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Ken
Heintzelman		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: October 14, 1915 in Usa, MO, PERUQUE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1939    1945    1947   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 21 SLC NL   9 5 4 4 6 6 6 8 7 7
1938 22 SLC NL   8 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 7 8
1939 23 SLC NL $ 300,000 8 5 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1940 24 SLC NL $ 300,000 8 5 4 5 6 6 6 8 7 8
1941 25 SLC NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 5 6 9 8 8
1942 26 SLC NL $ 2,685,714 8 5 5 5 6 5 6 9 8 8
1943 27 NYG NL $ 2,685,714 8 5 5 5 6 5 6 9 9 9
1944 28 NYG NL $ 3,300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1945 29 NYG NL $ 3,300,000 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 10 9 9
1946 30 NYG NL $ 3,300,000 8 6 5 6 6 5 6 9 8 8
1947 31 NYG NL $ 3,300,000 8 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 7 7
1948 32 NYG NL $ 3,300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1949 33 STL NL $ 3,300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1950 34 OAK AL $ 1,468,000 8 5 4 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
1951 35 BRK NL   7 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,300,000 9 6 5 6 6 6 6 10 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 21 SLC NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1938 22 SLC NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1939 23 SLC NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1940 24 SLC NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1941 25 SLC NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1942 26 SLC NL $ 2,685,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1943 27 NYG NL $ 2,685,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1944 28 NYG NL $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1945 29 NYG NL $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1946 30 NYG NL $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1947 31 NYG NL $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1948 32 NYG NL $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1949 33 STL NL $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1950 34 OAK AL $ 1,468,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1951 35 BRK NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1937 21 AAA   7 9 .438 21 21 0 0 0 149.0 163 62 10 54 82 3.74 .280 .341 .405 .747  
    AA   2 3 .400 7 7 0 0 0 52.7 55 23 2 17 47 3.93 .264 .320 .370 .690  
1938 22 AAA   14 9 .609 29 29 1 1 0 200.0 230 95 16 72 110 4.28 .290 .349 .407 .756  
1939 23 SLC NL 1 6 .143 51 0 0 0 13 57.3 69 20 3 23 15 3.14 .299 .358 .390 .748 6.4
1940 24 SLC NL 15 19 .441 41 41 11 2 0 298.3 331 159 8 107 98 4.80 .283 .342 .370 .712 15.0
1941 25 SLC NL 15 19 .441 42 42 16 2 0 321.0 341 143 14 126 132 4.01 .272 .337 .377 .714 18.6
1942 26 SLC NL 13 25 .342 44 44 14 0 0 334.7 367 175 21 116 118 4.71 .281 .338 .399 .737 13.3
1943 27 STL NL 4 12 .250 22 17 6 0 0 172.0 175 83 7 72 54 4.34 .261 .331 .357 .687 7.9
  TAM AL 0 1 .000 10 8 3 0 4 10.3 11 3 0 6 5 2.61 .268 .362 .317 .679 1.9
  NYG NL 5 3 .625 11 8 3 0 0 75.0 78 37 3 21 26 4.44 .265 .312 .361 .673 3.1
  TOT   9 16 .360 43 33 12 0 4 257.3 264 123 10 99 85 4.30 .263 .327 .356 .683 12.9
1944 28 NYG NL 15 16 .484 38 38 9 2 0 288.0 310 147 16 119 89 4.59 .280 .347 .400 .747 10.9
1945 29 NYG NL 17 14 .548 39 39 12 2 0 306.0 276 120 17 134 113 3.53 .239 .317 .340 .657 19.7
1946 30 NYG NL 9 11 .450 28 28 10 1 0 216.7 195 85 11 94 95 3.53 .240 .317 .327 .644 14.1
1947 31 NYG NL 19 13 .594 36 36 7 3 0 261.3 262 115 15 115 112 3.96 .261 .334 .374 .708 15.1
1948 32 NYG NL 5 2 .714 39 8 1 1 6 84.7 87 39 8 35 33 4.15 .260 .329 .395 .724 6.7
1949 33 NYG NL 1 2 .333 21 10 2 0 1 21.0 22 16 3 13 6 6.86 .268 .368 .439 .807 0.0
  STL NL 6 10 .375 20 10 2 0 0 146.7 118 66 19 72 58 4.05 .220 .312 .371 .683 7.8
  TOT   7 12 .368 41 20 4 0 1 167.7 140 82 22 85 64 4.40 .227 .320 .380 .700 7.8
1950 34 OAK AL 2 4 .333 62 0 0 0 4 44.0 56 32 3 27 19 6.55 .318 .407 .449 .856 0.8
1951 35 BRK NL 2 15 .118 20 20 1 0 0 125.7 152 98 19 88 41 7.02 .302 .403 .467 .870 0.0
    AA   0 0 .000 4 4 0 0 0 19.0 16 2 0 5 15 0.95 .232 .284 .261 .545  
14 Years Sim 129 172 .429 524 349 97 13 28 2762.6 2850 1338 167 1168 1014 4.36 .267 .337 .378 .715 141.3
2 Years AAA 21 18 .538 50 50 1 1 0 349.0 393 157 26 126 192 4.05 .286 .346 .406 .752  
