Ken Wright Stats

Ken Wright was born on Wednesday, September 4, 1946, in Pensacola, Florida. Wright was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 10, 1970, with the Kansas City Royals. 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 Wright baseball stats page.

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Ken Wright
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Kenneth Warren Wright
Nickname:   None
Born On:   09-04-1946
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pensacola, Florida
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   University of Southern Mississippi (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   04-10-1970 (Age 23)
Last Game:   04-28-1974
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ken Wright

Ken Wright 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
1970 Royals 47 0 14 1 2 .333 5.23 0 0 3 53.1 231 49 31 33 2 29 0 30 2 7 1 -
1971 Royals 21 12 3 3 6 .333 3.69 1 1 1 78.0 344 66 32 34 6 47 0 56 3 3 0 -
1972 Royals 17 0 11 1 2 .333 4.91 0 0 4 18.1 84 15 10 10 0 15 1 18 3 1 0 -
1973 Royals 25 12 6 6 5 .545 4.91 1 0 0 80.2 372 60 44 48 6 82 0 75 2 0 0 -
1974 Yankees 3 0 1 0 0 .000 3.18 0 0 0 5.2 29 5 2 2 0 7 0 2 1 0 2 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 113 24 35 11 15 .423 4.54 2 1 8 236.0 1,060 195 119 127 14 180 1 181 11 11 3 -
Ken Wright

Ken Wright Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1970 Royals 47 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1971 Royals 21 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 0 0 0 .091 .130 .091
1972 Royals 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1973 Royals 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 113 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1 0 0 0 .071 .103 .071
Ken Wright

Ken Wright Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1970 Royals P 47 0 160 10 0.2 9 1 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.52 -
1971 Royals P 21 12 234 18 0.9 17 1 16 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.96 -
1972 Royals P 17 0 55 3 0.2 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.47 -
1973 Royals P 25 12 242 9 0.4 7 1 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 0.78 -
1974 Yankees P 3 0 17 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.76 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 113 24 708 43 0.4 39 6 33 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .907 1.49 --
5 Years 113 24 708 43 0.4 39 6 33 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .907 1.49 --
Ken Wright

Ken Wright Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1970 Royals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.03 5.06 4.89
1971 Royals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 0.0 1.19 6.46 5.42
1972 Royals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.20 8.84 7.36
1973 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.91 8.37 9.15
1974 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.29 3.18 11.12
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.01 6.90 6.86
Ken Wright

Ken Wright Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1970 Kansas City Royals 28, 48 $7,200.00 - -
1971 Kansas City Royals 28 Undetermined - -
1972 Kansas City Royals 28 Undetermined - -
1973 Kansas City Royals 28 $15,000.00 - -
1974 New York Yankees 42 $20,000.00 - -


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