Ken Tatum

Q: When was Ken Tatum born?

Ken Tatum was born on April 25, 1944.

Q: Where was Ken Tatum born?

Ken Tatum was born in Alexandria, LA .

Q: How tall is Ken Tatum?

Ken Tatum is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Ken Tatum weigh when playing?

Ken Tatum weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Ken Tatum in the Hall of Fame?

Ken Tatum has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Ken Tatum drafted?

Ken Tatum was drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 21st round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) , the Detroit Tigers in the 6th round of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) and the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Ken Tatum have?

Ken Tatum had 156 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ken Tatum played for?

Ken Tatum played for 3 teams; the California Angels, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: April 25, 1944 in Alexandria, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 21st round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS), the Detroit Tigers in the 6th round of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) and the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: May 28, 1969 (Age 25-033d, 12,829th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 1, 1974 (Age 30-067d)
vs. KCR 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Kenneth Ray Tatum

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

ERA

2.93

176

282.2

156

WHIP

1.228

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
1966	22	CAL-min	A	1	2	.333	3.30	9	4		1	0		30.0	33	17	11	1	5	0	24	1	0	3				1.267	9.9	0.3	1.5	7.2	4.80	QDS MIDW
1967	23	CAL-min	A	12	6	.667	2.12	21	21		11	3		157.0	133	49	37	5	48	0	141	6	0	8				1.153	7.6	0.3	2.8	8.1	2.94	SJO CALL
1968	24	CAL-min	AA	11	7	.611	3.41	27	21		4	0		148.0	142	66	56	11	47	6	117	6	1	6				1.277	8.6	0.7	2.9	7.1	2.49	ELP TL
1969	25	CAL-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	4.50	8	4		1	0	0	30.0	33	15	15	0	15	0	19	2	0	0				1.600	9.9	0.0	4.5	5.7	1.27	HAW PCL
1969	25	CAL	AL	7	2	.778	1.36	45	0	33	0	0	22	86.1	51	13	13	1	39	5	65	4	0	5	342	256	2.65	1.042	5.3	0.1	4.1	6.8	1.67	MVP-29,RoY-4
1970	26	CAL	AL	7	4	.636	2.94	62	0	33	0	0	17	88.2	68	35	29	12	26	5	50	5	0	6	364	123	4.32	1.060	6.9	1.2	2.6	5.1	1.92
1971	27	BOS	AL	2	4	.333	4.19	36	1	22	0	0	9	53.2	50	27	25	3	25	7	21	8	0	3	235	89	4.24	1.398	8.4	0.5	4.2	3.5	0.84
1972	28	BOS	AL	0	2	.000	3.07	22	0	14	0	0	4	29.1	32	12	10	3	15	3	15	2	0	2	133	107	4.44	1.602	9.8	0.9	4.6	4.6	1.00
1973	29	BOS-min	AAA	8	12	.400	4.81	32	11		6	1	3	116.0	122	76	62	12	46	8	63	6	0	9				1.448	9.5	0.9	3.6	4.9	1.37	PAW IL
1973	29	BOS	AL	0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	6	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	49	11.32	2.250	13.5	4.5	6.8	0.0	0.00
1974	30	CHW-min	AAA	0	2	.000	6.92	8	1		0	0	0	13.0	19	13	10	2	5	1	6	0	0	0				1.846	13.2	1.4	3.5	4.2	1.20	IWA AA
1974	30	CHW	AL	0	0		4.79	10	1	3	0	0	0	20.2	23	12	11	3	9	0	5	0	0	2	94	80	5.29	1.548	10.0	1.3	3.9	2.2	0.56
6 Yrs				16	12	.571	2.93	176	2	105	0	0	52	282.2	230	103	92	24	117	20	156	19	0	18	1186	122	3.98	1.228	7.3	0.8	3.7	5.0	1.33
162 Game Avg.				6	5	.571	2.93	67	1	40	0	0	20	108	88	39	35	9	45	8	60	7	0	7	453	122	3.98	1.228	7.3	0.8	3.7	5.0	1.33

