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

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

ERA

3.98

375.0

118

WHIP

1.459

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1938	19	-1.7	Greensburg	PASA	D		9	8	.529	3.21	4.68	34				0		171.0	172	89	61		72		108	2	0	10		1.427	9.1		3.8	5.7	1.50
1939	20	-2.5	Williamson	MTNS	D	STL	14	12	.538	4.62	5.53	31	26					218.0	225	134	112		96							1.472	9.3		4.0
1940	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-B	STL	1	5	.167	5.29	6.35	9	4					34.0	30	24	20		22							1.529	7.9		5.8
1940	21	-3.5	Asheville	PIED	B	STL	0	1	.000	3.00	12.00	3						3.0	6	4	1		5							3.667	18.0		15.0
1940	21	-0.3	Hamilton	PONY	D	STL	1	4	.200	5.52	5.81	6	4					31.0	24	20	19		17							1.323	7.0		4.9
1941	22	-2.7	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	15	11	.577	3.53	3.93	34						222.0	209	97	87		97							1.378	8.5		3.9
1942	23	-2.9	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	1	1	.500	0.26	1.59	15	0		0	0		34.0	18	6	1		21		25	0	0	2		1.147	4.8		5.6	6.6	1.19
1943	24	-3.7	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	9	7	.563	3.66	4.05	28	20		9	0		160.0	134	72	65		97		84	3	0	4		1.444	7.5		5.5	4.7	0.87
1944	25	-2.3	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	17	10	.630	3.82	4.92	33	28		16	2		205.0	193	112	87		116		123	4	0	4		1.507	8.5		5.1	5.4	1.06
1945	26	-3.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	3	.500	1.79	3.09	23	2	15	0	0	0	55.1	43	19	11	2	27	2	20	0	0	2	227	1.265	7.0	0.3	4.4	3.3	0.74
1946	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	NYY	6	9	.400	3.71	4.64	22	12		6	1		97.0	85	50	40		48		38	0	0	1		1.371	7.9		4.5	3.5	0.79
1946	27	0.0	Newark	IL	AAA	NYY	6	5	.545	3.08	3.79	12	12		6	1		76.0	56	32	26		35		29	0	0	0		1.197	6.6		4.1	3.4	0.83
1946	27	-1.6	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	0	4	.000	6.00	7.71	10						21.0	29	18	14		13		9	0	0	1		2.000	12.4		5.6	3.9	0.69
1947	28	-2.7	Sacramento	PCL	AAA		8	9	.471	3.84	5.39	34			7	1		122.0	111	73	52		64		56	1	1	5		1.434	8.2		4.7	4.1	0.88
1948	29	-2.0	Sacramento	PCL	AAA		9	10	.474	5.04	6.06	27			8	1		150.0	173	101	84		65		58	3	0	3		1.587	10.4		3.9	3.5	0.89
1948	29	0.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		7.71	7.71	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	1.286	11.6	0.0	0.0	7.7
1949	30	-0.4	Sacramento	PCL	AAA		19	10	.655	2.86	3.54	36			19	4		249.0	200	98	79		108		128	2	0	7		1.237	7.2		3.9	4.6	1.19
1950	31	2.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	10	.231	4.59	6.38	24	15	5	5	0	1	96.0	122	68	49	10	45	2	37	0	0	2	449	1.740	11.4	0.9	4.2	3.5	0.82
1951	32	2.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	12	.478	3.78	3.90	28	23	3	12	2	0	159.1	142	69	67	9	68	1	39	1	0	2	670	1.318	8.0	0.5	3.8	2.2	0.57
1952	33		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-CHW	0	7	.000	5.30	5.46	19	8	6	1	0	0	56.0	58	34	33	4	27	4	19	2	0	1	244	1.518	9.3	0.6	4.3	3.1	0.70
1952	33	6.9	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	5	2	.714	3.86	4.14	9	9		4	3		63.0	57	29	27		12		30	0	1	2		1.095	8.1		1.7	4.3	2.50
1952	33	2.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	5	.000	6.17	6.17	7	7	0	1	0	0	35.0	38	24	24	3	18	3	12	2	0	1	155	1.600	9.8	0.8	4.6	3.1	0.67
1952	33	2.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	2	.000	3.86	4.29	12	1	6	0	0	0	21.0	20	10	9	1	9	1	7	0	0	0	89	1.381	8.6	0.4	3.9	3.0	0.78
1953	34	7.5	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	10	8	.556	2.98	3.56	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
1953	34	4.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	0	1.000	6.00	6.00	3	0	2	0	0	1	6.0	9	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	30	2.000	13.5	0.0	4.5	1.5	0.33
1954	35	4.4	San Francisco	PCL	Opn		10	10	.500	3.07	3.20	34	30		8	3		205.0	191	73	70	8	85		75	4	1	4		1.346	8.4	0.4	3.7	3.3	0.88
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		18	32	.360	3.98	4.70	99	48	32	18	2	2	375.0	377	196	166	25	170	9	118	3	0	8	1630	1.459	9.0	0.6	4.1	2.8	0.69
Minors (14 seasons)					Minors		133	112	.543	3.61	4.40	369	152		85	17		2084.0	1954	1019	836	15	944		782	21	3	42		1.391	8.4		4.1
All Levels (17 Seasons)							151	144	.512	3.67	4.45	468	200	32	103	19	2	2459.0	2331	1215	1002	40	1114	9	900	24	3	50	1630	1.401	8.5		4.1

Opn (1 season)					Minors		10	10	.500	3.07	3.20	34	30		8	3		205.0	191	73	70	8	85		75	4	1	4		1.346	8.4	0.4	3.7	3.3	0.88
AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		57	48	.543	3.59	4.44	151	44		52	12		835.0	782	412	333	7	338		367	8	2	18		1.341	8.4		3.6	4.0	1.09
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		27	18	.600	3.45	4.29	76	48		25	2		399.0	345	190	153		234		232	7	0	10		1.451	7.8		5.3	5.2	0.99
B (2 seasons)					Minors		15	12	.556	3.52	4.04	37						225.0	215	101	88		102							1.409	8.6		4.1
D (3 seasons)					Minors		24	24	.500	4.11	5.21	71	30			0		420.0	421	243	192		185		108	2	0	10		1.443	9.0		4.0