#12 Ken Culpepper, Rightfield, 25 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, 7/16/1952 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ken Culpepper
9/21/1926 25 Cincinnati, OH 5"11 185
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service :
| Big League Contract $ 2,840,000 1953 4 Year(s), 58 Days (746 total Days) 107 Day(s) 4 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 6 8 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 7 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 7 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 6
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/4 | PIT | L 2-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/5 | @CHN | L 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/6 | @CHN | W 8-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
| 7/10 | BRO | W 7-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/11 | BRO | W 3-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/12 | NY1 | L 4-13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/13 | NY1 | W 8-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/13 | NY1 | L 2-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/14 | NY1 | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/15 | BSN | W 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 86 | 295 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 64 | 15 | .217 | .362 | .254 | .616 | .599 | .037 |
| Projected | 146 | 499 | 108 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 80 | 108 | 25 | .217 | .362 | .254 | .616 | .599 | .037 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 85 | 366 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 33.6 | 3.7 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 72 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .181 | .294 | .222 | .516 |
| vs. RHP | 223 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .229 | .382 | .265 | .647 |
| Close/Late | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .273 | .158 | .431 |
| Scoring Position | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .313 | .143 | .455 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 43 | 146 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 6 | .226 | .331 | .247 | .578 |
| Road | 43 | 149 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 41 | 9 | .208 | .387 | .262 | .648 |
| This Week | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 |
| Last Week | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .438 | .444 | .438 | .882 |
| March/April | 14 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .118 | .286 | .118 | .403 |
| May | 29 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 3 | .211 | .419 | .256 | .675 |
| June | 30 | 107 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | .234 | .341 | .290 | .631 |
| July | 13 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | .298 | .358 | .319 | .678 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1948 | 98 | 356 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 62 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | .261 | .379 | .357 | .736 | CIN |
| 1949 | 147 | 516 | 132 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 84 | 114 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .256 | .396 | .329 | .725 | CIN |
| 1950 | 132 | 428 | 125 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 89 | 111 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7 | .292 | .443 | .374 | .817 | CIN |
| 1951 | 128 | 454 | 122 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 84 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 5 | .269 | .380 | .357 | .737 | CIN |
| 1952 | 86 | 295 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | .217 | .362 | .254 | .616 | CIN |
| Total | 591 | 2049 | 536 | 65 | 21 | 17 | 178 | 366 | 435 | 25 | 12 | 96 | 10 | 19 | .262 | .395 | .339 | .734 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1948, AAA | 46 | 158 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 7 | 9 | 3 | .310 | .458 | .462 | .920 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1950 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .462 | .520 | .982 |
| Total | 6 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .462 | .520 | .982 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Centerfield | 26 | 26 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1 | .980 | 216.0 | 2.08 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 59 | 59 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 2 | .980 | 476.0 | 1.91 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1948... Had first career hit on 6/2/1948, off George Thorogood (NY1)... Hit first career homerun on 6/3/1948, off Richie Blackmore (NY1)... Injured on 6/17/1951 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3 weeks...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1949 - .396 - 10th 1950 - .443 - 3rd
| Triples 1951 - 9 - 7th
| BB 1949 - 114 - 2nd 1950 - 111 - 4th
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