Ken Singleton
Kenneth Wayne Singleton
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 213 lb.

Born: June 10, 1947 in New York, NY
High School: Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, NY)
School: Hofstra University
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: June 24, 1970
Final Game: September 25, 1984
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Standard Fielding

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 NYM NL 23 OF 51 49 421.0 94 90 1 3 0 .968 1.7 4.8 2.7 2.4 0.3 -1 1.95 1.78 .977 2.07 1.78
1970 NYM NL 23 LF 27 25 222.0 47 46 1 0 0 1.000 2.5 13.5 2.5 1.5 1.0 0 1.91 1.74 .970 1.75 1.38
1970 NYM NL 23 RF 26 24 199.0 47 44 0 3 0 .936 -0.8 -4.8 0.2 0.9 -0.7 -1 1.99 1.69 .977 2.00 1.68
1971 NYM NL 24 OF 96 80 749.2 152 143 5 4 0 .974 -0.8 -1.3 -3.8 -3.6 0.0 3 1.78 1.54 .979 2.19 1.92
1971 NYM NL 24 RF 85 74 693.2 133 125 4 4 0 .970 -2.8 -4.8 -4.8 -4.4 -0.3 2 1.67 1.52 .982 2.07 1.80
1971 NYM NL 24 LF 10 3 40.0 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 1.6 48.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 1 2.70 1.20 .967 1.87 1.53
1971 NYM NL 24 CF 3 3 16.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 30.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.94 2.33 .986 2.64 2.30
1972 MON NL 25 OF 137 137 1223.1 252 236 9 7 3 .972 1.5 1.5 -1.5 -0.5 -1.0 3 1.80 1.79 .978 2.18 1.96
1972 MON NL 25 LF 112 112 988.0 208 196 7 5 1 .976 5.9 7.2 2.9 -0.1 3.0 3 1.85 1.81 .974 1.92 1.67
1972 MON NL 25 RF 31 25 235.1 41 37 2 2 2 .951 -4.4 -22.4 -4.4 -0.4 -4.0 0 1.49 1.26 .980 2.03 1.74
1973 MON NL 26 OF 161 159 1421.0 303 278 20 5 3 .983 2.8 2.4 -0.2 4.1 -4.4 3 1.89 1.85 .977 2.23 1.96 MVP-9
1973 MON NL 26 RF 161 159 1418.0 304 279 20 5 3 .984 2.9 2.5 -0.1 4.2 -4.4 3 1.90 1.86 .973 2.01 1.77 MVP-9
1973 MON NL 26 LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70 MVP-9
1974 MON NL 27 OF 143 142 1243.0 242 224 7 11 0 .955 -4.8 -4.6 -2.8 0.9 -3.7 -2 1.67 1.62 .979 2.27 1.96
1974 MON NL 27 RF 143 142 1243.0 242 224 7 11 0 .955 -4.8 -4.6 -2.8 0.9 -3.7 -2 1.67 1.62 .976 2.04 1.66
1975 BAL AL 28 OF 155 153 1378.2 295 283 9 3 2 .990 -9.3 -8.1 -2.3 -2.7 0.4 -7 1.91 1.88 .979 2.37 2.10 MVP-10
1975 BAL AL 28 RF 155 153 1378.2 297 285 9 3 2 .990 -9.3 -8.1 -2.3 -2.7 0.4 -7 1.92 1.90 .976 2.11 1.84 MVP-10
1976 BAL AL 29 OF 134 134 1148.1 292 278 9 5 2 .983 -5.9 -6.2 -4.9 1.1 -6.1 -1 2.25 2.14 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 BAL AL 29 LF 82 78 642.1 154 147 5 2 1 .987 -1.0 -1.9 -1.0 3.3 -4.3 0 2.13 1.85 .978 2.23 1.91
1976 BAL AL 29 RF 64 56 506.0 137 130 4 3 1 .978 -4.9 -11.6 -3.9 -2.2 -1.8 -1 2.38 2.09 .980 2.21 1.92
1976 BAL AL 29 DH 19
1977 BAL AL 30 OF 150 150 1250.0 290 278 8 4 2 .986 -11.5 -11.0 -6.5 -7.3 0.8 -5 2.06 1.91 .978 2.34 2.03 AS,MVP-3
1977 BAL AL 30 RF 150 150 1250.0 290 278 8 4 2 .986 -11.5 -11.0 -6.5 -7.3 0.8 -5 2.06 1.91 .974 2.08 1.71 AS,MVP-3
1977 BAL AL 30 DH 1 AS,MVP-3
1978 BAL AL 31 OF 140 139 1088.0 251 244 1 6 0 .976 -8.4 -9.3 -2.4 -1.5 -1.0 -6 2.03 1.75 .979 2.47 2.13 MVP-34
1978 BAL AL 31 RF 139 136 1065.0 248 241 1 6 0 .976 -8.6 -9.7 -2.6 -1.5 -1.1 -6 2.05 1.74 .978 2.24 1.85 MVP-34
1978 BAL AL 31 DH 5 MVP-34
1978 BAL AL 31 LF 4 3 23.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 10.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0 1.96 1.25 .980 2.19 1.78 MVP-34
1979 BAL AL 32 OF 143 143 1172.2 260 247 8 5 2 .981 -3.9 -4.0 -1.9 1.5 -3.4 -2 1.96 1.78 .981 2.46 2.13 AS,MVP-2
