Ken Boswell
1967–1977 · bats L / throws R · Houston Astros, New York Mets
930G
.248AVG
.313OBP
.337SLG
More career statistics
625H
31HR
244RBI
27SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 930 | 2,816 | 2,517 | 266 | 625 | 91 | 19 | 31 | 244 | 240 | 239 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 847 | .248 | .313 | .337 | .650 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1971-07-15 to 1971-07-25
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1972-09-13 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1971-08-07 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1971-05-12 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 474 | 1401 | 304 | 9 | 109 | 128 | 114 | .244 | .308 | .327 |
| Away | 456 | 1415 | 321 | 22 | 135 | 112 | 125 | .252 | .306 | .346 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 117 | 349 | 80 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 27 | .257 | .312 | .360 |
| May | 174 | 545 | 123 | 6 | 48 | 39 | 43 | .248 | .297 | .327 |
| June | 167 | 496 | 103 | 8 | 37 | 46 | 47 | .234 | .300 | .332 |
| July | 138 | 407 | 78 | 2 | 30 | 35 | 39 | .216 | .278 | .283 |
| August | 154 | 459 | 106 | 7 | 47 | 39 | 38 | .256 | .316 | .357 |
| September | 167 | 515 | 127 | 4 | 44 | 50 | 44 | .280 | .344 | .369 |
| October | 13 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .186 | .222 | .233 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 104 | 354 | 74 | 4 | 30 | 31 | 30 | .235 | .297 | .321 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 98 | 345 | 79 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 24 | .258 | .307 | .346 |
| montreal-expos | 97 | 303 | 66 | 2 | 29 | 34 | 24 | .251 | .330 | .323 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 87 | 275 | 61 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 14 | .241 | .287 | .324 |
| san-francisco-giants | 85 | 219 | 53 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 15 | .277 | .333 | .366 |
| atlanta-braves | 84 | 244 | 61 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 25 | .274 | .328 | .413 |
| cincinnati-reds | 81 | 217 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 19 | .213 | .286 | .360 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 79 | 219 | 50 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 24 | .251 | .301 | .322 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 |  New York Mets | 11 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | .225 | – | – |
| 1968 | New York Mets | 75 | 284 | 74 | 4 | 11 | 7 | .261 | – | – |
| 1969 | New York Mets | 102 | 362 | 101 | 3 | 32 | 7 | .279 | – | – |
| 1970 | New York Mets | 105 | 351 | 89 | 5 | 44 | 5 | .254 | – | – |
| 1971 | New York Mets | 116 | 392 | 107 | 5 | 40 | 5 | .273 | – | – |
| 1972 | New York Mets | 100 | 355 | 75 | 9 | 33 | 2 | .211 | – | – |
| 1973 | New York Mets | 76 | 110 | 25 | 2 | 14 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1974 | New York Mets | 96 | 222 | 48 | 2 | 15 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1975 |  Houston Astros | 86 | 178 | 43 | – | 21 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1976 | Houston Astros | 91 | 126 | 33 | – | 18 | 1 | .262 | – | – |
| 1977 | Houston Astros | 72 | 97 | 21 | – | 12 | – | .216 | – | – |