What years did Ken Ash play?

Ken Ash played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1930.

Was Ken Ash a pitcher?

Yes. Ken Ash pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 47 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ken Ash hit?

Ken Ash hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Ken Ash

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1925-1930)

W–L 6–8

ERA 4.96

WHIP 1.47

SO 47

Pitcher PIV 872.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 165 lb
Born: 9/16/1901 in Anmoore, WV, USA
Died: 11/15/1979 in Clarksburg, WV, USA
MLB Debut: 1925-04-17
Last Game: 1930-09-26

Full name: Kenneth Lowther Ash

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	8	55	13	5	0	2	161.3	178	89	6	59	47	4.96	872.6

Career ERA 4.96 vs. league average 4.52 across their career seasons — 9.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1925	CHA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	7	4	0	0	9.00	—	0.0
1928	CIN	NL	3	3	8	5	2	0	36.0	43	26	13	6	6.50	4.13 (-57%)	-139.2
1929	CIN	NL	1	5	29	7	2	2	82.0	91	44	30	26	4.83	4.60 (-5%)	610.7
1930	CIN	NL	2	0	16	1	1	0	39.3	37	15	16	15	3.43	4.80 (+28%)	401.2
Career · 4 seasons			6	8	55	13	5	2	161.1	178	89	59	47	4.96	—	873

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
58	46	3	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	8	.130	.149	.152	.301	0

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .288 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Career OBP .149 vs. league average .350 across their career seasons — 57.4% below league average.

Career SLG .152 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 63.0% below league average.

Career OPS .301 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 60.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1925	CHA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	CIN	NL	9	14	0	1	0	0	1	2	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	CIN	NL	30	21	1	3	1	1	0	4	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	CIN	NL	17	11	2	2	0	0	0	2	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			58	46	3	6	1	1	1	8	.130	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	29	16	0	2	0	1	.125
Away	29	30	3	4	0	0	.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	26	62.1	47	14	19	18	2.02
Away	29	99.2	132	75	40	29	6.77

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1930-09-26	CIN	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1930-09-23	CIN	PIT	W	4	1	2	1
1930-09-20	CIN	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1930-09-12	CIN	BRO	L	1	0	0	0
1930-09-07	CIN	STL	L	2	1	0	0
1930-08-28	CIN	PIT	L	1	0	0	1
1930-08-19	CIN	BSN	L	0	0	0	0
1930-08-17	CIN	BSN	L	0	0	0	0
1930-08-16	CIN	NY1	L	3	0	0	0
1930-07-28	CIN	CHC	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1930-09-26	CIN	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930-09-23	CIN	PIT	W	9.0	6	2	2	3	1	0
1930-09-20	CIN	NY1	—	2.0	5	4	4	3	1	0
1930-09-12	CIN	BRO	—	3.0	3	0	0	0	1	0
1930-09-07	CIN	STL	—	3.2	1	0	0	1	4	0
1930-08-28	CIN	PIT	—	3.0	5	5	3	0	1	1
1930-08-19	CIN	BSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930-08-16	CIN	NY1	—	8.1	8	3	2	4	2	0
1930-07-28	CIN	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1930-07-27	CIN	CHC	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
P	55	0	5	42	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1925	CHA	P	2	0	0	0	0
1928	CIN	P	8	0	10	0	0
1929	CIN	OF	1	1	0	0	0
1929	CIN	P	29	5	17	1	1
1930	CIN	P	16	0	15	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	55
Left Field	1

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon	WV	1921

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Ash

What years did Ken Ash play?: Ken Ash played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1930.
Was Ken Ash a pitcher?: Yes. Ken Ash pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 47 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ken Ash hit?: Ken Ash hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.