Ken Jungels, baseball player, 1937-1942

Ken Jungels

Born: 6/23/1916 in Aurora, IL, USA

Died: 9/9/1975 in West Bend, WI, USA

MLB Debut: 1937-09-15 | Final Game: 1942-06-07

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 180 lbs

Full name: Kenneth Peter Jungels

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Biography

Ken Jungels was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1937 to 1942. Born in 1916, Jungels made his mark in a time when Major League Baseball was characterized by the transition from the pre-World War II era to the wartime years that would soon follow. His playing career included stints with teams that witnessed the evolving nature of the game during this pivotal period. Throughout his time in the majors, Jungels compiled a record of 1-0 with an earned run average (ERA) of 6.8. He recorded a total of 21 strikeouts in his appearances on the mound, showcasing his ability to miss bats, albeit with some struggles in run prevention. Despite his limited wins and saves, Jungels contributed to his teams during a competitive era of baseball, where the challenges of the game were heightened by the impending global conflict and the changing dynamics of player rosters. His brief career remains a snapshot of an era that laid the groundwork for the post-war changes that would transform the sport.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
1 0 25 0 0 0 0 49.0 56 37 5 32 21 6.80 0

Career ERA 6.80 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — 66.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1937 CLE AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
1938 CLE AL 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 15.3 21 15 18 7 8.80 4.35 (-103%) -997.4
1940 CLE AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 3 1 1 1 2.70 — 0.0
1941 CLE AL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 13.7 17 11 8 6 7.24 3.94 (-84%) -1292.2
1942 PIT NL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 13.7 12 10 4 7 6.59 3.57 (-85%) 389.9

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
28 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.200 0.0

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Career OBP .100 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 70.2% below league average.

Career SLG .100 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 73.7% below league average.

Career OPS 0.200 vs. league average 0.715 across their career seasons — 72.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1937 CLE AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 CLE AL 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1940 CLE AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1941 CLE AL 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1942 PIT NL 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 — — — — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 25 0 3 7 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 CLE P 2 0 1 0 0 0
1938 CLE P 9 0 1 2 0 0
1940 CLE P 2 0 0 1 0 0
1941 CLE P 6 0 0 1 0 0
1942 PIT P 6 0 1 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 25