Ken Oberkfell was born on Friday, May 4, 1956, in Highland, Illinois. Oberkfell was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 22, 1977, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Ken Oberkfell baseball stats page.
"There are so many new faces around here (St. Louis Cardinals in Spring Training [1981]), I thought I'd been traded." - Ken Oberkfell
Ken OberkfellKen Oberkfell Autograph on a 1990 Donruss Baseball Card (#494) |
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Ken OberkfellKen Oberkfell 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 |
Ken OberkfellKen Oberkfell 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 |
1977 | 21 | Cardinals | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
1978 | 22 | Cardinals | 24 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .120 | .170 | .140 |
1979 | 23 | Cardinals | 135 | 369 | 53 | 111 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 57 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .301 | .396 | .388 |
1980 | 24 | Cardinals | 116 | 422 | 58 | 128 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 51 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .303 | .377 | .417 |
1981 | 25 | Cardinals | 102 | 376 | 43 | 110 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 37 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .293 | .353 | .372 |
1982 | 26 | Cardinals | 137 | 470 | 55 | 136 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .289 | .345 | .370 |
1983 | 27 | Cardinals | 151 | 488 | 62 | 143 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 61 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .293 | .371 | .385 |
1984 | 28 | Cardinals | 50 | 152 | 17 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .309 | .379 | .395 |
1984 | 28 | Braves | 50 | 172 | 21 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .233 | .289 | .308 |
1985 | 29 | Braves | 134 | 412 | 30 | 112 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 51 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .272 | .359 | .359 |
1986 | 30 | Braves | 151 | 503 | 62 | 136 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 83 | 6 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .270 | .373 | .360 |
1987 | 31 | Braves | 135 | 508 | 59 | 142 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .280 | .342 | .362 |
1988 | 32 | Braves | 120 | 422 | 42 | 117 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .277 | .325 | .365 |
1988 | 32 | Pirates | 20 | 54 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .288 | .259 |
1989 | 33 | Pirates | 14 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .163 | .150 |
1989 | 33 | Giants | 83 | 116 | 17 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .319 | .367 | .431 |
1990 | 34 | Astros | 77 | 150 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .207 | .281 | .280 |
1991 | 35 | Astros | 53 | 70 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .357 | .286 |
1992 | 36 | Angels | 41 | 91 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .264 | .317 | .275 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 1,602 | 4,874 | 558 | 1,354 | 237 | 44 | 29 | 0 | 446 | 546 | 68 | 356 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 112 | .278 | .351 | .362 |
Ken OberkfellKen Oberkfell Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1977 Cardinals | 2B | 6 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.85 |
1978 Cardinals | 2B | 17 | 14 | 363 | 79 | 4.6 | 78 | 30 | 48 | 1 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 5.80 |
1978 Cardinals | 3B | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1979 Cardinals | 2B | 117 | 96 | 2,625 | 544 | 4.6 | 536 | 213 | 323 | 8 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 5.51 |
1979 Cardinals | 3B | 17 | 7 | 252 | 30 | 1.8 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.11 |
1979 Cardinals | SS | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1980 Cardinals | 2B | 101 | 101 | 2,613 | 539 | 5.3 | 533 | 223 | 310 | 6 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 5.51 |
1980 Cardinals | 3B | 16 | 12 | 327 | 35 | 2.2 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.81 |
1981 Cardinals | 3B | 102 | 101 | 2,718 | 338 | 3.3 | 323 | 77 | 246 | 15 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 3.21 |
1981 Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1982 Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1982 Cardinals | 3B | 135 | 131 | 3,399 | 393 | 2.9 | 382 | 78 | 304 | 11 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 3.03 |
1983 Cardinals | 2B | 32 | 21 | 597 | 125 | 3.9 | 120 | 51 | 69 | 5 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 5.43 |
1983 Cardinals | 3B | 127 | 107 | 2,838 | 323 | 2.5 | 310 | 79 | 231 | 13 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.95 |
1983 Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 15.00 |
1984 Cardinals | 2B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1984 Cardinals | 3B | 46 | 39 | 1,029 | 123 | 2.7 | 119 | 29 | 90 | 4 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.12 |
1984 Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1984 Braves | 2B | 4 | 3 | 66 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.27 |
1984 Braves | 3B | 45 | 45 | 1,146 | 112 | 2.5 | 108 | 31 | 77 | 4 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.54 |
1985 Braves | 2B | 16 | 12 | 273 | 56 | 3.5 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 5.44 |
1985 Braves | 3B | 117 | 101 | 2,766 | 301 | 2.6 | 290 | 70 | 220 | 11 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.83 |
1986 Braves | 2B | 41 | 19 | 648 | 131 | 3.2 | 128 | 51 | 77 | 3 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 5.33 |
1986 Braves | 3B | 130 | 119 | 3,060 | 331 | 2.5 | 323 | 65 | 258 | 8 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.85 |
1987 Braves | 2B | 11 | 5 | 195 | 30 | 2.7 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.15 |
1987 Braves | 3B | 126 | 120 | 3,114 | 331 | 2.6 | 324 | 76 | 248 | 7 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.81 |
