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Ken
Raffensberger		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: August 8, 1917 in Usa, PA, YORK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1942   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 21 CLE AL   8 4 4 4 9 9 9 6 6 6
1940 22 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 6 5 5
1941 23 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 5 5
1942 24 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 5 5
1943 25 CLE AL $ 1,971,429 9 5 4 4 8 8 8 6 5 5
1944 26 CLE AL $ 1,971,429 9 4 4 4 8 7 7 6 5 5
1945 27 CLE AL $ 1,971,429 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6
1946 28 STL NL $ 350,000 9 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 5 5
1947 29 STL NL $ 350,000 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 5 5
1948 30 STL NL $ 350,000 8 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 5 6
1949 31 STL NL $ 350,000 8 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 5 5
1950 32 BSN NL $ 350,000 8 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,971,429 9 5 4 4 9 9 9 6 6 6
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
1939 21 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 22 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 23 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 24 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 25 CLE AL $ 1,971,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 26 CLE AL $ 1,971,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 27 CLE AL $ 1,971,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 28 STL NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 29 STL NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 30 STL NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 31 STL NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 32 BSN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,971,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1939 21 AAA   9 6 .600 28 28 0 0 0 191.7 230 89 17 40 118 4.18 .295 .329 .427 .756  
1940 22 CLE AL 15 12 .556 33 33 10 2 0 256.7 285 106 15 59 66 3.72 .284 .325 .388 .713 16.6
1941 23 CLE AL 17 14 .548 41 41 18 2 0 322.0 353 130 20 70 95 3.63 .276 .313 .387 .700 19.8
1942 24 CLE AL 14 19 .424 44 44 13 4 0 334.7 364 159 37 84 94 4.28 .278 .321 .420 .742 13.7
1943 25 CLE AL 4 4 .500 82 7 0 0 11 140.3 150 61 14 30 21 3.91 .272 .309 .424 .733 10.9
1944 26 CLE AL 14 21 .400 41 41 11 0 0 300.3 363 164 25 84 92 4.91 .299 .344 .430 .774 9.0
1945 27 CLE AL 8 10 .444 46 17 5 0 2 158.0 173 89 16 53 41 5.07 .283 .337 .427 .764 5.6
1946 28 STL NL 9 16 .360 32 32 10 1 0 242.0 286 144 26 88 64 5.36 .299 .356 .436 .792 5.2
1947 29 STL NL 1 0 1.000 10 1 0 0 0 27.3 38 10 0 12 2 3.29 .333 .397 .386 .783 1.6
1948 30 AAA   2 2 .500 20 0 0 0 1 26.7 39 15 2 14 14 5.06 .345 .417 .487 .904  
1949 31 AAA   1 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 0 16.0 20 5 1 7 8 2.81 .303 .370 .364 .733  
1950 32 A   2 0 1.000 49 0 0 0 5 71.7 68 20 0 24 55 2.51 .250 .311 .294 .605  
8 Years Sim 82 96 .461 329 216 67 9 13 1781.3 2012 863 153 480 475 4.36 .286 .331 .414 .745 82.5
3 Years AAA 12 8 .600 56 28 0 0 1 234.3 289 109 20 61 140 4.19 .301 .343 .430 .773  
1 Years A 2 0 1.000 49 0 0 0 5 71.7 68 20 0 24 55 2.51 .250 .311 .294 .605  
4 Years Minors 14 8 .636 105 28 0 0 6 306.0 357 129 20 85 195 3.79 .290 .336 .400 .736  
Season Average 10 12 .455 41 27 8 1 1 222.7 251 107 19 60 59 4.36 .286 .331 .414 .745  
Career Highs 17 21 1.000 82 44 18 4 11 334.7 364 164 37 88 95 5.36 .333 .397 .436 .792  
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   1460 624 110 334 331   .297 .342 .430 .772
vs LH   552 239 43 146 144   .260 .307 .377 .684
Home 41 48 .461 169 106 29 6 3 884.3 994 433 79 250 222 4.41 .285 .333 .412 .744
Away 41 48 .461 160 110 38 3 10 897.0 1018 430 74 230 253 4.31 .287 .330 .416 .746
Mar/Apr 17 20 .459 52 39 9 2 0 313.3 348 161 25 90 72 4.62 .282 .330 .407 .737
May 15 14 .517 50 37 10 2 4 294.3 346 132 27 72 71 4.04 .296 .337 .421 .758
June 12 18 .400 52 37 11 1 1 291.6 344 167 32 89 85 5.15 .298 .348 .464 .812
July 14 11 .560 60 31 12 2 2 287.3 296 111 26 59 78 3.48 .265 .302 .385 .687
August 10 14 .417 56 31 13 2 5 270.6 288 119 16 77 74 3.96 .275 .325 .385 .710
Sep/Oct 14 19 .424 59 41 12 0 1 324.0 390 173 27 93 95 4.81 .296 .343 .418 .761
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
1940 22 CLE AL 33 84 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 36 .060 .071 .060 .130 -4.1 0.0
1941 23 CLE AL 41 113 1 14 1 0 0 10 0 0 3 34 .124 .145 .133 .278 -0.8 0.0
