Ken Phelps
1980–1990 · bats L / throws L · Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, Athletics, Seattle Mariners
761G
.239AVG
.374OBP
.480SLG
More career statistics
443H
123HR
313RBI
10SB
1Rare feat
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 761 | 2,287 | 1,854 | 308 | 443 | 64 | 7 | 123 | 313 | 390 | 449 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 890 | .239 | .374 | .480 | .854 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1988-04-12 to 1988-04-26
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1986-06-15 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1986-09-16 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1984-07-16 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 390 | 1166 | 237 | 71 | 175 | 194 | 220 | .251 | .370 | .522 |
| Away | 371 | 1121 | 206 | 52 | 138 | 196 | 229 | .227 | .359 | .436 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 116 | 338 | 78 | 23 | 53 | 52 | 67 | .281 | .385 | .561 |
| May | 136 | 407 | 73 | 25 | 61 | 69 | 79 | .218 | .349 | .472 |
| June | 135 | 425 | 74 | 15 | 43 | 79 | 83 | .217 | .360 | .384 |
| July | 107 | 334 | 67 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 63 | .254 | .377 | .489 |
| August | 124 | 403 | 78 | 24 | 61 | 66 | 83 | .237 | .357 | .498 |
| September | 130 | 344 | 68 | 19 | 48 | 60 | 62 | .246 | .372 | .507 |
| October | 13 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .161 | .278 | .387 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 64 | 205 | 44 | 17 | 38 | 40 | 37 | .270 | .410 | .626 |
| texas-rangers | 64 | 195 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 38 | .195 | .333 | .344 |
| athletics | 60 | 189 | 37 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 43 | .250 | .376 | .514 |
| minnesota-twins | 60 | 176 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 24 | 29 | .252 | .352 | .517 |
| detroit-tigers | 59 | 207 | 33 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 55 | .190 | .314 | .397 |
| cleveland-guardians | 59 | 179 | 40 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 28 | .268 | .380 | .517 |
| boston-red-sox | 57 | 167 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 37 | .191 | .329 | .324 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 57 | 152 | 29 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 34 | .248 | .382 | .573 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  Kansas City Royals | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1981 | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 22 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .136 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Montreal Expos | 10 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Seattle Mariners | 50 | 127 | 30 | 7 | 16 | – | .236 | – | – |
| 1984 | Seattle Mariners | 101 | 290 | 70 | 24 | 51 | 3 | .241 | – | – |
| 1985 | Seattle Mariners | 61 | 116 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 2 | .207 | – | – |
| 1986 | Seattle Mariners | 125 | 344 | 85 | 24 | 64 | 2 | .247 | – | – |
| 1987 | Seattle Mariners | 120 | 332 | 86 | 27 | 68 | 1 | .259 | – | – |
| 1988 | New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners | 117 | 297 | 78 | 24 | 54 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1989 | New York Yankees, Athletics | 97 | 194 | 47 | 7 | 29 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1990 | Cleveland Guardians, Athletics | 56 | 120 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .150 | – | – |