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

Ken Wright Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#578)

Ken Wright Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#578)
 

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Birth Name:   Kenneth Warren Wright
Nickname:   Ken
Born On:   09-04-1946  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pensacola, Florida
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
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 24 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 25 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 26 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 27 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 28 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 GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1970 24 Royals 47 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1971 25 Royals 21 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 0 0 0 .091 .130 .091
1972 26 Royals 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1973 27 Royals 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 28 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 GRSL 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
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
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 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.03 5.06 4.89
1971 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 0.0 1.19 6.46 5.42
1972 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 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 0.0 0.91 8.37 9.15
1974 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 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 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 $12,750.00 - -
1972 Kansas City Royals 28 $13,500.00 - -
1973 Kansas City Royals 28 $15,000.00 - -
1974 New York Yankees 42 $20,000.00 - -




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