Ken Wood Stats

Ken Wood was born on Tuesday, July 1, 1924, in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Wood was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 28, 1948, with the St. Louis Browns. 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 Wood baseball stats page.
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Ken Wood

Ken Wood Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#209)

Ken Wood Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#209)
 

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Birth Name:   Kenneth Lanier Wood
Nickname:   Ken
Born On:   07-01-1924  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lincolnton, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-22-2007 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Central High School (Charlotte, NC)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-28-1948 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-23-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ken Wood

Ken Wood 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 Wood

Ken Wood Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1948 24 Browns 10 24 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 4 1 - 0 2 .083 .120 .167
1949 25 Browns 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 0 - 0 0 .000 .143 .000
1950 26 Browns 128 369 42 83 24 0 13 1 62 38 - 58 3 - 1 16 .225 .299 .396
1951 27 Browns 109 333 40 79 19 0 15 0 44 27 - 49 6 - 1 11 .237 .296 .429
1952 28 Red Sox 15 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 0 - 0 0 .100 .217 .100
1952 28 Senators 61 210 26 50 8 6 6 0 32 30 - 21 0 - 0 6 .238 .333 .419
1953 29 Senators 12 33 0 7 1 0 0 0 3 2 - 3 0 - 0 1 .212 .257 .242
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 342 995 110 223 52 7 34 1 143 102 - 141 10 - 2 36 .224 .298 .393
Ken Wood

Ken Wood Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1948 Browns RF 5 5 99 11 2.2 11 10 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1949 Browns LF 2 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1949 Browns RF 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1950 Browns LF 7 5 138 114 16.3 114 113 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 22.30
1950 Browns RF 88 78 2,121 159 1.8 159 146 13 - 9 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.02
1951 Browns CF 4 4 78 3 0.8 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.04
1951 Browns LF 28 23 672 56 2.0 54 53 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.17
1951 Browns RF 70 55 1,575 142 2.0 136 129 7 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.33
1952 Senators CF 3 2 72 11 3.7 10 9 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.75
1952 Senators LF 54 54 1,389 164 3.0 157 153 4 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 3.05
1952 Red Sox LF 1 0 0 21 21.0 21 21 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1952 Red Sox RF 12 5 156 29 2.4 28 28 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 4.85
1952 Senators RF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1953 Senators LF 7 7 183 14 2.0 14 13 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.07
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 177 143 3,954 342 1.9 335 314 21 7 9 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.29
LF Totals 99 89 2,394 369 3.7 360 353 7 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 4.06
CF Totals 7 6 150 14 2.0 13 11 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.34
6 Years 283 238 6,498 725 2.6 708 678 30 17 11 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.94
Ken Wood

Ken Wood Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1948 Browns 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 12.0 - - -
1949 Browns 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1950 Browns 0 4 .000 38 0 n/a 28.4 6.4 6.0 - - -
1951 Browns 1 2 .333 11 0 n/a 22.2 6.8 7.6 - - -
1952 Red Sox 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1952 Senators 0 1 .000 5 0 n/a 35.0 10.0 6.6 - - -
1953 Senators 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 11.0 11.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 1 7 .125 72 0 n/a 29.3 7.1 7.0 - - -
Ken Wood

Ken Wood Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1948 St. Louis Browns 12 Undetermined - -
1949 St. Louis Browns 12 Undetermined - -
1950 St. Louis Browns 12 Undetermined - -
1951 St. Louis Browns 12 Undetermined - -
1952 Boston Red Sox 32, 33 Undetermined - -
1952 Washington Senators 26 Undetermined - -
1953 Washington Senators 26 Undetermined - -




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