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)

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

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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
1937	19		Cambridge	ESHL	D	STL	18	6	.750						21	3		298.0	131				47		183					0.597	4.0		1.4	5.5	3.89
1938	20	-7.7	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	15	10	.600	2.91	3.31	53	19		10	4		201.0	176	74	65		72		131	6	1	1		1.234	7.9		3.2	5.9	1.82
1939	21	-7.1	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	15	15	.500	3.20	4.02	43	31		16	4		242.0	257	108	86		68		116	3	0	3	1042	1.343	9.6		2.5	4.3	1.71
1939	21	-8.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
1940	22	-7.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	7	9	.438	3.38	4.24	43	10	16	3	0	3	114.2	120	54	43	10	29	7	55	2	1	1	480	1.299	9.4	0.8	2.3	4.3	1.90
1941	23	-4.4	St. Paul	AA	AA		10	9	.526	4.85	5.31	32	20	10	10	3		156.0	183	92	84		49		89	2	0	2		1.487	10.6		2.8	5.1	1.82
1941	23	-6.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	1	.000	4.50	4.50	10	1	5	0	0	0	18.0	17	9	9	0	7	2	5	0	0	0	73	1.333	8.5	0.0	3.5	2.5	0.71
1942	24	-5.4	Los Angeles	PCL	AA	CHC	17	18	.486	3.46	3.87	51	29		12	1		242.0	258	104	93		51		138	2	0	1		1.277	9.6		1.9	5.1	2.71
1943	25	-5.1	Los Angeles	PCL	AA	CHC	19	11	.633	2.14	2.40	35			24	4		244.0	228	65	58		53		134	1	1	1		1.152	8.4		2.0	4.9	2.53
1943	25	-4.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	1	.000	1.13	3.38	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	7	3	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	33	1.125	7.9	0.0	2.3	3.4	1.50
1944	26	-3.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	13	20	.394	3.06	3.51	37	31	5	18	3	0	258.2	257	101	88	9	45	8	136	2	1	1	1091	1.168	8.9	0.3	1.6	4.7	3.02
1945	27	-3.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	3	.000	4.44	7.03	5	4	0	1	0	0	24.1	28	19	12	3	14	0	6	0	0	0	116	1.726	10.4	1.1	5.2	2.2	0.43
1946	28	-1.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	8	15	.348	3.63	4.09	39	23	10	14	2	6	196.0	203	89	79	10	39	6	73	1	0	2	819	1.235	9.3	0.5	1.8	3.4	1.87
1947	29		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-PHI	8	11	.421	4.51	5.12	29	22	3	10	1	1	147.2	182	84	74	15	37	8	54	1	0	0	648	1.483	11.1	0.9	2.3	3.3	1.46
1947	29	-0.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	6	.250	5.49	6.59	10	7	0	3	1	0	41.0	50	30	25	4	8	0	16	1	0	0	176	1.415	11.0	0.9	1.8	3.5	2.00
1947	29	-0.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	6	5	.545	4.13	4.56	19	15	3	7	0	1	106.2	132	54	49	11	29	8	38	0	0	0	472	1.509	11.1	0.9	2.4	3.2	1.31
1948	30	1.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	11	12	.478	3.84	4.39	40	24	9	7	4	0	180.1	187	88	77	15	37	7	57	1	0	0	772	1.242	9.3	0.7	1.8	2.8	1.54
1949	31	2.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	18	17	.514	3.39	4.09	41	38	1	20	5	0	284.0	289	129	107	23	80	15	103	2	1	2	1190	1.299	9.2	0.7	2.5	3.3	1.29
1950	32	3.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	14	19	.424	4.26	4.78	38	35	1	18	4	0	239.0	271	127	113	34	40	5	87	2	0	0	1026	1.301	10.2	1.3	1.5	3.3	2.18
1951	33	4.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	16	17	.485	3.44	3.91	42	33	8	14	5	5	248.2	232	108	95	29	38	9	81	6	0	3	1008	1.086	8.4	1.0	1.4	2.9	2.13
1952	34	5.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	17	13	.567	2.81	3.10	38	33	5	18	6	1	247.0	247	85	77	18	45	7	93	2	0	1	1006	1.182	9.0	0.7	1.6	3.4	2.07
1953	35	6.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	7	14	.333	3.93	4.50	26	26	0	9	1	0	174.0	200	87	76	23	33	2	47	0	0	0	734	1.339	10.3	1.2	1.7	2.4	1.42
1954	36	8.5	Havana	IL	AAA		9	7	.563	3.44	3.81	25	19		10	3		149.0	155	63	57	13	29		54	1	0	0		1.235	9.4	0.8	1.8	3.3	1.86
1954	36	7.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	2	.000	7.84	8.71	6	1	2	0	0	0	10.1	15	10	9	2	3	1	5	0	0	0	50	1.742	13.1	1.7	2.6	4.4	1.67
1955	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AAA	CIN	13	3	.813			24	8		4	1		86.0	101	37	29	3	18		60	0	0	2
1955	37	9.2	Havana	IL	AAA	CIN	2	1	.667			7
1955	37	12.9	York	PIED	B	BAL	11	2	.846	3.03	3.87	17	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
1956	38	16.2	Lafayette	EVAN	C	CHC	4	4	.500	3.58	3.69	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
1957	39	17.4	Burlington	IIIL	B	CHC	0	2	.000	2.15	2.54	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
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 (15 seasons)					Majors		119	154	.436	3.60	4.15	396	282	66	133	31	16	2151.2	2257	993	860	191	449	78	806	19	3	10	9051	1.258	9.4	0.8	1.9	3.4	1.80
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		120	85	.585			301	138	10	111	26		1742.0	1604	588	514	20	400		972	17	2	11	1042
All Levels (21 Seasons)							239	239	.500			697	420	76	244	57	16	3893.2	3861	1581	1374	211	849	78	1778	36	5	21	10093

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		11	8	.579			32	19		10	3		149.0	155	63	57	13	29		54	1	0	0
AA (5 seasons)					Minors		76	63	.547	3.20	3.67	214	99	10	72	16		1085.0	1102	443	386		293		608	14	2	8	1042	1.286	9.1		2.4	5.0	2.08
B (2 seasons)					Minors		11	4	.733	2.73	3.41	38	10		4	1		132.0	146	50	40	5	22		81	1	0	3		1.273	10.0	0.3	1.5	5.5	3.68
C (1 season)					Minors		4	4	.500	3.58	3.69	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
D (1 season)					Minors		18	6	.750						21	3		298.0	131				47		183					0.597	4.0		1.4	5.5	3.89