What years did Ken Jungels play?

Ken Jungels played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1942.

Was Ken Jungels a pitcher?

Yes. Ken Jungels pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 21 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ken Jungels hit?

Ken Jungels hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Ken Jungels

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1937-1942)

W–L 1–0

ERA 6.80

WHIP 1.80

SO 21

Pitcher PIV -1892.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 6/23/1916 in Aurora, IL, USA
Died: 9/9/1975 in West Bend, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1937-09-15
Last Game: 1942-06-07

Full name: Kenneth Peter Jungels

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	0	25	0	0	0	0	49.0	56	37	5	32	21	6.80	-1892.6

Career ERA 6.80 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — 66.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	CLE	AL	0	2	3.0	3	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
1938	CLE	AL	1	9	15.3	21	15	18	7	8.80	4.35 (-103%)	-994.0
1940	CLE	AL	0	2	3.3	3	1	1	1	2.70	—	0.0
1941	CLE	AL	0	6	13.7	17	11	8	6	7.24	3.94 (-84%)	-1288.4
1942	PIT	NL	0	6	13.7	12	10	4	7	6.59	3.57 (-85%)	389.9
Career · 5 seasons			1	25	49.0	56	37	32	21	6.80	—	-1,893

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
28	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100	.100	.100	.200	0

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Career OBP .100 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 70.2% below league average.

Career SLG .100 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 73.7% below league average.

Career OPS .200 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 72.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	CLE	AL	9	5	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	CLE	AL	2	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CLE	AL	6	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	PIT	NL	9	2	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			28	10	1	4	.100	—	—	—	—	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	10	4	0	1	0	0	.250
Away	18	6	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	20.1	19	17	13	12	7.52
Away	17	28.2	38	20	19	9	6.28

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1942-06-07	PIT	PHI	W	0	0
1942-06-02	PIT	BRO	L	1	0
1942-05-30	PIT	CHC	L	0	0
1942-05-30	PIT	CHC	L	0	0
1942-05-28	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1942-05-16	PIT	BRO	L	0	0
1942-05-15	PIT	BRO	L	0	0
1942-05-14	PIT	BRO	L	0	0
1942-05-03	PIT	BSN	L	1	1
1941-06-24	CLE	BOS	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1942-06-02	PIT	BRO	—	5.0	7	6	5	1	1	0
1942-05-30	PIT	CHC	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1942-05-16	PIT	BRO	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-05-15	PIT	BRO	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1942-05-14	PIT	BRO	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	1	0
1942-05-03	PIT	BSN	—	2.2	2	3	3	2	3	0
1941-06-24	CLE	BOS	—	3.0	6	5	5	3	2	1
1941-06-05	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1941-05-30	CLE	CHW	—	4.0	5	0	0	2	0	0
1941-05-18	CLE	PHA	—	2.0	4	4	3	1	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	25	0	3	7	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
1937	CLE	P	2	1	0
1938	CLE	P	9	1	2
1940	CLE	P	2	0	1
1941	CLE	P	6	0	1
1942	PIT	P	6	1	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	25

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Jungels

What years did Ken Jungels play?: Ken Jungels played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1942.
Was Ken Jungels a pitcher?: Yes. Ken Jungels pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 21 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ken Jungels hit?: Ken Jungels hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.