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1939–1954 · P
Ken Raffensberger
6' 2", 185 lbs·Lived to 85·Bats R / Throws L
All-Star
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Career Highs
2.81
Best ERA · 1952
18
Most W · 1949
136
Most K · 1944
1.086
Best WHIP · 1951
Career Arc · ERA
14 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
15 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | CHC | 43 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .167 | — | — |
| 1941 | CHC | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1943 | PHI | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1944 | PHI | 38 | 80 | 0 | 3 | .138 | — | — |
| 1945 | PHI | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1946 | PHI | 39 | 60 | 0 | 1 | .167 | — | — |
| 1947 | CIN | 29 | 52 | 0 | 5 | .192 | — | — |
| 1948 | CIN | 40 | 62 | 0 | 0 | .113 | — | — |
| 1949 | CIN | 41 | 90 | 1 | 3 | .178 | — | — |
| 1950 | CIN | 38 | 82 | 1 | 9 | .134 | — | — |
| 1951 | CIN | 42 | 82 | 0 | 0 | .122 | — | — |
| 1952 | CIN | 38 | 75 | 1 | 1 | .107 | — | — |
| 1953 | CIN | 26 | 57 | 1 | 8 | .140 | — | — |
| 1954 | CIN | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | — |
| Career | 397 | 688 | 4 | 31 | .141 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
15 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | STL | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 1 | 2.000 |
| 1940 | CHC | 43 | 114.7 | 7 | 9 | 3.38 | 125 | 55 | 1.299 |
| 1941 | CHC | 10 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 88 | 5 | 1.333 |
| 1943 | PHI | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 311 | 3 | 1.125 |
| 1944 | PHI | 37 | 258.7 | 13 | 20 | 3.06 | 117 | 136 | 1.168 |
| 1945 | PHI | 5 | 24.3 | 0 | 3 | 4.44 | 83 | 6 | 1.726 |
| 1946 | PHI | 39 | 196.0 | 8 | 15 | 3.63 | 99 | 73 | 1.235 |
| 1947 | CIN | 29 | 147.7 | 8 | 11 | 4.51 | 88 | 54 | 1.483 |
| 1948 | CIN | 40 | 180.3 | 11 | 12 | 3.84 | 107 | 57 | 1.242 |
| 1949 | CIN | 41 | 284.0 | 18 | 17 | 3.39 | 122 | 103 | 1.299 |
| 1950 | CIN | 38 | 239.0 | 14 | 19 | 4.26 | 102 | 87 | 1.301 |
| 1951 | CIN | 42 | 248.7 | 16 | 17 | 3.44 | 117 | 81 | 1.086 |
| 1952 | CIN | 38 | 247.0 | 17 | 13 | 2.81 | 132 | 93 | 1.182 |
| 1953 | CIN | 26 | 174.0 | 7 | 14 | 3.93 | 105 | 47 | 1.339 |
| 1954 | CIN | 6 | 10.3 | 0 | 2 | 7.84 | 50 | 5 | 1.742 |
| Career | 396 | 2151.7 | 119 | 154 | — | — | 806 | — | |
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