Ken Boswell stats

Last played for the Houston Astros, 1977

Age 80

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Ken Boswell played 11 MLB seasons, 1967 to 1977.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
930
AB
2,517
R
266
H
625
HR
31
RBI
244
SB
27
AVG
.248
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.
1967NYM114029140.225
1968NYM7528437744117.261
1969NYM102362481013327.279
1970NYM10535132895445.254
1971NYM116392461075405.273
1972NYM10035535759332.211
1973NYM7611012252140.227
1974NYM9622219482150.216
1975HOU8617816430210.242
1976HOU9112612330181.262
1977HOU72977210120.216

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

Career Postseason

GP
8
AB
19
R
6
H
8
HR
2
RBI
5
SB
0
AVG
.421

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
2,816
TB
847
XBH
141
HBP
9
IBB
29
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.
1967NYM431540000
1968NYM30697131000
1969NYM405138242300
1970NYM402121202800
1971NYM436144262400
1972NYM400113190100
1973NYM1233550200
1974NYM2446291100
1975HOU21255101700
1976HOU1374390200
1977HOU1082420100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
4.7
RC
289.0
RC/27
4.00
ISOP
.088
SECA
.188
BB/K
1.00
AB/HR
81.2
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.
1967NYM0.43.83.1.1500.20.2400
1968NYM1.831.33.9.0810.20.6710
1969NYM1.151.55.2.1020.20.8120.70
1970NYM0.644.34.4.0910.21.370.20
1971NYM1.552.44.8.0940.21.278.40
1972NYM-0.6333.1070.20.939.40
1973NYM0.411.53.6.0910.21.1550
1974NYM-0.417.82.7.0630.11.01110
1975HOU0.1224.2.0670.22.500
1976HOU-0.114.14.0790.2100
1977HOU-0.17.52.6.0310.10.800

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

Bio

Age
80 yearsFeb 23, 1946
Debut
1967

What were Ken Boswell's career stats?

Ken Boswell played 11 seasons for the Mets and the Astros. He was a career .248 hitter with 625 hits, 31 home runs and 244 RBI. His best season was 1969: a .279 batting average, 3 home runs and 32 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1967 to 1977

Championships

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