Ken Caminiti Stats

Ken Caminiti was born on Sunday, April 21, 1963, in Hanford, California. Caminiti was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 16, 1987, with the Houston Astros. 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 Caminiti baseball stats page.

"The best way to describe him (Ken Caminiti) is that he was a warrior in every sense of the word. I can't tell you how many times I remember him hobbling into the manager's office, barely able to walk, and saying, 'Put me in the lineup.'" - San Diego Padres General Manager Kevin Towers (Barry Bloom / MLB.com / October 11, 2004)

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Ken Caminiti

Ken Caminiti Autograph on a 1991 Score (#186)

Ken Caminiti Autograph on a 1991 Score (#186)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Kenneth Gene Caminiti
Nickname:   Ken
Born On:   04-21-1963
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hanford, California
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-10-2004
Place of Death Data Died In:   Bronx, New York
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   San Jose State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   07-16-1987 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-07-2001
Draft:   1984 : 3rd Round (71st)
Ken Caminiti

Ken Caminiti 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
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ken Caminiti

Ken Caminiti Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1987 Astros 63 203 10 50 7 1 3 0 23 12 1 44 2 1 0 6 .246 .287 .335
1988 Astros 30 83 5 15 2 0 1 0 7 5 0 18 0 1 0 3 .181 .225 .241
1989 Astros 161 585 71 149 31 3 10 0 72 51 9 93 3 4 3 8 .255 .316 .369
1990 Astros 153 541 52 131 20 2 4 0 51 48 7 97 3 4 0 15 .242 .302 .309
1991 Astros 152 574 65 145 30 3 13 1 80 46 7 85 3 4 5 18 .253 .312 .383
1992 Astros 135 506 68 149 31 2 13 0 62 44 13 68 2 4 1 14 .294 .350 .441
1993 Astros 143 543 75 142 31 0 13 0 75 49 10 88 1 3 0 15 .262 .321 .390
1994 Astros 111 406 63 115 28 2 18 0 75 43 13 71 0 3 2 8 .283 .352 .495
1995 Padres 143 526 74 159 33 0 26 1 94 69 8 94 0 6 1 11 .302 .380 .513
1996 Padres 146 546 109 178 37 2 40 2 130 78 16 99 0 10 4 15 .326 .408 .621
1997 Padres 137 486 92 141 28 0 26 0 90 80 9 118 0 7 3 12 .290 .389 .508
1998 Padres 131 452 87 114 29 0 29 0 82 71 4 108 0 8 4 6 .252 .353 .509
1999 Astros 78 273 45 78 11 1 13 1 56 46 3 58 0 7 3 7 .286 .386 .476
2000 Astros 59 208 42 63 13 0 15 1 45 42 8 37 0 2 1 7 .303 .419 .582
2001 Rangers 54 185 24 43 8 1 9 0 25 22 2 41 0 2 2 5 .232 .318 .432
2001 Braves 64 171 12 38 9 0 6 0 16 21 1 44 0 1 0 2 .222 .306 .380
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
15 Years 1,760 6,288 894 1,710 348 17 239 6 983 727 111 1,163 14 67 29 152 .272 .347 .447
Ken Caminiti

