Chick King Stats

Chick King was born on Monday, November 10, 1930, in Paris, Tennessee. King was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 27, 1954, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Chick King baseball stats page.

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Chick King

Chick King Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#538)

Chick King Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#538)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Charles Gilbert King
Nickname:   Chick
Born On:   11-10-1930
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Paris, Tennessee
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Memphis State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   08-27-1954 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-30-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Chick King

Chick King 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
Chick King

Chick King Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 Tigers 11 28 4 6 0 1 0 0 3 3 - 8 0 0 0 1 .214 .290 .286
1955 Tigers 7 21 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .238 .273 .238
1956 Tigers 7 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222
1958 Cubs 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .455 .250
1959 Cubs 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1959 Cardinals 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .429 .375 .429
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 45 76 11 18 0 1 0 0 5 8 1 18 0 1 0 1 .237 .306 .263
Chick King

Chick King Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1954 Tigers CF 7 - - 24 3.4 23 22 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1955 Tigers LF 6 - - 13 2.2 12 12 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 -
1956 Tigers LF 4 - - 5 1.3 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1958 Cubs CF 7 - - 6 0.9 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Cubs CF 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Cardinals OF 4 - - 7 1.8 7 7 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
CF Totals 15 0 0 32 2.1 31 30 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 --
LF Totals 10 0 0 18 1.8 16 16 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 --
OF Totals 4 0 0 7 1.8 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
5 Years 29 - - 57 2.0 54 53 1 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00 --
Chick King

Chick King Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1954 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.5 9.3 - - -
1955 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 10.5 0.0 - - -
1956 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 - - -
1958 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.0 8.0 - - -
1959 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1959 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.5 7.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.2 15.2 - - -
Chick King

Chick King Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1954 Detroit Tigers 21 Undetermined - -
1955 Detroit Tigers 21 Undetermined - -
1956 Detroit Tigers 3 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago Cubs 20 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago Cubs 20 Undetermined - -
1959 St. Louis Cardinals 25 Undetermined - -


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