Charlie Keller
Charles Ernest Keller
(King Kong)
 
Born: September 12, 1916 in Middletown, MD
Died: May 23, 1990 - 73 years old
Bats: L Throws: R Ht: 5'10" Wt: 185
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the New York Yankees as an Amateur Free Agent in 1937
- Served in the Merchant Marines during World War II
- High School: Frederick (Frederick, MD)
- College/Univ: University of Maryland (1935-1936)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
NYA
AL
22.8
RF
490
-
 
4.6
4.0
0.1
0.0
-0.4
21.5
18.8
2.7
0.0
12.8
11.6
1.1
0.0
NYA
AL
23.8
RF
609
-
 
5.4
4.6
0.2
0.0
-0.6
24.4
21.6
2.8
0.0
13.2
12.5
0.7
0.0
NYA
AL
24.8
LF
610
-
 
6.7
5.9
0.2
0.0
-0.6
32.5
29.3
3.2
0.0
21.2
20.3
0.9
0.0
NYA
AL
25.8
LF
661
-
 
6.7
6.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.7
34.3
31.1
3.2
0.0
21.7
21.0
0.7
0.0
NYA
AL
26.8
LF
620
-
 
6.7
6.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
35.4
31.4
4.0
0.0
23.8
22.1
1.7
0.0
NYA
AL
28.8
LF
194
-
 
2.5
2.1
0.2
0.0
-0.3
10.9
9.7
1.2
0.0
7.3
6.8
0.6
0.0
NYA
AL
29.8
LF
655
-
 
6.1
5.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.7
30.6
27.0
3.6
0.0
18.3
17.1
1.2
0.0
NYA
AL
30.8
LF
193
-
 
1.9
1.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
9.5
8.6
0.9
0.0
6.0
5.8
0.2
0.0
NYA
AL
31.8
LF
289
-
 
0.9
0.9
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
8.1
7.0
1.1
0.0
2.9
2.8
0.1
0.0
NYA
AL
32.8
LF
144
-
 
0.4
0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
4.4
4.0
0.4
0.0
1.9
1.9
-0.0
0.0
DET
AL
33.8
RF
64
-
 
0.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.0
3.1
3.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
2.1
0.0
0.0
DET
AL
34.8
LF
74
-
 
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.0
2.4
2.1
0.3
0.0
1.2
1.0
0.2
0.0
NYA
AL
35.8
LF
1
-
 
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
13
2
LF
4604
-
  
43.0
39.0
-0.8
0.0
-4.9
217.1
193.7
23.4
0.0
132.3
124.9
7.4
0.0
162 Game Average
637
-
  
6.0
5.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
  
30.1
26.8
3.2
0.0
  
18.3
17.3
1.0
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
11
LF
4466
-
 
41.9
37.9
-0.9
0.0
-4.9
211.6
188.6
23.0
0.0
129.0
121.9
7.2
0.0
2
RF
138
-
 
1.2
1.0
0.1
0.0
-0.0
5.5
5.1
0.4
0.0
3.3
3.0
0.2
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James