Ken Singleton
Kenneth Wayne Singleton
Born: June 10, 1947
New York, NY USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 210
College: Hofstra University
Career: 1970-1984
Draft: Round 1 (1967 January Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Mount Vernon, NY
Minor League Statistics
Ken Singleton compiled a career batting average of .282 with 246 home runs and 1065 RBI in his 2082-game career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1984 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | 69 | 234 | 198 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 48 | .263 | .361 | .379 | .740 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | NL | New York Mets | 115 | 366 | 298 | 34 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 64 | .245 | .374 | .393 | .766 | 117 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 1972 | NL | Montreal Expos | 142 | 585 | 507 | 77 | 139 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 99 | .274 | .363 | .410 | .773 | 208 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 1973 | NL | Montreal Expos | 162 | 692 | 560 | 100 | 169 | 26 | 2 | 23 | 103 | 2 | 8 | 123 | 91 | .302 | .425 | .479 | .904 | 268 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 1974 | NL | Montreal Expos | 148 | 610 | 511 | 68 | 141 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 74 | 5 | 2 | 93 | 84 | .276 | .385 | .376 | .761 | 192 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 1975 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 155 | 714 | 586 | 88 | 176 | 37 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 118 | 82 | .300 | .415 | .454 | .869 | 266 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 1976 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 154 | 630 | 544 | 62 | 151 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 76 | .278 | .366 | .403 | .769 | 219 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1977 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 152 | 651 | 536 | 90 | 176 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 101 | .328 | .438 | .507 | .945 | 272 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 1978 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 149 | 608 | 502 | 67 | 147 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 94 | .293 | .409 | .462 | .871 | 232 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 159 | 688 | 570 | 93 | 168 | 29 | 1 | 35 | 111 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 118 | .295 | .405 | .533 | .938 | 304 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 1980 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 156 | 680 | 583 | 85 | 177 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 94 | .304 | .397 | .485 | .882 | 283 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1981 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 103 | 428 | 363 | 48 | 101 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 59 | .278 | .380 | .435 | .816 | 158 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1982 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 156 | 657 | 561 | 71 | 141 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 93 | .251 | .349 | .381 | .731 | 214 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 151 | 612 | 507 | 52 | 140 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 83 | .276 | .393 | .436 | .829 | 221 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 1984 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 111 | 403 | 363 | 28 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 60 | .215 | .286 | .289 | .575 | 105 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 2082 | 8558 | 7189 | 985 | 2029 | 317 | 25 | 246 | 1065 | 21 | 36 | 1263 | 1246 | .282 | .388 | .436 | .824 | 3134 | 248 | 17 | 29 | 60 | 125 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 51 | 49 | 421.0 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .968 | 1.945 | 1.784 |
| 1971 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 96 | 80 | 750.0 | 143 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .974 | 1.776 | 1.542 |
| 1972 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 137 | 137 | 1223.0 | 236 | 9 | 7 | 3 | .972 | 1.803 | 1.788 |
| 1973 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 161 | 159 | 1421.0 | 278 | 20 | 5 | 3 | .983 | 1.887 | 1.851 |
| 1974 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 143 | 142 | 1243.0 | 224 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .955 | 1.673 | 1.615 |
| 1975 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 155 | 153 | 1378.7 | 283 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .990 | 1.906 | 1.884 |
| 1976 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 134 | 134 | 1148.3 | 278 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 2.249 | 2.142 |
| 1977 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 150 | 150 | 1250.0 | 278 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .986 | 2.059 | 1.907 |
| 1978 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 140 | 139 | 1088.0 | 244 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .976 | 2.027 | 1.750 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 143 | 143 | 1172.7 | 247 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .981 | 1.957 | 1.783 |
| 1980 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 151 | 151 | 1229.7 | 248 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .984 | 1.837 | 1.662 |
| 1981 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 72 | 72 | 554.0 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.063 | 1.764 |
| 1982 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 5 | 5 | 27.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.333 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 1538 | 1514 | 12906.3 | 2684 | 82 | 57 | 17 | .980 | 1.929 | 1.798 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .375 | .389 | .500 | .889 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 7 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .357 | .400 | .393 | .793 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 4 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .357 | .417 | .774 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 64 | 57 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .333 | .391 | .421 | .812 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | RF | 4 | 4 | 36.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.486 | 1.500 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | RF | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.306 | 1.286 |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 98.3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.373 | 1.364 |
Awards
1979 - AL TSN All-Star OF
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
