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Ken Reitz
Kenneth John Reitz (Zamboni)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut September 5, 1972
Final Game June 3, 1982
Born June 24, 1951 in San Francisco, CA
Died March 31, 2021 (age 69)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1972 21 SLN NL   73   82   11   37   1   0   0   20   0   0    2    4  .451  .465  .463  .929   136    38   1   1   1   1   2  
 1973 22 SLN NL  129  409   33   89  20   3   3   35   0   0    8   37  .218  .236  .303  .539    79   124   0   4   0   3   7  
 1974 23 SLN NL  162  636   55  178  31   2   7   76   1   0   21   58  .280  .300  .368  .668    96   234   0   7   2   0  24  
 1975 24 SLN NL  162  637   54  178  19   2   9   69   0   1   27   68  .279  .313  .358  .671    95   228   1   6   4   7  18  
 1976 25 MLA AL  151  586   39  134  24   1   2   45   1   0   17   61  .229  .250  .283  .533    75   166   0   2   0   0  19  
 1977 26 CHN NL  158  640   68  152  32   0  17   74   0   0   14   95  .238  .266  .367  .634    89   235   1   5   0  13  19  
 1978 27 CHN NL  158  590   40  153  21   2  11   64   0   2   16   72  .259  .292  .358  .650    89   211   1   4   3  13  16  
 1979 28 CHN NL   92  299   33   80  19   1   7   51   1   0   10   44  .268  .290  .408  .698    95   122   1   4   1   1  15  
 1980 29 CHN NL  144  538   29  142  40   0   8   44   0   0   25   44  .264  .298  .383  .681    97   206   0   5   8   3  17  
 1981 30 CHN NL  112  406   19   93  19   1   0   31   0   0   20   81  .229  .273  .281  .553    80   114   0   2   0   5  13  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     1341 4823  381 1236 226  12  64  509   3   3  160  564  .256  .284  .348  .632        1678   5  40  19  46 150
 Per 600 PA           570   45  146  27   1   8   60   0   0   19   67                                 198   1   5   2   5  18
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHN      664 2473  189  620 131   4  43  264   1   2   85  336  .251  .283  .359  .642         888   3  20  12  35  80
   With SLN      526 1764  153  482  71   7  19  200   1   1   58  167  .273  .298  .354  .651         624   2  18   7  11  51
   With MLA      151  586   39  134  24   1   2   45   1   0   17   61  .229  .250  .283  .533         166   0   2   0   0  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1344 4777  366 1243 243  12  68  548  10  14  184  518  .260  .290  .359  .649        1714  34  49  47  35 157
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1972 21 SLN NL  56   17   9.5  61  27   0  .443   1    6    4  .667    0    0  .000  3B   3e15      148   
 1973 22 SLN NL   9   28   2.3   3   1   0  .333   9   63   50  .794    0    0  .000  3B   2e12      -50   
 1974 23 SLN NL  36   64   3.5   1   0   0  .000  17   85   58  .682    0    0  .000  3B   2e12        6   
 1975 24 SLN NL  31   68   3.8   0   0   0  .000  25   93   67  .720    0    0  .000  3B   1e24       34   
 1976 25 MLA AL  23   37   2.1   0   0   0  .000  12   64   45  .703    0    0  .000  3B   2e20      -93   
 1977 26 CHN NL  36   58   3.1   0   0   0  .000  10   95   83  .874    0    0  .000  3B   1e10      -70   
 1978 27 CHN NL  35   57   3.4   2   1   0  .500  11   79   64  .810    0    0  .000  3B   1e13       12   
 1979 28 CHN NL  39   30   3.5  11   2   1  .182   9   39   29  .744    0    0  .000  3B   1e13       17   
 1980 29 CHN NL  23   57   3.7   0   0   0  .000   9   66   53  .803    0    0  .000  3B   1e10        2   
 1981 30 CHN NL  25   29   2.4   1   0   0  .000   6   59   43  .729    0    0  .000  3B   3e11       12   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          449   3.2  79  31   1  .392 109  649  496  .764    0    0  .000                 -13   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 14.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1972 21 SLN NL  3B    22     4    13    1    0   .944     2    58.2   2.61
 1973 22 SLN NL  3B   123   118   213    9   24   .974   114  1013.0   2.94
                 SS     5     1     7    0    0  1.000     1    14.2   4.91
 1974 23 SLN NL  3B   162   128   322   17   46   .964   160  1448.2   2.80  GG
 1975 24 SLN NL  3B   162   174   380   25   31   .957   162  1454.0   3.43
 1976 25 MLA AL  3B   151   132   247   12   23   .969   150  1338.1   2.55
 1977 26 CHN NL  3B   158   119   323   10   25   .978   158  1414.0   2.81  GG
 1978 27 CHN NL  3B   154   166   358   11   32   .979   154  1364.2   3.46  GG
                 SS     2     1     2    0    1  1.000     0     9.0   3.00
 1979 28 CHN NL  3B    83    56   148    9   11   .958    69   637.0   2.88
 1980 29 CHN NL  3B   144   114   279    9   44   .978   144  1268.1   2.79  GG
 1981 30 CHN NL  3B   111    99   248    6   24   .983   111   975.1   3.20
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B  1270  1110  2531  109  260   .971  1224 10972.0   2.99
                 SS     7     2     9    0    1  1.000     1    23.2   4.18
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1972  SLN   73-89   Michael Stucchi
 1973  SLN   71-91   Derek Jones
 1974  SLN   82-80   Derek Jones
 1975  SLN   80-82   Derek Jones
 1976  MLA   61-101  Dave Jackson, Paul Weinberg
 1977  CHN   59-103  Alan Bosslet
 1978  CHN   54-108  Alan Bosslet
 1979  CHN   70-92   Alan Bosslet
 1980  CHN   57-105  Alan Bosslet
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