Ken Keltner
1937–1950 · bats R / throws R · ALS, ASF, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians
1,525G
.276AVG
.337OBP
.440SLG
1,568H
162HR
847RBI
39SB
4Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,525 | 6,308 | 5,680 | 735 | 1,568 | 307 | 69 | 162 | 847 | 513 | 479 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2,499 | .276 | .337 | .440 | .777 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1938-05-13 to 1938-06-04
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1939-05-25 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1939-08-14 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1942-08-23 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 767 | 3093 | 772 | 64 | 391 | 279 | 211 | .281 | .340 | .436 |
| Away | 758 | 3215 | 796 | 98 | 456 | 234 | 268 | .272 | .320 | .444 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 113 | 455 | 111 | 19 | 54 | 40 | 49 | .271 | .332 | .479 |
| May | 294 | 1240 | 318 | 36 | 179 | 106 | 104 | .285 | .342 | .468 |
| June | 284 | 1178 | 255 | 27 | 137 | 120 | 106 | .248 | .318 | .410 |
| July | 284 | 1177 | 301 | 34 | 173 | 93 | 67 | .283 | .335 | .453 |
| August | 294 | 1209 | 299 | 28 | 150 | 90 | 98 | .272 | .322 | .425 |
| September | 243 | 1002 | 273 | 17 | 150 | 58 | 54 | .296 | .330 | .427 |
| October | 13 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .275 | .362 | .425 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 221 | 932 | 225 | 18 | 145 | 62 | 78 | .264 | .308 | .395 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 221 | 903 | 214 | 28 | 130 | 76 | 45 | .264 | .321 | .456 |
| new-york-yankees | 220 | 882 | 213 | 15 | 83 | 72 | 81 | .269 | .323 | .386 |
| st-louis-browns | 218 | 907 | 227 | 16 | 127 | 78 | 55 | .279 | .336 | .427 |
| chicago-white-sox | 218 | 890 | 221 | 26 | 98 | 60 | 56 | .272 | .316 | .433 |
| boston-red-sox | 218 | 945 | 250 | 37 | 167 | 105 | 80 | .303 | .376 | .538 |
| detroit-tigers | 209 | 849 | 218 | 22 | 97 | 60 | 84 | .282 | .327 | .444 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | – | – | |
| 1938 | 149 | 576 | 160 | 26 | 113 | 4 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1939 | 154 | 587 | 191 | 13 | 96 | 6 | .325 | – | – | |
| 1940 | 149 | 543 | 138 | 15 | 77 | 10 | .254 | – | – | |
| 1941 | 149 | 581 | 156 | 23 | 85 | 2 | .269 | – | – | |
| 1942 | 152 | 624 | 179 | 6 | 78 | 4 | .287 | – | – | |
| 1943 | 110 | 429 | 111 | 4 | 39 | 2 | .259 | – | – | |
| 1944 | 149 | 573 | 169 | 13 | 91 | 4 | .295 | – | – | |
| 1946 | 116 | 398 | 96 | 13 | 45 | – | .241 | – | – | |
| 1947 | 151 | 541 | 139 | 11 | 76 | 5 | .257 | – | – | |
| 1948 | 152 | 553 | 163 | 30 | 114 | 2 | .295 | – | – | |
| 1949 | 80 | 246 | 57 | 8 | 30 | – | .232 | – | – | |
| 1950 | 13 | 28 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .321 | – | – |