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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
Ken Bigelow Center Field
Retired (1988, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .289 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .794 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1816 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 10-13-1950
HR 182 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1968)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(5 games)
RBI 849
SB 151
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
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 --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF D- (7.2%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health D  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% 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
1974 CHN
135
497
54
120
25
4
7
64
54
 103 2 4
14
 5 4
.666
.316
.350
.109
.241
1975 CHN
135
487
62
126
12
5
14
65
50
 89 1 3
14
 3 5
.717
.327
.390
.131
.259
1976 CHN
135
491
57
138
24
6
13
72
47
 106 2 2
7
 2 2
.779
.345
.434
.153
.281
1977 CHN
110
428
74
117
24
5
13
68
42
 79 0 3
10
 1 3
.780
.336
.444
.171
.273
1978 CHN
135
518
82
161
25
8
16
88
57
 94 2 4
12
 10 3
.861
.379
.483
.172
.311
1979 CHN
135
519
78
162
22
7
22
88
49
 87 1 0
7
 2 0
.881
.373
.509
.197
.312
1980 CHN
135
564
91
161
24
11
18
67
54
 107 0 6
17
 6 6
.807
.345
.463
.177
.285
1981 CHN
135
566
109
191
27
10
23
77
48
 90 2 2
18
 5 2
.932
.390
.542
.205
.337
1982 CHN
117
476
76
144
20
6
13
61
47
 74 0 0
11
 5 4
.817
.365
.452
.149
.303
1983 CHN
110
455
63
138
23
3
16
62
35
 86 0 1
11
 4 3
.825
.352
.473
.169
.303
1984 CHN
99
397
50
108
17
3
13
48
41
 69 0 1
11
 4 2
.768
.339
.428
.156
.272
1985 CHN
131
422
61
117
17
2
5
38
40
 72 0 2
9
 1 2
.701
.338
.363
.085
.277
1986 CHN
107
252
38
72
9
0
6
31
23
 45 0 2
8
 3 1
.736
.343
.393
.107
.286
1987 CHN
87
218
24
61
8
5
3
20
23
 32 0 0
2
 2 0
.752
.349
.404
.124
.280
Total
1706
6290
919
1816
277
75
182
849
610
 1133 10 30
151
 53 37
.794
.351
.443
.155
.289
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Ken Bigelow has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-04-18The Chicago GoodFellas have waived Ken Bigelow.
1988-04-01The Chicago GoodFellas have promoted Bobby Gunson to the major league team. The Chicago GoodFellas have designated Ken Bigelow for assignment.
1986-04-29Ken Bigelow of the Chicago GoodFellas is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1984-06-23Ken Bigelow of the Chicago GoodFellas is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1984-04-02Ken Bigelow of the Chicago GoodFellas is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1983-08-04Ken Bigelow of the Chicago GoodFellas is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1982-09-16Ken Bigelow of the Chicago GoodFellas is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1982-05-06Ken Bigelow of the Chicago GoodFellas is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1977-08-17Ken Bigelow of the Chicago GoodFellas is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1977-04-14Ken Bigelow of the Chicago GoodFellas is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1974-04-01The Chicago GoodFellas have promoted Pat Lopez to the major league team. The Chicago GoodFellas have promoted Ken Bigelow to the major league team. The Chicago GoodFellas have promoted Chico Carpenter to the major league team. The Chicago GoodFellas have promoted Bubba Wagner to the major league team.