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Mike Schmidt League
6-8-2335
Ken Widger Third Base
Retired (1984, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .834 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 2271 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 06-03-1946
HR 277 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1964)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(46 games)
RBI 1060
SB 70
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed C+ Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B+ (75.5%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B C- (33.2%) LF A+ (96.6%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B D- (6.3%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1967 LHP 8 17 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .471 .235 .235 .000 .235
1967 RHP 14 40 10 2 0 0 1 5 5 .633 .333 .300 .050 .250
1969 LHP 52 56 14 1 1 0 6 3 8 .599 .295 .304 .054 .250
1969 RHP 129 417 108 15 1 13 48 25 60 .691 .298 .393 .134 .259
1970 LHP 71 111 37 6 0 9 23 19 16 1.066 .435 .631 .297 .333
1970 RHP 135 401 120 26 1 14 59 47 65 .845 .371 .474 .175 .299
1971 LHP 72 159 43 7 2 5 27 17 23 .778 .344 .434 .164 .270
1971 RHP 128 417 119 20 2 12 44 57 53 .802 .373 .429 .144 .285
1972 LHP 93 221 64 11 1 6 39 22 35 .788 .358 .430 .140 .290
1972 RHP 130 359 101 18 3 14 54 34 56 .806 .341 .465 .184 .281
1973 LHP 93 253 77 5 4 9 33 27 51 .834 .371 .462 .158 .304
1973 RHP 125 310 78 23 0 9 40 53 44 .776 .363 .413 .161 .252
1974 LHP 75 177 45 6 1 8 29 16 25 .755 .320 .435 .181 .254
1974 RHP 104 282 86 18 1 9 39 38 38 .861 .389 .472 .167 .305
1975 LHP 63 144 51 10 1 9 36 17 18 1.045 .420 .625 .271 .354
1975 RHP 78 238 70 12 2 9 45 42 28 .873 .399 .475 .181 .294
1976 LHP 97 248 80 12 1 9 35 19 45 .857 .369 .488 .165 .323
1976 RHP 120 375 124 22 5 14 41 48 47 .939 .411 .528 .197 .331
1977 LHP 104 280 91 16 1 14 45 26 37 .924 .385 .539 .214 .325
1977 RHP 122 355 109 14 4 19 54 40 46 .906 .376 .530 .223 .307
1978 LHP 96 231 78 9 3 10 35 29 38 .944 .412 .532 .195 .338
1978 RHP 122 392 121 19 1 19 51 45 64 .889 .381 .508 .199 .309
1979 LHP 85 213 63 14 0 8 33 20 34 .834 .360 .474 .178 .296
1979 RHP 106 319 109 20 4 10 50 36 41 .934 .411 .524 .182 .342
1980 LHP 68 165 48 7 0 9 21 22 28 .871 .374 .497 .206 .291
1980 RHP 111 341 85 12 2 5 24 35 57 .660 .319 .340 .091 .249
1981 LHP 75 180 57 4 3 4 27 22 29 .831 .392 .439 .122 .317
1981 RHP 116 291 84 15 2 6 32 36 37 .784 .368 .416 .127 .289
1982 LHP 74 173 47 8 1 6 20 20 35 .784 .351 .434 .162 .272
1982 RHP 112 298 93 20 2 10 38 31 34 .871 .377 .493 .181 .312
1983 LHP 64 118 28 3 0 4 16 11 18 .672 .308 .364 .127 .237
1983 RHP 49 76 19 2 0 4 12 9 11 .764 .329 .434 .184 .250
1984 LHP 13 12 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 .536 .286 .250 .083 .167
1984 RHP 22 19 6 1 1 0 2 3 2 .883 .409 .474 .158 .316
Total LHP 1203 2758 829 120 19 110 426 292 445 .847 .369 .478 .177 .301
Total RHP 1723 4930 1442 259 31 167 634 584 688 .827 .368 .459 .167 .292
Total 2075 7688 2271 379 50 277 1060 876 1133 .834 .368 .466 .170 .295
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Ken Widger has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
1981-08-14Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1980-05-13Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1979-09-03Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1975-07-24Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1975-04-01Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
1974-06-09Ken Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1969-03-25The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Ken Widger to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Mike Owen for assignment.
1968-03-25The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Ken Widger to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Johnny Hale to the minors.
1967-09-16The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mike Sadecki to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Ken Widger to the major league team.
1964-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Ken Widner to Ken Widger.