What years did Ken MacKenzie play?

Ken MacKenzie played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1965.

Was Ken MacKenzie a pitcher?

Yes. Ken MacKenzie pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 142 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ken MacKenzie hit?

Ken MacKenzie hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

Ken MacKenzie

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1965)

W–L 8–10

ERA 4.80

WHIP 1.41

SO 142

Pitcher PIV -2469.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 3/10/1934 in Gore Bay, ON, CAN
Died: 12/14/2023 in Guilford, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-05-02
Last Game: 1965-08-04

Full name: Kenneth Purvis MacKenzie

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	10	129	1	0	0	5	208.3	231	111	33	63	142	4.80	-2469.9

Career ERA 4.80 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — 29.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1960	ML1	NL	0	1	9	0	0	8.3	9	6	3	9	6.48	—	0.0
1961	ML1	NL	0	1	5	0	0	7.0	8	4	2	5	5.14	—	0.0
1962	NYN	NL	5	4	42	1	1	80.0	87	44	34	51	4.95	3.96 (-25%)	-798.8
1963	NYN	NL	3	1	34	0	3	58.0	63	32	12	41	4.97	3.46 (-44%)	-1154.1
1963	SLN	NL	0	0	8	0	0	9.0	9	4	3	7	4.00	3.46 (-16%)	0.0
1964	SFN	NL	0	0	10	0	1	9.0	9	5	3	3	5.00	3.58 (-40%)	0.0
1965	HOU	NL	0	3	21	0	0	37.0	46	16	6	26	3.89	3.50 (-11%)	-517.0
Career · 7 seasons			8	10	129	1	5	208.1	231	111	63	142	4.80	—	-2,470

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
129	36	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	.111	.111	.111	.222	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Career OBP .111 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 65.1% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 71.0% below league average.

Career OPS .222 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 68.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1960	ML1	NL	9	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	ML1	NL	5	2	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	NYN	NL	42	12	0	1	1	6	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	NYN	NL	34	10	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	SLN	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	SFN	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	HOU	NL	21	11	0	3	0	5	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			129	36	1	4	1	17	.111	—	—	—	—	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	59	16	1	1	0	0	.062
Away	70	20	0	3	0	1	.150

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	59	103.1	115	56	29	77	4.88
Away	70	104.2	116	56	34	66	4.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1965-08-04	HOU	STL	L	0	0	0
1965-07-31	HOU	CIN	L	1	0	1
1965-07-30	HOU	CIN	L	0	0	0
1965-07-23	HOU	CIN	L	0	0	0
1965-07-19	HOU	LAD	L	1	0	0
1965-07-08	HOU	ATL	L	1	1	0
1965-06-20	HOU	PHI	L	0	0	0
1965-06-09	HOU	PIT	L	0	0	0
1965-06-05	HOU	STL	L	0	0	0
1965-05-30	HOU	ATL	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1965-08-04	HOU	STL	—	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0
1965-07-31	HOU	CIN	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	4	0
1965-07-30	HOU	CIN	—	2.1	3	2	2	0	2	1
1965-07-23	HOU	CIN	—	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1965-07-19	HOU	LAD	—	2.2	2	1	0	0	1	0
1965-07-08	HOU	ATL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1965-06-20	HOU	PHI	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1965-06-09	HOU	PIT	—	1.0	4	4	0	0	0	0
1965-06-05	HOU	STL	L	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
1965-05-30	HOU	ATL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	129	1	8	34	4	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	ML1	P	9	0	1	0	0	0
1961	ML1	P	5	0	0	3	0	0
1962	NYN	P	42	1	3	16	2	3
1963	NYN	P	34	0	3	6	1	0
1963	SLN	P	8	0	0	0	1	0
1964	SFN	P	10	0	1	3	0	0
1965	HOU	P	21	0	0	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	129

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Yale University	New Haven	CT	1955, 1956

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken MacKenzie

What years did Ken MacKenzie play?: Ken MacKenzie played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1965.
Was Ken MacKenzie a pitcher?: Yes. Ken MacKenzie pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 142 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ken MacKenzie hit?: Ken MacKenzie hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.