Ken Harrelson Stats

Ken Harrelson was born on Thursday, September 4, 1941, in Woodruff, South Carolina. Harrelson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 9, 1963, with the Kansas City Athletics. 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 Harrelson baseball stats page.
"When you have hands as bad as mine, one hand is better than two." - Ken Harrelson (1979 - Answer to why he caught balls with only one hand.)

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Ken Harrelson

Ken Harrelson Autograph on a 1970 Topps (#545)

Ken Harrelson Autograph on a 1970 Topps (#545)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Kenneth Smith Harrelson
Nickname:   Hawk
Born On:   09-04-1941
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Woodruff, South Carolina
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   06-09-1963 (Age 21)
Last Game:   06-20-1971
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ken Harrelson

Ken Harrelson 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 Harrelson

Ken Harrelson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1963 Athletics 79 226 16 52 10 1 6 0 23 23 3 58 2 2 0 10 .230 .299 .363
1964 Athletics 49 139 15 27 5 0 7 0 12 13 0 34 0 0 0 6 .194 .263 .381
1965 Athletics 150 483 61 115 17 3 23 0 66 66 3 112 3 3 1 18 .238 .329 .429
1966 Athletics 63 210 24 47 5 0 5 0 22 27 3 59 1 0 0 3 .224 .312 .319
1966 Senators 71 250 25 62 8 1 7 0 28 26 2 53 4 0 1 8 .248 .321 .372
1967 Senators 26 79 10 16 0 0 3 0 10 7 1 15 1 2 0 3 .203 .261 .316
1967 Athletics 61 174 23 53 11 0 6 0 30 17 1 17 0 3 0 3 .305 .361 .471
1967 Red Sox 23 80 9 16 4 1 3 0 14 5 2 12 0 0 0 2 .200 .247 .388
1968 Red Sox 150 535 79 147 17 4 35 1 109 69 9 90 0 6 2 18 .275 .356 .518
1969 Red Sox 10 46 6 10 1 0 3 0 8 4 0 6 0 1 0 1 .217 .275 .435
1969 Indians 149 519 83 115 13 4 27 1 84 95 6 96 0 5 2 18 .222 .341 .418
1970 Indians 17 39 3 11 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 .282 .378 .385
1971 Indians 52 161 20 32 2 0 5 0 14 24 3 21 1 1 0 4 .199 .301 .304
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 900 2,941 374 703 94 14 131 2 421 382 33 577 12 23 6 95 .239 .325 .414
Ken Harrelson

Ken Harrelson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1963 Athletics 1B 34 - - 305 9.0 299 283 16 6 24 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1963 Athletics LF 28 - - 45 1.6 44 43 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1964 Athletics 1B 15 - - 118 7.9 118 105 13 0 14 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1964 Athletics LF 24 - - 43 1.8 42 40 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1965 Athletics 1B 125 - - 1,123 9.0 1,114 1,044 70 9 93 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1965 Athletics OF 4 - - 7 1.8 6 5 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1966 Athletics 1B 58 - - 541 9.3 533 485 48 8 42 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1966 Athletics OF 3 - - 3 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1966 Senators 1B 70 - - 685 9.8 679 641 38 6 53 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1967 Senators 1B 23 - - 232 10.1 231 215 16 1 17 n/a n/a n/a .996 0.00 -
1967 Athletics 1B 45 - - 361 8.0 358 333 25 3 21 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1967 Red Sox 1B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1967 Red Sox RF 23 - - 28 1.2 26 25 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00 -
1968 Red Sox 1B 19 - - 147 7.7 144 135 9 3 9 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1968 Red Sox RF 132 - - 249 1.9 249 241 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Red Sox 1B 10 - - 117 11.7 116 105 11 1 15 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1969 Indians 1B 16 - - 44 2.8 44 40 4 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Indians OF 144 - - 268 1.9 264 257 7 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1970 Indians 1B 13 - - 87 6.7 87 80 7 0 15 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1971 Indians 1B 40 - - 338 8.5 334 311 23 4 29 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1971 Indians OF 7 - - 9 1.3 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 469 0 0 4,101 8.7 4,060 3,780 280 41 338 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
OF Totals 158 0 0 287 1.8 282 274 8 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 --
RF Totals 155 0 0 277 1.8 275 266 9 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 --
LF Totals 52 0 0 88 1.7 86 83 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 --
9 Years 834 - - 4,753 5.7 4,703 4,403 300 50 341 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 --
Ken Harrelson

Ken Harrelson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1963 Athletics 1 1 .500 - - n/a 37.7 3.9 9.8 - - -
1964 Athletics 0 1 .000 - - n/a 19.9 4.1 11.6 - - -
1965 Athletics 9 7 .563 - - n/a 21.0 4.3 7.3 - - -
1966 Athletics 9 2 .818 - - n/a 42.0 3.6 9.5 - - -
1966 Senators 4 1 .800 - - n/a 35.7 4.7 8.9 - - -
1967 Senators 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 26.3 5.3 7.9 - - -
1967 Athletics 8 2 .800 - - n/a 29.0 10.2 5.8 - - -
1967 Red Sox 1 1 .500 - - n/a 26.7 6.7 5.7 - - -
1968 Red Sox 2 6 .250 - - n/a 15.3 5.9 4.9 - - -
1969 Red Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 15.3 7.7 5.8 - - -
1969 Indians 17 8 .680 - - n/a 19.2 5.4 6.2 - - -
1970 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 39.0 9.8 39.0 - - -
1971 Indians 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 32.2 7.7 11.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 53 30 .639 - - n/a 22.5 5.1 7.0 - - -
Ken Harrelson

Ken Harrelson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1963 Kansas City Athletics 12 Undetermined - -
1964 Kansas City Athletics 4 Undetermined - -
1965 Kansas City Athletics 4, 6 Undetermined - -
1966 Kansas City Athletics 6 Undetermined - -
1966 Washington Senators 3 $12,000.00 - -
1967 Washington Senators 3 Undetermined - -
1967 Kansas City Athletics 6, 8 $12,000.00 - -
1967 Boston Red Sox 40 $75,000.00 - Stats
1968 Boston Red Sox 40 $35,000.00 Stats -
1969 Boston Red Sox 40 Undetermined - -
1969 Cleveland Indians 40 $50,000.00 - -
1970 Cleveland Indians 40 $75,000.00 - -
1971 Cleveland Indians 40 Undetermined - -




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