Ken Phelps

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ken Phelps
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 6, 1954(1954-08-06)
Age	70
Birthplace	Seattle
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington
Horoscope	Leo

Ken Phelps Biography

Ken Phelps is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 6, 1954 in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Kenneth Allan Phelps (born August 6, 1954) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman. He played for six different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 1980 to 1990, primarily with the Seattle Mariners. Baseball statistician Bill James cited Phelps as an example of a player who is unfairly denied a chance to play in the majors, despite compiling strong minor league statistics.

Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Phelps graduated from Ingraham High School in north Seattle in 1972. He played a year at Washington State in Pullman under Bobo Brayton, then headed south to Arizona to Mesa Community College, looking for an opportunity to play at Arizona State in Tempe.

Ken Phelps Net Worth

Ken Phelps is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ken Phelps 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Phelps’ career .239 batting average hides the things that, as James pointed out, he could do. Thanks to outstanding power and strike zone judgment, his career OPS is a strong .854. Phelps hit 123 home runs in 1854 career at-bats, the 28th best ratio in major league history through 2004 (min. 1500 plate appearances). Phelps hit 100 career home runs in 1322 at-bats — the second fastest, as measured by at bats, in MLB history, behind Ryan Howard in 1141 at-bats; Phelps still holds the AL record.

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Who is Ken Phelps Dating?

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In 1986 at the age 31, Phelps got into the major league lineup on a more-or- less regular basis. Although he was normally platooned against left-handed pitchers, Phelps still clocked 51 HR from 1986–87. It was at this time that his career travails inspired author Bill James to create the “Ken Phelps All- Star” team. As James described it:

Facts & Trivia

Rhonda Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ken Phelps celebrates birthday on August 6 of every year.

Phelps’ final home run might have been his most notable; it came with Oakland before a sell-out home crowd in 1990 on April 20, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth that Friday night. Phelps was called out of the dugout to pinch hit against Brian Holman of the Mariners, who had retired the first 26 batters in succession; he homered on the first pitch to ruin the perfect game.

Who did the Mariners trade for Jay Buhner?

Is there one that haunts fans more than this one? Back in 1988, the Yankees made the interesting call in trading Jay Buhner to the Seattle Mariners for Ken Phelps. New York was incredibly high on Phelps and didn’t think losing Buhner would turn out to be too much. Well, the opposite was the case.

Is Jay Buhner in the Hall of Fame?

Former outfielder Jay Buhner was a force on the field, a leader in the clubhouse and a leader in the community. He was inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame on August 24, 2004. Buhner, who came to the Mariners in a 1988 trade with the New York Yankees, played 14 seasons in a Seattle Mariners uniform.

How did Jay Buhner get the nickname bone?

His nickname, “Bone”, came from Coach Mallory after an incident where Buhner lost a ball in the lights. The ball hit him in the skull, but he shook it off. Mallory came out to see if Buhner was OK and commented it was a good thing Buhner had such a bony head, and the name stuck.

Was Jay Buhner good?

From 1995 through 1997, Jay Buhner was as prolific a home run hitter as any player in baseball. During those three years his 124 home runs exceeded those of his celebrated teammate Ken Griffey Jr. (122), 1995 MVP Mo Vaughn (118), 1996 MVP Juan Gonzalez (116), and 1993-94 MVP Frank Thomas (115).

Is Ichiro in the Hall of Fame?

Seattle – Former Seattle Mariners superstar Ichiro Suzuki became the 10th player inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame on Saturday, the one-of-a-kind outfielder receiving rapturous applause at T-Mobile Park as he gave a 15-minute speech in English.