2 Years AA 2 3 .400 11 11 0 0 0 71.7 71 25 2 22 62 3.14 .256 .311 .343 .654  
4 Years Minors 23 21 .523 61 61 1 1 0 420.7 464 182 28 148 254 3.89 .281 .340 .396 .735  
Season Average 9 13 .409 40 26 7 1 2 212.5 219 102 12 89 78 4.36 .267 .337 .378 .715  
Career Highs 19 25 .714 62 44 16 3 13 334.7 367 175 22 134 132 7.02 .318 .407 .467 .870  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2072 960 124 828 696   .274 .346 .387 .733
vs LH   778 378 43 340 318   .250 .323 .355 .679
Home 62 82 .431 261 174 46 7 10 1410.6 1442 654 89 602 495 4.17 .267 .340 .383 .724
Away 67 90 .427 263 175 51 7 18 1352.0 1408 684 78 566 519 4.55 .267 .338 .373 .711
Mar/Apr 22 27 .449 98 60 19 4 4 482.6 498 244 24 204 174 4.55 .268 .340 .365 .705
May 17 33 .340 95 61 12 0 2 476.6 518 247 30 219 154 4.66 .278 .354 .391 .745
June 20 32 .385 86 68 17 2 2 523.0 563 275 38 233 198 4.73 .277 .351 .405 .756
July 28 20 .583 86 48 17 4 12 410.3 387 154 17 153 154 3.38 .250 .318 .346 .664
August 23 35 .397 79 59 21 4 4 461.6 459 220 23 194 174 4.29 .257 .330 .355 .685
Sep/Oct 19 25 .432 80 53 11 0 4 408.3 425 198 35 165 160 4.36 .268 .337 .400 .737
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1939 23 SLC NL 51 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1940 24 SLC NL 41 102 5 16 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 30 .157 .171 .186 .358 2.1 0.0
1941 25 SLC NL 42 100 2 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 26 .110 .126 .130 .256 -0.9 0.0
1942 26 SLC NL 44 108 9 18 5 1 1 8 0 0 2 28 .167 .182 .259 .441 4.6 0.0
1943 27 STL NL 22 54 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .056 .055 .056 .110 -2.3 0.0
  TAM AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  NYG NL 11 22 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .091 .130 .091 .221 -0.3 0.0
  TOT   43 76 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .066 .077 .066 .143 -2.6 0.0
1944 28 NYG NL 38 99 4 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 26 .111 .136 .121 .257 -0.4 0.0
1945 29 NYG NL 39 110 11 17 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 36 .155 .167 .164 .330 1.6 0.0
1946 30 NYG NL 28 69 4 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 25 .130 .143 .159 .302 0.4 0.0
1947 31 NYG NL 36 96 4 10 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 22 .104 .111 .115 .226 -1.5 0.0
1948 32 NYG NL 39 21 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .095 .095 .095 .190 -1.0 0.0
1949 33 NYG NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  STL NL 20 52 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .096 .096 .115 .212 -1.5 0.0
  TOT   41 52 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .096 .096 .115 .212 -1.5 0.0
1950 34 OAK AL 62 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1951 35 BRK NL 20 42 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .095 .093 .119 .212 -0.8 0.0
13 Years Sim 524 883 45 109 17 1 1 44 0 0 14 248 .123 .136 .148 .284 -0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 272 13 33 5 0 0 13 0 0 4 76 .123 .136 .148 .284 0.0  
Career Highs 62 110 11 18 5 1 1 8 0 0 3 36 .250 .250 .259 .500 4.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   585 22 63 10 1 0 23 0 0 9 174 .108 .120 .128 .248 -12.8
vs LH   298 23 46 7 0 1 21 0 0 5 74 .154 .168 .188 .356 3.0
Home 261 428 16 47 6 0 0 15 0 0 6 142 .110 .121 .124 .245 -9.7
Away 240 455 29 62 11 1 1 29 0 0 8 106 .136 .149 .171 .321 -0.1
RISP   212 0 23 2 0 0 41 0 0 3 66 .108 .116 .118 .234 -5.2
Close/Late   62 2 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 .145 .172 .177 .349 0.5
Mar/Apr 71 153 6 19 4 0 0 10 0 0 1 41 .124 .127 .150 .278 -2.1
May 69 155 11 24 1 0 0 8 0 0 2 39 .155 .164 .161 .325 0.3
June 74 167 9 16 4 0 0 9 0 0 4 50 .096 .116 .120 .235 -4.3
July 61 132 7 17 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 45 .129 .147 .144 .291 -1.1
August 74 144 8 19 4 1 0 5 0 0 3 36 .132 .149 .174 .322 -0.1
Sep/Oct 59 132 4 14 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 37 .106 .113 .144 .257 -2.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1939 23 SLC NL P 51 0 57.3 7 11 0 0 1.000 2.83    
1940 24 SLC NL P 41 41 298.3 21 60 1 5 .988 2.44    
1941 25 SLC NL P 42 42 321.0 18 59 1 5 .987 2.16    
1942 26 SLC NL P 44 44 334.7 16 70 1 4 .989 2.31    
1943 27 STL NL P 22 17 172.0 10 43 1 1 .981 2.77    
  TAM AL P 10 8 10.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.48    
  NYG NL P 11 8 75.0 4 19 0 1 1.000 2.76    
