Ken Holcombe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 169lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: August 23, 1918 in Burnsville, NC us

Died: March 15, 2010 in Weaverville, NC

Buried: Ashelawn Gardens of Memory, Asheville, NC

Debut: April 27, 1945 (Age 26-247d, 7,760th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 10, 1953 (Age 34-260d)
vs. NYY 0.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Kenneth Edward Holcombe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

W

L

ERA

3.98

G

GS

SV

IP

375.0

SO

118

WHIP

1.459

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1939	20	STL-min	D	14	12	.538	4.62	31	26					218.0	225	134	112		96									1.472	9.3		4.0			WLM MTNS
1940	21	STL-min	D,B	1	5	.167	5.29	9	4					34.0	30	24	20		22									1.529	7.9		5.8			HAM,AVL PONY,PIED
1941	22	NYY-min	B	15	11	.577	3.53	34						222.0	209	97	87		97									1.378	8.5		3.9			NFK PIED
1942	23	NYY-min	AA	1	1	.500	0.26	15	0		0	0		34.0	18	6	1		21		25	0	0	2				1.147	4.8		5.6	6.6	1.19	NWK IL
1943	24	NYY-min	AA	9	7	.563	3.66	28	20		9	0		160.0	134	72	65		97		84	3	0	4				1.444	7.5		5.5	4.7	0.87	NWK IL
1944	25	NYY-min	AA	17	10	.630	3.82	33	28		16	2		205.0	193	112	87		116		123	4	0	4				1.507	8.5		5.1	5.4	1.06	NWK IL
1945	26	NYY	AL	3	3	.500	1.79	23	2	15	0	0	0	55.1	43	19	11	2	27	2	20	0	0	2	227	195	3.75	1.265	7.0	0.3	4.4	3.3	0.74

1946	27	NYY-min	AAA	6	9	.400	3.71	22	12		6	1		97.0	85	50	40		48		38	0	0	1				1.371	7.9		4.5	3.5	0.79	NWK,KCY IL,AA
1948	29	CIN	NL	0	0		7.71	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	59	0.94	1.286	11.6	0.0	0.0	7.7

1950	31	CHW	AL	3	10	.231	4.59	24	15	5	5	0	1	96.0	122	68	49	10	45	2	37	0	0	2	449	98	4.57	1.740	11.4	0.9	4.2	3.5	0.82
1951	32	CHW	AL	11	12	.478	3.78	28	23	3	12	2	0	159.1	142	69	67	9	68	1	39	1	0	2	670	107	4.02	1.318	8.0	0.5	3.8	2.2	0.57
1952	33	BOS-min	AAA	5	2	.714	3.86	9	9		4	3		63.0	57	29	27		12		30	0	1	2				1.095	8.1		1.7	4.3	2.50	LOU AA
1952	33	TOT	AL	0	7	.000	5.30	19	8	6	1	0	0	56.0	58	34	33	4	27	4	19	2	0	1	244	71	4.19	1.518	9.3	0.6	4.3	3.1	0.70
1952	33	CHW	AL	0	5	.000	6.17	7	7	0	1	0	0	35.0	38	24	24	3	18	3	12	2	0	1	155	60	4.53	1.600	9.8	0.8	4.6	3.1	0.67
1952	33	SLB	AL	0	2	.000	3.86	12	1	6	0	0	0	21.0	20	10	9	1	9	1	7	0	0	0	89	103	3.63	1.381	8.6	0.4	3.9	3.0	0.78
1953	34	BOS-min	AAA	10	8	.556	2.98	23	23		8	2		154.0	156	61	51	7	41		57	2	0	0				1.279	9.1	0.4	2.4	3.3	1.39	LOU AA
1953	34	BOS	AL	1	0	1.000	6.00	3	0	2	0	0	1	6.0	9	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	30	74	3.76	2.000	13.5	0.0	4.5	1.5	0.33
6 Yrs				18	32	.360	3.98	99	48	32	18	2	2	375.0	377	196	166	25	170	9	118	3	0	8	1630	102	4.13	1.459	9.0	0.6	4.1	2.8	0.69
162 Game Avg.				8	15	.360	3.98	46	22	15	8	1	1	173	174	91	77	12	79	4	55	1	0	4	754	102	4.13	1.459	9.0	0.6	4.1	2.8	0.69

CHW (3 yrs)				14	27	.341	4.34	59	45	8	18	2	1	290.1	302	161	140	22	131	6	88	3	0	5	1274	96	4.27	1.491	9.4	0.7	4.1	2.7	0.67
BOS (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	6.00	3	0	2	0	0	1	6.0	9	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	30	74	3.76	2.000	13.5	0.0	4.5	1.5	0.33
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		7.71	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	59	0.94	1.286	11.6	0.0	0.0	7.7
NYY (1 yr)				3	3	.500	1.79	23	2	15	0	0	0	55.1	43	19	11	2	27	2	20	0	0	2	227	195	3.75	1.265	7.0	0.3	4.4	3.3	0.74
SLB (1 yr)				0	2	.000	3.86	12	1	6	0	0	0	21.0	20	10	9	1	9	1	7	0	0	0	89	103	3.63	1.381	8.6	0.4	3.9	3.0	0.78

AL (5 yrs)				18	32	.360	3.96	97	48	31	18	2	2	372.2	374	194	164	25	170	9	116	3	0	8	1620	102	4.15	1.460	9.0	0.6	4.1	2.8	0.68
NL (1 yr)				0	0		7.71	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	59	0.94	1.286	11.6	0.0	0.0	7.7

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