Denis Menke stats

Last played for the Houston Astros, 1974

Age 86

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Denis Menke played 13 MLB seasons, 1962 to 1974.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,598
AB
5,071
R
605
H
1,270
HR
101
RBI
606
SB
34
AVG
.250

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1962ATL5014612282160.192
1963ATL1465185812111506.234
1964ATL1515057914320654.283
1965ATL7118116444181.243
1966ATL1384545511415600.251
1967ATL12941837957395.227
1968HOU150542561356565.249
1969HOU1545537214910902.269
1970HOU1545628217113926.304
1971HOU146475571171434.246
1972CIN140447411049500.233
1973CIN13924138463261.191
1974HOU302923010.103

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
15
AB
49
R
3
H
8
HR
2
RBI
3
SB
0
AVG
.163

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,934
TB
1,878
XBH
366
HBP
46
IBB
73
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1962ATL1663962000
1963ATL572178316400
1964ATL5882425441300
1965ATL20271181300
1966ATL545187396800
1967ATL491136243500
1968HOU621188356600
1969HOU6572144041200
1970HOU6652484551000
1971HOU547152302400
1972CIN524154305200
1973CIN32265132600
1974HOU34410000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
25.7
RC
706.3
RC/27
4.80
ISOP
.120
SECA
.254
BB/K
0.82
AB/HR
50.2
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1962ATL-0.311.32.5.0750.20.4730
1963ATL2.953.33.5.1100.20.447.10
1964ATL6.394.16.8.1960.30.925.30
1965ATL1.122.84.3.1490.20.645.30
1966ATL1.671.35.3.1610.30.830.30
1967ATL2.150.54.1.0980.21.159.70
1968HOU2.467.54.3.0980.20.890.30
1969HOU2.586.45.5.1180.3155.30
1970HOU3.5104.56.8.1370.31.043.20
1971HOU-0.255.54.0740.20.94750
1972CIN2.055.94.2.1120.20.849.70
1973CIN1.833.44.4.0790.41.380.30
1974HOU0.00.50.5.0340.20.400

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
86 yearsJul 21, 1940
Debut
1962

What were Denis Menke's career stats?

Denis Menke played 13 seasons for the Braves, the Astros and the Reds. He was a career .250 hitter with 1,270 hits, 101 home runs and 606 RBI. His best season was 1970: a .304 batting average, 13 home runs and 92 RBI.

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