3B Ken 'Butch' Keltner #59
Grizzly Gulch No Soxs CBL
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/30/1929
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3B KEN 'BUTCH' KELTNER #59 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
151 575 178 23 1 40 115 42 102 .310 .360 .562 5 6.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 46 49 46 46
Gap 50 53 49 50
Power 75 78 74 75
Eye 61 64 60 61
Avoid K's 47 47 47 47
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 9
Errors: - 59 3
Arm: - 66 1
Turn DP: - 55 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 20 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 10
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 47
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/28/1929 @ LA Loss, 4-6 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
10/26/1929 LA Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/25/1929 LA Loss, 1-12 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
10/24/1929 LA Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/22/1929 @ LA Win, 5-0 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
10/21/1929 @ LA Win, 7-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
10/16/1929 @ BOS Win, 8-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/15/1929 @ BOS Win, 9-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/14/1929 @ BOS Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/12/1929 BOS Win, 2-1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/31/1897
Born in:Milwaukee, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800,000
Signed Through:1929 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 78 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, 12 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1916, 16th Pick in Round 1
CRYPTO BASEBALL LEAGUE 1929 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 151 575 178 23 1 40 115 95 42 102 .310 .360 .562 .922 .381 .252 146
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 149 633 5 2 0 10 8 3 323 64 5 4 55.6 114.3 7.32 6.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   189 58 7 0 13 27 32 12 34 2 3 3 .307 .354 .550 .905
Versus Right   386 120 16 1 27 88 63 30 68 1 5 2 .311 .363 .567 .930
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 4 1 0 2 3 2 1 6 0 0 0 .222 .263 .611 .874
April   98 29 8 0 5 20 15 7 24 0 2 0 .296 .343 .531 .873
May   102 27 3 0 7 15 15 9 20 1 2 3 .265 .339 .500 .839
June   95 32 1 0 9 22 20 5 11 1 1 0 .337 .366 .632 .998
July   93 30 5 0 4 16 13 5 16 1 1 1 .323 .360 .505 .865
August   94 31 3 1 10 27 20 11 20 0 1 1 .330 .406 .702 1.108
September   93 29 3 0 5 15 12 5 11 0 1 0 .312 .347 .505 .852
All-Star Game   4 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Spring Training   68 19 2 0 3 13 6 1 10 2 0 1 .279 .292 .441 .733
Postseason   53 14 3 0 3 5 7 3 11 0 0 0 .264 .304 .491 .794
Last Year   368 97 23 1 28 76 62 33 67 5 10 2 .264 .324 .560 .883
2 Years Ago   565 147 28 0 39 107 86 31 95 8 8 2 .260 .297 .517 .814
Career   6648 1738 341 19 318 1039 902 363 1350 66 90 52 .261 .302 .462 .764
Home   269 93 12 1 18 61 53 21 45 1 6 1 .346 .394 .599 .992
Road   306 85 11 0 22 54 42 21 57 2 2 4 .278 .330 .529 .860
Grass   575 178 23 1 40 115 95 42 102 3 8 5 .310 .360 .562 .922
Day   281 94 12 1 19 62 54 21 47 1 6 1 .335 .382 .587 .969
Night   294 84 11 0 21 53 41 21 55 2 2 4 .286 .340 .537 .877
As Starter   575 178 23 1 40 115 95 41 102 3 8 5 .310 .359 .562 .921
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   112 32 3 0 11 25 21 6 15 1 3 0 .286 .319 .607 .926
Inning 1-3   196 59 7 1 15 41 28 14 44 1 1 3 .301 .355 .577 .932
Inning 4-6   203 65 9 0 10 27 36 18 31 1 3 1 .320 .377 .512 .889
Inning 7-9   169 54 7 0 15 47 30 7 24 1 3 1 .320 .348 .627 .976
Extra Innings   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 .000 .300 .000 .300
