Ken Reitz Stats

Ken Reitz was born on Sunday, June 24, 1951, in San Francisco, California. Reitz was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 5, 1972, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Reitz baseball stats page.

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Ken Reitz

Ken Reitz Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#245)

Ken Reitz Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#245)
 

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Birth Name:   Kenneth John Reitz
Nickname:   Ken or The Zamboni
Born On:   06-24-1951  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Francisco, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Jefferson High School (Daly City, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-05-1972 (Age 21)
Last Game:   06-03-1982
Draft:   1969 : 31st Round (730th)
Ken Reitz

Ken Reitz 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 Reitz

Ken Reitz Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1972 21 Cardinals 21 78 5 28 4 0 0 0 10 2 0 4 0 1 0 4 .359 .370 .410
1973 22 Cardinals 147 426 40 100 20 2 6 0 42 9 2 25 4 3 4 18 .235 .256 .333
1974 23 Cardinals 154 579 48 157 28 2 7 0 54 23 7 63 3 5 2 25 .271 .299 .363
1975 24 Cardinals 161 592 43 159 25 1 5 0 63 22 9 54 2 6 5 18 .269 .298 .340
1976 25 Giants 155 577 40 154 21 1 5 0 66 24 5 48 3 9 1 24 .267 .293 .333
1977 26 Cardinals 157 587 58 153 36 1 17 2 79 19 4 74 5 2 7 17 .261 .291 .412
1978 27 Cardinals 150 540 41 133 26 2 10 0 75 23 5 61 3 7 5 13 .246 .280 .357
1979 28 Cardinals 159 605 42 162 41 2 8 0 73 25 7 85 4 5 4 13 .268 .299 .382
1980 29 Cardinals 151 523 39 141 33 0 8 0 58 22 5 44 8 5 3 16 .270 .300 .379
1981 30 Cubs 82 260 10 56 9 1 2 0 28 15 3 56 2 6 3 9 .215 .261 .281
1982 31 Pirates 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 .000 .091 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 1,344 4,777 366 1,243 243 12 68 2 548 184 47 518 34 49 35 157 .260 .290 .359
Ken Reitz

Ken Reitz Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1972 Cardinals 3B 20 20 522 45 2.3 43 17 26 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .956 2.22
1973 Cardinals 3B 135 107 2,988 304 2.3 296 85 211 8 19 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.67
1973 Cardinals SS 1 1 24 5 5.0 5 3 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.63
1974 Cardinals 2B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1974 Cardinals 3B 151 148 4,005 420 2.8 409 131 278 11 29 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.76
1974 Cardinals SS 2 0 18 4 2.0 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 4.50
1975 Cardinals 3B 160 157 12,411 426 2.7 403 124 279 23 21 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.88
1976 Giants 3B 155 151 4,038 462 3.0 443 140 303 19 32 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.96
1976 Giants SS 1 0 - 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1977 Cardinals 3B 157 156 405 450 2.9 441 121 320 9 35 n/a n/a n/a .980 29.40
1978 Cardinals 3B 150 144 3,882 437 2.9 425 111 314 12 18 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.96
1979 Cardinals 3B 158 156 1,542 426 2.7 414 124 290 12 26 n/a n/a n/a .972 7.25
1980 Cardinals 3B 150 143 3,738 387 2.6 379 86 293 8 25 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.74
1981 Cubs 3B 81 75 2,001 219 2.7 214 57 157 5 11 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.89
1982 Pirates 3B 4 2 60 6 1.5 6 0 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
3B Totals 1,321 1,259 35,592 3,582 2.7 3,473 996 2,477 109 219 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.63
SS Totals 4 1 42 11 2.8 10 4 6 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .909 6.43
2B Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
11 Years 1,326 1,260 35,637 3,593 2.7 3,483 1,000 2,483 110 221 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.64
Ken Reitz

Ken Reitz Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1972 Cardinals 0 1 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 19.5 7.8 - - -
1973 Cardinals 0 1 .000 12 0 n/a 71.0 17.0 10.1 - - -
1974 Cardinals 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 82.7 9.2 10.7 - - -
1975 Cardinals 1 1 .500 1 0 n/a 118.4 11.0 9.4 - - -
1976 Giants 5 4 .556 2 0 n/a 115.4 12.0 8.7 - - -
1977 Cardinals 2 6 .250 0 0 n/a 34.5 7.9 7.4 - - -
1978 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 5 0 n/a 54.0 8.9 7.2 - - -
1979 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 2 0 n/a 75.6 7.1 8.3 - - -
1980 Cardinals 0 1 .000 1 0 n/a 65.4 11.9 9.0 - - -
1981 Cubs 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 130.0 4.6 9.3 - - -
1982 Pirates 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 10 14 .417 31 0 n/a 70.3 9.2 8.7 - - -
Ken Reitz

Ken Reitz Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1972 St. Louis Cardinals 47, 44 $13,500.00 - -
1973 St. Louis Cardinals 44 $15,000.00 - -
1974 St. Louis Cardinals 44 $15,000.00 - -
1975 St. Louis Cardinals 44 Undetermined - -
1976 San Francisco Giants 21 $50,000.00 - -
1977 St. Louis Cardinals 44 $80,000.00 - -
1978 St. Louis Cardinals 44 Undetermined - -
1979 St. Louis Cardinals 44 Undetermined - -
1980 St. Louis Cardinals 44 Undetermined Stats -
1981 Chicago Cubs 44 Undetermined - -
1982 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 Undetermined - -


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