Ron Karkovice Stats

Ron Karkovice was born on Thursday, August 8, 1963, in Union, New Jersey. Karkovice was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 17, 1986, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ron Karkovice baseball stats page.

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"The much-in-demand back-up to Carlton Fisk is said to own the most powerful catcher's arm in the bigs. He (Ron Karkovice) caught 17 of 34 base-stealers, an inhuman success rate in this day and age. Luckily for would-be thieves, Karkovice plays only twice a week." - Inside Sports, February 1991

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Ron Karkovice Autograph on a 1993 Score (#152)

Ron Karkovice Autograph on a 1993 Score (#152)

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Birth Name:   Ronald Joseph Karkovice
Nickname:   Ron
Born On:   08-08-1963  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Union, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   William R. Boone High School (Orlando, FL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   08-17-1986 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-26-1997
Draft:   1982 : 1st Round (14th)

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Ron Karkovice Pitching Stats

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Ron Karkovice Hitting Stats

1986 23 White Sox 37 97 13 24 7 0 4 0 13 9 0 37 1 1 1 3 .247 .315 .443
1987 24 White Sox 39 85 7 6 0 0 2 0 7 7 0 40 1 0 2 2 .071 .160 .141
1988 25 White Sox 46 115 10 20 4 0 3 0 9 7 0 30 3 0 1 1 .174 .228 .287
1989 26 White Sox 71 182 21 48 9 2 3 1 24 10 0 56 7 2 2 0 .264 .306 .385
1990 27 White Sox 68 183 30 45 10 0 6 1 20 16 1 52 7 1 1 1 .246 .308 .399
1991 28 White Sox 75 167 25 41 13 0 5 0 22 15 1 42 9 1 1 2 .246 .310 .413
1992 29 White Sox 123 342 39 81 12 1 13 0 50 30 1 89 4 2 3 3 .237 .302 .392
1993 30 White Sox 128 403 60 92 17 1 20 1 54 29 1 126 11 4 6 12 .228 .287 .424
1994 31 White Sox 77 207 33 44 9 1 11 1 29 36 2 68 2 3 0 0 .213 .325 .425
1995 32 White Sox 113 323 44 70 14 1 13 1 51 39 0 84 9 6 5 5 .217 .306 .387
1996 33 White Sox 111 355 44 78 22 0 10 0 38 24 2 93 7 2 1 7 .220 .270 .366
1997 34 White Sox 51 138 10 25 3 0 6 0 18 11 0 32 4 5 3 3 .181 .248 .333
12 Years 939 2,597 336 574 120 6 96 5 335 233 8 749 65 27 26 39 .221 .289 .383

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Ron Karkovice Fielding Stats

1986 White Sox C 37 35 900 247 6.7 246 227 19 1 4 5 25 15 .996 7.38
1987 White Sox C 37 31 784 170 4.6 167 147 20 3 3 2 5 10 .982 5.75
1988 White Sox C 46 37 1,010 215 4.7 214 190 24 1 4 1 15 14 .995 5.72
1989 White Sox C 68 55 1,488 351 5.2 346 299 47 5 6 4 26 24 .986 6.28
1990 White Sox C 64 50 1,435 329 5.1 327 296 31 2 4 2 18 18 .994 6.15
1991 White Sox C 69 49 1,366 341 4.9 337 309 28 4 6 2 25 19 .988 6.66
1991 White Sox LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1992 White Sox C 119 98 2,745 592 5.0 586 533 53 6 8 6 69 33 .990 5.76
1992 White Sox RF 1 0 6 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
1993 White Sox C 127 118 3,116 837 6.6 832 769 63 5 4 9 48 56 .994 7.21
1994 White Sox C 76 61 1,664 439 5.8 436 417 19 3 2 6 31 14 .993 7.07
1995 White Sox C 113 98 2,601 677 6.0 671 629 42 6 2 7 101 34 .991 6.97
1996 White Sox C 111 99 2,671 730 6.6 725 680 45 5 5 4 48 33 .993 7.33
1997 White Sox C 51 45 1,138 275 5.4 274 261 13 1 1 2 24 10 .996 6.50
C Totals 918 776 20,918 5,203 5.7 5,161 4,757 404 42 49 50 435 280 .992 6.66
LF Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
RF Totals 1 0 6 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
12 Years 920 776 20,927 5,206 5.7 5,164 4,760 404 42 49 50 435 280 .992 6.66

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Ron Karkovice Miscellaneous Stats

1986 White Sox 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 24.3 2.6 7.5 - - -
1987 White Sox 3 0 1.000 0 6 1 42.5 2.1 12.1 - - -
1988 White Sox 4 2 .667 0 2 0 38.3 3.8 12.8 - - -
1989 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 1 2 60.7 3.3 7.6 - - -
1990 White Sox 2 0 1.000 4 2 2 30.5 3.5 9.2 - - -
1991 White Sox 0 0 .000 4 10 0 33.4 4.0 7.6 - - -
1992 White Sox 10 4 .714 4 15 0 26.3 3.8 6.8 - - -
1993 White Sox 2 2 .500 3 2 0 20.2 3.2 7.5 - - -
1994 White Sox 0 3 .000 7 4 0 18.8 3.0 7.1 - - -
1995 White Sox 2 3 .400 4 0 0 24.8 3.8 6.3 - - -
1996 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 35.5 3.8 9.3 - - -
1997 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 23.0 4.3 7.7 - - -
12 Years 24 14 .632 26 42 5 27.1 3.5 7.8 - - -

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Ron Karkovice Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1986 Chicago White Sox 53 $60,000.00 - -
1987 Chicago White Sox 5 $62,500.00 - -
1988 Chicago White Sox 5 $62,500.00 - -
1989 Chicago White Sox 20 $106,000.00 - -
1990 Chicago White Sox 20 $108,000.00 - -
1991 Chicago White Sox 20 $310,000.00 - -
1992 Chicago White Sox 20 $650,000.00 - -
1993 Chicago White Sox 20 $1,566,667.00 - -
1994 Chicago White Sox 20 $1,429,167.00 - n/a
1995 Chicago White Sox 20 $1,773,615.00 - -
1996 Chicago White Sox 20 $2,225,000.00 - -
1997 Chicago White Sox 20 $1,500,000.00 - -

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