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Fred
Ketchum		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 162
 
Born: July 27, 1875 in Elmira, NY.
 
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
1901 25 PHI NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 9 9 9
1902 26 PHI NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 10 10 10
1903 27 PHI NL $ 350,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 10 10 10
1904 28 PHI NL $ 468,571   7 7 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 1 10 10 10
1905 29 PHI NL $ 468,571   7 7 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 10 10 10
1906 30 WS1 AL     8 8 7 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 10 10 10
1907 31 SLA AL $ 550,000   7 7 6 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 9 10 10
1908 32 NYA AL $ 612,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 10 10
1909 33 NYA AL $ 612,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 612,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1901 25 PHI NL 83 270 29 71 13 2 0 32 3 4 14 13 .263 .297 .326 .623 20.9 1.7
1902 26 PHI NL 136 502 41 128 16 3 7 50 5 2 7 6 .255 .267 .341 .608 42.7 5.3
1903 27 PHI NL 101 330 25 103 12 3 5 63 2 3 14 9 .312 .340 .412 .752 42.1 6.1
1904 28 PHI NL 145 545 49 146 12 4 4 65 6 4 20 27 .268 .292 .327 .618 49.0 3.5
1905 29 PHI NL 142 523 38 135 16 4 3 72 7 6 12 17 .258 .275 .321 .596 41.6 2.7
1906 30 A   120 447 42 177 6 0 12 67 11 6 28 27 .396 .432 .490 .922 84.8  
1907 31 SLA AL 93 350 20 93 3 1 1 35 1 0 11 30 .266 .288 .289 .577 29.2 2.7
1908 32 NYA AL 78 289 30 88 5 1 2 24 3 1 5 24 .304 .314 .349 .664 28.6 6.4
1909 33 NYA AL 103 425 41 103 11 2 2 30 3 5 9 31 .242 .257 .292 .549 25.6 1.2
8 Years Sim 881 3234 273 867 88 20 24 371 30 25 92 157 .268 .288 .330 .618 279.6 29.6
1 Years A 120 447 42 177 6 0 12 67 11 6 28 27 .396 .431 .490 .921 84.8  
162 Game Average 594 50 159 16 3 4 68 5 4 16 28 .268 .288 .330 .618 51.4  
Career Highs 145 545 49 146 16 4 7 72 7 6 20 31 .312 .340 .412 .752 49.0  
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   2580 234 715 74 17 19 292 25 19 80 119 .277 .298 .341 .639 247.4
vs LH   654 39 152 14 3 5 79 5 6 12 38 .232 .248 .286 .534 40.3
Home 429 1544 146 427 37 12 13 198 15 13 45 74 .277 .296 .341 .637 146.9
Away 452 1690 127 440 51 8 11 173 15 12 47 83 .260 .280 .320 .600 140.7
RISP   881 0 250 27 9 7 335 0 0 32 37 .284 .303 .359 .661 92.7
Pinch Hitting   46 4 15 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 .326 .373 .348 .720 6.1
Close/Late   417 21 120 11 3 4 55 0 0 21 23 .288 .318 .357 .676 46.4
Mar/Apr 62 197 15 46 4 0 0 19 2 0 5 11 .234 .254 .254 .507 11.4
May 149 524 51 135 17 1 4 58 3 4 16 25 .258 .279 .317 .596 42.9
June 152 547 40 156 12 8 4 59 3 9 12 25 .285 .300 .358 .658 52.9
July 168 650 58 178 19 3 3 80 2 6 18 25 .274 .292 .326 .618 56.9
August 174 662 55 179 21 3 7 67 10 4 20 38 .270 .293 .343 .635 63.3
Sep/Oct 176 654 54 173 15 5 6 88 10 2 21 33 .265 .286 .330 .617 60.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1901 25 PHI NL LF 65 62 542.0 115 1 10 0 .921 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.5
1902 26 PHI NL LF 134 133 1186.0 241 3 28 2 .897 1.85 0 0 .000 0 1.5
1903 27 PHI NL LF 89 83 740.7 168 5 11 0 .940 2.10 0 0 .000 0 1.4
    CF 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1904 28 PHI NL LF 142 142 1246.3 259 3 30 2 .897 1.89 0 0 .000 0 1.3
1905 29 PHI NL LF 137 134 1215.3 259 6 24 0 .917 1.96 0 0 .000 0 2.9
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1 0 .000 0 0.0
1907 31 SLA AL LF 92 92 794.7 165 2 19 1 .898 1.89 0 0 .000 0 2.4
1908 32 NYA AL LF 70 70 597.3 116 3 12 2 .908 1.79 0 0 .000 0 0.8
    CF 1 0 3.0 2 0 1 0 .667 6.00 0 0 .000 0  
1909 33 NYA AL RF 98 98 861.7 153 5 12 3 .929 1.65 0 0 .000 0 1.3
    LF 2 2 16.0 3 0 2 0 .600 1.69 0 0 .000 0  
  LF 731 718 6338.3 1326 23 136 7 .908 1.92 0 0 .000 0 10.8
  RF 98 98 861.7 153 5 12 3 .929 1.65 0 0 .000 0 1.3
  CF 2 0 9.0 2 0 1 0 .667 2.00 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   832 816 7210.0 1481 28 149 10 .910 1.88 1 0 .000 0 12.1
Career Highs   142 142 1246.3 259 6 30 3 .940 2.09 1 0 .000 0  
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.
Games
1902-6-136
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Buck Weaver (955)
  2. Frank Schulte (945)
  3. Jack Dalton (940)
  4. Jack Tobin (925)
  5. Cozy Dolan (924)
  6. Harry McChesney (923)
  7. C.B. Burns (923)
  8. Danny Moeller (921)
  9. Dick Harley (919)
  10. Sport McAllister (918)
History
Drafted in 19th round, 299th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1901
Hit first career homerun on 5/8/1902, off Doc Mcjames (SLN)
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 5/23/1903
2/14/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $468,571 through salary arbitration
2/13/1905: Gets a new one-year contract worth $468,571 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/15/1906 to a minor league deal
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 3/9/1907 to a 1-year deal worth $550,000 per year
Injured on 9/7/1907 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 2-3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/1/1908 to a 2-year deal worth $612,000 per year
 
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