0 Outs   194 59 4 0 18 29 47 19 36 0 8 0 .304 .366 .603 .969
1 Outs   175 51 9 1 7 37 24 9 31 3 0 2 .291 .328 .474 .802
2 Outs   206 68 10 0 15 49 24 14 35 0 0 3 .330 .381 .597 .978
Scoring Position   160 49 5 1 11 76 20 11 30 3 8 1 .306 .349 .556 .905
Bases Empty   323 100 9 0 27 27 56 25 59 0 0 3 .310 .365 .588 .953
Runner on 1st   92 29 9 0 2 12 19 6 13 0 0 1 .315 .364 .478 .842
Runner on 2nd   72 21 3 1 3 20 7 8 11 0 7 1 .292 .370 .486 .856
Runner on 3rd   21 4 0 0 0 7 1 1 6 1 0 0 .190 .217 .190 .408
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 12 1 0 3 19 5 1 5 0 0 0 .316 .333 .579 .912
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 3 0 0 2 9 3 1 5 1 0 0 .200 .235 .600 .835
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 1 0 1 8 2 0 2 1 1 0 .600 .500 1.400 1.900
Bases Loaded   9 6 0 0 2 13 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000
Two Strikes   273 71 8 1 13 40 30 12 102 2 0 4 .260 .299 .440 .739
First Pitch   88 36 4 0 8 18 19 1 0 0 3 1 .409 .422 .727 1.149
Count 0-1   46 16 2 0 5 13 8 0 0 0 1 0 .348 .348 .717 1.065
Count 0-2   37 10 0 0 2 7 4 0 18 1 0 1 .270 .282 .432 .714
Count 1-0   35 11 1 0 4 9 5 0 0 0 2 0 .314 .314 .686 1.000
Count 1-1   60 19 5 0 5 21 12 0 0 1 1 0 .317 .311 .650 .961
Count 1-2   86 20 1 0 3 10 8 0 34 0 0 1 .233 .241 .349 .590
Count 2-0   27 11 1 0 3 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 .407 .429 .778 1.206
Count 2-1   33 11 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .394 .727
Count 2-2   82 20 4 0 2 8 8 0 27 0 0 2 .244 .262 .366 .628
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 1 2 4 14 0 0 0 0 .500 .938 2.000 2.938
Count 3-1   11 2 0 0 1 2 5 14 0 0 0 0 .182 .640 .455 1.095
Full Count   68 21 3 1 6 15 10 12 23 1 0 0 .309 .407 .647 1.054
Behind in Count   169 46 3 0 10 30 20 0 52 1 1 2 .272 .279 .467 .747
Ahead in Count   108 36 4 0 9 23 26 29 0 0 3 0 .333 .474 .620 1.095
Batting 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   22 8 0 0 3 5 7 2 3 1 0 2 .364 .444 .773 1.217
Batting 4th   132 39 6 0 13 25 23 6 25 1 2 0 .295 .324 .636 .960
Batting 5th   336 107 14 0 20 71 55 23 60 1 4 2 .318 .365 .539 .903
Batting 6th   81 24 3 1 4 14 10 11 13 0 2 1 .296 .387 .506 .893
Low Leverage   278 83 10 0 16 37 38 15 45 0 2 4 .299 .343 .507 .851
Medium Leverage   206 66 11 1 13 37 37 17 41 2 5 1 .320 .372 .573 .944
High Leverage   85 27 2 0 10 40 19 10 15 1 1 0 .318 .385 .694 1.080
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1916 Pittsburgh - CBL 18 59 230 52 8 0 14 40 30 4 4 4 68 0 1 .226 .248 .443 .691 88 84 0.1
1918 Pittsburgh - CBL 20 140 536 126 22 2 34 94 77 13 8 8 151 4 1 .235 .260 .474 .734 99 96 1.2
1919 Pittsburgh - CBL 21 158 624 164 38 3 29 101 88 34 7 6 154 4 1 .263 .306 .473 .778 112 109 2.4
1920 Pittsburgh - CBL 22 157 622 163 35 1 24 87 84 36 2 6 130 3 2 .262 .302 .437 .739 104 101 0.9
1921 Pittsburgh - CBL 23 116 441 124 18 0 22 61 62 38 6 4 91 0 2 .281 .344 .472 .815 125 123 2.0
1922 Pittsburgh - CBL 24 157 607 156 29 4 28 102 85 33 11 7 131 4 1 .257 .304 .456 .760 105 101 1.4
1923 Pittsburgh - CBL 25 150 560 145 37 4 14 67 62 24 3 2 113 3 1 .259 .292 .414 .706 91 86 2.0
1924 Tampico - CBL 26 151 528 133 30 1 11 50 57 15 2 4 80 2 0 .252 .273 .375 .648 79 69 0.4
1925 Tampico - CBL 27 151 591 155 34 2 20 82 72 40 0 4 84 3 1 .262 .307 .428 .735 98 97 2.6
1926 Tampico - CBL 28 106 401 98 16 0 15 57 42 20 0 5 84 1 0 .244 .277 .397 .674 82 76 0.6
1927 Baltimore - CBL 29 150 565 147 28 0 39 107 86 31 2 8 95 1 5 .260 .297 .517 .814 115 112 3.2
1928 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 30 106 368 97 23 1 28 76 62 33 2 5 67 4 3 .264 .324 .560 .883 133 123 3.2
1929 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 31 151 575 178 23 1 40 115 95 42 5 3 102 5 4 .310 .360 .562 .922 147 146 6.2
