Ken Singleton
[edit] Biography
Ken Singleton (Kenneth Wayne Singleton) was born on June 10, 1947 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on June 24, 1970 for the New York Mets. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .263 with 5 home runs and 26 RBI. Singleton played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Ken Singleton's best season was 1979, when he slugged 35 home runs, hit for a .295 average and knocked in 111 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| NY
| N
| 69
| 198
| 22
| 52
| 5
| 26
| .263
| .361
| .379
| 8
| 0
| 30
| 48
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| 115
| 298
| 34
| 73
| 13
| 46
| .245
| .374
| .393
| 5
| 0
| 61
| 64
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 12
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 142
| 507
| 77
| 139
| 14
| 50
| .274
| .363
| .410
| 23
| 2
| 70
| 99
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 12
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 162
| 560
| 100
| 169
| 23
| 103
| .302
| .425
| .479
| 26
| 2
| 123
| 91
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 13
| 27
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 148
| 511
| 68
| 141
| 9
| 74
| .276
| .385
| .376
| 20
| 2
| 93
| 84
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 12
| 18
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| 155
| 586
| 88
| 176
| 15
| 55
| .300
| .415
| .454
| 37
| 4
| 118
| 82
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 12
| 9
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| 154
| 544
| 62
| 151
| 13
| 70
| .278
| .366
| .403
| 25
| 2
| 79
| 76
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 14
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| 152
| 536
| 90
| 176
| 24
| 99
| .328
| .438
| .507
| 24
| 0
| 107
| 101
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 15
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| 149
| 502
| 67
| 147
| 20
| 81
| .293
| .409
| .462
| 21
| 2
| 98
| 94
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 14
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 159
| 570
| 93
| 168
| 35
| 111
| .295
| .405
| .533
| 29
| 1
| 109
| 118
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 16
| 16
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 156
| 583
| 85
| 177
| 24
| 104
| .304
| .397
| .485
| 28
| 3
| 92
| 94
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 103
| 363
| 48
| 101
| 13
| 49
| .278
| .380
| .435
| 16
| 1
| 61
| 59
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 21
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| 156
| 561
| 71
| 141
| 14
| 77
| .251
| .349
| .381
| 27
| 2
| 86
| 93
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 24
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 151
| 507
| 52
| 140
| 18
| 84
| .276
| .393
| .436
| 21
| 3
| 99
| 83
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 19
| 22
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 111
| 363
| 28
| 78
| 6
| 36
| .215
| .286
| .289
| 7
| 1
| 37
| 60
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 20
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 636
| 2074
| 301
| 574
| 64
| 299
| .277
| .387
| .415
| 82
| 6
| 377
| 386
| 7
| 13
| 13
| 40
| 74
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1446
| 5115
| 684
| 1455
| 182
| 766
| .284
| .388
| .445
| 235
| 19
| 886
| 860
| 10
| 16
| 8
| 85
| 174
|
| Total
|
|
| 2082
| 7189
| 985
| 2029
| 246
| 1065
| .282
| .388
| .436
| 317
| 25
| 1263
| 1246
| 17
| 29
| 21
| 125
| 248
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| NY
| N
| OF
| 52
| 49
| 421
| 90
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1970
| NY
| N
| LF
| 27
| 25
| 222
| 46
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| NY
| N
| RF
| 26
| 24
| 199
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| OF
| 96
| 80
| 749.2
| 143
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| CF
| 3
| 3
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| RF
| 85
| 74
| 693.2
| 125
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| LF
| 10
| 3
| 40
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| RF
| 31
| 25
| 235.1
| 37
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| OF
| 137
| 137
| 1223.1
| 236
| 9
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| LF
| 112
| 112
| 988
| 196
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| OF
| 161
| 159
| 1421
| 278
| 20
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| RF
| 161
| 159
| 1418
| 279
| 20
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| RF
| 143
| 142
| 1243
| 224
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| OF
| 143
| 142
| 1243
| 224
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 154
| 152
| 1378.2
| 283
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 154
| 152
| 1378.2
| 285
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 134
| 134
| 1148.1
| 278
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 82
| 78
| 642.1
| 147
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 64
| 56
| 506
| 130
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 150
| 150
| 1250
| 278
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 150
| 150
| 1250
| 278
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 140
| 138
| 1088
| 244
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 138
| 135
| 1065
| 241
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 7
| 7
| 56
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 136
| 136
| 1116.2
| 227
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 143
| 143
| 1172.2
| 247
| 8
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 151
| 151
| 1229.2
| 248
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 149
| 149
| 1213.2
| 240
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 71
| 71
| 553
| 127
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 30
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 71
| 71
| 553
| 125
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 27
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 19
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 148
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 150
| 144
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 103
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 477
| 457
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1311
| 1276
| 10891
| 2244
| 66
| 50
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 246
| 231
| 1998.1
| 431
| 15
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 4
| 3
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1536
| 1510
| 12905.1
| 2684
| 82
| 57
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 28, 1967).
- Traded by New York Mets with Mike Jorgensen and Tim Foli to Montreal Expos in exchange for Rusty Staub (April 5, 1972).
- Traded by Montreal Expos with Mike Torrez to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins and Bill Kirkpatrick (December 4, 1974).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
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