Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster (K)

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In addition to being a Hall of Famer and member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame, Chuck Klein holds Phillies franchise records in career slugging percentage and OPS, as well as six single-season franchise records and two National League records.

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.[1][2] The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era.[3] Since the franchise's inception, 2,081 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 2,081 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;[4][5] and right fielder Chuck Klein, who played 15 seasons for Philadelphia in three separate stints.[6] The Phillies are listed by the Hall of Fame as Klein's primary team.[7] He is one of two members of this list to be elected to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame—the other being John Kruk[8]— and holds two franchise records (career slugging percentage – .553; career on-base plus slugging – .935).[9] Klein is the only player on this list for whom the Phillies have retired a number;[10] 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.[6]

Among the 32 batters in this list, Klein has the highest batting average, at .326;[6] other players with an average over .300 include Bill Keister (.320 in one season),[11] Ed Konetchy (.321 in one season),[12] and Kruk (.309 in six seasons).[13] Klein also leads all players on this list with 243 home runs and 983 runs batted in.[6]

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.[14][15] Jim Konstanty, the closer for the Whiz Kids, has 51 victories and 39 defeats, most among this list's pitchers;[16] Keefe's 226 strikeouts lead in that category.[4] Johnny Klippstein compiled this list's lowest earned run average, with a 2.28 average in two seasons with Philadelphia.[17]

Key to symbols in player list(s)
or Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; ‡ indicates that the Phillies are the player's primary team[H]
§ Indicates a member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
* Indicates a team record[R]
(#) A number following a player's name indicates that the number was retired by the Phillies in the player's honor.
Year Italic text indicates that the player is a member of the Phillies' active (25-man) roster.[18]
Position(s) Indicates the player's primary position(s)[P]
Notes Statistics shown only for playing time with Phillies[S]
Ref References
A baseball-card image of a mustachioed man in a red-and-black striped shirt and white pillbox cap
Hall of Famer Tim Keefe won 32 games in three seasons for the Phillies.
A man in a gray baseball uniform with red trim and "Phillies" across the chest in red script and wearing a red baseball cap with a white "P" on the front reaches for a baseball with his baseball glove
Through the 2011 season, Kyle Kendrick struck out 275 batters for Philadelphia.
A black-and-white image of a man wearing a white old-style baseball uniform and holding a baseball with his right hand in the catcher's mitt on his left hand
Bill Killefer played seven seasons for the Phillies.
A black-and-white baseball card image of a man in an old-style white baseball uniform; the caption reads "LEE KING; Outfielder, Philadelphia Nationals"
Lee King batted in 45 runs in his Phillies tenure.
A man in an old-style white baseball uniform with an interlocking "StL" on the left sleeve
Ed Konetchy batted .321 in his only season in Philadelphia.
A black-and-white image of a man in a white pinstriped baseball uniform with "Phillies" across the chest, a dark baseball cap with a white "P" on the front, and round glasses
Jim Konstanty won the 1950 National League MVP Award.[19]
A white-haired man wearing a white pinstriped baseball jersey with "Mets" across the chest and dark slacks stands on home plate.
Jerry Koosman won 20 games for the Phillies.
Two men standing on a grass-and-dirt field; the man on the right is wearing a blazer and slacks, while the man on the left—the subject of the image—is wearing white pinstriped baseball pants, a blue nylon warm-up jacket, and a blue baseball cap.
Mike Krukow (right) amassed a 3.12 earned run average during his one season in Philadelphia.
A baseball-card image of a man in a white baseball uniform with "Sox" over the left breast in red and a blue baseball cap with a white "C" on the front
Bob Kuzava won his only decision with the Phillies.
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
Jim Kaat
1976–1979
Pitcher [20]
Mike Kahoe
1905
Catcher [21]
Harry Kane
1905–1906
Pitcher [22]
Erv Kantlehner
1916
Pitcher [23]
Joe Kappel
1884
Catcher [24]
Andy Karl
1943–1946
Pitcher [25]
Ryan Karp
1995
1997
Pitcher [26]
Matt Kata
2005
Second baseman [27]
Tony Kaufmann
1927
Pitcher [28]
Ted Kazanski
1953–1958
Second baseman
Shortstop
[29]
Chick Keating
1926
Second baseman
Shortstop
[30]
Tim Keefe
1891–1893
Pitcher [4]
Ed Keegan
1959
1962
Pitcher [31]
Jimmie Keenan
1920–1921
Pitcher [32]
Harry Keener
1896
Pitcher [33]
Bill Keister
1903
Right fielder [11]
Hal Kelleher
1935–1938
Pitcher [34]
Bill Kelly
1928
First baseman [35]
Charlie Kelly
1883
Third baseman [36]
John Kelly
1883
Center fielder [37]
Mike Kelly
1926
Pitcher [38]
Al Kenders
1961
Catcher [39]
Kyle Kendrick
2007–2011
Pitcher [40]
John Kennedy
1957
Shortstop [41]
Vern Kennedy
1944–1945
Pitcher [42]
Bill Kerksieck
1939
Pitcher [43]
Orion Kerkering
2023-Present
Pitcher
Jim Kern
1984
Pitcher [44]
Bill Killefer
1911–1917
Catcher [45]
Mike Kilroy
1891
Pitcher [46]
Newt Kimball
1943
Pitcher [47]
Wally Kimmick
1925–1926
Shortstop
Third baseman
[48]
Lee King
1921–1922
Left fielder [49]
Thornton Kipper
1953–1955
Pitcher [50]
Billy Klaus
1962–1963
Third baseman
Shortstop
[51]
Chuck Klein‡§ (P)
1928–1933
1937–1939
1940–1944
Right fielder [6]
Ted Kleinhans
1934
Pitcher [52]
Red Kleinow
1911
Catcher [53]
Bill Kling
1891
Pitcher [54]
Johnny Klippstein
1963–1964
Pitcher [17]
Otto Knabe
1907–1913
Second baseman [55]
Phil Knell
1892
Pitcher [56]
Alan Knicely
1985
First baseman [57]
Jack Knight
1925–1926
Pitcher [58]
Joe Knight
1884
Pitcher [59]
Fritz Knothe
1933
Third baseman [60]
George Knothe
1932
Second baseman [61]
Darold Knowles
1966
Pitcher [62]
Dick Koecher
1946–1948
Pitcher [63]
Pete Koegel
1971–1972
Catcher
First baseman
[64]
Ed Konetchy
1921
First baseman [12]
Jim Konstanty
1948–1954
Pitcher [16]
Jerry Koosman
1984–1985
Pitcher [65]
Joe Koppe
1959–1961
Shortstop [66]
Fred Koster
1931
Right fielder
Center fielder
[67]
Lou Koupal
1929–1930
Pitcher [68]
Fabian Kowalik
1936
Pitcher [69]
Ernie Koy
1942
Center fielder
Left fielder
[70]
Joe Kracher
1939
Catcher [71]
Erik Kratz
2011
Catcher [72]
Jack Kraus
1943
1945
Pitcher [73]
Gary Kroll
1964
Pitcher [74]
Otto Krueger
1905
Shortstop [75]
Henry Krug
1902
Left fielder [76]
John Kruk§
1989–1994
First baseman [13]
Mike Krukow
1982
Pitcher [77]
Jack Kucek
1979
Pitcher [14]
Harvey Kuenn
1966
Left fielder [78]
Bob Kuzava
1955
Pitcher [15]
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