Ken Hamlin
1957–1966 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1961-71)
468G
.241AVG
.304OBP
.311SLG
More career statistics
323H
11HR
89RBI
17SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 11 | 13 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 146 | 148 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,502 | 1,501 |
| Batting · Walks | 125 | 124 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468 | 1,502 | 1,340 | 143 | 323 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 89 | 125 | 146 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 417 | .241 | .304 | .311 | .615 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1965-07-09 to 1965-07-30
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1960-05-13 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1965-09-11 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1962-07-15 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 229 | 736 | 161 | 6 | 42 | 64 | 68 | .248 | .306 | .322 |
| Away | 239 | 765 | 162 | 5 | 47 | 60 | 80 | .235 | .290 | .301 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 35 | 88 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | .158 | .227 | .276 |
| May | 86 | 258 | 48 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 32 | .212 | .283 | .265 |
| June | 95 | 286 | 63 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 25 | .254 | .322 | .298 |
| July | 84 | 301 | 67 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 21 | .245 | .296 | .330 |
| August | 99 | 334 | 82 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 40 | .273 | .323 | .360 |
| September | 67 | 232 | 51 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | .237 | .280 | .298 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 58 | 182 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 17 | .200 | .264 | .256 |
| cleveland-guardians | 57 | 168 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 16 | .194 | .274 | .292 |
| detroit-tigers | 55 | 176 | 48 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 15 | .298 | .341 | .385 |
| chicago-white-sox | 53 | 168 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 18 | .221 | .280 | .299 |
| new-york-yankees | 53 | 169 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 14 | .259 | .320 | .322 |
| baltimore-orioles | 53 | 180 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 26 | .259 | .317 | .285 |
| minnesota-twins | 42 | 140 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | .271 | .307 | .349 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 33 | 110 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | .194 | .245 | .291 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Kansas City Athletics | 140 | 428 | 96 | 2 | 24 | 1 | .224 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 42 | 91 | 19 | 1 | 5 | – | .209 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 98 | 292 | 74 | 3 | 22 | 7 | .253 | – | – |
| 1965 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 117 | 362 | 99 | 4 | 22 | 8 | .273 | – | – |
| 1966 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 66 | 158 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .215 | – | – |