Ken Sears

Kenneth Eugene Sears (Ziggy)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 6, 1917 in Streator, IL
School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1943
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Browns 1943-1946

Final Game: July 3, 1946
Died: July 17, 1968 in Bridgeport, TX
Buried: Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, TX
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Standard Batting

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	Pos	Awards
1938	20	STL-min	C	48	148	148		51	3	3	11						.345	.345	.628	.973		93					AMS · CAML
1939	21	NYY-min	B	118	435	435		150	21	6	38						.345	.345	.683	1.028		297					NFK · PIED
1940	22	NYY-min	B,AA	113	376	376		112	20	7	14						.298	.298	.500	.798		188					NFK,NWK · PIED,IL
1941	23	NYY-min	AA	97	351	306	60	91	14	2	18	51	1		39	41	.297	.387	.533	.920		163		6	0		NWK · IL
1942	24	NYY-min	AA	127	475	439	62	123	27	6	13	56	1		36	48	.280	.335	.458	.793		201	11	0	0		KCY · AA
1943	25	NYY	AL	60	201	187	22	52	7	0	2	22	1	3	11	18	.278	.328	.348	.676	97	65	3	3	0	2

1946	28	BAL-min	AA	50	146	146		43	9	0	0						.295	.295	.356	.651		52					SAN · TL
1946	28	SLB	AL	7	18	15	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	.333	.444	.333	.778	115	5	1	0	0	/2
1947	29	ATL-BAL-min	AA	133	436	436		139	34	9	8						.319	.319	.493	.812		215					LRK,SAN · SOUA,TL
1949	31	BOR	C	127	463	463		166	35	0	44						.359	.359	.719	1.078		333					BOR · WTNM
2 Yrs				67	219	202	23	57	7	0	2	23	1	3	14	18	.282	.338	.347	.684	98	70	4	3	0
162 Game Avg.				162	530	488	56	138	17	0	5	56	2	7	34	44	.282	.338	.347	.684	98	169	10	7	0

NYY (1 yr)				60	201	187	22	52	7	0	2	22	1	3	11	18	.278	.328	.348	.676	97	65	3	3	0
SLB (1 yr)				7	18	15	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	.333	.444	.333	.778	115	5	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1943	25	NYY	AL	60	201	-1	-1	0	-1	2	-1	-0.1	4	4	0.4	.499	.499	0.5	0.1	4	$	2

1946	28	SLB	AL	7	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.510	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$	/2
2 Seasons				67	219	-0	-1	0	-1	2	-0	-0.0	5	5	0.5	.500	.500	0.6	0.1	6	$

NYY (1 yr)				60	201	-1	-1	0	-1	2	-1	-0.1	4	4	0.4	.499	.499	0.5	0.1	4	$
SLB (1 yr)				7	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.510	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$

Advanced Batting

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
1943	25	NYY	AL	201	141	20	3.9	88	.299	.278	.257	.328	.332	.348	.355	.676	.687	97	.508	-1.0	-0.1	.546	.118	.070	1.3

1946	28	SLB	AL	18	11	2	4.9	100	.333	.333	.270	.444	.345	.333	.387	.778	.732	115	.571	0.5	0.1	.727	.200	.000
2 Yrs				219	152	22	3.9	89	.302	.282	.258	.338	.333	.347	.358	.684	.690	98	.513	-0.5	-0.0	.559	.124	.064	1.3
162 Game Avg.				530	368	53	3.9	89	.302	.282	.258	.338	.333	.347	.358	.684	.690	98	.513	-0.5	-0.0	.559	.124	.064	3

NYY (1 yr)				201	141	20	3.9	88	.299	.278	.257	.328	.332	.348	.355	.676	.687	97	.508	-1.0	-0.1	.546	.118	.070	1.3
SLB (1 yr)				18	11	2	4.9	100	.333	.333	.270	.444	.345	.333	.387	.778	.732	115	.571	0.5	0.1	.727	.200	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	IP%
1943	25	NYY	AL	201	1.0%	9.0%	5.5%	4.5%	17%	1.64	10.4	93.5	8.5	83%

1946	28	SLB	AL	18	0.0%	0.0%	16.7%	0.0%	0%	0.00			15.0	83%
2 Yrs				219	0.9%	8.2%	6.4%	4.1%	16%	1.29	11.2	101.0	8.8	83%
MLB Averages					1.1%	9.1%	8.8%	5.6%	25%	1.03	9.8	81.5	9.1	79%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP
1943	25	60	201	187	22	52	7	2	22	1	3	11	18	.278	.328	.348	.676	97	65	3	3
1944	26	60	201	187	22	52	7	2	22	1	3	11	18	.278	.328	.348	.676	97	65	3	3
1945	27	60	201	187	22	52	7	2	22	1	3	11	18	.278	.328	.348	.676	97	65	3	3
1946	28	67	219	202	23	57	7	2	23	1	3	14	18	.282	.338	.347	.684	98	70	4	3

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
1943	25	63	215	200	26	58	8	0	2	26	1	12	19	.290	.340	.360	.700	24	60

1946	28	7	18	15	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	.333	.444	.333	.778	2	7
2 Yrs		70	233	215	27	63	8	0	2	27	1	15	19	.293	.348	.358	.706	26	67
162 Game Avg.		162	539	498	62	146	19	0	5	62	2	35	44	.293	.348	.358	.706	60	67

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