Ben Oglivie
1971–1986 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers
1,754G
.273AVG
.336OBP
.450SLG
More career statistics
1,615H
235HR
901RBI
87SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,754 | 6,598 | 5,913 | 784 | 1,615 | 277 | 33 | 235 | 901 | 560 | 852 | 87 | 70 | 35 | 69 | 2,663 | .273 | .336 | .450 | .786 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1979-09-11 to 1980-04-12
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1979-07-08 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1980-04-29 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1983-05-16 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 854 | 3135 | 785 | 107 | 427 | 280 | 381 | .281 | .340 | .463 |
| Away | 900 | 3463 | 830 | 128 | 474 | 280 | 471 | .266 | .321 | .439 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 186 | 713 | 161 | 29 | 95 | 75 | 88 | .260 | .331 | .466 |
| May | 291 | 1097 | 256 | 38 | 152 | 93 | 145 | .260 | .318 | .427 |
| June | 299 | 1103 | 281 | 43 | 150 | 94 | 127 | .284 | .340 | .473 |
| July | 290 | 1050 | 258 | 36 | 127 | 88 | 145 | .274 | .330 | .452 |
| August | 367 | 1441 | 332 | 38 | 186 | 128 | 194 | .258 | .319 | .397 |
| September | 299 | 1108 | 300 | 44 | 170 | 77 | 146 | .297 | .340 | .492 |
| October | 22 | 86 | 27 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 7 | .342 | .372 | .658 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 167 | 642 | 162 | 20 | 96 | 68 | 67 | .289 | .358 | .449 |
| boston-red-sox | 153 | 590 | 153 | 22 | 87 | 39 | 74 | .283 | .325 | .464 |
| minnesota-twins | 139 | 530 | 140 | 25 | 82 | 37 | 68 | .290 | .334 | .500 |
| baltimore-orioles | 135 | 457 | 103 | 13 | 48 | 34 | 65 | .246 | .300 | .391 |
| new-york-yankees | 134 | 482 | 108 | 20 | 73 | 46 | 58 | .253 | .320 | .440 |
| texas-rangers | 134 | 515 | 130 | 19 | 70 | 43 | 84 | .278 | .336 | .462 |
| california-angels | 131 | 511 | 123 | 17 | 66 | 38 | 70 | .266 | .315 | .421 |
| athletics | 126 | 472 | 113 | 12 | 61 | 55 | 54 | .281 | .356 | .425 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  Boston Red Sox | 14 | 38 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1972 | Boston Red Sox | 94 | 253 | 61 | 8 | 30 | 1 | .241 | – | – |
| 1973 | Boston Red Sox | 58 | 147 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .218 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Detroit Tigers | 92 | 252 | 68 | 4 | 29 | 12 | .270 | – | – |
| 1975 | Detroit Tigers | 100 | 332 | 95 | 9 | 36 | 11 | .286 | – | – |
| 1976 | Detroit Tigers | 115 | 305 | 87 | 15 | 47 | 9 | .285 | – | – |
| 1977 | Detroit Tigers | 132 | 450 | 118 | 21 | 61 | 9 | .262 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 128 | 469 | 142 | 18 | 72 | 11 | .303 | – | – |
| 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers | 139 | 514 | 145 | 29 | 81 | 12 | .282 | – | – |
| 1980 | Milwaukee Brewers | 156 | 592 | 180 | 41 | 118 | 11 | .304 | – | – |
| 1981 | Milwaukee Brewers | 107 | 400 | 97 | 14 | 72 | 2 | .242 | – | – |
| 1982 | Milwaukee Brewers | 159 | 602 | 147 | 34 | 102 | 3 | .244 | – | – |
| 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers | 125 | 411 | 115 | 13 | 66 | 4 | .280 | – | – |
| 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers | 131 | 461 | 121 | 12 | 60 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1985 | Milwaukee Brewers | 101 | 341 | 99 | 10 | 61 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1986 | Milwaukee Brewers | 103 | 346 | 98 | 5 | 53 | 1 | .283 | – | – |