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Ken Phelps

Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 209lb (185cm, 94kg)

Born: August 6, 1954 in Seattle, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ingraham HS (Seattle, WA), the New York Yankees in the 1st round (11th) of the 1974 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (17th) of the 1974 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ) and the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Ingraham HS (Seattle, WA)

Schools: Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), Washington State University (Pullman, WA), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Last Game: September 8, 1990 (Age 36-033d)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Kenneth Allen Phelps

Nicknames: Digger

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1989 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

1854

443

123

.239

308

RBI

313

OBP

.374

SLG

.480

OPS

.854

OPS+

133

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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
1976	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	KCR	52	229	170	32	48	14	3	4	38	0	0	54	18	.282	.456	.471	.927	80		2	1	2
1976	21	0.1	Waterloo	MIDW	A	KCR	24	99	72	12	19	8	0	1	10	0	0	26	9	.264	.459	.417	.876	30		0	1	0
1976	21	1.2	Royals	GULF	Rk	KCR	28	130	98	20	29	6	3	3	28	0	0	28	9	.296	.454	.510	.964	50		2	0	2
1977	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	KCR	121	491	407	52	101	13	3	10	72	2	1	68	62	.248	.363	.369	.732	150		9	1	6
1977	22	-0.6	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	81	316	262	30	51	6	3	5	40	1	1	43	47	.195	.321	.298	.618	78		7	1	3
1977	22	0.4	Daytona Beach	FLOR	A	KCR	40	175	145	22	50	7	0	5	32	1	0	25	15	.345	.440	.497	.937	72		2	0	3
1978	23	0.0	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	124	495	381	65	94	20	0	16	61	1	0	99	57	.247	.407	.425	.832	162		7	3	5
1979	24	-0.9	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	130	538	430	71	114	26	3	20	77	4	4	98	72	.265	.406	.479	.885	206		6	1	3
1980	25	0.3	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	133	586	442	80	130	30	3	23	72	4	2	128	84	.294	.456	.532	.988	235		8	3	5
1980	25	-3.0	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981	26	1.2	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	19	78	66	9	22	8	1	5	21	0	0	12	9	.333	.436	.712	1.148	47		0	0	0	1
1981	26	-2.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	21	23	22	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	13	.136	.174	.227	.401	5	0	0	0	0	0
1982	27	2.2	Wichita	AA	AAA	MON	132	574	453	112	151	23	4	46	141	2	4	108	99	.333	.469	.706	1.175	320		10	0	3	12
1982	27	-1.5	MON	NL	Maj	MON	10	9	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.333	.250	.583	2	0	1	0	0	0
1983	28	3.0	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	74	329	270	81	92	29	6	24	82	4	0	54	35	.341	.450	.759	1.209	205		2	0	3	4
1983	28	-0.8	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	50	144	127	10	30	4	1	7	16	0	0	13	25	.236	.301	.449	.750	57	0	0	1	3	0
1984	29	3.9	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	12	54	45	7	14	3	0	3	13	0	1	7	10	.311	.407	.578	.985	26		1	0	1	1
1984	29	0.3	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	101	360	290	52	70	9	0	24	51	3	3	61	73	.241	.378	.521	.899	151	1	5	0	4	5
1985	30	1.1	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	61	140	116	18	24	3	0	9	24	2	0	24	33	.207	.343	.466	.808	54	1	0	0	0	2
1986	31	2.2	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	125	441	344	69	85	16	4	24	64	2	3	88	96	.247	.406	.526	.932	181	4	6	0	3	6
1987	32	3.6	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	120	424	332	68	86	13	1	27	68	1	1	80	75	.259	.410	.548	.959	182	7	8	0	4	5
1988	33		2 Teams	AL	Maj	NYY-SEA	117	371	297	54	78	13	0	24	54	1	0	70	61	.263	.402	.549	.950	163	6	1	0	3	5
1988	33	4.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	72	244	190	37	54	8	0	14	32	1	0	51	35	.284	.434	.547	.982	104	3	1	0	2	2
1988	33	4.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	45	127	107	17	24	5	0	10	22	0	0	19	26	.224	.339	.551	.890	59	3	0	0	1	3
1989	34		2 Teams	AL	Maj	NYY-OAK	97	228	194	26	47	4	0	7	29	0	0	31	47	.242	.342	.371	.713	72	2	0	0	3	2
1989	34	5.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	86	215	185	26	46	3	0	7	29	0	0	27	47	.249	.340	.378	.718	70	2	0	0	3	2
1989	34	5.4	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	11	13	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.111	.385	.222	.607	2	0	0	0	0	0
1990	35		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CLE-OAK	56	143	120	10	18	2	0	1	6	1	0	22	21	.150	.280	.192	.471	23	4	0	0	1	3
1990	35	6.4	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	32	72	59	6	11	2	0	1	6	0	0	12	10	.186	.319	.271	.591	16	1	0	0	1	1
1990	35	6.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	24	71	61	4	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	11	.115	.239	.115	.354	7	3	0	0	0	2
1991	36	10.2	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	7	25	22	1	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	.318	.400	.364	.764	8		1	0	0	1
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 (11 seasons)					Majors		761	2287	1854	308	443	64	7	123	313	10	7	390	449	.239	.374	.480	.854	890	25	21	1	21	28
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		804	3399	2686	510	773	167	23	151	580	17	12	630	447	.288	.427	.536	.963	1439		46	9	28	19
All Levels (16 Seasons)							1565	5686	4540	818	1216	231	30	274	893	27	19	1020	896	.268	.406	.513	.919	2329		67	10	49	47

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		507	2184	1728	361	530	120	17	121	409	14	11	409	310	.307	.444	.606	1.050	1047		28	4	15	19
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		205	811	643	95	145	26	3	21	101	2	1	142	104	.226	.373	.373	.746	240		14	4	8
A (2 seasons)					Minors		64	274	217	34	69	15	0	6	42	1	0	51	24	.318	.447	.470	.917	102		2	1	3
Rk (1 season)					Minors		28	130	98	20	29	6	3	3	28	0	0	28	9	.296	.454	.510	.964	50		2	0	2