Ken
Samuel
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 165
 
Born: June 25, 1946 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 27 OMA JL $ 714,000   5 6 5 5 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 5 4
1974 28 OMA JL $ 714,000   5 6 4 5 6 5 5 7 7 7 8 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 4
1975 29 OMA JL $ 714,000   5 7 5 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 4
1976 30 OMA JL $ 714,000   6 7 5 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1977 31 OMA JL $ 1,750,000   5 7 5 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 4 5 5
1978 32 OMA JL $ 1,750,000   5 7 5 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 4 5 5
1979 33 CHI JL     4 6 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 7 7 5 4 4 4 5 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings     4 6 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 4 5 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,750,000   6 7 5 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 27 OMA JL $ 714,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 28 OMA JL $ 714,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 29 OMA JL $ 714,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 30 OMA JL $ 714,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 31 OMA JL $ 1,750,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 32 OMA JL $ 1,750,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 33 CHI JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,750,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 27 OMA JL 1 2 .333 61 0 0 0 2 73.0 81 36 10 26 30 4.44 .276 .334 .435 .770 3.1
1974 28 OMA JL 4 3 .571 42 0 0 0 2 54.0 53 22 0 17 21 3.67 .255 .307 .337 .644 4.0
1975 29 OMA JL 1 1 .500 46 0 0 0 1 51.7 48 15 4 23 25 2.61 .258 .335 .376 .711 4.2
1976 30 OMA JL 3 6 .333 55 0 0 0 1 65.0 83 36 8 35 29 4.98 .317 .393 .481 .874 0.0
1977 31 OMA JL 4 4 .500 59 0 0 0 0 67.7 76 38 9 34 31 5.05 .287 .365 .487 .852 1.8
1978 32 OMA JL 5 3 .625 45 0 0 0 0 43.7 59 27 5 24 24 5.57 .331 .403 .494 .897 0.9
1979 33 AAA   3 0 1.000 34 0 0 0 2 32.7 28 11 3 10 31 3.03 .237 .297 .364 .661  
6 Years Sim 18 19 .486 308 0 0 0 6 355.0 400 174 36 159 160 4.41 .287 .357 .439 .795 14.1
1 Years AAA 3 0 1.000 34 0 0 0 2 32.7 28 11 3 10 31 3.03 .237 .297 .364 .661  
Season Average 3 3 .500 51 0 0 0 1 59.2 66 29 6 26 26 4.41 .287 .357 .439 .795  
Career Highs 5 6 .625 61 0 0 0 2 73.0 83 38 10 35 31 5.57 .331 .403 .494 .897  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   285 120 21 116 115   .297 .372 .450 .822
vs LH   115 54 15 43 45   .266 .333 .414 .747
Home 8 10 .444 164 0 0 0 2 189.0 226 108 18 87 89 5.14 .302 .374 .469 .843
Away 10 9 .526 144 0 0 0 4 166.0 174 66 18 72 71 3.58 .270 .344 .404 .747
Mar/Apr 2 0 1.000 49 0 0 0 1 50.6 62 33 5 22 29 5.86 .295 .362 .490 .853
May 4 2 .667 53 0 0 0 0 64.0 63 22 4 29 28 3.09 .260 .339 .380 .720
June 5 4 .556 57 0 0 0 2 64.6 75 30 7 30 32 4.18 .292 .366 .444 .809
July 3 5 .375 43 0 0 0 0 45.3 48 21 3 21 20 4.17 .276 .354 .425 .779
August 3 5 .375 52 0 0 0 2 64.0 82 40 7 27 20 5.63 .323 .388 .461 .849
Sep/Oct 1 3 .250 54 0 0 0 1 66.3 70 28 10 30 31 3.80 .273 .350 .434 .783
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 27 OMA JL 61 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .182 .273 -0.2 0.0
1974 28 OMA JL 44 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1975 29 OMA JL 46 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.7 0.3
1976 30 OMA JL 58 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1977 31 OMA JL 60 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .600 .800 0.7 0.2
1978 32 OMA JL 48 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1979 33 AAA   10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
6 Years Sim 317 40 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 .075 .098 .150 .248 -0.7 0.5
1 Years AAA 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .075 .098 .150 .248 -0.4  
Career Highs 61 11 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .333 .500 .600 .833 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   25 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .040 .077 .040 .117 -1.5
vs LH   15 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .133 .133 .333 .467 0.5
Home 135 17 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .176 .176 .353 .529 0.9
Away 149 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .042 .000 .042 -1.9
RISP   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Close/Late   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
Mar/Apr 28 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
May 44 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 0.8
June 47 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6
July 20 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3
August 43 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
Sep/Oct 31 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 27 OMA JL P 61 0 73.0 7 7 1 1 .933 1.73    
1974 28 OMA JL P 42 0 54.0 1 6 1 1 .875 1.17    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1975 29 OMA JL P 46 0 51.7 3 6 0 1 1.000 1.57    
1976 30 OMA JL P 55 0 65.0 6 14 0 1 1.000 2.77    
    SS 1 0 9.7 2 2 0 1 1.000 3.73   0.0
1977 31 OMA JL P 59 0 67.7 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.20    
1978 32 OMA JL P 45 0 43.7 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.24    
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  P 308 0 355.0 22 43 2 5 .970 1.65    
  SS 1 0 9.7 2 2 0 1 1.000 3.73   0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   311 0 368.6 24 45 2 6 .972 1.68    
Career Highs   61 0 74.7 8 16 1 2 1.000 2.89    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1973 27 OMA JL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 2.7 4 6 0 5 3 20.30 .364 .563 .364 .926
1975 29 OMA JL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 11 4 3 0 0 6.00 .379 .379 .724 1.103
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 8 0 0 0 0 8.7 15 10 3 5 3 10.39 .375 .444 .625 1.069
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1975 29 OMA JL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
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History
Drafted in 18th round, 411st overall pick, by Omaha in 1973
Had first career hit (double) on 7/13/1973, off Kerwin Parker (CHA)
Earned first career win on 7/20/1973
Injured on 8/5/1977 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks