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Ken Wood

Kenneth Lanier Wood

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 1, 1924 in Lincolnton, NC
High School: Central (Charlotte, NC)
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1948
Teams (by GP): Browns/Senators/RedSox 1948-1953

Final Game: May 23, 1953
Died: November 22, 2007 in Myrtle Beach, SC
Cremated
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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 SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 23 SLB AL 10 26 24 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 .083 .120 .167 .287 -25 4 2 0 1 /O9
1949 24 SLB AL 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -61 0 0 0 0 /O79
1950 25 SLB AL 128 411 369 42 83 24 0 13 62 0 4 38 58 .225 .299 .396 .695 74 146 16 1 3 O9/7 MVP-29
1951 26 SLB AL 109 367 333 40 79 19 0 15 44 1 2 27 49 .237 .296 .429 .726 92 143 11 1 6 O97/8
1952 27 TOT AL 76 263 230 26 52 8 6 6 32 0 1 33 25 .226 .323 .391 .714 100 90 6 0 0 79/8
1952 27 BOS AL 15 23 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .100 .217 .100 .317 -13 2 0 0 0 O9/7
1952 27 WSH AL 61 240 210 26 50 8 6 6 32 0 1 30 21 .238 .333 .419 .752 111 88 6 0 0 O7/89
1953 28 WSH AL 12 35 33 0 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 .212 .257 .242 .500 37 8 1 0 0 /7O
6 Seasons 342 1109 995 110 223 52 7 34 143 1 7 102 141 .224 .298 .393 .691 81 391 36 2 10
162 Game Avg. 162 525 471 52 106 25 3 16 68 0 3 48 67 .224 .298 .393 .691 81 185 17 1 5
SLB (4 yrs) 254 811 732 84 164 43 1 28 108 1 6 67 113 .224 .291 .400 .691 78 293 29 2 10
WSH (2 yrs) 73 275 243 26 57 9 6 6 35 0 1 32 24 .235 .324 .395 .719 101 96 7 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 15 23 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .100 .217 .100 .317 -13 2 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1948 23 SLB AL 26 -5 0 0 0 0 0 1 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ /O9
1949 24 SLB AL 7 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O79
1950 25 SLB AL 411 -16 -3 0 0 -9 -4 12 -20 -1.9 -11 -1.1 -0.8 $ O9/7 MVP-29
1951 26 SLB AL 367 -5 -1 0 0 -6 -4 10 -6 -0.6 0 0.0 -0.6 $ O97/8
1952 27 BOS AL 23 -3 0 0 0 -2 -1 1 -5 -0.6 -3 -0.3 -0.3 $ O9/7
1952 27 WSH AL 240 4 0 0 0 2 -3 7 10 1.0 8 0.9 0.1 $ O7/89
1953 28 WSH AL 35 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /7O
6 Seasons 1109 -29 -4 0 0 -15 -12 32 -28 -2.8 -13 -1.2 -1.6 $
SLB (4 yrs) 811 -27 -4 0 0 -15 -8 23 -31 -3.0 -16 -1.6 -1.4 $
WSH (2 yrs) 275 1 0 0 0 2 -3 8 8 0.8 6 0.7 0.1 $
BOS (1 yr) 23 -3 0 0 0 -2 -1 1 -5 -0.6 -3 -0.3 -0.3 $

