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Ken Rudolph
Kenneth Victor Rudolph

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 20, 1969
  vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 7, 1977
Born December 29, 1946 in Rockford, IL

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 22 CHC NL  27   34    7    7   1  0   1    6   0  0   6  11  .206  .325  .324   74   11   0   0   0   0   1
 1970 23 CHC NL  20   40    1    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  12  .100  .122  .125  -36    5   2   0   1   0   1
 1971 24 CHC NL  25   76    5   15   3  0   0    7   0  0   6  20  .197  .265  .237   36   18   3   0   0   1   3
 1972 25 CHC NL  42  106   10   25   1  1   2    9   1  2   6  14  .236  .283  .321   65   34   3   0   0   1   4
 1973 26 CHC NL  64  170   12   35   8  1   2   17   1  4   7  25  .206  .239  .300   45   51   2   2   0   1   6
 1974 27 SFG NL  57  158   11   41   3  0   0   10   0  0  21  15  .259  .350  .278   75   44   1   0   5   1   6
 1975 28 STL NL  44   80    5   16   2  0   1    6   0  0   3  10  .200  .229  .263   34   21   0   0   0   0   4
 1976 29 STL NL  27   50    1    8   3  0   0    5   0  0   1   7  .160  .176  .220   12   11   0   0   0   0   2
 1977 30 TOT     22   29    3    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   7  .241  .267  .276   50    8   0   0   1   0   0
         SFG NL  11   15    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .200  .250  .200   23    3   0   0   1   0   0
         BAL AL  11   14    2    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   4  .286  .286  .357   79    5   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      328  743   55  158  23  2   6   64   2  6  52 121  .213  .267  .273   47  203  11   2   7   4  27
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        367   27   78  11  1   3   32   1  3  26  60  .213  .267  .273   47  100   5   1   3   2  13
 Career High     64  170   12   41   8  1   2   17   1  4  21  25                          51   3   2   5   1   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1969 22 CHC NL   40   28    4   3.8   105| .206  .274| .325  .346| .324  .406| .649  .752|  74  .461  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1970 23 CHC NL   43   39    1   0.7   112| .100  .279| .122  .354| .125  .427| .247  .781| -36  .030  -8.2  -0.8   0%
 1971 24 CHC NL   86   67    5   2.0   102| .197  .274| .265  .342| .237  .401| .502  .743|  36  .215  -6.7  -0.7   0%
 1972 25 CHC NL  116   90    8   2.4   100| .236  .268| .283  .337| .321  .395| .604  .733|  65  .277  -5.6  -0.6  33%
 1973 26 CHC NL  182  149   10   1.8   102| .206  .270| .239  .341| .300  .402| .539  .743|  45  .171 -13.6  -1.4  20%
 1974 27 SFG NL  181  124   15   3.3    99| .259  .268| .350  .341| .278  .387| .628  .728|  75  .381  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1975 28 STL NL   83   68    4   1.6    99| .200  .270| .229  .342| .263  .390| .492  .732|  34  .138  -7.6  -0.8   0%
 1976 29 STL NL   51   44    2   1.2    93| .160  .264| .176  .330| .220  .376| .396  .706|  12  .099  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1977 30 TOT      30   22    2   2.4    99| .241  .264| .267  .329| .276  .402| .543  .731|  50  .237  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         SFG NL   16   12    1   2.2   102| .200  .268| .250  .336| .200  .408| .450  .744|  23  .211  -1.7  -0.2   0%
         BAL AL   14   10    1   2.7    95| .286  .259| .286  .322| .357  .394| .643  .716|  79  .268  -0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       812  631   51   2.2   101| .213  .270| .267  .340| .273  .396| .540  .737|  47  .228 -55.8  -5.7  25%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1969 22 CHC NL C 11 39 3 1 0 .977 .988 3.82 6.25 6.30 7.07 6 60.0 0 2 3 0 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.27 2.00 1.60 1 9.0 1970 23 CHC NL C 16 67 6 0 1 1.000 .986 4.56 5.94 7.06 6.85 9 93.0 1 4 2 5 1971 24 CHC NL C 25 153 16 0 1 1.000 .988 6.76 5.63 7.11 6.34 24 214.0 1 0 3 13 1972 25 CHC NL C 41 178 23 7 2 .966 .987 4.90 5.87 6.38 6.61 32 283.7 4 7 13 15 1973 26 CHC NL C 64 259 28 9 4 .970 .987 4.48 5.58 5.83 6.34 52 443.0 2 11 28 20 1974 27 SFG NL C 56 253 25 1 4 .996 .985 4.96 5.37 5.64 6.12 53 443.7 4 7 35 11 1975 28 STL NL C 31 93 11 3 1 .972 .985 3.35 5.24 5.75 6.03 15 162.7 3 7 14 6 1976 29 STL NL C 14 61 2 4 1 .940 .986 4.50 5.16 6.10 5.96 8 93.0 0 7 7 4 1977 30 TOT C 22 66 10 2 4 .974 .986 3.45 5.30 7.38 6.25 9 92.7 1 0 7 6 SFG NL C 11 30 5 2 3 .946 .986 3.18 5.54 6.70 6.49 5 47.0 0 0 2 3 BAL AL C 11 36 5 0 1 1.000 .986 3.73 5.06 8.07 6.01 4 45.7 1 0 5 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1969 22 CHC NL C 11 39 3 1 0 .977 .988 3.82 6.25 6.30 7.07 6 60.0 0 2 3 0 1970 23 CHC NL C 16 67 6 0 1 1.000 .986 4.56 5.94 7.06 6.85 9 93.0 1 4 2 5 1971 24 CHC NL C 25 153 16 0 1 1.000 .988 6.76 5.63 7.11 6.34 24 214.0 1 0 3 13 1972 25 CHC NL C 41 178 23 7 2 .966 .987 4.90 5.87 6.38 6.61 32 283.7 4 7 13 15 1973 26 CHC NL C 64 259 28 9 4 .970 .987 4.48 5.58 5.83 6.34 52 443.0 2 11 28 20 1974 27 SFG NL C 56 253 25 1 4 .996 .985 4.96 5.37 5.64 6.12 53 443.7 4 7 35 11 1975 28 STL NL C 31 93 11 3 1 .972 .985 3.35 5.24 5.75 6.03 15 162.7 3 7 14 6 1976 29 STL NL C 14 61 2 4 1 .940 .986 4.50 5.16 6.10 5.96 8 93.0 0 7 7 4 1977 30 TOT C 22 66 10 2 4 .974 .986 3.45 5.30 7.38 6.25 9 92.7 1 0 7 6 SFG NL C 11 30 5 2 3 .946 .986 3.18 5.54 6.70 6.49 5 47.0 0 0 2 3 BAL AL C 11 36 5 0 1 1.000 .986 3.73 5.06 8.07 6.01 4 45.7 1 0 5 3 1969 22 CHC NL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.27 2.00 1.60 1 9.0 1969 22 CHC NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.73 2.00 2.00 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 280 1169 124 27 18 .980 .986 4.62 5.55 6.17 6.33 208 1885.7 16 45 112 80 LF* 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.27 2.00 1.60 1 9.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 283 1171 124 27 18 .980 .986 4.58 5.51 6.15 6.31 209 1895
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Transactions 

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1965 amateur draft.

March 19, 1974: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Prall.

October 14, 1974: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Elias Sosa to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marc Hill.

March 31, 1977: Purchased by the San Francisco Giants from the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 27, 1977: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the San Francisco Giants.

January 6, 1978: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

February 2, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.


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