1979 BAL AL 32 RF 136 136 1116.2 239 227 7 5 2 .979 -7.6 -8.2 -5.6 -2.2 -3.4 -2 1.89 1.72 .980 2.25 1.88 AS,MVP-2
1979 BAL AL 32 DH 16 AS,MVP-2
1979 BAL AL 32 LF 7 7 56.0 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 3.7 79.3 3.7 3.7 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .981 2.22 1.80 AS,MVP-2
1980 BAL AL 33 OF 151 151 1229.2 255 248 3 4 1 .984 -14.4 -14.1 -12.4 -8.3 -4.1 -2 1.84 1.66 .979 2.47 2.15 MVP-21
1980 BAL AL 33 RF 149 149 1213.2 246 240 2 4 1 .984 -14.3 -14.1 -12.3 -8.2 -4.1 -2 1.79 1.62 .975 2.13 1.77 MVP-21
1980 BAL AL 33 DH 5 MVP-21
1980 BAL AL 33 LF 2 2 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -7.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.69 1.50 .967 2.36 1.90 MVP-21
1981 BAL AL 34 OF 72 72 553.0 127 125 2 0 2 1.000 -8.5 -18.4 -5.5 -4.9 -0.6 -3 2.07 1.76 .983 2.48 2.16 AS,MVP-23
1981 BAL AL 34 RF 72 72 553.0 129 127 2 0 2 1.000 -8.5 -18.4 -5.5 -4.9 -0.6 -3 2.10 1.79 .980 2.16 1.75 AS,MVP-23
1981 BAL AL 34 DH 30 AS,MVP-23
1982 BAL AL 35 DH 148
1982 BAL AL 35 OF 5 5 27.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 35.6 0.8 1.1 -0.2 0 3.33 2.00 .980 2.47 2.16
1982 BAL AL 35 RF 3 3 19.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 25.3 0.4 0.7 -0.2 0 3.32 2.33 .986 2.27 1.90
1982 BAL AL 35 LF 2 2 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 60.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.38 1.50 .967 2.25 1.90
1983 BAL AL 36 DH 150
1984 BAL AL 37 DH 103
13 Seasons OF 1538 1514 12905.1 2823 2684 82 57 17 .980 -60.7 -5.6 -40.7 -17.7 -23.0 -20 1.93 1.80 .979 2.34 2.05
13 Seasons RF 1314 1279 10891.0 2360 2244 66 50 15 .979 -74.2 -8.2 -50.2 -27.1 -23.1 -24 1.91 1.76 .977 2.12 1.79
9 Seasons DH 477
9 Seasons LF 247 232 1998.1 453 431 15 7 2 .985 13.2 7.9 9.2 9.1 0.1 4 2.01 1.81 .975 2.02 1.72
1 Season CF 3 3 16.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 30.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.94 2.33 .986 2.64 2.30
15 Seasons TOT 1538 1514 12905.1 2823 2684 82 57 17 .980 -60.7 -5.6 -40.7 -17.7 -23.0 -20 1.93 1.80 .959 2.34 2.05
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1970 NYM NL 23 69 49 69 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 26 51 20 0
1971 NYM NL 24 115 80 115 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 85 96 27 0
1972 MON NL 25 142 137 142 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 0 31 137 5 0
1973 MON NL 26 162 159 162 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 161 161 3 0
1974 MON NL 27 148 142 148 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 143 0 6 0
1975 BAL AL 28 155 153 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 155 0 1 0
1976 BAL AL 29 154 153 154 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 64 134 19 1 0
1977 BAL AL 30 152 151 152 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 150 1 1 0
1978 BAL AL 31 149 144 149 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 139 141 5 5 0
1979 BAL AL 32 159 159 159 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 136 143 16 0 0
1980 BAL AL 33 156 156 156 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 149 151 5 0 0
1981 BAL AL 34 103 102 103 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 72 30 1 0
1982 BAL AL 35 156 150 156 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 145 6 0
1983 BAL AL 36 151 144 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 7 0
1984 BAL AL 37 111 92 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 19 0
