Ken Caminiti

Third Base

1987—2001

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Third Base RANK
#86

Player Detail

Kenneth Gene
GIVEN NAME
Caminiti
SURNAME
April 21, 1963, in Hanford, CA
BORN
October 10, 2004, in Bronx, NY, USA
DIED
1987—2001
Playing Career
Played from 24-38
PLAYING AGE
Houston Astros
San Diego Padres
Atlanta Braves
Texas Rangers
Teams Played For
Third Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Houston Astros
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
11
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 200
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Both / Right
BATTED / THREW
July 16, 1987
Major League Debut
October 7, 2001
FINAL GAME
— Astros ALL-TIME TEAM —

Related Content

WHO IS Ken Caminiti?

Died due to complications from steroid use. Was, for a while, a great third baseman.
In 1995, Caminiti became the first player to have three games with a home run from each side of the plate. Amazingly, he did it over a four-game span.
  • Ken Caminiti Scouting Report

60

HITTING

60

POWER

40

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

80

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1760
1710
239
983
.272
3 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1996 NL MVP

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
31.5
57.0

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.794
.750
106.2

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.272
.347
.447

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Matt Williams
Bobby Bonilla

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

Ken Caminiti Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Caminiti
530
144
75
29
1
20
83
61
98
7
237
208
.272
.347
.447
794
AVG 3B
535
142
70
27
3
16
52
92
8
223
198
.266
.332
.417
.750

Ken Caminiti Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
86
49
41
51
28
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Third Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
59
48
46
52
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ken Caminiti PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
33.5
29.6
23.4
16.3
3.08
70.0
44.1
31.5
21.6
5.03
BLUE = Ken Caminiti
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
239.9
171.1
123.8
87.7
22.0
347.8
200.2
143.2
95.5
25.6
BLUE = Ken Caminiti
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B