Ken Dayley Stats

Ken Dayley was born on Wednesday, February 25, 1959, in Jerome, Idaho. Dayley was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 13, 1982, with the Atlanta Braves. 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 Dayley baseball stats page.

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Ken Dayley

Ken Dayley Autograph on a 1988 Fleer Baseball Card (#30)

Ken Dayley Autograph on a 1988 Fleer Baseball Card (#30)

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Birth Name:   Kenneth Grant Dayley
Nickname:   Ken
Born On:   02-25-1959  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Jerome, Idaho
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   The Dalles High School (The Dalles, OR)
College:   University of Portland
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-13-1982 (Age 23)
Last Game:   04-14-1993
Draft:   1980 : 1st Round (3rd)

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Ken Dayley Pitching Stats

1982 23 Braves 20 11 3 5 6 .455 4.54 0 0 0 71.1 313 79 36 39 9 25 2 34 2 0 0 -
1983 24 Braves 24 16 3 5 8 .385 4.30 0 0 0 104.2 436 100 50 59 12 39 2 70 3 2 0 -
1984 25 Braves 4 4 0 0 3 .000 5.30 0 0 0 18.2 92 28 11 18 5 6 1 10 0 1 0 0
1984 25 Cardinals 3 2 1 0 2 .000 18.00 0 0 0 5.0 32 16 10 10 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
1985 26 Cardinals 57 0 27 4 4 .500 2.76 0 0 11 65.1 271 65 20 24 2 18 9 62 4 0 0 -
1986 27 Cardinals 31 0 13 0 3 .000 3.26 0 0 5 38.2 170 42 14 19 1 11 3 33 0 1 0 -
1987 28 Cardinals 53 0 29 9 5 .643 2.66 0 0 4 61.0 260 52 18 21 2 33 8 63 5 2 0 -
1988 29 Cardinals 54 0 21 2 7 .222 2.77 0 0 5 55.1 226 48 17 20 2 19 7 38 2 1 0 -
1989 30 Cardinals 71 0 28 4 3 .571 2.87 0 0 12 75.1 310 63 24 26 3 30 10 40 2 0 1 -
1990 31 Cardinals 58 0 17 4 4 .500 3.56 0 0 2 73.1 307 63 29 32 5 30 7 51 6 0 0 -
1991 32 Blue Jays 8 0 3 0 0 .000 6.23 0 0 0 4.1 26 7 3 3 0 5 0 3 2 1 0 -
1993 34 Blue Jays 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 0.2 7 1 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 -
11 Years 385 33 145 33 45 .423 3.64 0 0 39 573.2 2,450 564 232 273 42 225 49 406 26 8 1 0

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Ken Dayley Hitting Stats

1982 23 Braves 20 20 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 9 1 0 0 0 .250 .318 .250
1983 24 Braves 25 32 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 11 5 0 0 0 .219 .306 .219
1984 25 Braves 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
1984 25 Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 26 Cardinals 57 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400
1986 27 Cardinals 32 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200
1987 28 Cardinals 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1988 29 Cardinals 54 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1989 30 Cardinals 71 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1990 31 Cardinals 58 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1991 32 Blue Jays 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1993 34 Blue Jays 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
11 Years 388 81 4 17 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 32 7 0 0 0 .210 .273 .210

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Ken Dayley Fielding Stats

1982 Braves P 20 11 214 8 0.4 8 3 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.01
1983 Braves P 24 16 314 7 0.3 7 0 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.60
1984 Braves P 4 4 56 5 1.3 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.41
1984 Cardinals P 3 2 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1985 Cardinals P 57 0 196 20 0.4 20 5 15 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.76
1986 Cardinals P 31 0 116 8 0.3 8 1 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.86
1987 Cardinals P 53 0 183 7 0.1 7 3 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.03
1988 Cardinals P 54 0 166 9 0.2 9 2 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.46
1989 Cardinals P 71 0 226 8 0.1 7 2 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.84
1990 Cardinals P 58 0 220 14 0.2 13 5 8 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.60
1991 Blue Jays P 8 0 13 2 0.3 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.15
1993 Blue Jays P 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
P Totals 385 33 1,721 88 0.2 86 23 63 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.35
11 Years 385 33 1,721 88 0.2 86 23 63 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.35

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Ken Dayley Miscellaneous Stats

1982 Braves 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 20.0 1.36 4.29 3.15
1983 Braves 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.9 32.0 1.79 6.02 3.35
1984 Braves 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.67 4.82 2.89
1984 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.00
1985 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 3.44 8.54 2.48
1986 Cardinals 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 3.00 7.68 2.56
1987 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.91 9.30 4.87
1988 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.00 6.18 3.09
1989 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.33 4.78 3.58
1990 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.70 6.26 3.68
1991 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.60 6.23 10.39
1993 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 26.99 53.97
11 Years 0 1 .000 1 2 0 0.0 2.5 40.5 1.80 6.37 3.53

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Ken Dayley Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1982 Atlanta Braves 30 $33,500.00 - -
1983 Atlanta Braves 30 $35,000.00 - -
1984 Atlanta Braves 30 $40,000.00 - -
1984 St. Louis Cardinals 46 $40,000.00 - -
1985 St. Louis Cardinals 46 $150,000.00 - Stats
1986 St. Louis Cardinals 46 $300,000.00 - -
1987 St. Louis Cardinals 46 $325,000.00 - Stats
1988 St. Louis Cardinals 46 $610,000.00 - -
1989 St. Louis Cardinals 46 $925,000.00 - -
1990 St. Louis Cardinals 46 $925,000.00 - -
1991 Toronto Blue Jays 46 Undetermined - -
1993 Toronto Blue Jays 46 $1,800,000.00 - -

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Kenneth Grant Dayley was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Atlanta Braves (1982-1984), St. Louis Cardinals (1984-1990), and Toronto Blue Jays (1991, 1993). Ken, his nickname, was a standout pitcher at Dalles High School, earned a scholarship to pitch at the University of Portland, where he was selected as the third pick overall, in the 1980 Baseball Draft!

Ken Dayley made his debut on May 13, 1982, and became the first player born in Jerome, a small city in Idaho, to reach the majors.

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