Ken Hamlin stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1966

Age 91

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Ken Hamlin played 7 MLB seasons, 1957 to 1966.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
468
AB
1,340
R
143
H
323
HR
11
RBI
89
SB
17
AVG
.241

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.
1957PIT2100000.000
1959PIT3811000.125
1960ATH14042851962241.224
1961LAA4291419150.209
1962TEX9829229743227.253
1965TEX11736245994228.273
1966TEX6615813341161.215

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

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
1,502
TB
417
XBH
68
HBP
3
IBB
5
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
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.
1957PIT1000000
1959PIT10100000
1960ATH483116141100
1961LAA1052541200
1962TEX31895150000
1965TEX405134261100
1966TEX1804690100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
-2.0
RC
138.5
RC/27
3.50
ISOP
.070
SECA
.168
BB/K
0.86
AB/HR
121.8
GO/FO
0.00
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.
1957PIT0.0-0.1-2.7.0000000
1959PIT0.00.41.7.0000.3200
1960ATH-2.737.93.0470.20.92140
1961LAA-0.18.12.9.0660.21.2910
1962TEX-0.129.63.5.0720.1197.30
1965TEX0.9494.8.0970.20.790.50
1966TEX0.013.72.8.0760.20.61580

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

Bio

Age
91 yearsMay 18, 1935
Debut
1957

What were Ken Hamlin's career stats?

Ken Hamlin played 7 seasons for the Pirates, the Athletics, the Angels and the Rangers. He was a career .241 hitter with 323 hits, 11 home runs and 89 RBI. His best season was 1965: a .273 batting average, 4 home runs and 22 RBI.

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