BOS (3 yrs)				2	6	.250	4.03	59	1	36	0	0	13	87.0	88	43	39	8	43	10	36	10	0	5	386	90	4.63	1.506	9.1	0.8	4.4	3.7	0.84
CAL (2 yrs)				14	6	.700	2.16	107	0	66	0	0	39	175.0	119	48	42	13	65	10	115	9	0	11	706	164	3.49	1.051	6.1	0.7	3.3	5.9	1.77
CHW (1 yr)				0	0		4.79	10	1	3	0	0	0	20.2	23	12	11	3	9	0	5	0	0	2	94	80	5.29	1.548	10.0	1.3	3.9	2.2	0.56

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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1969	25	CAL	AL	0.5	45	24	21	3	6	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	8	.286	.318	.619	.937	164	.417	169	13	0	1	2	0	0	1	MVP-29,ROY-4
1970	26	CAL	AL	0.2	62	11	11	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	5	.182	.182	.455	.636	73	.363	121	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
1971	27	BOS	AL	0.2	36	12	10	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	.300	.417	.600	1.017	177	.456	183	6	0	0	0	0	0	1
1972	28	BOS	AL	0.0	22	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	3	.233	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1974	30	CHW	AL	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.946	518	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
5 Yrs				1.0	166	51	45	7	11	1	0	4	6	0	0	3	17	.244	.306	.533	.839	134	.414	161	24	0	1	2	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				0.9	162	50	44	7	11	1	0	4	6	0	0	3	17	.244	.306	.533	.839	134	.414	161	23	0	1	2	0	0

CAL (2 Yrs)				0.7	107	35	32	5	8	1	0	3	5	0	0	0	13	.250	.273	.563	.835	133	.399	153	18	0	1	2	0	0	1
BOS (2 Yrs)				0.2	58	15	12	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	.250	.400	.500	.900	149	.412	154	6	0	0	0	0	0	1
CHW (1 Yr)				0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.946	518	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1969	25	CAL	AL	P	45	0	0	86.1	13	1	12	0	0	1.000	.951	1.36	1.88	0.29	1.88	5	5	0	0.0	35.8	1	MVP-29,ROY-4
1970	26	CAL	AL	P	62	0	0	88.2	20	4	15	1	0	.950	.951	1.93	1.86	0.31	1.85	6	4	2	33.3	39.5	0
1971	27	BOS	AL	P	36	1	0	53.2	13	2	11	0	2	1.000	.958	2.18	1.98	0.36	1.97	3	4	0	0.0	38.8	0
1972	28	BOS	AL	P	22	0	0	29.1	6	1	4	1	0	.833	.950	1.53	1.87	0.23	1.85	2	1	1	50.0	38.5	0
1973	29	BOS	AL	P	1	0	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.80	0.00	1.90	0	0	0			0
1974	30	CHW	AL	P	10	1	0	20.2	7	2	5	0	1	1.000	.947	3.05	1.83	0.70	1.80	2	1	0	0.0	38.0	0
6 Yrs					176	2	0	282.2	59	10	47	2	3	.966	.952	1.81	1.88	0.32	1.88	18	15	3	16.7	38.1	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ken Tatum?

Ken Tatum is 80 years old.

When was Ken Tatum born?

Ken Tatum was born on April 25, 1944.

Where was Ken Tatum born?

Ken Tatum was born in Alexandria, LA.

How tall is Ken Tatum?

Ken Tatum is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Ken Tatum weigh when playing?

Ken Tatum weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ken Tatum play?

Ken Tatum played 6 seasons.

Is Ken Tatum in the Hall of Fame?

Ken Tatum has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Ken Tatum drafted?

Ken Tatum was drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 21st round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS), the Detroit Tigers in the 6th round of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) and the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

What position did Ken Tatum play?

Ken Tatum was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ken Tatum have?

Ken Tatum had 156 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ken Tatum played for?

Ken Tatum played for 3 teams; the California Angels, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox.

When did Ken Tatum retire?

Ken Tatum last played in 1974.

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