Ken Raffensberger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: August 8, 1917 in York, PA us

Died: November 10, 2002 in York, PA

Buried: Mount Rose Cemetery, York, PA

High School: William Penn HS (York, PA)

Debut: April 25, 1939 (Age 21-260d, 8,649th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 2, 1954 (Age 36-298d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Kenneth David Raffensberger

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.0

119

154

ERA

3.60

396

282

2151.2

806

WHIP

1.258

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
1937	19	STL-min	D	18	6	.750		27						298.0	131				47									0.597	4.0		1.4			CMG ESHL
1938	20	STL-min	AA	15	10	.600	2.91	53	19		10	4		201.0	176	74	65		72		131	6	1	1				1.234	7.9		3.2	5.9	1.82	ROC IL
1939	21	STL-min	AA	15	15	.500	3.20	43	31					242.0	257	108	86		68									1.343	9.6		2.5			ROC IL
1939	21	STL	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5		0.59	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
1940	22	CHC	NL	7	9	.438	3.38	43	10	16	3	0	3	114.2	120	54	43	10	29	7	55	2	1	1	480	111	3.43	1.299	9.4	0.8	2.3	4.3	1.90
1941	23	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	4.50	10	1	5	0	0	0	18.0	17	9	9	0	7	2	5	0	0	0	73	79	2.94	1.333	8.5	0.0	3.5	2.5	0.71

1942	24	CHC-min	AA	17	18	.486	3.46	51	29		12	1		242.0	258	104	93		51		138	2	0	1				1.277	9.6		1.9	5.1	2.71	LOS PCL
1943	25	CHC-min	AA	19	11	.633	2.14	35			24	4		244.0	228	65	58		53		134	1	1	1				1.152	8.4		2.0	4.9	2.53	LOS PCL
1943	25	PHI	NL	0	1	.000	1.13	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	7	3	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	33	314	2.65	1.125	7.9	0.0	2.3	3.4	1.50
1944	26	PHI	NL	13	20	.394	3.06	37	31	5	18	3	0	258.2	257	101	88	9	45	8	136	2	1	1	1091	117	2.62	1.168	8.9	0.3	1.6	4.7	3.02	AS
1945	27	PHI	NL	0	3	.000	4.44	5	4	0	1	0	0	24.1	28	19	12	3	14	0	6	0	0	0	116	87	5.53	1.726	10.4	1.1	5.2	2.2	0.43
1946	28	PHI	NL	8	15	.348	3.63	39	23	10	14	2	6	196.0	203	89	79	10	39	6	73	1	0	2	819	94	3.11	1.235	9.3	0.5	1.8	3.4	1.87
1947	29	TOT	NL	8	11	.421	4.51	29	22	3	10	1	1	147.2	182	84	74	15	37	8	54	1	0	0	648	91	4.03	1.483	11.1	0.9	2.3	3.3	1.46
1947	29	PHI	NL	2	6	.250	5.49	10	7	0	3	1	0	41.0	50	30	25	4	8	0	16	1	0	0	176	73	3.82	1.415	11.0	0.9	1.8	3.5	2.00
1947	29	CIN	NL	6	5	.545	4.13	19	15	3	7	0	1	106.2	132	54	49	11	29	8	38	0	0	0	472	101	4.11	1.509	11.1	0.9	2.4	3.2	1.31
1948	30	CIN	NL	11	12	.478	3.84	40	24	9	7	4	0	180.1	187	88	77	15	37	7	57	1	0	0	772	102	3.84	1.242	9.3	0.7	1.8	2.8	1.54
1949	31	CIN	NL	18	17	.514	3.39	41	38	1	20	5	0	284.0	*289*	129	107	23	80	15	103	2	1	2	1190	124	3.70	1.299	9.2	0.7	2.5	3.3	1.29	MVP-19
1950	32	CIN	NL	14	19	.424	4.26	38	35	1	18	4	0	239.0	271	127	113	34	40	5	87	2	0	0	1026	99	4.23	1.301	10.2	1.3	*1.5*	3.3	2.18
1951	33	CIN	NL	16	17	.485	3.44	42	33	8	14	5	5	248.2	232	108	95	29	38	9	81	6	0	3	1008	119	3.87	*1.086*	8.4	1.0	1.4	2.9	2.13	MVP-18
1952	34	CIN	NL	17	13	.567	2.81	38	33	5	18	6	1	247.0	247	85	77	18	45	7	93	2	0	1	1006	133	3.16	1.182	9.0	0.7	1.6	3.4	2.07	MVP-23
1953	35	CIN	NL	7	14	.333	3.93	26	26	0	9	1	0	174.0	200	87	76	23	33	2	47	0	0	0	734	110	4.34	1.339	10.3	1.2	1.7	2.4	1.42
1954	36	CIN	NL	0	2	.000	7.84	6	1	2	0	0	0	10.1	15	10	9	2	3	1	5	0	0	0	50	55	4.82	1.742	13.1	1.7	2.6	4.4	1.67
1955	37	BAL-CIN-min	B,AAA	13	3	.813	3.03	24	8		4	1		86.0	101	37	29	3	18		60	0	0	2				1.384	10.6	0.3	1.9	6.3	3.33	YOR,HAV PIED,IL
1956	38	CHC-min	C	4	4	.500	3.58	17	10		4	3		78.0	70	32	31	2	9		46	1	0	0				1.013	8.1	0.2	1.0	5.3	5.11	LFY EVAN
1957	39	CHC-min	B	0	2	.000	2.15	21	2		0	0		46.0	45	13	11	2	4		21	1	0	1				1.065	8.8	0.4	0.8	4.1	5.25	BUR IIIL
15 Yrs				119	154	.436	3.60	396	282	66	133	31	16	2151.2	2257	993	860	191	449	78	806	19	3	10	9051	110	3.62	1.258	9.4	0.8	1.9	3.4	1.80
162 Game Avg.				12	15	.436	3.60	40	28	7	13	3	2	216	226	100	86	19	45	8	81	2	0	1	908	110	3.62	1.258	9.4	0.8	1.9	3.4	1.80
				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
CIN (8 yrs)				89	99	.473	3.64	250	205	29	93	25	7	1490.0	1573	688	603	155	305	54	511	13	1	6	6258	112	3.85	1.260	9.5	0.9	1.8	3.1	1.68
PHI (5 yrs)				23	45	.338	3.49	92	66	15	37	6	6	528.0	545	242	205	26	108	15	234	4	1	3	2235	102	3.03	1.237	9.3	0.4	1.8	4.0	2.17
CHC (2 yrs)				7	10	.412	3.53	53	11	21	3	0	3	132.2	137	63	52	10	36	9	60	2	1	1	553	106	3.37	1.304	9.3	0.7	2.4	4.1	1.67
STL (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5		0.59	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	9.0

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