Ken Keltner Stats

Ken Keltner was born on Tuesday, October 31, 1916, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Keltner was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on October 2, 1937, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Keltner baseball stats page.

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Ken Keltner

Ken Keltner Autograph on a 1989 Pacific Trading (#143)

Ken Keltner Autograph on a 1989 Pacific Trading (#143)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Kenneth Frederick Keltner
Nickname:   Butch or Ken
Born On:   10-31-1916
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-12-1991
Place of Death Data Died In:   New Berlin, Wisconsin
Cemetery:   Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, Wisconsin
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   10-02-1937 (Age 20)
Last Game:   05-25-1950
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ken Keltner

Ken Keltner 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 Keltner

Ken Keltner Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1937 Indians 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1938 Indians 149 576 86 159 31 9 26 0 113 33 - 75 7 - 3 - .276 .319 .497
1939 Indians 154 587 84 191 35 11 13 0 97 51 - 41 10 - 0 15 .325 .379 .489
1940 Indians 149 543 67 138 24 10 15 2 77 51 - 56 11 - 3 11 .254 .322 .418
1941 Indians 149 581 83 156 31 13 23 0 84 51 - 56 10 - 2 9 .269 .330 .485
1942 Indians 152 624 72 179 34 4 6 0 78 20 - 36 16 - 3 16 .287 .312 .383
1943 Indians 110 427 47 111 31 3 4 0 39 36 - 20 6 - 0 13 .260 .317 .375
1944 Indians 149 573 74 169 41 9 13 2 91 53 - 29 6 - 0 23 .295 .355 .466
1946 Indians 116 398 47 96 17 1 13 0 45 30 - 38 7 - 0 14 .241 .294 .387
1947 Indians 151 541 49 139 29 3 11 0 76 59 - 45 12 - 1 8 .257 .331 .383
1948 Indians 153 558 91 166 24 4 31 1 119 89 - 52 8 - 1 23 .297 .395 .522
1949 Indians 80 246 35 57 9 2 8 0 30 38 - 26 8 - 0 10 .232 .335 .382
1950 Red Sox 13 28 2 9 2 0 0 0 2 3 - 6 1 - 0 2 .321 .387 .393
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,526 5,683 737 1,570 308 69 163 5 852 514 - 480 102 - 13 144 .276 .338 .441
Ken Keltner

Ken Keltner Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1937 Indians 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1938 Indians 3B 149 - - 431 2.9 412 141 271 19 19 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1939 Indians 3B 154 - - 497 3.2 484 187 297 13 40 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1940 Indians 3B 148 - - 469 3.2 447 170 277 22 27 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1941 Indians 3B 149 - - 543 3.6 527 181 346 16 36 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1942 Indians 3B 151 - - 549 3.6 519 166 353 30 38 n/a n/a n/a .945 0.00 -
1943 Indians 3B 107 - - 352 3.3 341 113 228 11 24 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1944 Indians 3B 149 - - 555 3.7 537 168 369 18 37 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1946 Indians 3B 112 - - 318 2.8 307 112 195 11 18 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1947 Indians 3B 150 - - 434 2.9 422 156 266 12 29 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1948 Indians 3B 153 - - 449 2.9 435 123 312 14 27 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1949 Indians 3B 69 - - 200 2.9 196 51 145 4 11 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1950 Red Sox 1B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1950 Red Sox 3B 8 - - 19 2.4 18 8 10 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 1,500 0 0 4,817 3.2 4,646 1,576 3,070 171 306 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 --
1B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
13 Years 1,501 - - 4,818 3.2 4,647 1,577 3,070 171 306 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 --
Ken Keltner

Ken Keltner Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1937 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 - - -
1938 Indians 4 3 .571 - - n/a 22.2 7.7 5.1 - - -
1939 Indians 6 6 .500 - - n/a 45.2 14.3 6.1 - - -
1940 Indians 10 5 .667 - - n/a 36.2 9.7 7.1 - - -
1941 Indians 2 2 .500 - - n/a 25.3 10.4 6.9 - - -
1942 Indians 4 3 .571 - - n/a 104.0 17.3 8.0 - - -
1943 Indians 2 2 .500 - - n/a 106.8 21.4 10.9 - - -
1944 Indians 4 3 .571 - - n/a 44.1 19.8 6.3 - - -
1946 Indians 0 3 .000 - - n/a 30.6 10.5 8.8 - - -
1947 Indians 5 4 .556 - - n/a 49.2 12.0 7.1 - - -
1948 Indians 2 1 .667 - - n/a 18.0 10.7 4.7 - - -
1949 Indians 0 1 .000 - - n/a 30.8 9.5 8.2 - - -
1950 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.7 14.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 39 33 .542 - - n/a 34.9 11.8 6.7 - - -
Ken Keltner

Ken Keltner Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1937 Cleveland Indians 25 Undetermined - -
1938 Cleveland Indians 25 Undetermined - -
1939 Cleveland Indians 25 Undetermined - -
1940 Cleveland Indians 25 Undetermined Stats -
1941 Cleveland Indians 25, 8 Undetermined Stats -
1942 Cleveland Indians 8 Undetermined Stats -
1943 Cleveland Indians 8 Undetermined Stats -
1944 Cleveland Indians 8 Undetermined Stats -
1946 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined Stats -
1947 Cleveland Indians 6 Undetermined - -
1948 Cleveland Indians 6 Undetermined Stats Stats
1949 Cleveland Indians 6 Undetermined - -
1950 Boston Red Sox 4 Undetermined - -


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