  TOT   P 43 33 257.3 15 65 1 2 .988 2.80    
1944 28 NYG NL P 38 38 288.0 12 61 1 6 .986 2.28    
1945 29 NYG NL P 39 39 306.0 11 63 2 3 .974 2.18    
1946 30 NYG NL P 28 28 216.7 16 24 2 1 .952 1.66    
1947 31 NYG NL P 36 36 261.3 15 50 1 4 .985 2.24    
1948 32 NYG NL P 39 8 84.7 4 16 1 0 .952 2.13    
1949 33 NYG NL P 21 10 21.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 2.57    
  STL NL P 20 10 146.7 12 27 0 3 1.000 2.39    
  TOT   P 41 20 167.7 14 31 0 3 1.000 2.42    
1950 34 OAK AL P 62 0 44.0 3 7 1 0 .909 2.05    
1951 35 BRK NL P 20 20 125.7 12 28 0 3 1.000 2.86    
Career Totals   524 349 2762.6 164 545 12 36 .983 2.31    
Career Highs   62 44 334.7 21 70 2 6 1.000 2.86    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1947 31 NYG NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.3 9 3 2 3 3 3.24 .265 .324 .471 .795
1948 32 NYG NL 2 1 .667 9 0 0 0 0 10.3 5 3 0 9 3 2.61 .147 .326 .176 .502
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 2 .500 10 1 0 0 0 18.7 14 6 2 12 6 2.89 .206 .325 .324 .649
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1947 31 NYG NL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1948 32 NYG NL 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 10 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1945-10-3.53
1946-8-3.53
 Wins
1947-7-19
 Losses
1940-4-19
1941-4-19
1942-1-25
1943-7-15
1944-7-16
 Winning Pct
1947-10-.594
 Saves
1939-5-13
 Games Pitched
1939-9-51
Games Started
1940-7-41
1941-7-42
1942-1-44
1945-10-39
 Complete Games
1941-10-16
1942-10-14
 Shutouts
1940-6-2
1941-4-2
1944-8-2
1945-4-2
1947-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1941-8-321.0
1942-2-334.7
1945-9-306.0
 Hits Allowed
1940-7-331
1941-7-341
1942-1-367
1944-5-310
 Walks Allowed
1940-9-107
1941-3-126
1942-7-116
1944-4-119
1945-3-134
Hits per 9IP
1945-5-8.1
1946-8-8.1
1949-3-7.5
 OAVG
1945-5-.239
1946-8-.240
1949-3-.227
 OOBP
1949-10-.320
 OSLG
1940-10-.370
1943-8-.358
1945-6-.340
1946-3-.327
 OOPS
1945-6-.657
1946-4-.644
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 47    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Al Javery (992)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1937
Traded from Brooklyn to Montreal on 6/1/1937 (Going to BRK: 1B Del Bissonette, 2B Heinie Schuble, 3B Pepper Martin, RF Bobby Estalella. Going to MON: SS Bill Barrett, P Ken Heintzelman)
Traded from Montreal to St. Louis (C) on 7/1/1937 (Going to SLC: P Ken Heintzelman, SS Bill Barrett. Going to MON: 2B Tony Lazzeri, 2B Mark Koenig, P Clay Bryant)
Injured on 6/26/1938 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Had first career hit on 4/26/1939, off Paul Dean (NYG)
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Earned first career win on 7/17/1939
Injured on 9/17/1940 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 9/25/1942, off Cliff Melton (BRK)
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from St. Louis to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1943 (Going to STL: 3B Connie Ryan, 2B Babe Barna, P Junior Thompson, P Ed Klieman. Going to TAM: 1B Les Fleming, P Ken Heintzelman, P Sam Nahem, RF Enos Slaughter)
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (N) on 7/31/1943 (Going to TAM: 2B George Archie. Going to NYG: P Ken Heintzelman)
7/31/1943: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $3,300,000 per year, for 6 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1944, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1944, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1945, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Injured on 7/6/1946 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1947, winning 2 games with a 1.69 ERA
Injured on 9/2/1947 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 8/13/1948 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from New York (N) to St. Louis on 6/1/1949 (Going to NYG: P Joe Haynes, P Sheldon Jones. Going to STL: RF Elmer Valo, P Ken Heintzelman)
Injured on 8/18/1949 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 4/2/1950 to a 1-year deal worth $1,468,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/2/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Injured on 7/17/1951 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/22/1951 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Released by Brooklyn on 10/12/1951
 
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