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Ken Walters
Kenneth Rogers Walters

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 12, 1960
  vs. CIN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 29, 1963
Born November 11, 1933 in Fresno, CA

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 26 PHI NL 124  426   42  102  10  0   8   37   4  3  16  50  .239  .266  .319   60  136   4   4   3   1  11
 1961 27 PHI NL  86  180   23   41   8  2   2   14   2  2   5  25  .228  .251  .328   54   59   3   1   0   1   6
 1963 29 CIN NL  49   75    6   14   2  0   1    7   0  2   4  14  .187  .238  .253   40   19   0   0   1   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      259  681   71  157  20  2  11   58   6  7  25  89  .231  .259  .314   56  214   7   5   4   3  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        426   44   98  13  1   7   36   4  4  16  56  .231  .259  .314   56  134   4   3   3   2  11
 Career High    124  426   42  102  10  2   8   37   4  3  16  50  .239  .266  .319   60  136   4   4   3   1  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 26 PHI NL  451  346   34   2.6    99| .239  .263| .266  .329| .319  .404| .585  .733|  60  .286 -24.6  -2.5  57%
 1961 27 PHI NL  190  151   13   2.3   104| .228  .268| .251  .334| .328  .417| .579  .751|  54  .215 -12.3  -1.2  50%
 1963 29 CIN NL   80   63    4   1.7    92| .187  .257| .238  .320| .253  .385| .491  .705|  40  .180  -6.0  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       721  560   51   2.4   100| .231  .264| .259  .329| .314  .405| .573  .734|  56  .255 -42.9  -4.3  46%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1960 26 PHI NL OF 119 220 17 3 4 .988 .978 1.99 1.92 2.23 2.20 106 957.3 RF 117 213 15 3 4 .987 .979 1.95 1.76 2.22 1.98 102 925.7 LF 5 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.56 2.66 1.97 3 23.7 CF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 2.30 4.50 2.59 1 8.0 1961 27 PHI NL OF 56 73 4 2 0 .975 .977 1.38 1.86 2.04 2.16 38 339.3 RF 53 68 4 2 0 .973 .974 1.36 1.60 2.03 1.93 36 318.7 1B 5 23 3 0 3 1.000 .989 5.20 8.56 8.15 9.82 3 28.7 CF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 2.28 2.17 2.61 2 20.7 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 1963 29 CIN NL OF 21 16 0 2 0 .889 .976 0.76 1.75 1.23 2.01 11 117.0 LF 11 14 0 1 0 .933 .972 1.27 1.38 1.85 1.80 7 68.0 RF 10 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 0.40 1.61 0.73 1.84 4 49.0 1B 1 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 8.40 12.00 9.75 1 6.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 27 PHI NL 1B 5 23 3 0 3 1.000 .989 5.20 8.56 8.15 9.82 3 28.7 1963 29 CIN NL 1B 1 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 8.40 12.00 9.75 1 6.0 1961 27 PHI NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 1960 26 PHI NL CF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 2.30 4.50 2.59 1 8.0 1961 27 PHI NL CF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 2.28 2.17 2.61 2 20.7 1960 26 PHI NL LF 5 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.56 2.66 1.97 3 23.7 1963 29 CIN NL LF 11 14 0 1 0 .933 .972 1.27 1.38 1.85 1.80 7 68.0 1960 26 PHI NL OF 119 220 17 3 4 .988 .978 1.99 1.92 2.23 2.20 106 957.3 1961 27 PHI NL OF 56 73 4 2 0 .975 .977 1.38 1.86 2.04 2.16 38 339.3 1963 29 CIN NL OF 21 16 0 2 0 .889 .976 0.76 1.75 1.23 2.01 11 117.0 1960 26 PHI NL RF 117 213 15 3 4 .987 .979 1.95 1.76 2.22 1.98 102 925.7 1961 27 PHI NL RF 53 68 4 2 0 .973 .974 1.36 1.60 2.03 1.93 36 318.7 1963 29 CIN NL RF 10 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 0.40 1.61 0.73 1.84 4 49.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 196 309 21 7 4 .979 .978 1.68 1.89 155 1413.7 16 7 180# RF* 180 285 19 6 4 .981 .978 1.69 1.70 142 1293.3 LF* 16 20 1 1 0 .955 .972 1.31 1.44 10 91.7 CF* 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 2.29 3 28.7 1B* 6 31 3 0 3 1.000 .988 5.67 8.53 4 34.7 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 203 340 24 7 7 .981 .979 1.79 2.09
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

December 5, 1959: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Alex Cosmidis (minors) and Ted Lepcio to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chico Fernandez and Ray Semproch.

February 9, 1962: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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