Ken Keltner

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: October 31, 1916 in Milwaukee, WI us

Died: December 12, 1991 in New Berlin, WI

Buried: Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, WI

High School: Boys' Technical HS (Milwaukee, WI)

Last Game: May 25, 1950 (Age 33-206d)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Kenneth Frederick Keltner

Nicknames: Butch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.2

5683

1570

163

.276

737

RBI

852

OBP

.338

SLG

.441

OPS

.779

OPS+

112

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1936	19	-4.4	Fieldale	BIST	D		118		486	120	175	37	12	32	116	3				.360		.683		332
1937	20	-7.9	Milwaukee	AA	AA	CLE	142	620	549	120	170	26	5	27	96	4	6	65	92	.310	.386	.523	.909	287		3	3
1937	20	-8.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0
1938	21	-7.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	149	619	576	86	159	31	9	26	113	4	3	33	75	.276	.319	.497	.815	286		3	7		3
1939	22	-5.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	154	648	587	84	191	35	11	13	97	6	6	51	41	.325	.379	.489	.868	287	15	0	10		9
1940	23	-4.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	149	608	543	67	138	24	10	15	77	10	5	51	56	.254	.322	.418	.740	227	11	3	11		5
1941	24	-4.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	149	644	581	83	156	31	13	23	84	2	2	51	56	.269	.330	.485	.815	282	9	2	10		4
1942	25	-2.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	152	663	624	72	179	34	4	6	78	4	3	20	36	.287	.312	.383	.695	239	16	3	16		2
1943	26	-2.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	110	469	427	47	111	31	3	4	39	2	2	36	20	.260	.318	.375	.692	160	13	0	6		4
1944	27	-2.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	149	632	573	74	169	41	9	13	91	4	3	53	29	.295	.355	.466	.821	267	23	0	6		8

1946	29	-0.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	116	435	398	47	96	17	1	13	45	0	3	30	38	.241	.294	.387	.681	154	14	0	7		2
1947	30	0.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	151	613	541	49	139	29	3	11	76	5	4	59	45	.257	.331	.383	.714	207	8	1	12		5
1948	31	2.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	153	656	558	91	166	24	4	31	119	2	1	89	52	.298	.395	.522	.917	291	23	1	8		7
1949	32	3.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	80	292	246	35	57	9	2	8	30	0	1	38	26	.232	.335	.382	.717	94	10	0	8		3
1950	33	4.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	13	32	28	2	9	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	.321	.387	.393	.780	11	2	0	1		0
1951	34	4.0	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	CHW	101	388	325	36	81	16	0	6	41	1		59	33	.249	.365	.354	.718	115		0	4
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		1526	6312	5683	737	1570	308	69	163	852	39	33	514	480	.276	.338	.441	.779	2505	144	13	102		52
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		361	1494	1360	276	426	79	17	65	253	8	6	124	125	.313		.540		734		3	7
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1887	7806	7043	1013	1996	387	86	228	1105	47	39	638	605	.283		.460		3239		16	109		52