Ken Holcombe Stats

Ken Holcombe was born on Friday, August 23, 1918, in Burnsville, North Carolina. Holcombe was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 27, 1945, with the New York Yankees. 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 Holcombe baseball stats page.
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Ken Holcombe

Ken Holcombe Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#267)

Ken Holcombe Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#267)
 

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Birth Name:   Kenneth Edward Holcombe
Nickname:   Bud or Ken
Born On:   08-23-1918  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Burnsville, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-15-2010 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Weaverville, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Ashelawn Gardens of Memory, Asheville, North Carolina
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   169
First Game:   04-27-1945 (Age 26)
Last Game:   05-10-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ken Holcombe

Ken Holcombe 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 27 Yankees 23 2 15 3 3 .500 1.79 0 0 0 55.1 227 43 11 19 2 27 - 20 2 0 0 -
1948 30 Reds 2 0 1 0 0 .000 7.72 0 0 0 2.1 10 3 2 2 0 0 - 2 0 0 0 -
1950 32 White Sox 24 15 5 3 10 .231 4.59 5 0 1 96.0 449 122 49 68 10 45 - 37 2 0 0 -
1951 33 White Sox 28 23 3 11 12 .478 3.78 12 2 0 159.1 670 142 67 69 9 68 - 39 2 1 0 -
1952 34 White Sox 7 7 0 0 5 .000 6.17 1 0 0 35.0 155 38 24 24 3 18 - 12 1 2 0 -
1952 34 Browns 12 1 6 0 2 .000 3.86 0 0 0 21.0 89 20 9 10 1 9 - 7 0 0 0 -
1953 35 Red Sox 3 0 2 1 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 1 6.0 30 9 4 4 0 3 - 1 1 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
6 Years 99 48 32 18 32 .360 3.98 18 2 2 375.0 1,630 377 166 196 25 170 - 118 8 3 0 -
Ken Holcombe

Ken Holcombe Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1945 27 Yankees 23 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 0 - 0 0 .133 .133 .133
1948 30 Reds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1950 32 White Sox 24 32 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 2 - 0 1 .156 .156 .188
1951 33 White Sox 28 44 5 11 1 0 0 0 3 3 - 16 10 - 0 1 .250 .298 .273
1952 34 White Sox 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 1 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1952 34 Browns 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1953 35 Red Sox 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 99 106 7 19 2 0 0 0 3 3 - 36 14 - 0 2 .179 .202 .198
Ken Holcombe

Ken Holcombe Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1945 Yankees P 23 2 166 13 0.6 12 2 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.95
1948 Reds P 2 0 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1950 White Sox P 24 15 288 24 1.0 22 6 16 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.06
1951 White Sox P 28 23 478 53 1.9 50 8 42 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .943 2.82
1952 White Sox P 7 7 105 13 1.9 11 1 10 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 2.83
1952 Browns P 12 1 63 6 0.5 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
1953 Red Sox P 3 0 18 2 0.7 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 99 48 1,125 111 1.1 103 19 84 8 7 n/a n/a n/a .928 2.47
6 Years 99 48 1,125 111 1.1 103 19 84 8 7 n/a n/a n/a .928 2.47
Ken Holcombe

Ken Holcombe Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1945 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.74 3.25 4.39
1948 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 7.72 0.00
1950 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.82 3.47 4.22
1951 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 14.7 0.57 2.20 3.84
1952 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.67 3.09 4.63
1952 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.78 3.00 3.86
1953 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.33 1.50 4.50
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.9 35.3 0.69 2.83 4.08
Ken Holcombe

Ken Holcombe Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1945 New York Yankees 19 Undetermined n/a -
1948 Cincinnati Reds 48 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago White Sox 34, 58 Undetermined - -
1951 Chicago White Sox 34 Undetermined - -
1952 Chicago White Sox 34 Undetermined - -
1952 St. Louis Browns 17 Undetermined - -
1953 Boston Red Sox 14 Undetermined - -




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