Ken Harrelson stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1971

Age 85

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Ken Harrelson played 9 MLB seasons, 1963 to 1971.

Stats

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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.

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.
1963ATH7922616526231.230
1964ATH4913915277120.194
1965ATH1504836111523669.238
1966TEX/ATH13446049109125013.237
1967ATH/TEX/BOS1103334285125410.255
1968BOS15053579147351092.275
1969BOS/CLE15956589125309217.221
1970CLE1739311110.282
1971CLE5216120325141.199

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

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.

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.
1963ATH25382170300
1964ATH15253120000
1965ATH556207431300
1966TEX/ATH519160261500
1967ATH/TEX/BOS368138280400
1968BOS612277562900
1969BOS/CLE672237482600
1970CLE451520000
1971CLE1874970300

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.

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.
1963ATH-1.6263.9.1330.20.437.70
1964ATH-0.514.13.4.1870.30.419.90
1965ATH1.272.15.1.1900.30.6210
1966TEX/ATH0.056.14.2.1110.20.538.30
1967ATH/TEX/BOS0.546.44.9.1590.30.727.80
1968BOS4.6100.26.8.2430.40.815.30
1969BOS/CLE1.188.15.2.1980.41.018.80
1970CLE0.16.26.1030.31.5390
1971CLE-0.516.93.5.1060.31.132.20

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

Bio

Age
85 yearsSep 4, 1941
Debut
1963

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.

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