An outfielder, the native of Grand Forks, North Dakota, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).

He was in the Opening Day starting lineup for the first game in the Angels' history, playing center field on April 11, 1961 in a 7-2 road victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

However, surgery to repair an aneurysm near his throwing shoulder ruined his 1962 season, and Hunt never regained his productive stroke.

In 1997 the Hunts were planning to return to Fargo for his 14th consecutive appearance at the Roger Maris tournament.

When his wife, Sherry, returned home later that evening, she found Ken dead from a heart attack.