Ken Phelps stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1980
- College
- Arizona State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1980
- College
- Arizona State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 761
- AB
- 1,854
- R
- 308
- H
- 443
- HR
- 123
- RBI
- 313
- SB
- 10
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | KC | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | KC | 21 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .136 |
| 1982 | WSH | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1983 | SEA | 50 | 127 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .236 |
| 1984 | SEA | 101 | 290 | 52 | 70 | 24 | 51 | 3 | .241 |
| 1985 | SEA | 61 | 116 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 2 | .207 |
| 1986 | SEA | 125 | 344 | 69 | 85 | 24 | 64 | 2 | .247 |
| 1987 | SEA | 120 | 332 | 68 | 86 | 27 | 68 | 1 | .259 |
| 1988 |  SEA/NYY | 117 | 297 | 54 | 78 | 24 | 54 | 1 | .263 |
| 1989 |  NYY/ATH | 97 | 194 | 26 | 47 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .242 |
| 1990 |  ATH/CLE | 56 | 120 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .150 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .500
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,287
- TB
- 890
- XBH
- 194
- HBP
- 21
- IBB
- 28
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | KC | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | WSH | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SEA | 144 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | 360 | 151 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | SEA | 140 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | SEA | 441 | 181 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | SEA | 424 | 182 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | SEA/NYY | 371 | 163 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY/ATH | 228 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATH/CLE | 143 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 8.7
- RC
- 361.9
- RC/27
- 6.80
- ISOP
- .241
- SECA
- .453
- BB/K
- 0.87
- AB/HR
- 15.1
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | KC | -0.1 | -0.4 | -2.8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | KC | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .091 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | WSH | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SEA | 0.1 | 18.4 | 4.9 | .213 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | 2.1 | 60.6 | 7.2 | .279 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 1985 | SEA | 0.5 | 20.4 | 6 | .259 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 1986 | SEA | 2.2 | 78.5 | 8 | .279 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 1987 | SEA | 2.3 | 79.3 | 8.5 | .289 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 1988 | SEA/NYY | 2.4 | 69.2 | 8.4 | .286 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY/ATH | 0.4 | 27.6 | 5 | .129 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 27.7 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATH/CLE | -1.0 | 7.7 | 2 | .042 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 120 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ken Phelps's career stats?
Ken Phelps played 11 seasons for the Royals, the Nationals and the Mariners. He was a career .239 hitter with 443 hits, 123 home runs and 313 RBI. His best season was 1988: a .263 batting average, 24 home runs and 54 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 1 postseason, 1980 to 1990
Ken Phelps finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
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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