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Kenneth Smith Harrelson

First name: Ken

Last name: Harrelson

Birthdate: 1941-09-04

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 115503

Retro ID: harrk101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1963KC13.20.43.6-1.00.13.50
1964KC11.90.22.2-0.8-0.12.30
1965KC17.20.88.00.63.05.09
1966KC13.10.43.50.11.22.43
1966WS23.70.44.10.82.12.16
1967WS21.20.11.3-0.20.11.10
1967KC12.50.32.81.42.20.67
1967BOS1.10.21.2-0.4-0.11.30
1968BOS7.91.19.04.47.02.021
1969BOS0.60.10.70.10.40.41
1969CLE8.01.19.22.24.94.315
1970CLE0.60.10.60.00.20.41
1971CLE2.40.32.7-0.60.22.60
Career43.45.548.96.621.228.063

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1963KC1253-5-710-1-1-4-300-129.0-1.3-0.3-0.1-1.7-1
1964KC1152-4-5-3-1-1-12-200-99.6-0.9-0.2-0.1-1.24
1965KC155698-2-3-2-1-2-600-29.1-0.2-0.6-0.2-1.04
1966KC1238-5-512000-300-28.5-0.2-0.3-0.1-0.63
1966WS22810001-104-40048.60.5-0.4-0.10.07
1967WS289-3-310-11-1-100-38.4-0.4-0.10.0-0.50
1967KC119410101001-3-20098.41.1-0.2-0.10.8-1
1967BOS85-2-30001-3-100-59.0-0.6-0.10.0-0.7-2
1968BOS6123934-2-4-110-600288.53.3-0.6-0.22.58
1969BOS51000-1011-10019.70.1-0.10.00.02
1969CLE62191114-20-4-600108.91.1-0.6-0.20.34
1970CLE4511-10000-10009.00.0-0.10.0-0.10
1971CLE187-6-8-1-1010-200-98.8-1.0-0.20.0-1.22
Career3,3644333-4-3-93-10-380010-1.5-3.8-1.1-3.430

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1963 KC1 1B 879 87 -6.0 -6 -4 -8 -8 -0.3 0.0 0 -4
1964 KC1 1B 334 38 0.0 0 0 0 3 0.2 0.0 0 0
1965 KC1 1B 3250 345 -2.0 -1 -1 6 -21 -0.1 0.0 0 -1
1966 KC1 1B 1528 191 1.0 2 1 18 -2 -0.7 0.0 -1 0
1966 WS2 1B 1845 190 6.0 6 4 14 -5 -0.4 0.0 0 4
1967 KC1 1B 1097 101 -4.0 -4 -3 -15 -13 0.2 0.0 0 -3
1967 BOS 1B 9 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1967 WS2 1B 601 53 -2.0 -2 -1 -7 -3 0.2 0.0 0 -1
1968 BOS 1B 399 38 -1.0 -1 -1 0 -1 0.1 0.0 0 -1
1969 BOS 1B 313 31 1.0 1 1 3 3 -0.2 0.0 0 1
1969 CLE 1B 146 12 0.0 0 0 -3 0 0.2 0.0 0 0
1970 CLE 1B 245 23 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.3 0.0 0 0
1971 CLE 1B 982 94 -1.0 -1 -1 1 0 -0.4 0.0 0 -1
1B 11628 1205 -8.0 -6 -5 8 -47 -0.9 0.0 -1 -6

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1963 KC1 LF 750 66 0.0 0 0 -10 17 0 0
1964 KC1 LF 575 63 1.0 1 1 4 20 1 2
1965 KC1 LF 53 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 KC1 RF 14 3 -1.0 -1 -1 0 0 0 -1
1966 KC1 LF 52 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 BOS RF 348 44 -3.0 -3 -2 -6 21 -1 -3
1968 BOS RF 2270 353 -1.0 4 3 9 135 -2 1
1969 CLE LF 162 19 0.0 0 0 1 5 0 0
1969 CLE RF 2299 367 4.0 4 3 16 153 -7 -4
1971 CLE LF 95 10 1.0 1 1 -1 3 0 1
1971 CLE RF 19 3 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LF 1687 168 2.0 2 2 -6 45 1 3
RF 4950 770 -1.0 4 3 19 310 -10 -7

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1967BOS0.20.00.2-0.3-0.30.5-1
Career0.20.00.2-0.3-0.30.5-1

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1967BOS14-2-20000-1000-37.7-0.40.00.0-0.4-1
Career14-2-20000-1000-3--0.40.00.0-0.4-1

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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