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Ken
Wright		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: September 4, 1946 in Usa, FL, PENSACOLA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1970 23 CLN NL   6 6 7 7 1 1 1 8 9 9
1971 24 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 1 1 1 9 10 10
1972 25 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 1 1 1 10 10 10
1973 26 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
1974 27 CLN NL $ 2,325,714 7 6 7 6 2 2 2 10 10 10
1975 28 CLN NL $ 2,050,000 7 5 6 6 1 1 1 9 10 10
1976 29 CLN NL $ 2,050,000 7 5 6 5 1 1 1 9 10 10
1977 30 CLE AL $ 2,050,000 7 5 6 5 1 1 1 9 10 10
1978 31 CLE AL $ 2,050,000 7 5 6 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
1979 32 CLE AL $ 1,810,000 7 5 6 5 1 1 1 8 8 8
1980 33 CLE AL $ 1,810,000 7 5 6 5 1 1 1 8 8 8
1981 34 CLE AL $ 320,000 7 4 5 4 1 1 1 6 7 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 5 4 1 1 1 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,325,714 7 6 7 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1970 23 CLN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 24 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 25 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 26 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1974 27 CLN NL $ 2,325,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1975 28 CLN NL $ 2,050,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1976 29 CLN NL $ 2,050,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1977 30 CLE AL $ 2,050,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1978 31 CLE AL $ 2,050,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1979 32 CLE AL $ 1,810,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1980 33 CLE AL $ 1,810,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1981 34 CLE AL $ 320,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,325,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1970 23 AAA   9 10 .474 29 29 0 0 0 185.3 172 77 13 119 205 3.74 .248 .358 .349 .707  
1971 24 CLN NL 1 5 .167 35 0 0 0 5 60.7 64 30 5 46 44 4.45 .270 .397 .392 .790 1.9
1972 25 CLN NL 8 11 .421 52 6 0 0 6 118.3 118 59 5 72 77 4.49 .263 .362 .362 .724 5.7
1973 26 CLN NL 4 5 .444 26 2 0 0 4 70.3 59 23 1 45 45 2.94 .230 .350 .276 .626 5.6
1974 27 CLN NL 2 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 2 26.7 30 16 0 26 17 5.40 .303 .449 .394 .843 0.9
1975 28 AAA   2 0 1.000 32 0 0 0 3 29.7 31 10 0 32 28 3.03 .279 .441 .297 .738  
1976 29 AAA   2 2 .500 27 0 0 0 2 46.3 38 30 1 39 29 5.83 .220 .363 .277 .641  
1977 30 CLE AL 1 4 .200 39 0 0 0 4 81.3 61 27 3 52 36 2.99 .213 .338 .282 .620 7.5
1978 31 CLE AL 5 5 .500 22 0 0 0 10 27.3 26 7 0 14 8 2.31 .263 .345 .323 .668 5.5
1979 32 CLE AL 5 3 .625 34 4 0 0 10 64.0 73 44 8 41 29 6.19 .290 .392 .452 .844 0.6
1980 33 CLE AL 3 2 .600 34 0 0 0 0 64.3 52 23 4 39 34 3.22 .228 .343 .325 .668 5.0
1981 34 CLE AL 0 4 .000 23 7 0 0 1 73.0 105 60 12 46 35 7.40 .338 .431 .508 .939 0.0
9 Years Sim 29 39 .426 282 19 0 0 42 586.0 588 289 38 381 325 4.44 .265 .376 .372 .747 32.6
3 Years AAA 13 12 .520 88 29 0 0 5 261.3 241 117 14 190 262 4.03 .246 .369 .330 .699  
Season Average 3 4 .429 31 2 0 0 4 65.1 65 32 4 42 36 4.44 .265 .376 .372 .747  
Career Highs 8 11 1.000 52 7 0 0 10 118.3 118 60 12 72 77 7.40 .338 .449 .508 .939  
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   314 152 15 210 196   .250 .357 .343 .700
vs LH   274 137 23 171 129   .285 .393 .409 .803
Home 18 19 .486 145 7 0 0 20 307.6 288 138 19 209 169 4.04 .250 .366 .346 .712
Away 11 20 .355 137 12 0 0 22 278.3 300 151 19 172 156 4.88 .281 .381 .399 .780
Mar/Apr 7 9 .438 59 0 0 0 11 89.6 105 57 7 79 65 5.72 .293 .421 .433 .854
May 7 6 .538 52 1 0 0 12 102.6 91 46 7 55 56 4.03 .245 .343 .364 .707
June 2 6 .250 36 8 0 0 3 88.6 99 52 8 58 41 5.28 .292 .395 .419 .814
July 1 4 .200 36 3 0 0 7 80.0 84 40 6 46 41 4.50 .272 .366 .375 .742
August 4 5 .444 40 2 0 0 6 95.6 93 45 5 61 51 4.23 .257 .364 .326 .690
Sep/Oct 8 9 .471 59 5 0 0 3 129.3 116 49 5 82 71 3.41 .242 .353 .330 .683
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
1974 27 CLN NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 162 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -14.6  
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   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1971 24 CLN NL P 35 0 60.7 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.78    
1972 25 CLN NL P 52 6 118.3 6 17 1 0 .958 1.75    
1973 26 CLN NL P 26 2 70.3 7 10 1 2 .944 2.18    
1974 27 CLN NL P 17 0 26.7 1 7 0 0 1.000 2.70    
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1977 30 CLE AL P 39 0 81.3 3 25 1 1 .966 3.10    
1978 31 CLE AL P 22 0 27.3 0 2 0 1 1.000 0.66    
1979 32 CLE AL P 34 4 64.0 6 14 2 3 .909 2.81    
1980 33 CLE AL P 34 0 64.3 4 11 0 3 1.000 2.10    
1981 34 CLE AL P 23 7 73.0 2 13 0 2 1.000 1.85    
  P 282 19 586.0 33 107 5 12 .966 2.15    
  CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   283 19 587.0 34 107 5 12 .966 2.16    
Career Highs   52 7 118.3 7 25 2 3 1.000 3.10    
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
1971 24 CLN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1978-7-10
 Games Pitched
1972-10-52
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 38th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1970
Earned first career win on 9/29/1971
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,325,714 through salary arbitration
7/31/1974: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (N), $2,050,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Cleveland (A) on 2/1/1977 (Going to CLN: 3B Kurt Bevacqua, LF Nate Colbert. Going to CLE: P Ken Wright, LF Al Ferrara, SS Denis Menke, P Fred Holdsworth)
Injured on 6/8/1977 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5-6 weeks
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,050,000 through salary arbitration
9/1/1978: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $1,810,000 per year, for 2 years
9/22/1980: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $320,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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