What years did Ken Burkhart play?

Ken Burkhart played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1949.

Was Ken Burkhart a pitcher?

Yes. Ken Burkhart pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 181 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ken Burkhart hit?

Ken Burkhart hit 1 career home runs with 27 hits.

Ken Burkhart

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1945-1949)

W–L 27–20

ERA 3.84

WHIP 1.37

SO 181

Pitcher PIV -1114.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 11/18/1916 in Knoxville, TN, USA
Died: 12/29/2004 in Knoxville, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1945-04-21
Last Game: 1949-09-25

Full name: Kenneth William Burkhart

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	20	148	41	18	6	7	519.7	546	222	35	165	181	3.84	-1114.4

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1945	SLN	NL	18	8	42	22	12	4	2	217.3	206	70	66	67	2.90	3.67 (+21%)	429.5
1946	SLN	NL	6	3	25	13	5	2	2	100.0	111	32	36	32	2.88	3.59 (+20%)	-38.7
1947	SLN	NL	3	6	34	6	1	0	1	95.0	108	55	23	44	5.21	3.97 (-31%)	-1020.5
1948	SLN	NL	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	37.3	50	23	14	16	5.54	4.10 (-35%)	-458.9
1948	CIN	NL	0	3	16	0	0	0	0	41.7	42	32	16	14	6.91	4.10 (-68%)	-164.9
1949	CIN	NL	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	28.3	29	10	10	8	3.18	4.12 (+23%)	139.1
Career · 6 seasons			27	20	148	41	18	6	7	519.2	546	222	165	181	3.84	—	-1,114

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
149	150	11	27	4	1	1	11	0	6	31	.180	.222	.240	.462	-366

Career AVG .180 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 31.1% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 35.2% below league average.

Career OPS .462 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 34.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1945	SLN	NL	42	72	5	13	2	0	0	5	4	14	.181	.260 (-31%)	.328 (-26%)	.354 (-41%)	.683 (-34%)	-365.9
1946	SLN	NL	25	34	2	5	1	1	0	3	1	8	.147	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	SLN	NL	34	24	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	6	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	SLN	NL	21	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	CIN	NL	16	9	1	3	0	0	1	2	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	CIN	NL	11	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			149	150	11	27	4	1	1	11	6	31	.180	—	—	—	—	-366

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	77	72	6	14	0	6	.194
Away	72	79	5	13	1	5	.165

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	76	271.0	298	114	87	99	3.79
Away	72	248.0	249	108	78	83	3.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1949-09-25	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1949-09-04	CIN	STL	L	1	1
1949-08-08	CIN	STL	L	1	0
1949-07-31	CIN	NY1	L	3	0
1949-07-23	CIN	PHI	L	0	0
1949-05-18	CIN	BSN	W	0	0
1949-05-15	CIN	CHC	W	0	0
1949-05-08	CIN	PHI	L	0	0
1949-05-04	CIN	BRO	L	0	0
1949-04-30	CIN	PIT	W	2	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1949-09-25	CIN	PIT	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1949-09-04	CIN	STL	—	5.0	4	2	2	3	0	0
1949-08-08	CIN	STL	—	1.2	1	2	2	2	2	1
1949-07-31	CIN	NY1	—	8.0	9	1	1	2	1	0
1949-07-23	CIN	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1949-05-18	CIN	BSN	—	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0
1949-05-15	CIN	CHC	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1949-05-08	CIN	PHI	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1949-05-04	CIN	BRO	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1949-04-30	CIN	PIT	SV	3.1	2	0	0	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	148	0	21	96	5	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1945	SLN	P	42	6	41	2	0
1946	SLN	P	25	1	15	2	1
1947	SLN	P	34	6	20	0	0
1948	SLN	P	20	3	8	0	1
1948	CIN	P	16	4	6	1	0
1949	CIN	P	11	1	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	148

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Burkhart

What years did Ken Burkhart play?: Ken Burkhart played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1949.
Was Ken Burkhart a pitcher?: Yes. Ken Burkhart pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 181 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ken Burkhart hit?: Ken Burkhart hit 1 career home runs with 27 hits.