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Tony Gwynn League
4-4-2125
Ken French Shortstop
Retired (1990, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .291 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .825 Status Deceased (2036) Option Years 0  
H 2368 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 08-13-1953
HR 268 Drafted Round 3, Pick 40
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(104 games)
RBI 1194
SB 243
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B D+ (24.6%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (99.0%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF F  (2.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 90% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1975 PIT
151
581
82
132
22
2
9
60
55
 120 3 3
33
 12 17
.614
.296
.318
.091
.227
1976 PIT
150
543
78
141
26
9
12
92
53
 86 2 2
16
 9 14
.734
.327
.407
.147
.260
1977 PIT
150
581
88
159
29
6
14
77
60
 100 4 1
17
 3 11
.762
.345
.417
.143
.274
1978 PIT
122
490
54
135
29
5
12
72
34
 83 1 1
8
 6 5
.752
.323
.429
.153
.276
1979 PIT
149
552
84
168
28
10
16
93
66
 80 4 5
23
 5 8
.858
.380
.478
.174
.304
1980 PIT
150
562
97
174
27
10
24
93
60
 88 2 1
16
 0 5
.899
.378
.521
.212
.310
1981 PIT
142
320
61
97
12
3
13
52
33
 50 0 0
6
 5 4
.850
.368
.481
.178
.303
1982 PIT
149
566
94
149
29
8
17
68
54
 100 3 0
11
 3 10
.764
.331
.433
.170
.263
1983 PIT
150
600
102
168
25
8
17
82
53
 90 6 3
11
 3 7
.776
.343
.433
.153
.280
1984 PIT
148
594
102
194
26
8
25
85
58
 93 2 3
23
 4 3
.910
.387
.524
.197
.327
1985 PIT
122
505
97
163
22
16
20
87
55
 78 3 3
12
 2 8
.939
.390
.549
.226
.323
1986 PIT
150
639
143
202
34
11
34
99
69
 100 7 1
13
 2 4
.952
.388
.563
.247
.316
1987 PIT-CLE
152
592
114
188
38
9
25
95
63
 89 5 4
18
 2 5
.924
.386
.539
.221
.318
1988 CLE-NYN
149
631
100
181
39
3
19
81
61
 103 0 4
25
 14 6
.796
.348
.448
.162
.287
1989 NYN
65
230
34
70
10
1
9
41
22
 41 0 2
9
 2 8
.836
.362
.474
.170
.304
1990 NYN
41
147
28
47
12
2
2
17
20
 17 0 0
2
 2 3
.871
.401
.469
.150
.320
Total
2140
8133
1358
2368
408
111
268
1194
816
 1318 42 33
243
 74 118
.825
.357
.467
.176
.291
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Ken French has retired from the New York Mets
1989-04-30Ken French of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1988-04-28A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Rockets and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Ken French, Tito Sothern from the Cleveland Rockets in exchange for Charlie Brumley, Draft Pick - 1989 Round 2 (NYN).
1987-07-27A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Rockets and the Pittsburgh Innocents. The Pittsburgh Innocents receive Claude Chapman, Edwards Sedgwick, Draft Pick - 1990 Round 3 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1988 Round 2 (BRO) from the Cleveland Rockets in exchange for Ken French, Frank Layden.
1975-03-25The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ken French to the major league team.