Ken Caminiti
Kenneth Gene Caminiti
Born: April 21, 1963
Hanford, CA USA
Deceased: 2004
Bronx, NY USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, DH, PH
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
College: San Jose State University
Career: 1987-2001
Draft: Round 3 (1984 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: San Jose State
Minor League Statistics
Ken Caminiti compiled a career batting average of .272 with 239 home runs and 983 RBI in his 1760-game career with the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | 63 | 218 | 203 | 10 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 44 | .246 | .287 | .335 | .622 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 30 | 89 | 83 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .181 | .225 | .241 | .466 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | Houston Astros | 161 | 646 | 585 | 71 | 149 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 93 | .255 | .316 | .369 | .685 | 216 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 1990 | NL | Houston Astros | 153 | 596 | 541 | 52 | 131 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 97 | .242 | .302 | .309 | .611 | 167 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1991 | NL | Houston Astros | 152 | 632 | 574 | 65 | 145 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 80 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 85 | .253 | .312 | .383 | .695 | 220 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1992 | NL | Houston Astros | 135 | 557 | 506 | 68 | 149 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 68 | .294 | .350 | .441 | .790 | 223 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 1993 | NL | Houston Astros | 143 | 596 | 543 | 75 | 142 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 75 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 88 | .262 | .321 | .390 | .711 | 212 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 1994 | NL | Houston Astros | 111 | 454 | 406 | 63 | 115 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 75 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 71 | .283 | .352 | .495 | .847 | 201 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 1995 | NL | San Diego Padres | 143 | 602 | 526 | 74 | 159 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 94 | 12 | 5 | 69 | 94 | .302 | .380 | .513 | .894 | 270 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 1996 | NL | San Diego Padres | 146 | 638 | 546 | 109 | 178 | 37 | 2 | 40 | 130 | 11 | 5 | 78 | 99 | .326 | .408 | .621 | 1.028 | 339 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 1997 | NL | San Diego Padres | 137 | 576 | 486 | 92 | 141 | 28 | 0 | 26 | 90 | 11 | 2 | 80 | 118 | .290 | .389 | .508 | .897 | 247 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | 131 | 535 | 452 | 87 | 114 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 71 | 108 | .252 | .353 | .509 | .862 | 230 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1999 | NL | Houston Astros | 78 | 329 | 273 | 45 | 78 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 58 | .286 | .386 | .476 | .862 | 130 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2000 | NL | Houston Astros | 59 | 253 | 208 | 42 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 37 | .303 | .419 | .582 | 1.001 | 121 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 | AL | Texas Rangers | 54 | 211 | 185 | 24 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 41 | .232 | .318 | .432 | .750 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 64 | 193 | 171 | 12 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 44 | .222 | .306 | .380 | .686 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1760 | 7125 | 6288 | 894 | 1710 | 348 | 17 | 239 | 983 | 88 | 39 | 727 | 1163 | .272 | .347 | .447 | .794 | 2809 | 152 | 29 | 14 | 67 | 112 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 61 | 51 | 469.7 | 50 | 98 | 8 | 11 | .949 | 2.836 | 2.426 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 28 | 20 | 194.0 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 2 | .948 | 2.552 | 1.964 |
| 1989 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 160 | 159 | 1414.7 | 126 | 335 | 22 | 27 | .954 | 2.933 | 2.881 |
| 1990 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 149 | 140 | 1249.3 | 118 | 243 | 21 | 22 | .945 | 2.601 | 2.423 |
| 1991 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 152 | 150 | 1308.7 | 129 | 293 | 23 | 29 | .948 | 2.902 | 2.776 |
| 1992 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 129 | 128 | 1140.7 | 102 | 210 | 11 | 19 | .966 | 2.462 | 2.419 |
| 1993 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 143 | 142 | 1237.0 | 123 | 264 | 24 | 23 | .942 | 2.816 | 2.706 |
| 1994 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 108 | 103 | 924.3 | 79 | 200 | 9 | 17 | .969 | 2.717 | 2.583 |
| 1995 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 143 | 142 | 1226.0 | 102 | 295 | 27 | 28 | .936 | 2.914 | 2.776 |
| 1996 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 145 | 142 | 1274.0 | 103 | 310 | 20 | 28 | .954 | 2.918 | 2.848 |
| 1997 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 133 | 133 | 1117.0 | 90 | 291 | 24 | 20 | .941 | 3.070 | 2.865 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 126 | 126 | 1049.0 | 77 | 207 | 21 | 16 | .931 | 2.437 | 2.254 |
| 1999 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 75 | 73 | 629.0 | 52 | 139 | 14 | 17 | .932 | 2.733 | 2.547 |
| 2000 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 58 | 56 | 475.7 | 37 | 81 | 11 | 8 | .915 | 2.233 | 2.034 |
| 2001 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 53 | 51 | 441.7 | 42 | 99 | 9 | 10 | .940 | 2.873 | 2.660 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 33 | 33 | 247.7 | 240 | 14 | 6 | 19 | .977 | 9.230 | 7.697 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 13 | 12 | 102.0 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 3 | .933 | 2.471 | 2.154 |
| Totals | 1709 | 1661 | 14500.3 | 1491 | 3141 | 255 | 299 | .948 | 2.875 | 2.710 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .300 | .417 | 1.200 | 1.617 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLCS | 6 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .273 | .407 | .545 | .953 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | WS | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .143 | .235 | .214 | .450 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | NL | Houston Astros | NLDS1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .471 | .526 | 1.000 | 1.526 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 92 | 79 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21 | .266 | .359 | .582 | .941 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS2 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1.800 | 1.667 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS2 | 3B | 4 | 4 | 35.3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.783 | 1.750 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLCS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.291 | 2.333 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | WS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .794 | .750 |
| 1999 | NL | Houston Astros | NLDS1 | 3B | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.605 | 2.750 |
| Totals | 21 | 21 | 187.3 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 2 | .870 | 1.922 | 1.905 |
Awards
1995 - NL Gold Glove 3B
1996 - NL Silver Slugger 3B
1996 - NL Gold Glove 3B
1996 - NL TSN All-Star 3B
1996 - NL Most Valuable Player
1997 - NL Gold Glove 3B
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