Ken Burkhart Stats

Ken Burkhart was born on Saturday, November 18, 1916, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Burkhart was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1945, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ken Burkhart baseball stats page.
"I loved my experiences with all of the ballplayers back then and I wish they were still playing today. I do not keep up with things much anymore, but I still follow the Cardinals, though. The games just take too long. I love all the old Cardinals." - Ken Burkhardt in The Knoxville News Sentinel (Chuck Cavalaris, 07/14/2004)

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Ken Burkhart

Ken Burkhart Autograph on a Tip-Tip Bread Reprint

Ken Burkhart Autograph on a Tip-Tip Bread Reprint
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Kenneth William Burkhardt
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-18-1916
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Knoxville, Tennessee
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-29-2004
Place of Death Data Died In:   Knoxville, Tennessee
Cemetery:   Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-21-1945 (Age 28)
Last Game:   09-25-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ken Burkhart

Ken Burkhart Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1945 Cardinals 42 22 12 18 8 .692 2.90 12 4 2 217.1 901 206 70 76 9 66 - 67 3 3 0 -
1946 Cardinals 25 13 7 6 3 .667 2.88 5 2 2 100.0 434 111 32 34 4 36 - 32 2 2 0 -
1947 Cardinals 34 6 9 3 6 .333 5.21 1 0 1 95.0 404 108 55 55 13 23 - 44 3 4 1 -
1948 Cardinals 20 0 7 0 0 .000 5.54 0 0 1 37.1 171 50 23 24 4 14 - 16 0 2 0 -
1948 Reds 16 0 8 0 3 .000 6.91 0 0 0 41.2 182 42 32 34 3 16 - 14 0 1 1 -
1949 Reds 11 0 5 0 0 .000 3.18 0 0 1 28.1 115 29 10 10 2 10 - 8 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 148 41 48 27 20 .574 3.84 18 6 7 519.2 2,207 546 222 233 35 165 - 181 8 12 2 -
Ken Burkhart

Ken Burkhart Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1945 Cardinals 42 72 5 13 2 0 0 0 5 4 - 14 4 - 2 2 .181 .244 .208
1946 Cardinals 25 34 2 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 - 8 0 - 0 1 .147 .171 .235
1947 Cardinals 34 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 2 - 0 0 .125 .125 .125
1948 Cardinals 21 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .250 .250 .500
1948 Reds 16 9 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 .333 .400 .667
1949 Reds 11 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .286 .286 .286
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 149 150 11 27 4 1 1 0 11 6 - 31 6 - 2 3 .180 .222 .240
Ken Burkhart

Ken Burkhart Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1945 Cardinals P 42 22 652 49 1.2 47 6 41 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .959 1.95 -
1946 Cardinals P 25 13 300 18 0.7 16 1 15 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.44 -
1947 Cardinals P 34 6 285 26 0.8 26 6 20 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.46 -
1948 Cardinals P 20 0 112 11 0.6 11 3 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.65 -
1948 Reds P 16 0 125 11 0.7 10 4 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.16 -
1949 Reds P 11 0 85 7 0.6 7 1 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.22 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 148 41 1,559 122 0.8 117 21 96 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.03 --
5 Years 148 41 1,559 122 0.8 117 21 96 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.03 --
Ken Burkhart

Ken Burkhart Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1945 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.1 14.4 1.02 2.77 2.73
1946 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.3 11.3 0.89 2.88 3.24
1947 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.0 24.0 1.91 4.17 2.18
1948 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.14 3.86 3.38
1948 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 9.0 9.0 4.5 0.88 3.02 3.46
1949 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.80 2.54 3.18
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 - - - - n/a 150.0 4.8 13.6 1.10 3.13 2.86
Ken Burkhart

Ken Burkhart Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1945 St. Louis Cardinals 10 Undetermined n/a -
1946 St. Louis Cardinals 10 Undetermined - -
1947 St. Louis Cardinals 10 Undetermined - -
1948 St. Louis Cardinals 10 Undetermined - -
1948 Cincinnati Reds 48 Undetermined - -
1949 Cincinnati Reds 48 Undetermined - -




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