Total CBL 1752 6648 1738 341 19 318 1039 902 363 52 66 1350 34 22 .261 .302 .462 .764 107 103 26.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1917 Minneapolis - AAA 19 137 341 67 10 4 13 40 38 18 1 2 92 1 3 .196 .238 .364 .601 54 55 -1.1
1921 Minneapolis - AAA 23 6 22 9 2 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 4 0 0 .409 .480 .773 1.253 236 240 0.5
1926 Winston-Salem - AAA 28 6 24 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 .042 .080 .167 .247 -35 -44 -0.3
Total NFT 149 387 77 12 4 16 47 41 21 2 2 103 1 3 .199 .243 .375 .617 60 60
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1924 Tampico - CBL 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 0.3
1925 Tampico - CBL 27 11 41 7 0 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 12 0 0 .171 .205 .244 .448 22 14 0.4
1927 Baltimore - CBL 29 5 19 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 9 0 0 .158 .238 .316 .554 49 51 0.3
1928 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 30 3 11 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .462 .636 1.098 194 198 0.7
1929 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 31 14 53 14 3 0 3 5 7 3 0 0 11 0 0 .264 .304 .491 .794 112 115 0.8
Total CBL 34 127 28 3 0 6 12 12 9 0 1 34 0 0 .220 .270 .386 .656 76 74
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1916 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 59 58 21 103 3 135 11 .919 505.2 2.21 -2.4 .965
1918 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 9 7 16 19 3 36 1 .972 69.0 4.57 -0.5 .927
1918 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 121 120 53 201 17 269 15 .944 1073.1 2.13 -2.6 1.004
1918 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.1 2.89 +0.0 .993
1919 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 4 4 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 34.0 2.65 -0.8 .858
1919 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 15 14 1 36 6 38 1 .974 126.0 2.64 +1.1 1.035
1920 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 20 19 48 48 6 96 0 1.000 180.2 4.78 -0.2 .988
1920 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 14 14 6 17 5 24 1 .958 123.0 1.68 -0.2 .955
1920 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 1 0 4 0 0 5 1 .800 6.0 6.00 +0.2 .995
1921 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 26 25 39 49 11 89 1 .989 205.1 3.86 -1.4 .934
1921 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 10 10 2 18 1 21 1 .952 84.0 2.14 +0.0 .959
1922 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 19 18 31 36 11 69 2 .971 149.2 4.03 -1.3 .937
1922 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 26 25 7 40 6 56 9 .839 214.0 1.98 -3.0 .874
1923 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1923 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 149 149 66 256 32 338 16 .953 1336.2 2.17 +3.7 1.032
1924 Tampico - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.038
1924 Tampico - MLB 3B 150 149 58 224 20 294 12 .959 1323.1 1.92 +1.7 1.016
1925 Tampico - MLB 3B 151 147 52 251 27 313 10 .968 1316.2 2.07 +5.8 1.049
1926 Tampico - MLB 3B 105 104 40 150 7 197 7 .964 917.0 1.86 -0.5 1.019
1927 Baltimore - MLB 3B 150 146 60 275 31 351 16 .954 1297.2 2.32 +1.3 1.007
1928 Grizzly Gulch - MLB 2B 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 -0.1 .681
1928 Grizzly Gulch - MLB 3B 106 106 39 185 13 232 8 .966 934.1 2.16 +4.2 1.030
1929 Grizzly Gulch - MLB 2B 2 2 6 5 2 12 1 .917 18.0 5.50 -0.3 .761
1929 Grizzly Gulch - MLB 3B 147 147 59 234 17 299 6 .980 1296.2 2.03 +3.6 1.045
TOTAL 2B 84 75 147 164 33 316 5 .984 663.2 4.22 -4.6 .938
TOTAL 3B 1203 1189 464 1990 185 2567 113 .956 10548.1 2.09 +12.7 1.018
TOTAL CF 2 0 7 0 0 8 1 .875 15.1 4.11 +0.2 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
06/15/1916 Drafted in the 1916 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Crawdads. (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick).