1988 Braves | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1988 Braves | 3B | 113 | 109 | 2,868 | 305 | 2.7 | 290 | 83 | 207 | 15 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.73 |
1988 Pirates | 1B | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1988 Pirates | 2B | 11 | 10 | 234 | 39 | 3.5 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1988 Pirates | 3B | 2 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1988 Pirates | SS | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
1989 Pirates | 1B | 9 | 9 | 219 | 81 | 9.0 | 80 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 9.86 |
1989 Pirates | 2B | 3 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.92 |
1989 Giants | 1B | 7 | 3 | 102 | 37 | 5.3 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.79 |
1989 Giants | 2B | 7 | 3 | 81 | 20 | 2.9 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 6.00 |
1989 Giants | 3B | 38 | 8 | 354 | 34 | 0.9 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.52 |
1990 Astros | 1B | 11 | 7 | 192 | 77 | 7.0 | 76 | 69 | 7 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 10.69 |
1990 Astros | 2B | 11 | 7 | 198 | 26 | 2.4 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.55 |
1990 Astros | 3B | 24 | 18 | 426 | 46 | 1.9 | 43 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 2.73 |
1991 Astros | 1B | 13 | 7 | 204 | 74 | 5.7 | 74 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.79 |
1991 Astros | 3B | 4 | 4 | 108 | 11 | 2.8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .818 | 2.25 |
1992 Angels | 1B | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1992 Angels | 2B | 21 | 17 | 441 | 69 | 3.3 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 4.16 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 1,046 | 923 | 24,471 | 2,719 | 2.6 | 2,623 | 627 | 1,996 | 96 | 180 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.89 | |
2B Totals | 402 | 311 | 8,439 | 1,689 | 4.2 | 1,662 | 683 | 979 | 27 | 192 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.32 | |
1B Totals | 43 | 28 | 774 | 285 | 6.6 | 283 | 261 | 22 | 2 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.87 | |
SS Totals | 8 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.14 | |
16 Years | 1,499 | 1,262 | 33,726 | 4,701 | 3.1 | 4,576 | 1,573 | 3,003 | 125 | 394 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 3.66 |
Ken OberkfellKen Oberkfell 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 |
1977 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1978 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1979 Cardinals | 4 | 1 | .800 | 14 | 8 | n/a | 369.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1980 Cardinals | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 140.7 | 18.3 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1981 Cardinals | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 188.0 | 13.4 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
1982 Cardinals | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 235.0 | 15.2 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
1983 Cardinals | 12 | 6 | .667 | 10 | 5 | n/a | 162.7 | 18.1 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
1984 Cardinals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.2 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
1984 Braves | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 172.0 | 10.1 | 17.2 | - | - | - |
1985 Braves | 1 | 2 | .333 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 137.3 | 10.8 | 11.8 | - | - | - |
1986 Braves | 7 | 4 | .636 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 100.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1987 Braves | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 169.3 | 17.5 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1988 Braves | 4 | 5 | .444 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 140.7 | 15.1 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1988 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | - | - | - |
1989 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - | - | - |
1989 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 54 | 1 | n/a | 58.0 | 14.5 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1990 Astros | 1 | 1 | .500 | 38 | 0 | n/a | 150.0 | 8.8 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
1991 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 39 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.8 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1992 Angels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 62 | 47 | .569 | 230 | 22 | 5 | 168.1 | 13.7 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
Ken OberkfellKen Oberkfell Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1977 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1978 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $23,000.00 | - | - |
1979 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $29,500.00 | - | - |
1980 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $55,000.00 | - | - |
1981 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | $210,000.00 | - | - |
1982 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | $350,000.00 | - | Stats |
1983 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | $475,000.00 | - | - |
1984 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Atlanta Braves | 24 | " " | - | - |
1985 Atlanta Braves | 24 | $616,667.00 | - | - |
1986 Atlanta Braves | 24 | $825,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Atlanta Braves | 24 | $725,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Atlanta Braves | 24 | $725,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | " " | - | - |
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | $725,000.00 | - | Stats |
1989 San Francisco Giants | 10 | " " | - | Stats |
1990 Houston Astros | 10 | $625,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Houston Astros | 10 | $675,000.00 | - | - |
1992 California Angels | 5 | $625,000.00 | - | - |
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