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
1948 23 SLB AL 26 25 0 0.0 108 .100 .083 .277 .120 .362 .167 .400 .287 .762 -25 .000 -4.7 -0.5 .208 .125 .083
1949 24 SLB AL 7 6 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .277 .143 .370 .000 .402 .143 .772 -61 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .167 .167 .000
1950 25 SLB AL 411 309 42 3.6 117 .235 .225 .283 .299 .371 .396 .424 .695 .796 74 .359 -16.8 -1.6 .592 .263 .171 .0
1951 26 SLB AL 367 273 41 4.0 105 .238 .237 .271 .296 .353 .429 .398 .726 .750 92 .450 -5.9 -0.6 .637 .270 .192 1.9
1952 27 TOT AL 263 185 29 4.2 95 .231 .226 .258 .323 .337 .391 .376 .714 .713 100 .509 -0.6 -0.1 .659 .304 .165 .0
1952 27 BOS AL 23 18 0 0.0 103 .125 .100 .269 .217 .350 .100 .393 .317 .743 -13 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .278 .150 .000
1952 27 WSH AL 240 167 29 4.7 94 .240 .238 .257 .333 .336 .419 .375 .752 .710 111 .556 2.6 0.3 .701 .319 .181 .0
1953 28 WSH AL 35 27 2 2.0 101 .233 .212 .267 .257 .343 .242 .393 .500 .736 37 .186 -3.0 -0.3 .370 .091 .030
6 Seasons 1109 825 114 3.7 107 .230 .224 .273 .298 .356 .393 .403 .691 .758 81 .403 -32.4 -3.2 .600 .265 .169 1.9
162 Game Avg. 525 391 54 3.7 107 .230 .224 .273 .298 .356 .393 .403 .691 .758 81 .403 -32.4 -3.2 .600 .265 .169 1
SLB (4 yrs) 811 613 83 3.6 111 .230 .224 .277 .291 .363 .400 .411 .691 .774 78 .378 -28.8 -2.8 .592 .261 .176 1.9
WSH (2 yrs) 275 194 31 4.3 95 .239 .235 .258 .324 .337 .395 .377 .719 .714 101 .513 -0.4 -0.0 .655 .288 .160 .0
BOS (1 yr) 23 18 0 0.0 103 .125 .100 .269 .217 .350 .100 .393 .317 .743 -13 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .278 .150 .000

Ratio Batting*

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
1948 23 SLB AL 26 0.0% 15.4% 3.9% 3.9% 50% 4.00 6.0 12.0 77%
1949 24 SLB AL 7 0.0% 28.6% 14.3% 0.0% 2.00 3.0 57%
1950 25 SLB AL 411 3.2% 14.1% 9.3% 9.0% 45% 1.53 6.4 28.4 6.0 0.73 73%
1951 26 SLB AL 367 4.1% 13.4% 7.4% 9.3% 43% 1.81 6.8 22.2 7.6 0.86 73%
1952 27 TOT AL 263 2.3% 9.5% 12.6% 7.6% 39% 0.76 9.2 38.3 7.2 0.82 76%
1952 27 BOS AL 23 0.0% 17.4% 13.0% 0.0% 0% 1.33 5.0 0.75 70%
1952 27 WSH AL 240 2.5% 8.8% 12.5% 8.3% 40% 0.70 10.0 35.0 6.6 0.83 76%
1953 28 WSH AL 35 0.0% 8.6% 5.7% 2.9% 14% 1.50 11.0 11.0 1.18 86%
6 Seasons 1109 3.1% 12.7% 9.2% 8.4% 42% 1.38 7.1 29.3 7.0 0.82 74%
MLB Averages 1.9% 10.0% 9.8% 6.5% 28% 1.02 8.8 46.3 8.0 0.95 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1948 23 SLB AL -4.7 -0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1949 24 SLB AL -1.5 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1950 25 SLB AL -16.8 -1.6 257 0.4 6.1 -5.7 1.17 -0.8 1.1 -9.3 -0.9 1.00 -14.0 1.77 19
1951 26 SLB AL -5.9 -0.6 254 -0.4 4.4 -4.8 1.06 0.2 -0.6 -7.6 -0.8 1.00 -0.4 0.95 7
1952 27 TOT AL -0.6 -0.1 264 0.4 5.3 -4.8 1.07 0.1 0.3 1.9 0.2 1.01 1.6 0.55 8
1952 27 BOS AL -3.2 -0.3 24 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .98 -0.3 -0.1 -3.0 -0.3 0.86 -2.8 0.34 3
1952 27 WSH AL 2.6 0.3 240 0.8 5.2 -4.4 1.08 0.4 0.4 5.0 0.5 1.02 4.5 0.68 5
1953 28 WSH AL -3.0 -0.3 35 -0.7 0.3 -0.9 1.20 -0.3 -0.3 -6.0 -0.6 1.12 -3.7 2.85 5
6 Seasons -32.4 -3.2 810 -0.2 16.1 -16.4 1.10 -0.8 0.6 -21.0 -2.0 1.01 -16.5 1.51 39

