Ken McMullen

Third Base

1962—1977

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Third Base RANK
#52

Player Detail

Kenneth Lee
GIVEN NAME
McMullen
SURNAME
June 1, 1942, in Oxnard, CA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1962—1977
Playing Career
Played from 20-35
PLAYING AGE
Los Angeles Dodgers
Washington Senators
California Angels
Oakland A's
Milwaukee Brewers
Teams Played For
Third Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Los Angeles Angels
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
2
UNIFORM NUMBER
#5 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-3 / 190
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 17, 1962
Major League Debut
September 14, 1977
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Ken McMullen?

Largely forgotten, McMullen was a good third baseman who slipped through the fingers of the talent-rich Dodgers in the early 1960s. A large man, McMullen hit as many as 21 homers during baseball’s second deadball era. He was included in the trade that sent Frank Howard from LA to the Senators, and in a new league, Mac excelled.

50

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Playing for the Brewers in 1977, Ken hit a pinch hit home run against the Seattle Mariners in his final career at bat.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1583
1273
156
606
.248

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1969 Senators

27 Years Old

.272
AVG
19
HR
87
RBI
83
RUNS
.350
OBP
153
HITS
25
2B
2
3B
.425
SLG
70
BB
4
SB
5.9
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.248
.316
.383

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.699
.706
99.3

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

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
32.0
57.0

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

Ken McMullen 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
McMullen
537
133
59
18
3
16
63
53
85
2
206
188
.248
.316
.383
699
AVG 3B
533
135
65
21
3
13
55
78
7
203
194
.253
.325
.381
.706

Ken McMullen Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
52
57
57
47
NR
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
57
47
59
61
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ken McMullen PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
34.0
30.0
21.2
15.2
3.47
70.0
44.1
31.5
21.6
5.03
BLUE = Ken McMullen
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
172.0
141.7
UNK
67.6
17.6
347.8
200.2
143.2
95.5
25.6
BLUE = Ken McMullen
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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