# Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster (K)

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, 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; 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.
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* B
* C
* D
* E–F
* G
* H
* I–J
* K
* L
* M
* N–O
* P–Q
* R
* S
* T–V
* W–Z
* Table key
* Footnotes
* References
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 |
| § | Indicates a member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame |
| * | Indicates a team record |
| (#) | 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. |
| Position(s) | Indicates the player's primary position(s) |
| Notes | Statistics shown only for playing time with Phillies |
| Ref | References |
List of players whose surnames begin with K, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics :
| Name | Season(s) | Position(s) | Notes |
| Jim Kaat | 1976–1979 | Pitcher | 27–30 record 4.23 earned run average 188 strikeouts |
| Mike Kahoe | 1905 | Catcher | .255 batting average 2 doubles 4 runs batted in |
| Harry Kane | 1905–1906 | Pitcher | 2–4 record 3.00 earned run average 26 strikeouts |
| Erv Kantlehner | 1916 | Pitcher | 9.00 earned run average 2 strikeouts 3 walks |
| Joe Kappel | 1884 | Catcher | .067 batting average 15 plate appearances 2 strikeouts |
| Andy Karl | 1943–1946 | Pitcher | 15–19 record 3.48 earned run average 96 strikeouts |
| Ryan Karp | 1995 1997 | Pitcher | 1–1 record 5.29 earned run average 20 strikeouts |
| Matt Kata | 2005 | Second baseman | .167 batting average 6 plate appearances 2 strikeouts |
| Tony Kaufmann | 1927 | Pitcher | 0–3 record 10.61 earned run average 4 strikeouts |
| Ted Kazanski | 1953–1958 | Second baseman Shortstop | .217 batting average 14 home runs 116 runs batted in |
| Chick Keating | 1926 | Second baseman Shortstop | .000 batting average 2 plate appearances |
| Tim Keefe$^†$ | 1891–1893 | Pitcher | 32–29 record 3.21 earned run average 226 strikeouts |
| Ed Keegan | 1959 1962 | Pitcher | 0–3 record 10.59 earned run average 8 strikeouts |
| Jimmie Keenan | 1920–1921 | Pitcher | 1–2 record 6.37 earned run average 9 strikeouts |
| Harry Keener | 1896 | Pitcher | 3–11 record 5.88 earned run average 28 strikeouts |
| Bill Keister | 1903 | Right fielder | .320 batting average 3 home runs 63 runs batted in |
| Hal Kelleher | 1935–1938 | Pitcher | 4–9 record 5.95 earned run average 49 strikeouts |
| Bill Kelly | 1928 | First baseman | .169 batting average 1 triple 5 runs batted in |
| Charlie Kelly | 1883 | Third baseman | .143 batting average 1 triple 1 run scored |
| John Kelly | 1883 | Center fielder | .000 batting average 3 plate appearances |
| Mike Kelly | 1926 | Pitcher | 9.45 earned run average 2 strikeouts 4 walks |
| Al Kenders | 1961 | Catcher | .174 batting average 1 double 1 run batted in |
| Kyle Kendrick | 2007–2011 | Pitcher | 43–30 record 4.41 earned run average 275 strikeouts |
| John Kennedy | 1957 | Shortstop | .000 batting average 2 plate appearances 1 run scored |
| Vern Kennedy | 1944–1945 | Pitcher | 1–8 record 4.73 earned run average 36 strikeouts |
| Bill Kerksieck | 1939 | Pitcher | 0–2 record 7.18 earned run average 13 strikeouts |
| Orion Kerkering | 2023-Present | Pitcher | 0–2 record 0.00 earned run average 6 strikeouts |
| Jim Kern | 1984 | Pitcher | 0–1 record 10.13 earned run average 8 strikeouts |
| Bill Killefer | 1911–1917 | Catcher | .241 batting average 73 extra-base hits 156 runs batted in |
| Mike Kilroy | 1891 | Pitcher | 0–2 record 9.90 earned run average 3 strikeouts |
| Newt Kimball | 1943 | Pitcher | 1–6 record 4.12 earned run average 33 strikeouts |
| Wally Kimmick | 1925–1926 | Shortstop Third baseman | .290 batting average 1 home run 12 runs batted in |
