Ken Wood
Kenneth Lanier Wood
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
Final Game: May 23, 1953
Died: November 22, 2007
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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
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 /O
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 /O
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 O 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 O
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 O
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 O
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 O
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 /O
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

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
1948 23 SLB AL 26 25 0 0.0 107 .100 .083 .275 .120 .361 .167 .398 .287 .759 -25 .000 -4.7 -0.5 .208 .125 .083
1949 24 SLB AL 7 6 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .276 .143 .368 .000 .400 .143 .768 -61 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
1950 25 SLB AL 411 309 42 3.6 117 .235 .225 .283 .299 .371 .396 .424 .695 .796 74 .357 -16.8 -1.6 .592 .263 .171 .0
1951 26 SLB AL 367 273 41 4.0 105 .238 .237 .271 .296 .353 .429 .397 .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 -0.0 .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 .272 .298 .356 .393 .402 .691 .758 81 .403 -32.4 -3.1 .600 .265 .169 1.9
162 Game Avg. 525 391 54 3.7 107 .230 .224 .272 .298 .356 .393 .402 .691 .758 81 .403 -32.4 -3.1 .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

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
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

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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 25 134 412 376 37 77 22 0 12 54 0 35 61 .205 .274 .359 .633 37 128
1951 26 115 373 345 39 78 19 0 15 42 1 27 52 .226 .284 .412 .696 40 109
1952 27 79 281 244 30 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 1135 1030 106 220 51 7 34 135 1 103 148 .214 .286 .376 .662 112 342
162 Game Avg. 162 514 466 48 100 23 3 15 61 0 47 67 .214 .286 .376 .662 51 342

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 (1456th)

                                          

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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