Ken Singleton stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1984

Designated Hitter

Age 79 · 6' 4"

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Ken Singleton played 15 MLB seasons, 1970 to 1984.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,082
AB
7,189
R
985
H
2,029
HR
246
RBI
1,065
SB
21
AVG
.282

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.
1970NYM6919822525261.263
1971NYM115298347313460.245
1972WSH1425077713914505.274
1973WSH162560100169231032.302
1974WSH148511681419745.276
1975BAL1555868817615553.300
1976BAL1545446215113702.278
1977BAL1525369017624990.328
1978BAL1495026714720810.293
1979BAL15957093168351113.295
1980BAL15658385177241040.304
1981BAL1033634810113490.278
1982BAL1565617114114770.251
1983BAL1515075214018840.276
1984BAL11136328786360.215

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

Career Postseason

GP
17
AB
57
R
5
H
19
HR
0
RBI
6
SB
0
AVG
.333

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,558
TB
3,134
XBH
588
HBP
17
IBB
125
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.
1970NYM23475131100
1971NYM366117182900
1972WSH585208392500
1973WSH6922685121300
1974WSH6101923101200
1975BAL7142665611200
1976BAL630219400600
1977BAL6512724821300
1978BAL608232432500
1979BAL6883046511600
1980BAL680283551100
1981BAL428158300600
1982BAL657214432200
1983BAL6122214211900
1984BAL403105140500

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
38.6
RC
1,314.2
RC/27
6.70
ISOP
.154
SECA
.327
BB/K
1.01
AB/HR
29.2
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.
1970NYM0.929.95.3.1160.30.639.60
1971NYM1.449.75.8.1480.31.022.90
1972WSH2.078.75.5.1360.30.736.20
1973WSH5.5120.88.1770.41.424.30
1974WSH1.384.36.1000.31.156.80
1975BAL4.9119.27.6.1540.41.439.10
1976BAL3.087.35.9.1250.31.041.80
1977BAL5.4124.39.1.1790.41.122.30
1978BAL4.3102.17.6.1690.41.025.10
1979BAL5.0127.98.4.2390.40.916.30
1980BAL3.8116.57.6.1820.31.024.30
1981BAL1.0656.6.1570.31.027.90
1982BAL0.3835.2.1300.30.940.10
1983BAL1.894.76.8.1600.41.228.20
1984BAL-2.032.23.0740.20.660.50

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

Bio

Age
79 yearsJun 10, 1947
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1970
Birthplace
New York, NY
College
Hofstra

What were Ken Singleton's career stats?

Ken Singleton played 15 seasons for the Mets, the Nationals and the Orioles. He was a career .282 hitter with 2,029 hits, 246 home runs and 1,065 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .328 batting average, 24 home runs and 99 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1970 to 1984

Ken Singleton finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 265th in home runs (246)
  • 275th in hits (2,029)
  • 221st in rbi (1,065)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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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