15 Seasons 2082 1971 2082 1582 0 0 0 0 0 0 247 3 1314 1539 457 102 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 NYM NL 23 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 4 0 24 10 41.7% 14 0 0.0% 0 862 69% 70% 26% 88 52%
1971 NYM NL 24 4 0 4 0 1 4 0 1 2 1 27 17 0 21 2 1 12 8 0 4 2 0 8 7 0 72 36 50.0% 34 1 1.4% 3 2917 62% 72% 27% 289 45%
1972 MON NL 25 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 9 2 0 8 3 0 7 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 28 13 46.4% 14 1 3.6% 1 1026 57% 75% 23% 95 39%
1973 MON NL 26 5 0 5 0 2 19 0 6 1 10 49 23 2 40 6 7 14 6 0 13 2 1 17 15 0 133 52 39.1% 71 10 7.5% 9 6191 55% 76% 24% 510 56%
1974 MON NL 27 11 0 11 0 1 7 0 3 1 2 57 29 0 41 6 1 15 8 0 7 3 0 18 15 0 138 61 44.2% 76 1 0.7% 6 5511 51% 78% 24% 494 47%
1975 BAL AL 28 3 0 3 0 1 9 0 5 0 3 44 9 0 27 2 1 15 9 0 10 2 1 21 9 0 117 31 26.5% 84 2 1.7% 7 5854 60% 80% 26% 536 54%
1976 BAL AL 29 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 14 5 0 8 2 0 15 8 1 10 1 0 7 6 0 54 22 40.7% 31 1 1.9% 3 2269 64% 82% 28% 214 62%
1977 BAL AL 30 4 0 4 0 1 8 0 5 0 3 45 13 1 33 2 1 22 11 1 16 4 1 15 9 0 131 39 29.8% 88 4 3.1% 4 5382 64% 80% 27% 532 53%
1978 BAL AL 31 6 0 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 51 19 0 26 3 0 12 8 0 8 2 0 20 11 0 117 43 36.8% 74 0 0.0% 1 4543 56% 80% 26% 463 52%
1979 BAL AL 32 5 0 4 1 0 7 0 4 0 1 42 18 0 25 3 1 8 4 0 11 1 0 23 17 0 109 43 39.4% 65 1 0.9% 6 4752 58% 79% 27% 422 55%
1980 BAL AL 33 4 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 59 26 0 26 5 0 17 12 0 8 2 0 19 13 1 129 58 45.0% 70 1 0.8% 1 5276 60% 80% 27% 483 50%
1981 BAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 22 7 0 17 4 0 8 5 0 8 0 0 4 2 1 59 18 30.5% 40 1 1.7% 1 2414 57% 80% 27% 247 51%
1982 BAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 92 83% 84% 35% 9 78%
13 Seasons 50 0 49 1 9 65 0 28 5 22 428 173 3 278 38 12 146 86 2 100 20 4 161 110 2 1113 427 38.4% 662 23 2.1% 42 47089 58% 78% 26% 4382 52%
MLB Averages 43.0% 3.1% 59% 78% 26% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 NYM NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 8 0 6 1 0 5 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 26 14 53.8% 12 0 0.0% 1 953 63% 77% 28% 103 46%
1971 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 5 71.4% 1 1 14.3% 0 173 55% 77% 26% 26 46%
1972 MON NL 25 5 0 5 0 1 7 0 1 0 4 37 29 0 28 9 3 10 6 1 14 5 1 15 15 0 104 64 61.5% 35 5 4.8% 2 4263 56% 76% 23% 388 52%
1973 MON NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 70% 80% 30% 1 0%
1976 BAL AL 29 2 0 2 0 1 5 0 1 1 3 33 28 1 28 4 1 15 9 1 7 2 1 12 11 0 95 54 56.8% 37 4 4.2% 1 2774 62% 81% 27% 322 47%
1978 BAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 90 64% 77% 22% 8 63%
1979 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 12 10 83.3% 2 0 0.0% 1 245 65% 79% 30% 39 54%
1980 BAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 70 80% 87% 21% 8 38%
1982 BAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 35 89% 94% 43% 6 50%
9 Seasons 7 0 7 0 2 15 0 4 1 8 90 72 1 68 17 4 34 22 3 24 7 2 35 34 0 251 152 60.6% 89 10 4.0% 5 8613 59% 78% 25% 901 49%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.7% 59% 78% 26% 49%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1971 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 83 69% 71% 18% 11 64%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 83 69% 71% 18% 11 64%
MLB Averages 43.2% 2.2% 59% 78% 26% 59%

* 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.

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