Ken Harrelson stats
Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1971
Bio
- Debut
- 1963
Bio
- Debut
- 1963
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 900
- AB
- 2,941
- R
- 374
- H
- 703
- HR
- 131
- RBI
- 421
- SB
- 53
- AVG
- .239
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ATH | 79 | 226 | 16 | 52 | 6 | 23 | 1 | .230 |
| 1964 | ATH | 49 | 139 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .194 |
| 1965 | ATH | 150 | 483 | 61 | 115 | 23 | 66 | 9 | .238 |
| 1966 |  TEX/ATH | 134 | 460 | 49 | 109 | 12 | 50 | 13 | .237 |
| 1967 |  ATH/TEX/BOS | 110 | 333 | 42 | 85 | 12 | 54 | 10 | .255 |
| 1968 | BOS | 150 | 535 | 79 | 147 | 35 | 109 | 2 | .275 |
| 1969 |  BOS/CLE | 159 | 565 | 89 | 125 | 30 | 92 | 17 | .221 |
| 1970 | CLE | 17 | 39 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| 1971 | CLE | 52 | 161 | 20 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 1 | .199 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- AB
- 13
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .077
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,364
- TB
- 1,218
- XBH
- 239
- HBP
- 6
- IBB
- 33
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ATH | 253 | 82 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | ATH | 152 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | ATH | 556 | 207 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | TEX/ATH | 519 | 160 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | ATH/TEX/BOS | 368 | 138 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | BOS | 612 | 277 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | BOS/CLE | 672 | 237 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | CLE | 45 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | CLE | 187 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 4.9
- RC
- 425.8
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .175
- SECA
- .313
- BB/K
- 0.66
- AB/HR
- 22.5
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ATH | -1.6 | 26 | 3.9 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37.7 | 0 |
| 1964 | ATH | -0.5 | 14.1 | 3.4 | .187 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 1965 | ATH | 1.2 | 72.1 | 5.1 | .190 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1966 | TEX/ATH | 0.0 | 56.1 | 4.2 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 38.3 | 0 |
| 1967 | ATH/TEX/BOS | 0.5 | 46.4 | 4.9 | .159 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 27.8 | 0 |
| 1968 | BOS | 4.6 | 100.2 | 6.8 | .243 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 1969 | BOS/CLE | 1.1 | 88.1 | 5.2 | .198 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 1970 | CLE | 0.1 | 6.2 | 6 | .103 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 39 | 0 |
| 1971 | CLE | -0.5 | 16.9 | 3.5 | .106 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 32.2 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ken Harrelson's career stats?
Ken Harrelson played 9 seasons for the Athletics, the Red Sox and the Guardians. He was a career .239 hitter with 703 hits, 131 home runs and 421 RBI. His best season was 1970: a .282 batting average, 1 home run and 1 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 1 postseason, 1963 to 1971
Ken Harrelson led MLB in RBI (1968); finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.