The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played officially under two names since beginning play in 1883: the current moniker, as well as the "Quakers", which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history. The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era. Since the franchise's inception, players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team, whether as an offensive player (batting and baserunning) or a defensive player (fielding, pitching, or both).
Of those Phillies, 68 have had surnames beginning with the letter K. Two of those players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: pitcher Tim Keefe, who holds the record for the lowest single-season earned run average (ERA) in major league history; and right fielder Chuck Klein, who played 15 seasons for Philadelphia in three separate stints. The Phillies are listed by the Hall of Fame as Klein's primary team. He is one of two members of this list to be elected to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame—the other being John Kruk— and holds two franchise records (career slugging percentage – .553; career on-base plus slugging – .935). Klein is the only player on this list for whom the Phillies have retired a number; since he began play with Philadelphia before uniform numbers were widely in use and wore a variety of numbers throughout his Phillies career, he is represented by the letter "P" rather than a specific number.
Among the 32 batters in this list, Klein has the highest batting average, at .326; other players with an average over .300 include Bill Keister (.320 in one season), Ed Konetchy (.321 in one season), and Kruk (.309 in six seasons). Klein also leads all players on this list with 243 home runs and 983 runs batted in.
Of this list's 36 pitchers, two—Jack Kucek and Bob Kuzava—have undefeated win–loss records; each has won one game and lost none. Jim Konstanty, the closer for the Whiz Kids, has 51 victories and 39 defeats, most among this list's pitchers; Keefe's 226 strikeouts lead in that category. Johnny Klippstein compiled this list's lowest earned run average, with a 2.28 average in two seasons with Philadelphia.
+ List of players whose surnames begin with K, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref Pitcher 27–30 record 4.23 earned run average 188 strikeouts Catcher .255 batting average 2 doubles 4 runs batted in Pitcher 2–4 record 3.00 earned run average 26 strikeouts Pitcher 9.00 earned run average 2 strikeouts 3 walks Catcher .067 batting average 15 plate appearances 2 strikeouts Pitcher 15–19 record 3.48 earned run average 96 strikeouts Pitcher 1–1 record 5.29 earned run average 20 strikeouts Second baseman .167 batting average 6 plate appearances 2 strikeouts Pitcher 0–3 record 10.61 earned run average 4 strikeouts Second basemanShortstop .217 batting average 14 home runs 116 runs batted in Second basemanShortstop .000 batting average 2 plate appearances Pitcher 32–29 record 3.21 earned run average 226 strikeouts Pitcher 0–3 record 10.59 earned run average 8 strikeouts Pitcher 1–2 record 6.37 earned run average 9 strikeouts Pitcher 3–11 record 5.88 earned run average 28 strikeouts Right fielder .320 batting average 3 home runs 63 runs batted in Pitcher 4–9 record 5.95 earned run average 49 strikeouts First baseman .169 batting average 1 triple 5 runs batted in Third baseman .143 batting average 1 triple 1 run scored Center fielder .000 batting average 3 plate appearances Pitcher 9.45 earned run average 2 strikeouts 4 walks Catcher .174 batting average 1 double 1 run batted in- Third Baseman Pitcher 43–30 record 4.41 earned run average 275 strikeouts Shortstop .000 batting average 2 plate appearances 1 run scored Pitcher 1–8 record 4.73 earned run average 36 strikeouts Pitcher 0–2 record 7.18 earned run average 13 strikeouts Pitcher 0–2 record 0.00 earned run average 6 strikeouts Pitcher 0–1 record 10.13 earned run average 8 strikeouts Catcher .241 batting average 73 extra-base hits 156 runs batted in Pitcher 0–2 record 9.90 earned run average 3 strikeouts Pitcher 1–6 record 4.12 earned run average 33 strikeouts ShortstopThird baseman .290 batting average 1 home run 12 runs batted in Left fielder .260 batting average 6 home runs 45 runs batted in Pitcher 3–4 record 5.27 earned run average 35 strikeouts Third basemanShortstop .195 batting average 4 home runs 20 runs batted in § Right fielder .326 batting average .553 slugging percentage* .935 OPS* 243 home runs 983 runs batted in Pitcher 9.00 earned run average 2 strikeouts 3 walks Catcher .125 batting average 1 double 8 plate appearances Pitcher 4–2 record 4.32 earned run average 26 strikeouts Pitcher 7–7 record 2.28 earned run average 99 strikeouts Second baseman .249 batting average 43 triples 280 runs batted in Pitcher 5–5 record 4.05 earned run average 43 strikeouts First baseman .000 batting average 7 plate appearances 4 strikeouts Pitcher 10–18 record 6.71 earned run average 48 strikeouts Pitcher 2–4 record 5.47 earned run average 8 strikeouts Third baseman .150 batting average 2 doubles 11 runs batted in Second baseman .083 batting average 1 double 12 plate appearances Pitcher 6–5 record 3.05 earned run average 88 strikeouts Pitcher 0–4 record 4.91 earned run average 8 strikeouts CatcherFirst baseman .173 batting average 3 doubles 4 runs batted in First baseman .321 batting average 8 home runs 59 runs batted in Pitcher 51–39 record 3.64 earned run average 205 strikeouts 54 saves Pitcher 20–19 record 3.67 earned run average 197 strikeouts Shortstop .234 batting average 8 home runs 41 runs batted in Right fielderCenter fielder .225 batting average 4 extra-base hits 8 runs batted in Pitcher 5–9 record 5.91 earned run average 29 strikeouts Pitcher 1–5 record 5.38 earned run average 19 strikeouts Center fielderLeft fielder .244 batting average 4 home runs 26 runs batted in Catcher .200 batting average 1 run scored 7 plate appearances Catcher .333 batting average 1 double 6 plate appearances Pitcher 13–24 record 3.81 earned run average 76 strikeouts Pitcher 3.00 earned run average 2 strikeouts 2 walks Shortstop .184 batting average 1 triple 12 runs batted in Left fielder .227 batting average 6 extra-base hits 14 runs batted in § First baseman .309 batting average 62 home runs 390 runs batted in Pitcher 13–11 record 3.12 earned run average 138 strikeouts Pitcher 1–0 record 8.31 earned run average 2 strikeouts Left fielder .296 batting average 9 doubles 15 runs batted in Pitcher 1–0 record 7.24 earned run average 13 strikeouts
Footnotes Key The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum determines which cap a player wears on their plaque, signifying "the team with which he made his most indelible mark". The Hall of Fame considers the player's wishes in making their decision, but the Hall makes the final decision as "it is important that the logo be emblematic of the historical accomplishments of that player's career". Players are listed at a position if they appeared in 30% of their games or more during their Phillies career, as defined by Baseball-Reference.com. Additional positions may be shown on the Baseball-Reference website by following each player's citation. Franchise batting and pitching leaders are drawn from Baseball-Reference.com. A total of 1,500 plate appearances are needed to qualify for batting records, and 500 innings pitched or 50 decisions are required to qualify for pitching records. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010 Major League Baseball season.
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