Ken Caminiti Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1987 Astros 3B 61 - - 156 2.6 148 50 98 8 11 n/a n/a n/a .949 0.00 -
1988 Astros 3B 28 - - 58 2.1 55 12 43 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1989 Astros 3B 160 - - 483 3.0 461 126 335 22 27 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1990 Astros 3B 149 - - 382 2.6 361 118 243 21 22 n/a n/a n/a .945 0.00 -
1991 Astros 3B 152 - - 445 2.9 422 129 293 23 29 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1992 Astros 3B 129 - - 323 2.5 312 102 210 11 19 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1993 Astros 3B 143 - - 411 2.9 387 123 264 24 23 n/a n/a n/a .942 0.00 -
1994 Astros 3B 108 - - 288 2.7 279 79 200 9 17 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1995 Padres 3B 143 - - 424 3.0 397 102 295 27 28 n/a n/a n/a .936 0.00 -
1996 Padres 3B 145 - - 433 3.0 413 103 310 20 28 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1997 Padres 3B 133 - - 405 3.0 381 90 291 24 20 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00 -
1998 Padres 3B 126 - - 305 2.4 284 77 207 21 16 n/a n/a n/a .931 0.00 -
1999 Astros 3B 75 - - 205 2.7 191 52 139 14 17 n/a n/a n/a .932 0.00 -
2000 Astros 3B 58 56 1,427 129 2.2 118 37 81 11 8 n/a n/a n/a .915 2.23 0.677
2001 Rangers 3B 53 51 1,325 150 2.8 141 42 99 9 10 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.87 0.728
2001 Braves 1B 33 33 743 260 7.9 254 240 14 6 19 n/a n/a n/a .977 9.23 0.674
2001 Braves 3B 13 12 306 30 2.3 28 9 19 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.47 0.724
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 1,676 119 3,058 4,627 2.8 4,378 1,251 3,127 249 280 n/a n/a n/a .946 38.65 --
1B Totals 33 33 743 260 7.9 254 240 14 6 19 n/a n/a n/a .977 9.23 --
15 Years 1,710 152 3,801 4,887 2.9 4,632 1,491 3,141 255 299 n/a n/a n/a .948 32.90 --
Ken Caminiti

Ken Caminiti Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1987 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 67.7 4.6 8.8 - - -
1988 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 83.0 4.6 11.9 - - -
1989 Astros 4 1 .800 - - n/a 58.5 6.3 8.1 - - -
1990 Astros 9 4 .692 - - n/a 135.3 5.6 10.6 - - -
1991 Astros 4 5 .444 - - n/a 44.2 6.8 7.2 - - -
1992 Astros 10 4 .714 - - n/a 38.9 7.4 8.2 - - -
1993 Astros 8 5 .615 - - n/a 41.8 6.2 7.2 - - -
1994 Astros 4 3 .571 - - n/a 22.6 5.7 5.4 - - -
1995 Padres 12 5 .706 - - n/a 20.2 5.6 5.6 - - -
1996 Padres 11 5 .688 - - n/a 13.7 5.5 4.2 - - -
1997 Padres 11 2 .846 - - 0 18.7 4.1 5.4 - - -
1998 Padres 6 2 .750 - - 0 15.6 4.2 5.5 - - -
1999 Astros 6 2 .750 - - 0 21.0 4.7 4.9 - - -
2000 Astros 3 0 1.000 - - 0 13.9 5.6 4.6 - - -
2001 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 20.6 4.5 7.4 - - -
2001 Braves 0 1 .000 - - 1 28.5 3.9 10.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
15 Years 88 39 .693 - - 1 26.3 5.4 6.4 - - -
Ken Caminiti

Ken Caminiti Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1987 Houston Astros 11 $62,500.00 - -
1988 Houston Astros 11 Undetermined - -
1989 Houston Astros 11 $129,000.00 - -
1990 Houston Astros 11 $240,000.00 - -
1991 Houston Astros 11 $2,200,000.00 - -
1992 Houston Astros 11 $1,500,000.00 - -
1993 Houston Astros 11 $3,150,000.00 - -
1994 Houston Astros 11 $3,250,000.00 Stats n/a
1995 San Diego Padres 21 $4,600,000.00 - -
1996 San Diego Padres 21 $3,275,000.00 Stats -
1997 San Diego Padres 21 $3,150,000.00 Stats -
1998 San Diego Padres 21 $3,500,000.00 - Stats
1999 Houston Astros 11 $4,500,000.00 - -
2000 Houston Astros 11 $4,500,000.00 - -
2001 Texas Rangers 11, 41 $3,500,000.00 - -
2001 Atlanta Braves 11 Undetermined - -


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