Harvey Kuenn

Harvey Kuenn

1952–1966 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'2", 187 lb · b. 1930 West Allis, WI

Career 1,833 G · 2,092 H · 87 HR · 671 RBI · .303 AVG

Seasons leading his league

8

3 best in baseball 5 league only

27 Top-5 finishes

6 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1959 Best season

Spanning 1953–1959, peaking at 3 titles in 1959.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

226th League titles 8
274th Best in baseball 3
341st Top-5 finishes 27

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

183rd Batting Average .303
244th Hits 2,092
300th Doubles 356
404th Total Bases 2,821
412th Runs 951

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Hits	4	1st	2 yrs (1953–1954)	1953 209 1954 AL 201 1956 AL 196 1959 AL 198 1955 #3
Doubles	3	1st	2 yrs (1958–1959)	1955 38 1958 39 1959 AL 42 1956 #2
Batting Average	1	1st	—	1959 AL .353 1956 #3 1958 #3
Total Bases	—	#3	—	1959 #3
Triples	—	#3	—	1959 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#3	—	1959 #3

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1959	3	AVG .353 H 198 2B 42
1958	1	2B 39
1956	1	H 196
1955	1	2B 38
1954	1	H 201
1953	1	H 209

Batting

15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1952	DET	AL	19	80	2	26	2	2	0	8	2	1	2	.325	.349	.400	.749
1953	DET	AL	155	679	94	209	33	7	2	48	50	31	6	.308	.356	.386	.742
1954	DET	AL	155	656	81	201	28	6	5	48	29	13	9	.306	.335	.390	.725
1955	DET	AL	145	620	101	190	38	5	8	62	40	27	8	.307	.347	.423	.769
1956	DET	AL	146	591	96	196	32	7	12	88	55	34	9	.332	.387	.470	.857
1957	DET	AL	151	624	74	173	30	6	9	44	47	28	5	.277	.327	.388	.715
1958	DET	AL	139	561	73	179	39	3	8	54	51	34	5	.319	.373	.442	.816
1959	DET	AL	139	561	99	198	42	7	9	71	48	37	7	.353	.402	.501	.903
1960	CLE	AL	126	474	65	146	24	0	9	54	55	25	3	.308	.379	.416	.795
1961	SFN	NL	131	471	60	125	22	4	5	46	47	34	5	.265	.329	.361	.690
1962	SFN	NL	130	487	73	148	23	5	10	68	49	37	3	.304	.365	.433	.799
1963	SFN	NL	120	417	61	121	13	2	6	31	44	38	2	.290	.358	.374	.732
1964	SFN	NL	111	351	42	92	16	2	4	22	35	32	0	.262	.329	.353	.682
1965	CHN +1	NL	77	179	15	40	5	0	0	12	32	16	4	.224	.341	.251	.593
1966	PHI +1	NL	89	162	15	48	9	0	0	15	10	17	0	.296	.333	.352	.685
Career	—	—	1,833	6,913	951	2,092	356	56	87	671	594	404	68	.303	.357	.408	.765

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	826	1,396	43	32	8	.978
SS	748	1,343	2,116	129	431	.964
3B	140	119	171	26	13	.918
1B	33	170	15	4	16	.979