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.
"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
Ron KarkoviceRon Karkovice Autograph on a 1993 Score (#152) |
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Ron KarkoviceRon Karkovice Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ron KarkoviceRon Karkovice Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 939 | 2,597 | 336 | 574 | 120 | 6 | 96 | 5 | 335 | 233 | 8 | 749 | 65 | 27 | 26 | 39 | .221 | .289 | .383 |
Ron KarkoviceRon Karkovice Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Ron KarkoviceRon Karkovice Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 24 | 14 | .632 | 26 | 42 | 5 | 27.1 | 3.5 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
Ron KarkoviceRon Karkovice Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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