Ben Oglivie
1971–1986 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers
1,754G
.273AVG
.336OBP
.450SLG
1,615H
235HR
901RBI
87SB
3Rare feats
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 | – | – |