Ken Retzer
Kenneth Leo Retzer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 30, 1934 in Wood River, IL
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1961
Final Game: October 3, 1964
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Standard Batting

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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
1961 27 WSA AL 16 57 53 7 18 4 0 1 3 1 0 4 5 .340 .386 .472 .858 134 25 1 0 0 0 0 2
1962 28 WSA AL 109 372 340 36 97 11 2 8 37 2 0 26 21 .285 .334 .400 .734 97 136 8 0 4 2 4 2
1963 29 WSA AL 95 287 265 21 64 10 0 5 31 2 0 17 20 .242 .290 .336 .626 75 89 4 2 1 2 2 2
1964 30 WSA AL 17 38 32 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 .094 .237 .094 .331 -3 3 1 1 0 0 1 2
4 Seasons 237 754 690 65 182 25 2 14 72 5 0 52 50 .264 .316 .367 .683 87 253 14 3 5 4 7
162 Game Avg. 162 515 472 44 124 17 1 10 49 3 0 36 34 .264 .316 .367 .683 87 173 10 2 3 3 5

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1961 27 WSA AL 57 36 10 7.4 100 .362 .340 .258 .386 .332 .472 .401 .858 .734 134 .701 2.6 0.2 .833 .226 .132 1.0
1962 28 WSA AL 372 257 45 4.7 103 .284 .285 .263 .334 .335 .400 .410 .734 .745 97 .515 -2.0 -0.2 .653 .197 .115 3.2
1963 29 WSA AL 287 208 26 3.4 95 .244 .242 .255 .290 .322 .336 .394 .626 .716 75 .402 -8.8 -0.9 .537 .166 .094 2.9
1964 30 WSA AL 38 30 1 0.9 96 .107 .094 .256 .237 .324 .094 .397 .331 .721 -3 .055 -4.4 -0.5 .300 .156 .000
4 Seasons 754 531 82 4.2 99 .267 .264 .259 .316 .329 .367 .403 .683 .732 87 .473 -12.7 -1.4 .600 .186 .103 7.4
162 Game Avg. 515 363 56 4.2 99 .267 .264 .259 .316 .329 .367 .403 .683 .732 87 .473 -12.7 -1.4 .600 .186 .103 5

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1961 27 WSA AL 57 1.8% 8.8% 7.0% 8.8% 28% 1.25 10.6 53.0 17.7 0.78 82%
1962 28 WSA AL 372 2.2% 5.7% 7.0% 5.7% 22% 0.81 16.2 42.5 9.2 0.79 84%
1963 29 WSA AL 287 1.7% 7.0% 5.9% 5.2% 23% 1.18 13.3 53.0 8.5 0.65 84%
1964 30 WSA AL 38 0.0% 10.5% 13.2% 0.0% 0% 0.80 8.0 32.0 1.00 74%
4 Seasons 754 1.9% 6.6% 6.9% 5.4% 23% 0.96 13.8 49.3 9.6 0.74 84%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1961 27 WSA AL 1 0 29% 35 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 27% 5 4 1 0 0 0 6 3 2
1962 28 WSA AL 1 0 24% 140 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 46% 18 13 5 3 1 2 7 1 6
1963 29 WSA AL 3 0 21% 103 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 28% 14 12 2 1 1 0 3 0 3
1964 30 WSA AL 0 0 11% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 Seasons 5 0 23% 281 5 0 100% 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 12 37% 38 30 8 4 2 2 17 4 12
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1961 27 WSA AL 57 84% 18 0 0 0 0 2.79 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 1 7% 5 1 20% 37 4 11% 3 0 0% 0 0 0
1962 28 WSA AL 372 95% 97 11 2 0 2 2.15 8 0 7 8 0 2 6 0 4 4 100% 65 8 12% 33 13 39% 225 30 13% 17 9 53% 21 11 52% 0
1963 29 WSA AL 287 97% 64 15 2 0 3 2.44 5 0 7 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 100% 52 4 8% 25 9 36% 171 27 16% 19 11 58% 17 5 29% 0
1964 30 WSA AL 38 76% 3 4 2 0 1 0.97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 2 1 50% 23 2 9% 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 0
4 Seasons 754 94% 182 30 6 0 6 2.14 14 0 16 14 0 6 8 0 5 5 100% 138 14 10% 65 24 37% 456 63 14% 41 21 51% 42 18 43% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 27 16 57 53 7 18 4 0 1 3 1 0 4 5 .340 .386 .472 .858 134 25 1 0 0 0 0
1962 28 125 429 393 43 115 15 2 9 40 3 0 30 26 .293 .341 .410 .751 102 161 9 0 4 2 4
1963 29 220 716 658 64 179 25 2 14 71 5 0 47 46 .272 .321 .380 .701 92 250 13 2 5 4 6
1964 30 237 754 690 65 182 25 2 14 72 5 0 52 50 .264 .316 .367 .683 87 253 14 3 5 4 7

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1961 27 16 57 53 7 18 4 0 1 3 1 4 5 .340 .386 .472 .858 10 16
1962 28 109 367 339 36 96 11 2 8 37 2 26 21 .283 .332 .398 .731 45 109
1963 29 95 292 270 23 69 11 0 5 34 2 18 20 .256 .305 .352 .657 29 95
1964 30 17 41 33 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 .121 .293 .121 .414 1 17
4 Seasons 237 757 695 67 187 26 2 14 75 5 55 50 .269 .324 .373 .696 85 237
162 Game Avg. 162 517 475 46 128 18 1 10 51 3 38 34 .269 .324 .373 .696 58 237

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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