Ken Walters

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: November 11, 1933 in Fresno, CA us

Died: January 26, 2010 in San Ramon, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Fremont HS (Oakland, CA)

School: Los Angeles Valley College (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 12, 1960 (Age 26-153d, 9,306th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1963 (Age 29-322d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Kenneth Rogers Walters

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.8

AB

681

R

H

157

BA

.231

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.259

SLG

.314

OPS

.573

OPS+

Standard Batting

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
1952	18	DET-min	D	125	488	488		133	32	3	3						.273	.273	.369	.641		180							JAM · PONY
1953	19	DET-min	D	122	503	503		161	31	6	13						.320	.320	.483	.803		243							JAM · PONY
1956	22	DET-min	A,AAA	124	479	467	20	117	27	4	20	23	1		11	27	.251	.269	.454	.723		212	3	1	0	0			AUG,CHL · SALL,AA
1957	23	DET-min	AA	138	554	491	80	135	27	8	17	77	4		39	63	.275	.333	.466	.800		229	4	8	8	8			BIR · SOUA
1958	24	DET-min	AAA	123	354	329	37	84	19	1	8	50	2		15	33	.255	.287	.392	.679		129		1	5	4	3		CHL · AA
1959	25	CHC-min	AAA	152	640	605	78	176	24	2	21	92	4		21	54	.291	.313	.441	.755		267		2	5	7	3		FTW · AA
1960	26	PHI	NL	124	451	426	42	102	10	0	8	37	4	3	16	50	.239	.266	.319	.585	61	136	11	1	4	4	3	*9/78
1961	27	PHI	NL	86	190	180	23	41	8	2	2	14	2	2	5	25	.228	.251	.328	.579	55	59	6	1	3	1	0	9/385

1962	28	CIN-min	AAA	152	633	583	87	175	43	6	22	96	1	1	34	34	.300	.338	.508	.846		296		3	6	7			SDG · PCL
1963	29	CIN	NL	49	80	75	6	14	2	0	1	7	0	2	4	14	.187	.238	.253	.491	40	19	0	1	0	0	1	79/3
1964	30	CIN-min	AAA	137	499	464	59	122	17	2	16	62	6	5	29	47	.263	.306	.412	.717		191		1	2	3			SDG · PCL
1965	31	CIN-min	AAA	122	410	392	38	89	13	2	9	39	3	5	7	45	.227	.240	.339	.579		133		1	6	4			SDG · PCL
3 Yrs				259	721	681	71	157	20	2	11	58	6	7	25	89	.231	.259	.314	.573	57	214	17	3	7	5	4
162 Game Avg.				162	451	426	44	98	13	1	7	36	4	4	16	56	.231	.259	.314	.573	57	134	11	2	4	3	3

PHI (2 yrs)				210	641	606	65	143	18	2	10	51	6	5	21	75	.236	.262	.322	.584	59	195	17	2	7	5	3
CIN (1 yr)				49	80	75	6	14	2	0	1	7	0	2	4	14	.187	.238	.253	.491	40	19	0	1	0	0	1

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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