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Ken Suarez
Kenneth Raymond Suarez

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.
School Florida State

MLB Debut April 14, 1966
Final Game September 22, 1973
Born April 12, 1943 in Tampa, FL
Died July 28, 2023 (age 80)

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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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 23 KCA AL   23   59    4    9   2   1   0    4   1   1   12   19  .153  .292  .220  .512    74    13   0   1   0   0   1  
 1967 24 KCA AL   35   52    5    9   2   0   1    4   0   0   12   16  .173  .328  .269  .597    91    14   0   0   1   0   0  
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 26 LAN NL   35   99   11   26   4   0   1   13   2   0   15   23  .263  .360  .333  .693   100    33   0   0   0   0   5  
 1970           [Did not play]
 1971 28 KCA AL   62  129   17   31  14   1   2   15   0   0   19   16  .240  .344  .411  .755   110    53   0   1   0   2   4  
 1972 29 CHA AL    1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1973 30 CHA AL   71  218   25   72  10   0   0   20   0   1   22   19  .330  .398  .376  .775   105    82   1   2   0   4   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  6 Seasons      227  557   62  147  32   2   4   56   3   2   80   93  .264  .360  .350  .710         195   1   4   1   6  17
 Per 600 PA           516   57  136  30   2   4   52   3   2   74   86                                 181   1   4   1   6  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHA       72  218   25   72  10   0   0   20   0   1   22   19  .330  .398  .376  .775          82   1   2   0   4   7
   With KCA       62  129   17   31  14   1   2   15   0   0   19   16  .240  .344  .411  .755          53   0   1   0   2   4
   With KCA       58  111    9   18   4   1   1    8   1   1   24   35  .162  .309  .243  .552          27   0   1   1   0   1
   With LAN       35   99   11   26   4   0   1   13   2   0   15   23  .263  .360  .333  .693          33   0   0   0   0   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      295  661   57  150  29   1   5   60   5   3   99   97  .227  .330  .297  .626         196   9   9   9   7  21
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1966 23 KCA AL  75    4   2.3   4   0   0  .000   4    6    2  .333   16    4  .800  C    4(+3)e16   40   
 1967 24 KCA AL   8    5   3.5  16   4   0  .250   1    9    4  .444    8    3  .727  C    4(0)e6   -203   
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 26 LAN NL  17   11   4.1   2   1   0  .500   0   14   11  .786    3    2  .600  C    2(-2)e5   -95   
 1970           [Did not play]
 1971 28 KCA AL  83   18   4.9  10   3   1  .300   1   21   18  .857    8    5  .615  C    2(-1)e2   160   
 1972 29 CHA AL   0    0     ?   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  C    2(+1)e16 -348   
 1973 30 CHA AL  83   32   5.7   5   1   0  .200   5   30   27  .900   34   17  .667  C    2(+1)e6   142   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  6 Seasons           73   4.6  37   9   1  .243  11   80   62  .775   69   31  .690                  57   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1966 23 KCA AL  C     21    89     4    4    0   .959    18   153.0   5.47
 1967 24 KCA AL  C     15    63     4    1    1   .985    10    90.2   6.65
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 26 LAN NL  C     33   176     9    0    0  1.000    27   236.0   7.06
 1970           [Did not play]
 1971 28 KCA AL  C     60   211    13    1    1   .996    34   345.1   5.84
 1972 29 CHA AL  C      1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
 1973 30 CHA AL  C     69   307    28    5    1   .985    56   479.1   6.29
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    199   848    58   11    3   .988   145  1306.1   6.24
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1966  KCA   88-74   James Taglia
 1967  KCA   70-92   Mike Tomeo, Alan Boodman
 1969  LAN   94-68   Scott Campbell
 1971  KCA   69-93   Mike Rodriguez
 1972  CHA   85-77   Ben Lea
 1973  CHA   89-74   Ben Lea

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