3B Ken 'Butch' Keltner #9
St. Louis Cardinals MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/03/1946
 OA: 51 POT: 51
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3B KEN 'BUTCH' KELTNER #9 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
45 176 42 5 1 6 21 20 17 .239 .315 .381 0 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 50
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 65 55 70 65
Eye 45 55 45 50
Avoid K's 55 55 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 20
Errors: - 65 20
Arm: - 60 25
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/02/1946 NYG Loss, 2-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/02/1946 NYG Win, 5-3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/01/1946 NYG Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/30/1946 @ PIT Loss, 6-7 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
05/30/1946 @ PIT Win, 6-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/29/1946 @ CHC Loss, 6-7 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
05/28/1946 @ CHC Loss, 4-7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
05/27/1946 @ CHC Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/26/1946 @ CIN Win, 6-4 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
05/26/1946 @ CIN Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:10/31/1916
Born in:Milwaukee, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$39,000
Signed Through:1946 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 15 Days
Service This Yr:48 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 139 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1946 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 45 176 42 5 1 6 21 18 20 17 .239 .315 .381 .695 .330 .142 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 45 197 0 0 0 7 6 1 67 12 0 1 0.0 20.2 3.66 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   51 13 3 1 1 5 4 7 1 0 3 0 .255 .345 .412 .757
Versus Right   125 29 2 0 5 16 14 13 16 1 3 0 .232 .302 .368 .670
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   32 8 1 0 2 3 4 3 2 0 2 0 .250 .314 .469 .783
April   46 14 2 1 1 8 4 5 3 0 2 0 .304 .373 .457 .829
May   118 24 3 0 5 13 13 14 14 1 4 0 .203 .286 .356 .642
June   12 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
2 Years Ago   573 169 41 9 13 91 74 53 29 3 6 0 .295 .353 .466 .819
Career   4088 1145 232 60 106 601 531 315 330 25 72 11 .280 .331 .444 .775
Home   76 17 2 0 1 4 5 5 8 0 2 0 .224 .272 .289 .561
Road   100 25 3 1 5 17 13 15 9 1 4 0 .250 .345 .450 .795
Grass   176 42 5 1 6 21 18 20 17 1 6 0 .239 .315 .381 .695
Day   148 35 4 1 5 17 16 18 14 1 6 0 .236 .317 .378 .696
Night   28 7 1 0 1 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .300 .393 .693
As Starter   176 42 5 1 6 21 18 20 17 1 6 0 .239 .315 .381 .695
Close/Late   39 9 1 0 2 4 3 7 7 0 0 0 .231 .348 .410 .758
Inning 1-3   70 13 0 0 4 10 7 5 5 0 6 0 .186 .240 .357 .597
Inning 4-6   53 18 4 1 0 7 6 7 4 1 0 0 .340 .410 .453 .863
Inning 7-9   50 10 1 0 2 4 5 8 7 0 0 0 .200 .310 .340 .650
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   55 13 1 1 1 3 6 7 6 1 6 0 .236 .317 .345 .663
1 Outs   81 21 2 0 3 11 9 7 6 0 0 0 .259 .318 .395 .713
2 Outs   40 8 2 0 2 7 3 6 5 0 0 0 .200 .304 .400 .704
Scoring Position   46 11 4 0 1 14 3 9 4 1 6 0 .239 .357 .391 .748
Bases Empty   102 24 0 1 4 4 12 10 12 0 0 0 .235 .304 .373 .676
Runner on 1st   28 7 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .276 .393 .669
Runner on 2nd   15 3 2 0 0 3 0 7 1 0 5 0 .200 .455 .333 .788
Runner on 3rd   6 3 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .429 1.000 1.429
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Two Strikes   69 9 2 0 1 9 3 8 17 1 0 0 .130 .218 .203 .421
First Pitch   20 6 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 .300 .300 .450 .750
Count 0-1   21 5 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .238 .476 .714
Count 0-2   12 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250
Count 1-0   23 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .217 .217 .435
Count 1-1   24 7 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .333 .625
Count 1-2   21 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 7 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   9 5 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.222 1.778
Count 2-2   22 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .182 .182 .227 .409
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 0 1 1 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 .500 .800 1.333 2.133
Full Count   14 1 0 0 0 3 1 8 3 1 0 0 .071 .391 .071 .463
Behind in Count   54 9 3 0 2 8 3 0 9 0 1 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Ahead in Count   42 15 0 1 3 4 8 12 0 0 1 0 .357 .500 .619 1.119
Batting 2nd   166 40 5 1 5 17 17 18 16 1 6 0 .241 .314 .373 .687
Batting 5th   10 2 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .500 .833
Low Leverage   82 16 1 0 2 4 8 11 9 0 0 0 .195 .290 .280 .571
Medium Leverage   60 17 2 1 4 12 8 7 2 1 5 0 .283 .353 .550 .903
High Leverage   34 9 2 0 0 5 2 2 6 0 1 0 .265 .306 .324 .629
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1937 Cleveland - MLB 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 -0.0
1938 Cleveland - MLB 21 149 576 159 31 9 26 113 86 33 3 4 75 4 3 .276 .317 .497 .813 130 127 4.3
1939 Cleveland - MLB 22 154 587 191 35 11 13 97 84 51 0 4 41 6 6 .325 .377 .489 .866 146 148 6.0
1940 Cleveland - MLB 23 149 543 138 24 10 15 77 67 51 3 4 56 10 5 .254 .319 .418 .738 109 108 2.9
1941 Cleveland - MLB 24 149 581 156 31 13 23 84 83 51 2 4 56 2 2 .269 .328 .485 .813 130 128 4.6
1942 Cleveland - MLB 25 152 624 179 34 4 6 78 72 20 3 3 36 4 3 .287 .311 .383 .694 97 94 2.1
1943 Cleveland - MLB 26 110 427 111 31 3 4 39 47 36 0 2 20 2 2 .260 .316 .375 .691 97 95 1.5
1944 Cleveland - MLB 27 149 573 169 41 9 13 91 74 53 0 3 29 4 3 .295 .353 .466 .819 132 132 4.8
1946 St. Louis - MLB 29 45 176 42 5 1 6 21 18 20 0 1 17 0 1 .239 .315 .381 .695 92 101 0.7
Total MLB 1058 4088 1145 232 60 106 601 531 315 11 25 330 32 25 .280 .331 .444 .775 120 119 27.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1937 Cleveland - MLB 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1938 Cleveland - MLB 3B 149 148 141 271 19 431 19 .956 1312.0 2.83 0.0 .000
1939 Cleveland - MLB 3B 154 153 187 297 40 497 13 .974 1351.0 3.22 0.0 .000
1940 Cleveland - MLB 3B 148 147 170 277 27 469 22 .953 1292.0 3.11 0.0 .000
1941 Cleveland - MLB 3B 149 148 181 346 36 543 16 .971 1310.0 3.62 0.0 .000
1942 Cleveland - MLB 3B 151 149 166 353 38 549 30 .945 1350.0 3.46 0.0 .000
1943 Cleveland - MLB 3B 107 103 113 228 24 352 11 .969 976.0 3.14 0.0 .000
1944 Cleveland - MLB 3B 149 148 168 369 37 555 18 .968 1346.0 3.59 0.0 .000
1946 St. Louis - MLB 3B 45 45 39 79 8 128 10 .922 398.1 2.67 -0.8 .979
TOTAL 3B 1053 1042 1165 2221 229 3525 139 .961 9336.1 3.26 -0.8 .979
PLAYER HISTORY
04/15/1946 Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. (Round 8, Pick 1, 113rd overall pick).
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