1942 24 CLE AL 44 96 3 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 38 .063 .082 .063 .144 -4.6 0.0
1943 25 CLE AL 82 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .190 .190 .190 .381 0.5 0.0
1944 26 CLE AL 41 109 3 12 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 46 .110 .110 .119 .229 -2.6 0.0
1945 27 CLE AL 46 43 2 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 14 .209 .244 .233 .477 2.6 0.0
1946 28 STL NL 32 87 3 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 29 .138 .146 .138 .284 -0.2 0.0
1947 29 STL NL 10 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2 0.0
8 Years Sim 329 558 15 63 3 0 0 37 0 0 9 208 .113 .127 .118 .245 -8.9 0.0
162 Game Average 274 7 31 1 0 0 18 0 0 4 102 .113 .127 .118 .245 -4.4  
Career Highs 82 113 3 14 1 0 0 10 0 0 3 46 .209 .244 .233 .477 2.6  
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   381 11 40 2 0 0 17 0 0 7 150 .105 .121 .110 .231 -9.9
vs LH   177 4 23 1 0 0 20 0 0 2 58 .130 .140 .136 .275 -2.4
Home 169 256 7 26 1 0 0 19 0 0 6 94 .102 .122 .105 .227 -6.8
Away 160 302 8 37 2 0 0 18 0 0 3 114 .123 .131 .129 .260 -5.5
RISP   140 0 22 3 0 0 37 0 0 4 50 .157 .178 .179 .357 1.7
Close/Late   48 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 22 .104 .122 .104 .227 -1.3
Mar/Apr 41 101 1 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 37 .129 .137 .139 .276 -1.4
May 38 97 3 13 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 39 .134 .134 .134 .268 -1.6
June 37 90 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 30 .067 .134 .067 .201 -2.7
July 31 82 2 8 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 31 .098 .106 .098 .203 -2.8
August 49 81 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 .074 .074 .074 .148 -4.2
Sep/Oct 43 107 6 17 2 0 0 12 0 0 0 40 .159 .159 .178 .336 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1940 22 CLE AL P 33 33 256.7 15 57 3 7 .960 2.52    
1941 23 CLE AL P 41 41 322.0 27 69 4 4 .960 2.68    
1942 24 CLE AL P 44 44 334.7 32 79 2 6 .982 2.99    
1943 25 CLE AL P 82 7 140.3 11 30 2 3 .953 2.63    
1944 26 CLE AL P 41 41 300.3 23 72 8 8 .922 2.85    
1945 27 CLE AL P 46 17 158.0 4 30 1 5 .971 1.94    
1946 28 STL NL P 32 32 242.0 21 58 3 1 .963 2.94    
1947 29 STL NL P 10 1 27.3 3 4 0 0 1.000 2.31    
Career Totals   329 216 1781.3 136 399 23 34 .959 2.70    
Career Highs   82 44 334.7 32 79 8 8 1.000 2.99    
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
1943 25 CLE AL 2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 23.0 20 6 2 6 7 2.35 .227 .277 .352 .629
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 23.0 20 6 2 6 7 2.35 .227 .277 .352 .629
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
1943 25 CLE AL 3 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182
Career Post-Season Batting 3 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1940-7-3.72
1941-7-3.63
 Wins
1941-8-17
 Losses
1942-2-19
1944-2-21
1946-9-16
 Saves
1943-5-11
 Games Pitched
1943-2-82
 Games Started
1941-8-41
1942-1-44
1944-5-41
Complete Games
1941-2-18
1942-8-13
1944-7-11
 Shutouts
1940-4-2
1941-3-2
1942-1-4
 Innings Pitched
1941-8-322.0
1942-6-334.7
1944-8-300.3
 Hits Allowed
1941-6-353
1942-3-364
1944-2-363
1946-7-286
 Homeruns Allowed
1942-1-37
1946-9-26
 Walks per 9IP
1940-7-2.1
1941-5-2.0
1942-7-2.3
1944-7-2.5
OOBP
1941-8-.313
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 45    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Denny Galehouse (954)
  2. Jim Umbarger (953)
  3. Al Fitzmorris (951)
  4. John Verhoeven (948)
  5. Ken Forsch (942)
  6. Jack Fisher (940)
  7. Bob Muncrief (934)
  8. Bill Lee (933)
  9. Frank Lary (933)
  10. Ken Lehman (932)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Joe Horlen (991)
  2. Johnny Murphy (990)
  3. Bill Henry (988)
  4. Tex Hughson (987)
  5. Charlie Beamon (987)
  6. Bill Walker (985)
  7. Mickey Lolich (983)
  8. Eddie Fisher (983)
  9. Bob Veale (982)
  10. Bill Singer (982)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1939
Injured on 4/10/1939 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/5/1940, off Johnny Humphries (SDP)
Earned first career win on 4/16/1940
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1940, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 8/16/1941 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1942
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/2/1946 to a 4-year deal worth $350,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/4/1950 to a 1-year deal worth $350,000 per year
Injured on 4/8/1950 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
 
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