .713 103 72 2 0 0 3 2 D/39
1989 34 NYY AL 86 215 185 26 46 3 0 7 29 0 0 27 47 .249 .340 .378 .718 104 70 2 0 0 3 2 D/39
1989 34 OAK AL 11 13 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .111 .385 .222 .607 78 2 0 0 0 0 0 /3D
1990 35 TOT AL 56 143 120 10 18 2 0 1 6 1 0 22 21 .150 .280 .192 .471 36 23 4 0 0 1 3 D3
1990 35 OAK AL 32 72 59 6 11 2 0 1 6 0 0 12 10 .186 .319 .271 .591 70 16 1 0 0 1 1 D/3
1990 35 CLE AL 24 71 61 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 11 .115 .239 .115 .354 3 7 3 0 0 0 2 3/D
11 Seasons 761 2287 1854 308 443 64 7 123 313 10 7 390 449 .239 .374 .480 .854 132 890 25 21 1 21 28
162 Game Avg. 162 487 395 66 94 14 1 26 67 2 1 83 96 .239 .374 .480 .854 132 189 5 4 0 4 6
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
SEA (6 yrs) 529 1753 1399 254 349 53 6 105 255 9 7 317 337 .249 .392 .521 .913 145 729 16 20 1 16 20
KCR (2 yrs) 24 27 26 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 15 .115 .148 .192 .340 -3 5 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (2 yrs) 43 85 68 6 12 3 0 1 6 0 0 16 10 .176 .329 .265 .594 72 18 1 0 0 1 1
NYY (2 yrs) 131 342 292 43 70 8 0 17 51 0 0 46 73 .240 .339 .442 .781 120 129 5 0 0 4 5
CLE (1 yr) 24 71 61 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 11 .115 .239 .115 .354 3 7 3 0 0 0 2
MON (1 yr) 10 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 65 2 0 1 0 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 751 2278 1846 308 441 64 7 123 313 10 7 390 446 .239 .374 .481 .855 133 888 25 20 1 21 28
NL (1 yr) 10 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 65 2 0 1 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1989 34 OAK AL ALCS TOR W 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
1989 34 OAK AL WS SFG W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1980 KCR AL 25 1B 2 1 8.0 14 14 0 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 15.75 7.00 .993 10.01 8.40
1981 KCR AL 26 DH 4
1981 KCR AL 26 1B 2 0 3.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 15.00 2.50 1.000 10.20 8.55
1983 SEA AL 28 1B 22 20 175.0 180 164 16 0 11 1.000 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -1.2 1.1 0 9.26 8.18 .992 9.90 8.24
1983 SEA AL 28 DH 19
1984 SEA AL 29 DH 84
1984 SEA AL 29 1B 9 9 79.0 77 72 4 1 7 .987 0.6 9.1 0.6 1.0 -0.3 0 8.66 8.44 .991 9.75 8.24
1985 SEA AL 30 DH 25
1985 SEA AL 30 1B 8 4 41.0 33 31 2 0 5 1.000 -0.1 -2.9 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 0 7.24 4.13 .991 9.77 8.68
1986 SEA AL 31 1B 55 53 464.2 530 487 34 9 58 .983 -10.9 -28.1 -10.9 -6.6 -4.4 0 10.09 9.47 .991 9.42 8.62
1986 SEA AL 31 DH 52
1987 SEA AL 32 DH 114
1987 SEA AL 32 1B 1 1 7.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 51.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 10.29 8.00 .988 9.64 8.50
1988 TOT AL 33 DH 92
1988 TOT AL 33 1B 4 3 24.0 21 18 2 1 2 .952 -0.2 -10.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 7.50 5.00 .990 9.60 8.40
1988 SEA AL 33 DH 68
1988 SEA AL 33 1B 3 3 23.0 21 18 2 1 2 .952 -0.2 -10.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 7.83 6.67 .990 9.59 8.40
1988 NYY AL 33 DH 24
1988 NYY AL 33 1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.90 8.40
1989 TOT AL 34 DH 56
1989 TOT AL 34 1B 9 5 47.0 49 47 1 1 4 .980 0.4 10.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 9.19 5.33 .994 9.79 8.36
1989 NYY AL 34 DH 55
1989 NYY AL 34 1B 8 4 38.0 49 47 1 1 4 .980 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 11.37 6.00 .994 9.78 8.35
1989 NYY AL 34 RF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -80.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.30 1.90
1989 OAK AL 34 1B 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 53.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 0.00 0.00 9.80 8.40
1989 OAK AL 34 DH 1
1990 TOT AL 35 DH 21
1990 TOT AL 35 1B 19 14 117.0 122 111 10 1 7 .992 0.6 6.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0 9.31 6.37 .992 9.63 8.36
1990 OAK AL 35 DH 15
1990 OAK AL 35 1B 5 3 20.0 28 24 3 1 3 .964 -0.5 -30.0 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 0 12.15 5.40 .993 9.63 8.36
1990 CLE AL 35 1B 14 11 97.0 94 87 7 0 4 1.000 1.1 13.6 1.1 0.1 1.0 0 8.72 6.71 .991 9.63 8.36
1990 CLE AL 35 DH 6
9 Seasons DH 467
10 Seasons 1B 131 110 965.2 1039 956 70 13 96 .987 -9.4 -11.7 -9.4 -6.8 -2.6 0 9.56 7.83 .991 9.61 8.47
1 Season RF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -80.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.30 1.90
11 Seasons TOT 131 110 965.2 1039 956 70 13 96 .987 -9.4 -11.7 -9.4 -6.8 -2.6 0 9.56 7.83 .979 9.61 8.47
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1986 AL--88--8th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1986 AL--29--6th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1986 AL--2.8--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1987 AL--8--8th

AB per HR s c a p y
1984 AL--12.083--9th**
1986 AL--14.333--6th**
1987 AL--12.296--7th**
1988 AL--12.375--5th**

                                         
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2000), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (916), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Mike Jacobs (916)
  3. Brian Daubach (905)
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  5. Erubiel Durazo (904)
  6. Steve Bilko (903)
  7. George Crowe (900)
  8. Luke Easter (899)
  9. Marcus Thames (895)
  10. Jack Cust (894)
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  1. Dave Hostetler (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Sam Horn (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Marcus Thames (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Steve Bilko (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dale Long (893)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Dale Long (882)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 9, 1974: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January), but did not sign.

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

January 14, 1982: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Montreal Expos for Grant Jackson.

March 31, 1983: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the Montreal Expos.

July 21, 1988: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Rich Balabon (minors) and Jay Buhner. The New York Yankees sent Troy Evers (minors) (October 12, 1988) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

August 30, 1989: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Scott Holcomb (minors).

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

June 17, 1990: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Oakland Athletics.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Seattle Mariners$180,000
1986Seattle Mariners$235,000
1987Seattle Mariners$300,000
1988Seattle Mariners$670,000
1989New York Yankees$655,000
1990Oakland Athletics$825,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,865,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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