Ken Harrelson
1963–1971 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators (1961-71)
900G
.239AVG
.325OBP
.414SLG
703H
131HR
421RBI
52SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 | 3,364 | 2,941 | 374 | 703 | 95 | 14 | 131 | 421 | 382 | 578 | 52 | 31 | 6 | 23 | 1,219 | .239 | .325 | .414 | .739 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1969-07-20 to 1969-07-31
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1968-06-14 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1968-07-29 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1965-07-19 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 460 | 1676 | 376 | 65 | 231 | 190 | 277 | .257 | .338 | .439 |
| Away | 440 | 1688 | 327 | 66 | 190 | 192 | 301 | .221 | .307 | .390 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 68 | 261 | 45 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 43 | .194 | .268 | .306 |
| May | 140 | 520 | 102 | 17 | 53 | 59 | 82 | .225 | .310 | .373 |
| June | 167 | 594 | 138 | 28 | 101 | 63 | 105 | .262 | .338 | .468 |
| July | 189 | 741 | 172 | 39 | 111 | 86 | 115 | .267 | .348 | .490 |
| August | 179 | 693 | 137 | 24 | 80 | 76 | 132 | .226 | .307 | .394 |
| September | 150 | 533 | 108 | 16 | 51 | 71 | 93 | .236 | .336 | .384 |
| October | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .050 | .136 | .100 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 107 | 404 | 83 | 12 | 49 | 43 | 68 | .234 | .312 | .375 |
| new-york-yankees | 105 | 397 | 92 | 13 | 48 | 40 | 68 | .264 | .332 | .436 |
| chicago-white-sox | 99 | 382 | 93 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 60 | .274 | .353 | .422 |
| minnesota-twins | 96 | 341 | 74 | 16 | 39 | 42 | 67 | .251 | .340 | .468 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 88 | 351 | 65 | 16 | 43 | 41 | 45 | .212 | .302 | .412 |
| detroit-tigers | 83 | 295 | 51 | 13 | 40 | 29 | 66 | .195 | .271 | .352 |
| boston-red-sox | 79 | 306 | 59 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 48 | .228 | .337 | .390 |
| california-angels | 79 | 276 | 60 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 43 | .244 | .322 | .366 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Kansas City Athletics | 79 | 226 | 52 | 6 | 23 | 1 | .230 | – | – |
| 1964 | Kansas City Athletics | 49 | 139 | 27 | 7 | 12 | – | .194 | – | – |
| 1965 | Kansas City Athletics | 150 | 483 | 115 | 23 | 66 | 8 | .238 | – | – |
| 1966 | Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 134 | 460 | 109 | 12 | 50 | 13 | .237 | – | – |
| 1967 | Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 110 | 333 | 85 | 12 | 54 | 10 | .255 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Boston Red Sox | 150 | 535 | 147 | 35 | 109 | 2 | .275 | – | – |
| 1969 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians | 159 | 565 | 125 | 30 | 92 | 17 | .221 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Cleveland Guardians | 17 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 1 | – | .282 | – | – |
| 1971 | Cleveland Guardians | 52 | 161 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 1 | .199 | – | – |