07/14/1916 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization with a signing bonus of $5,920,000.
09/15/1916 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
11/22/1916 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (44); Power: 14 (77); Eye: 30 (51).
11/21/1917 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (47); Power: 79 (79); Eye: 26 (50).
05/10/1918 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
05/30/1918 Goes 5-6 against the New York Knights, with 0 RBI and 1 R.
06/17/1918 Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award.
09/28/1918 Injured (fractured cheekbone),out for 6 weeks.
11/17/1918 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1919 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 77 (77); Eye: 33 (48).
11/21/1919 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1920 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (54); Power: 71 (76); Eye: 43 (50).
09/06/1920 Wins the CBL BTC Player of the Week Award.
10/30/1920 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,080,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization.
01/01/1921 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (56); Power: 70 (76); Eye: 49 (52).
04/30/1921 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/12/1921 Injured on 05/11/1921, diagnosed with a fractured wrist, will miss 6 weeks.
08/04/1921 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for one week.
10/27/1921 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,900,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization.
11/02/1921 Wins the 1921 CBL BTC Platinum Stick Award at DH.
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (55); Power: 74 (79); Eye: 36 (50).
05/27/1922 Injured (strained bicep tendon),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
07/28/1922 Injured (hyperextended elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/11/1922 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/31/1922 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,100,000 with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (53); Power: 53 (75); Eye: 25 (47).
11/22/1923 Became a free agent.
12/14/1923 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $16,660,000 with the Tampico Stogies organization.
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (52); Power: 46 (74); Eye: 33 (47).
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (52); Power: 56 (76); Eye: 46 (48).
03/10/1925 Injured on 03/08/1925, diagnosed with a strained groin muscle, is day-to-day.
04/13/1925 Wins the CBL ETH Player of the Week Award.
11/04/1925 Wins the 1925 CBL ETH Great Glove Award at 3B.
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (55); Power: 68 (76); Eye: 42 (48).
06/15/1926 Injured on 06/11/1926, diagnosed with a strained medial collateral ligament, will miss 6 weeks.
11/20/1926 Became a free agent.
01/01/1927 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (58); Power: 74 (78); Eye: 44 (49).
03/03/1927 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,200,000 with the Baltimore Nordiques organization.
07/07/1927 Was selected to the 1927 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/20/1927 Became a free agent.
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 71 (71); Eye: 48 (48).
01/02/1928 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $27,600,000 with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs organization.
06/02/1928 Injured on 05/31/1928, diagnosed with a bruised thigh, is day-to-day.
06/04/1928 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/07/1928 Was selected to the 1928 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/11/1928 Injured (strained triceps),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (52); Power: 76 (76); Eye: 53 (53).
07/02/1929 Hits his 300th career Crypto Baseball League home run!
07/07/1929 Was selected to the 1929 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/09/1929 Earned 1929 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game MVP honors.
08/05/1929 Collects his 1000th career Crypto Baseball League RBI!
08/08/1929 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/01/1929 Wins the CBL ETH Batter of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1919 156 3
1920 154 6
1922 156 3
Year PA Rank
1919 673 10
1920 672 6
1922 668 10
Year AB Rank
1919 624 5
1920 622 3
1922 607 9
Year TB Rank
1919 295 6
1929 323 7
Year 2B Rank
1919 38 5
1920 35 10
Year HR Rank
1918 34 10
1927 39 7
1929 40 2
Year RBI Rank
1919 101 9
1922 102 10
1927 107 8
1929 115 7
Year IBB Rank
1919 3 7
1928 4 3
Year SH Rank
1924 19 4
Year SF Rank
1918 8 1
1919 6 2
1920 6 5
1922 7 5
1927 8 2
Year EBH Rank
1919 70 4
Year AVG Rank
1929 .310 8
Year SLG Rank
1929 .562 4
Year RC Rank
1929 114.34 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1929 7.32 6
Year ISO Rank
1918 .239 10
1929 .252 8
Year wOBA Rank
1929 .381 6
Year OPS Rank
1929 .922 4
Year WAR Rank
1929 6.2 5
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