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1950 25 SLB AL 2 0 27% 67 0 4 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 47% 8 5 3 3 3 0 6 1 5
1951 26 SLB AL 7 0 27% 92 1 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 48% 13 8 5 2 2 0 6 1 5
1952 27 TOT AL 4 1 25% 79 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 47% 12 6 6 3 2 1 4 2 2
1952 27 BOS AL 0 1 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 27 WSH AL 4 0 27% 74 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 47% 12 6 6 3 2 1 4 2 2
1953 28 WSH AL 0 0 0% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
6 Seasons 13 1 26% 250 1 7 13% 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 10 44% 35 21 14 9 8 1 17 5 12

Situational Hitting*

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
1950 25 SLB AL 247 37% 83 19 3 0 5 1.77 13 1 9 7 1 4 4 0 0 3 53 16 30% 23 8 35% 184 36 20% 18 11 61% 7 4 57% 163
1951 26 SLB AL 248 35% 79 7 1 0 1 0.95 15 0 9 6 4 3 7 0 5 6 120% 61 11 18% 38 17 45% 179 23 13% 17 7 41% 12 10 83% 119
1952 27 TOT AL 260 63% 52 8 0 0 0 0.55 6 0 9 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 48 6 13% 21 4 19% 193 28 15% 20 8 40% 8 6 75% 4
1952 27 BOS AL 24 21% 2 3 0 0 0 0.34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1952 27 WSH AL 236 67% 50 5 0 0 0 0.68 6 0 9 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 47 6 13% 20 4 20% 179 28 16% 20 8 40% 8 6 75% 4
1953 28 WSH AL 35 46% 7 5 1 0 1 2.85 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 4 3 75% 34 3 9% 3 3 100% 2 1 50% 0
6 Seasons 790 45% 223 39 5 0 7 1.51 34 1 30 16 8 9 15 0 5 10 200% 170 36 21% 86 32 37% 590 90 15% 58 29 50% 29 21 72% 286
MLB Averages 50% 145% 18% 32% 15% 51% 55%

Cumulative Batting

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
1948 23 10 26 24 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 .083 .120 .167 .287 -25 4 2 0 1
1949 24 17 33 30 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 .067 .125 .133 .258 -32 4 2 0 1
1950 25 145 444 399 44 85 24 1 13 64 0 4 40 64 .213 .286 .376 .662 66 150 18 1 4
1951 26 254 811 732 84 164 43 1 28 108 1 6 67 113 .224 .291 .400 .691 78 293 29 2 10
1952 27 330 1074 962 110 216 51 7 34 140 1 7 100 138 .225 .299 .398 .697 83 383 35 2 10
1953 28 342 1109 995 110 223 52 7 34 143 1 7 102 141 .224 .298 .393 .691 81 391 36 2 10

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1948 23 10 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .038 .000 .038 0 10
1949 24 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 7
1950 25 134 415 378 37 79 23 0 12 55 0 36 61 .209 .280 .365 .645 39 128
1951 26 115 374 346 39 79 19 0 15 43 1 27 52 .228 .286 .413 .699 41 109
1952 27 79 281 244 29 58 9 7 7 36 0 37 26 .238 .338 .418 .756 33 76
1953 28 13 36 34 0 7 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 .206 .250 .235 .485 2 12
6 Seasons 358 1139 1033 105 223 52 7 34 137 1 104 148 .216 .289 .379 .667 115 342
162 Game Avg. 162 515 467 48 101 24 3 15 62 0 47 67 .216 .289 .379 .667 52 342

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1950 AL (29, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1498th)

                                          

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