Ken Boyer
1955–1969 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
2,034G
.287AVG
.349OBP
.462SLG
More career statistics
2,143H
282HR
1,141RBI
105SB
11Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,268 | 8,272 |
| Batting · Walks | 713 | 711 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,034 | 8,268 | 7,455 | 1,104 | 2,143 | 318 | 68 | 282 | 1,141 | 713 | 1,017 | 105 | 77 | 20 | 63 | 3,443 | .287 | .349 | .462 | .811 |
Streaks
30longest hitting streak · 1959-08-09 to 1959-09-12
46longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Natural Cycle | 1964-06-16 | 1 in 17,361 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1961-09-14 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1958-06-28 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1027 | 4144 | 1110 | 148 | 643 | 353 | 483 | .298 | .353 | .480 |
| Away | 1007 | 4128 | 1033 | 134 | 498 | 358 | 534 | .277 | .337 | .443 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 190 | 805 | 202 | 30 | 131 | 79 | 107 | .285 | .349 | .471 |
| May | 353 | 1471 | 373 | 57 | 205 | 148 | 165 | .287 | .354 | .477 |
| June | 390 | 1567 | 394 | 57 | 204 | 125 | 190 | .276 | .331 | .450 |
| July | 374 | 1491 | 399 | 45 | 214 | 127 | 168 | .298 | .353 | .456 |
| August | 391 | 1581 | 422 | 47 | 208 | 122 | 205 | .292 | .344 | .452 |
| September | 329 | 1333 | 349 | 45 | 177 | 106 | 178 | .287 | .341 | .474 |
| October | 7 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 256 | 1066 | 256 | 38 | 166 | 91 | 119 | .266 | .326 | .462 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 256 | 1072 | 282 | 35 | 143 | 112 | 126 | .296 | .368 | .489 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 253 | 1031 | 285 | 25 | 114 | 88 | 125 | .306 | .362 | .435 |
| cincinnati-reds | 248 | 1023 | 286 | 36 | 152 | 78 | 127 | .308 | .356 | .490 |
| milwaukee-braves | 211 | 866 | 224 | 32 | 121 | 73 | 97 | .287 | .343 | .464 |
| san-francisco-giants | 191 | 785 | 198 | 27 | 114 | 71 | 85 | .282 | .343 | .444 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 175 | 738 | 187 | 30 | 88 | 76 | 113 | .287 | .356 | .470 |
| houston-astros | 94 | 371 | 99 | 12 | 54 | 33 | 55 | .296 | .356 | .473 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 530 | 140 | 18 | 62 | 22 | .264 | – | – |
| 1956 | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 595 | 182 | 26 | 98 | 8 | .306 | – | – |
| 1957 | St. Louis Cardinals | 142 | 544 | 144 | 19 | 62 | 12 | .265 | – | – |
| 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 570 | 175 | 23 | 90 | 11 | .307 | – | – |
| 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 563 | 174 | 28 | 94 | 12 | .309 | – | – |
| 1960 | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 552 | 168 | 32 | 97 | 8 | .304 | – | – |
| 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 589 | 194 | 24 | 95 | 6 | .329 | – | – |
| 1962 | St. Louis Cardinals | 160 | 611 | 178 | 24 | 98 | 12 | .291 | – | – |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 159 | 617 | 176 | 24 | 111 | 1 | .285 | – | – |
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 628 | 185 | 24 | 119 | 3 | .295 | – | – |
| 1965 | St. Louis Cardinals | 144 | 535 | 139 | 13 | 75 | 2 | .260 | – | – |
| 1966 |  New York Mets | 136 | 496 | 132 | 14 | 61 | 4 | .266 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago White Sox, New York Mets | 113 | 346 | 86 | 7 | 34 | 2 | .249 | – | – |
| 1968 | Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers | 93 | 245 | 63 | 6 | 41 | 2 | .257 | – | – |
| 1969 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 34 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .206 | – | – |