Ken McBride
1959–1965 · bats R / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64)
160G
.144AVG
.179OBP
.205SLG
More career statistics
38H
1HR
12RBI
0SB
40–50W–L
807.2IP
503K
3.79ERA
122GS
3SV
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 · Strikeouts | 102 | 104 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 0 | 1 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,467 | 3,472 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | 292 | 264 | 20 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 54 | .144 | .179 | .205 | .384 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 807.7 | 151 | 122 | 28 | 40 | 50 | 3 | 717 | 388 | 340 | 75 | 363 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 1.337 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1964-04-23 to 1964-05-12
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Four Batters Hit | 1964-04-23 | 1 in 3,022 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1963-04-13 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1961-07-29 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 80 | 170 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 51 | .190 | .218 | .255 |
| Away | 80 | 122 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 53 | .081 | .098 | .135 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 19 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .088 | .132 | .118 |
| May | 26 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | .222 | .214 | .278 |
| June | 35 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 24 | .156 | .183 | .250 |
| July | 24 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .120 | .135 | .200 |
| August | 31 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | .098 | .135 | .122 |
| September | 22 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .158 | .238 | .211 |
| October | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 27 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .167 | .184 | .222 |
| new-york-yankees | 19 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .028 | .075 | .028 |
| baltimore-orioles | 18 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .100 | .091 | .133 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 18 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .250 | .300 | .464 |
| cleveland-guardians | 18 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .179 | .172 | .214 |
| chicago-white-sox | 16 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | .121 | .118 | .152 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | .182 | .276 | .227 |
| minnesota-twins | 14 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .156 | .147 | .219 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Chicago White Sox | 11 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 22 | 12 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| 1961 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 45 | 83 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .084 | 241 | 180 |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 24 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .164 | 149 | 83 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 38 | 87 | 15 | – | 6 | – | .172 | 251 | 147 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 29 | 28 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .214 | 116 | 66 |
| 1965 |  California Angels | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 22 | 11 |