Ken
Retzer
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: April 30, 1934 in Usa, IL, WOOD RIVER
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 27 STL NL     5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 9 9
1962 28 STL NL     5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 9
1963 29 STL NL     5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 9 9
1964 30 STL NL     5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 9 8
1965 31 STL NL     5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1966 32 STL NL     5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1967 33 STL NL     6 6 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 7 8 8
1968 34 STL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1969 35 STL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 7 8 7
1970 36 STL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 9
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
1961 27 AA   127 480 68 146 16 2 23 79 2 1 41 39 .304 .359 .490 .849 81.1  
1962 28 AAA   137 564 57 167 24 1 14 64 1 3 38 35 .296 .341 .417 .757 76.5  
1963 29 AAA   35 131 16 33 1 0 3 11 0 0 16 6 .252 .333 .328 .662 15.6  
1964 30 AAA   129 562 77 159 17 3 16 49 2 0 46 46 .283 .337 .409 .746 77.2  
1965 31 AAA   126 476 55 130 10 0 17 52 1 0 34 42 .273 .322 .401 .723 61.7  
1966 32 AAA   78 174 27 47 4 0 8 25 0 0 14 13 .270 .324 .431 .756 24.5  
1967 33 AAA   106 255 24 73 8 1 3 32 0 0 22 30 .286 .343 .361 .704 31.6  
1968 34 STL NL 13 36 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 .222 .243 .250 .493 1.4 0.0
1969 35 STL NL 31 108 7 30 5 0 0 7 2 1 3 15 .278 .297 .324 .621 9.0 0.6
1970 36 STL NL 32 113 12 26 5 1 0 6 2 0 7 14 .230 .273 .292 .565 9.6 0.6
3 Years Sim 76 257 21 64 11 1 0 14 5 1 11 35 .249 .279 .300 .578 19.9 1.2
6 Years AAA 611 2162 256 609 64 5 61 233 4 3 170 172 .282 .334 .401 .734 287.1  
1 Years AA 127 480 68 146 16 2 23 79 2 1 41 39 .304 .366 .490 .856 81.1  
7 Years Minors 738 2642 324 755 80 7 84 312 6 4 211 211 .286 .340 .417 .756 368.2  
162 Game Average 547 44 136 23 2 0 29 10 2 23 74 .249 .279 .300 .578 42.5  
Career Highs 32 113 12 30 5 1 0 7 2 1 7 15 .278 .297 .324 .621 9.6  
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   166 12 39 7 1 0 11 2 1 7 21 .235 .264 .289 .554 11.8
vs LH   91 9 25 4 0 0 3 3 0 4 14 .275 .305 .319 .624 8.9
Home 38 128 9 28 4 0 0 5 4 0 6 16 .219 .252 .250 .502 8.0
Away 38 129 12 36 7 1 0 9 1 1 5 19 .279 .306 .349 .655 12.7
RISP   48 0 9 4 0 0 13 0 0 4 7 .188 .245 .271 .516 3.0
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   29 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 .276 .310 .586 2.2
Mar/Apr 6 21 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .318 .381 .699 2.0
May 12 36 2 10 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 7 .278 .297 .361 .658 3.6
June 11 33 5 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .273 .333 .303 .636 3.4
July 10 36 2 9 3 0 0 5 2 0 3 8 .250 .308 .333 .641 3.9
August 18 67 4 14 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 11 .209 .221 .254 .474 3.1
Sep/Oct 18 64 5 16 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 6 .250 .269 .266 .534 4.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1968 34 STL NL C 12 9 88.0 52 8 0 0 1.000 6.14 16 7 .438 0 0.6
1969 35 STL NL C 30 29 258.3 150 17 3 0 .982 5.82 29 13 .448 1 1.7
    LF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1970 36 STL NL C 32 31 264.0 132 13 3 0 .980 4.94 22 10 .455 0 1.4
  C 74 69 610.3 334 38 6 0 .984 5.49 67 30 .448 1 3.7
  LF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   75 69 613.3 335 38 6 0 .984 5.47 67 30 .448 1 3.7
Career Highs   32 31 264.0 151 17 3 0 1.000 6.14 29 13 .455 1  
History
Drafted in 4th round, 50th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1961
Injured on 6/26/1961 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/6/1962 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/12/1963 with a Broken Hip, out for full season
Injured on 8/24/1964 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/29/1967 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 5/15/1968, off Jim Kaat (NYG)
Injured on 5/15/1970 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week