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
323H
11HR
89RBI
17SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468 | 1,501 | 1,340 | 143 | 323 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 89 | 124 | 148 | 17 | 13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1965-09-11 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1962-07-15 | 1 in 2,019 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1962-07-27 | 1 in 492 player-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 | – | – |