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Ken
Sears		  
Nickname: Ziggy
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 6, 1917 in Usa, IL, STREATOR
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1950   
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
1943 25 NYG NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 9
1944 26 NYG NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 9
1945 27 NYG NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1946 28 NYG NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1947 29 NYG NL $ 938,571   9 9 8 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 3 3 9 9 9
1948 30 MIN AL $ 1,621,429   9 9 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 9
1949 31 MIN AL $ 1,621,429   8 8 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1950 32 BRK NL $ 2,500,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1951 33 BRK NL $ 2,500,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1952 34 NYG NL $ 724,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 3 3 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
1943 25 NYG NL 5 13 3 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .538 .824 1.7 0.3
    AAA   126 478 73 162 19 1 9 61 1 2 39 33 .339 .389 .439 .828 76.6  
1944 26 NYG NL 46 112 16 32 0 0 3 13 0 0 14 5 .286 .365 .366 .731 14.2 1.6
1945 27 NYG NL 115 376 39 130 18 2 2 51 0 0 23 19 .346 .388 .420 .808 52.4 8.5
1946 28 NYG NL 114 340 40 98 10 1 1 36 0 0 23 26 .288 .333 .332 .666 36.4 4.7
1947 29 NYG NL 119 399 39 118 12 0 7 59 0 0 26 23 .296 .339 .378 .717 46.8 6.3
1948 30 MIN AL 117 296 40 84 8 0 5 42 0 1 19 25 .284 .330 .361 .692 34.5 3.7
1949 31 MIN AL 126 261 32 85 16 0 4 33 0 1 16 20 .326 .366 .433 .799 34.9 4.5
1950 32 BRK NL 136 445 71 143 19 1 9 50 1 1 31 37 .321 .368 .429 .797 63.2 10.4
1951 33 BRK NL 123 317 41 94 12 1 3 37 1 0 23 37 .297 .351 .369 .720 39.7 5.7
1952 34 NYG NL 126 354 46 110 22 0 3 37 0 0 26 52 .311 .359 .398 .757 45.4 7.0
10 Years Sim 1027 2913 367 897 118 5 38 362 2 3 202 246 .308 .355 .391 .746 369.1 52.8
1 Years AAA 126 478 73 162 19 1 9 61 1 2 39 33 .339 .391 .439 .831 76.6  
162 Game Average 459 57 141 18 0 5 57 0 0 31 38 .308 .355 .391 .746 58.2  
Career Highs 136 445 71 143 22 2 9 59 1 1 31 52 .346 .388 .538 .824 63.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2515 312 784 99 4 32 323 2 2 183 213 .312 .360 .392 .753 341.8
vs LH   398 55 113 19 1 6 39 0 1 19 33 .284 .319 .382 .701 45.6
Home 502 1431 186 450 60 3 17 172 1 2 109 126 .314 .364 .396 .761 198.2
Away 525 1482 181 447 58 2 21 190 1 1 93 120 .302 .346 .386 .732 189.2
RISP   730 0 228 26 1 13 313 0 0 54 61 .312 .356 .404 .760 102.6
Pinch Hitting   312 30 84 7 1 3 36 0 0 20 28 .269 .314 .327 .641 31.8
Close/Late   404 38 115 12 1 5 49 0 0 31 34 .285 .336 .356 .693 48.2
Mar/Apr 175 511 54 150 16 0 6 60 0 2 30 49 .294 .337 .360 .697 59.1
May 177 496 60 145 15 0 6 46 1 1 32 41 .292 .342 .359 .701 58.5
June 155 461 64 157 22 1 10 69 0 0 30 46 .341 .382 .458 .840 74.3
July 171 477 64 160 25 0 3 57 1 0 37 37 .335 .383 .407 .789 70.6
August 173 456 59 139 21 2 7 55 0 0 37 34 .305 .358 .406 .764 63.9
Sep/Oct 176 512 66 146 19 2 6 75 0 0 36 39 .285 .332 .365 .697 61.0
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
1943 25 NYG NL C 5 3 31.0 14 2 0 0 1.000 4.65 0 0 .000 1 0.2
1944 26 NYG NL C 35 27 243.7 112 14 0 0 1.000 4.65 12 4 .333 1 1.3
1945 27 NYG NL C 101 96 861.0 356 33 4 2 .990 4.07 36 15 .417 1 3.9
1946 28 NYG NL C 95 89 780.0 396 31 1 0 .998 4.93 27 8 .296 3 5.5
1947 29 NYG NL C 106 105 888.7 465 23 7 0 .986 4.94 29 7 .241 3 0.8
1948 30 MIN AL C 68 64 563.0 252 20 3 0 .989 4.35 26 9 .346 2 2.6
    LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 2 0 2.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.77 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1949 31 MIN AL C 38 37 315.0 155 11 1 3 .994 4.74 4 0 .000 2 1.4
    1B 13 11 105.3 137 6 2 12 .986 12.22 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    CF 2 0 3.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1950 32 BRK NL C 109 88 823.3 383 25 3 1 .993 4.46 35 10 .286 6 4.2
1951 33 BRK NL C 68 66 546.0 201 25 3 1 .987 3.73 23 6 .261 2 1.8
1952 34 NYG NL C 105 81 744.3 374 31 6 2 .985 4.90 29 9 .310 4 4.3
  C 730 656 5796.0 2708 215 28 9 .991 4.54 221 68 .308 25 25.8
  1B 13 11 105.3 137 6 2 12 .986 12.22 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 2 0 3.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 2 0 2.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.77 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   749 667 5911.6 2845 223 30 21 .990 4.67 221 68 .308 25 26.0
Career Highs   109 105 888.7 465 33 7 15 1.000 6.56 36 15 .417 6  
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 29 NYG NL 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1948 30 MIN AL 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Career Post-Season Batting 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .333 .762
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1950-7-.309*
 Singles
1950-9-114
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 38    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Estel Crabtree (951)
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  4. Don Slaught (921)
  5. Harry McCurdy (921)
  6. Ray Lamanno (917)
  7. Willard Hershberger (914)
  8. Johnny Pramesa (907)
  9. Harry Danning (907)
  10. Phil Masi (906)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 35th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1943
Had first career hit on 9/9/1943, off Van Mungo (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 9/14/1943, off Chubby Dean (STL)
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $938,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,621,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from New York (N) to Minnesota on 4/2/1948 (Going to NYG: P Jess Dobernic. Going to MIN: C Ken Sears, P Tom Baker)
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,621,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/15/1950 to a 2-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Minnesota on 6/14/1950
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/2/1952 to a 1-year deal worth $724,000 per year
 
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