| Lee King | 1921–1922 | Left fielder | .260 batting average 6 home runs 45 runs batted in |
| Thornton Kipper | 1953–1955 | Pitcher | 3–4 record 5.27 earned run average 35 strikeouts |
| Billy Klaus | 1962–1963 | Third baseman Shortstop | .195 batting average 4 home runs 20 runs batted in |
| Chuck Klein$^{‡§}$ (P) | 1928–1933 1937–1939 1940–1944 | Right fielder | .326 batting average .553 slugging percentage* .935 OPS* 243 home runs 983 runs batted in |
| Ted Kleinhans | 1934 | Pitcher | 9.00 earned run average 2 strikeouts 3 walks |
| Red Kleinow | 1911 | Catcher | .125 batting average 1 double 8 plate appearances |
| Bill Kling | 1891 | Pitcher | 4–2 record 4.32 earned run average 26 strikeouts |
| Johnny Klippstein | 1963–1964 | Pitcher | 7–7 record 2.28 earned run average 99 strikeouts |
| Otto Knabe | 1907–1913 | Second baseman | .249 batting average 43 triples 280 runs batted in |
| Phil Knell | 1892 | Pitcher | 5–5 record 4.05 earned run average 43 strikeouts |
| Alan Knicely | 1985 | First baseman | .000 batting average 7 plate appearances 4 strikeouts |
| Jack Knight | 1925–1926 | Pitcher | 10–18 record 6.71 earned run average 48 strikeouts |
| Joe Knight | 1884 | Pitcher | 2–4 record 5.47 earned run average 8 strikeouts |
| Fritz Knothe | 1933 | Third baseman | .150 batting average 2 doubles 11 runs batted in |
| George Knothe | 1932 | Second baseman | .083 batting average 1 double 12 plate appearances |
| Darold Knowles | 1966 | Pitcher | 6–5 record 3.05 earned run average 88 strikeouts |
| Dick Koecher | 1946–1948 | Pitcher | 0–4 record 4.91 earned run average 8 strikeouts |
| Pete Koegel | 1971–1972 | Catcher First baseman | .173 batting average 3 doubles 4 runs batted in |
| Ed Konetchy | 1921 | First baseman | .321 batting average 8 home runs 59 runs batted in |
| Jim Konstanty | 1948–1954 | Pitcher | 51–39 record 3.64 earned run average 205 strikeouts 54 saves |
| Jerry Koosman | 1984–1985 | Pitcher | 20–19 record 3.67 earned run average 197 strikeouts |
| Joe Koppe | 1959–1961 | Shortstop | .234 batting average 8 home runs 41 runs batted in |
| Fred Koster | 1931 | Right fielder Center fielder | .225 batting average 4 extra-base hits 8 runs batted in |
| Lou Koupal | 1929–1930 | Pitcher | 5–9 record 5.91 earned run average 29 strikeouts |
| Fabian Kowalik | 1936 | Pitcher | 1–5 record 5.38 earned run average 19 strikeouts |
| Ernie Koy | 1942 | Center fielder Left fielder | .244 batting average 4 home runs 26 runs batted in |
| Joe Kracher | 1939 | Catcher | .200 batting average 1 run scored 7 plate appearances |
| Erik Kratz | 2011 | Catcher | .333 batting average 1 double 6 plate appearances |
| Jack Kraus | 1943 1945 | Pitcher | 13–24 record 3.81 earned run average 76 strikeouts |
| Gary Kroll | 1964 | Pitcher | 3.00 earned run average 2 strikeouts 2 walks |
| Otto Krueger | 1905 | Shortstop | .184 batting average 1 triple 12 runs batted in |
| Henry Krug | 1902 | Left fielder | .227 batting average 6 extra-base hits 14 runs batted in |
| John Kruk$^§$ | 1989–1994 | First baseman | .309 batting average 62 home runs 390 runs batted in |
| Mike Krukow | 1982 | Pitcher | 13–11 record 3.12 earned run average 138 strikeouts |
| Jack Kucek | 1979 | Pitcher | 1–0 record 8.31 earned run average 2 strikeouts |
| Harvey Kuenn | 1966 | Left fielder | .296 batting average 9 doubles 15 runs batted in |
| Bob Kuzava | 1955 | Pitcher | 1–0 record 7.24 earned run average 13 strikeouts |

## Footnotes
### Key

* $^H$ 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".
* $^P$ 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.
* $^R$ 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.
* $^S$ Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010 Major League Baseball season.