Ted Kluszewski Stats

Ted Kluszewski was born on Wednesday, September 10, 1924, in Argo, Illinois. Kluszewski was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1947, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Ted Kluszewski baseball stats page.

"How hard is hitting? You ever walk into a pitch-black room full of furniture that you've never been in before and try to walk through it without bumping into anything? Well, it's harder than that." - Ted Kluszewski (1978)

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Ted Kluszewski

Ted Kluszewski Autograph on a 2005 Upper Deck Legendary Cuts (#Co-TK)

Ted Kluszewski Autograph on a 2005 Upper Deck Legendary Cuts (#Co-TK)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Theodore Bernard Kluszewski
Nickname:   Big Klu or Ted
Born On:   09-10-1924
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Argo, Illinois
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-29-1988
Place of Death Data Died In:   Cincinnati, Ohio
Cemetery:   Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
College:   Indiana University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   04-18-1947 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-01-1961
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ted Kluszewski

Ted Kluszewski 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
Ted Kluszewski

Ted Kluszewski Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 Reds 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 2 0 - 0 0 .100 .182 .100
1948 Reds 113 379 49 104 23 4 12 0 57 18 - 32 0 - 0 14 .274 .307 .451
1949 Reds 136 531 63 164 26 2 8 1 68 19 - 24 0 - 0 10 .309 .333 .411
1950 Reds 134 538 76 165 37 0 25 0 111 33 - 28 0 - 1 20 .307 .348 .515
1951 Reds 154 607 74 157 35 2 13 0 77 35 - 33 0 - 2 16 .259 .301 .387
1952 Reds 135 497 62 159 24 11 16 1 86 47 - 28 1 - 4 13 .320 .383 .509
1953 Redlegs 149 570 97 180 25 0 40 0 108 55 - 34 0 - 4 13 .316 .380 .570
1954 Redlegs 149 573 104 187 28 3 49 0 141 78 - 35 0 5 3 12 .326 .407 .642
1955 Redlegs 153 612 116 192 25 0 47 0 113 66 25 40 0 4 4 10 .314 .382 .585
1956 Redlegs 138 517 91 156 14 1 35 1 102 49 22 31 0 5 3 11 .302 .362 .536
1957 Redlegs 69 127 12 34 7 0 6 0 21 5 3 5 0 0 1 2 .268 .301 .465
1958 Pirates 100 301 29 88 13 4 4 0 37 26 6 16 1 2 1 8 .292 .348 .402
1959 Pirates 60 122 11 32 10 1 2 0 17 5 1 14 0 0 0 3 .262 .291 .410
1959 White Sox 31 101 11 30 2 1 2 0 10 9 3 10 1 1 0 4 .297 .351 .396
1960 White Sox 81 181 20 53 9 0 5 0 39 22 5 10 0 3 0 3 .293 .364 .425
1961 Angels 107 263 32 64 12 0 15 0 39 24 5 23 0 3 0 4 .243 .303 .460
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
15 Years 1,718 5,929 848 1,766 290 29 279 3 1,028 492 70 365 3 23 23 143 .298 .353 .498
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Ted Kluszewski Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Reds 1B 2 - - 10 5.0 10 10 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1948 Reds 1B 98 - - 907 9.3 898 833 65 9 60 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1949 Reds 1B 134 - - 1,219 9.1 1,205 1,140 65 14 109 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1950 Reds 1B 131 - - 1,199 9.2 1,184 1,123 61 15 101 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1951 Reds 1B 154 - - 1,474 9.6 1,469 1,381 88 5 115 n/a n/a n/a .997 0.00 -
1952 Reds 1B 133 - - 1,195 9.0 1,187 1,121 66 8 116 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1953 Redlegs 1B 147 - - 1,350 9.2 1,343 1,285 58 7 149 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1954 Redlegs 1B 149 - - 1,343 9.0 1,338 1,237 101 5 166 n/a n/a n/a .996 0.00 -
1955 Redlegs 1B 153 - - 1,482 9.7 1,474 1,388 86 8 153 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1956 Redlegs 1B 131 - - 1,268 9.7 1,255 1,166 89 13 110 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1957 Redlegs 1B 23 - - 178 7.7 176 161 15 2 11 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1958 Pirates 1B 72 - - 631 8.8 627 591 36 4 62 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1959 Pirates 1B 20 - - 163 8.2 163 151 12 0 14 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 White Sox 1B 29 - - 230 7.9 230 220 10 0 13 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 White Sox 1B 39 - - 345 8.8 344 325 19 1 38 n/a n/a n/a .997 0.00 -
1961 Angels 1B 66 - - 554 8.4 548 520 28 6 51 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 1,481 0 0 13,548 9.1 13,451 12,652 799 97 1,269 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 --
15 Years 1,481 - - 13,548 9.1 13,451 12,652 799 97 1,269 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 --
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Ted Kluszewski Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.0 5.0 - - -
1948 Reds 1 - - - - n/a 31.6 11.8 6.6 - - -
1949 Reds 3 - - - - n/a 66.4 22.1 7.8 - - -
1950 Reds 3 - - - - n/a 21.5 19.2 4.8 - - -
1951 Reds 6 2 .750 - - n/a 46.7 18.4 7.9 - - -
1952 Reds 3 3 .500 - - n/a 31.1 17.8 5.8 - - -
1953 Redlegs 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 14.3 16.8 5.3 - - -
1954 Redlegs 0 2 .000 - - n/a 11.7 16.4 4.1 - - -
1955 Redlegs 1 1 .500 - - n/a 13.0 15.3 5.4 - - -
1956 Redlegs 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 14.8 16.7 5.1 - - -
1957 Redlegs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 21.2 25.4 6.0 - - -
1958 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 75.3 18.8 8.1 - - -
1959 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 61.0 8.7 7.2 - - -
1959 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 50.5 10.1 10.1 - - -
1960 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 36.2 18.1 4.6 - - -
1961 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 17.5 11.4 6.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
15 Years 20 10 .667 - - n/a 21.3 16.2 5.8 - - -
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Ted Kluszewski Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1947 Cincinnati Reds 20 Undetermined - -
1948 Cincinnati Reds 18, 20 Undetermined - -
1949 Cincinnati Reds 18 Undetermined - -
1950 Cincinnati Reds 18 Undetermined - -
1951 Cincinnati Reds 18 Undetermined - -
1952 Cincinnati Reds 18 Undetermined - -
1953 Cincinnati Redlegs 18 Undetermined Stats -
1954 Cincinnati Redlegs 18 Undetermined Stats -
1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 18 Undetermined Stats -
1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 18 Undetermined Stats -
1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 18 Undetermined - -
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Undetermined - -
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Undetermined - Stats
1959 Chicago White Sox 4, 8 Undetermined - Stats
1960 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1961 Los Angeles Angels 15 Undetermined - -


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