Ken Boyer
1955–1969 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
2,034G
.287AVG
.348OBP
.462SLG
2,143H
282HR
1,141RBI
105SB
8Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,034 | 8,272 | 7,455 | 1,104 | 2,143 | 318 | 68 | 282 | 1,141 | 711 | 1,017 | 105 | 77 | 20 | 63 | 3,443 | .287 | .348 | .462 | .810 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1961-09-14 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1958-06-28 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1956-06-24 | 1 in 2,522 player-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 | – | – |