Ken Oberkfell
1977–1992 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,602G
.278AVG
.351OBP
.362SLG
More career statistics
1,354H
29HR
446RBI
62SB
2Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,602 | 5,528 | 4,874 | 558 | 1,354 | 237 | 44 | 29 | 446 | 546 | 356 | 62 | 47 | 23 | 42 | 1,766 | .278 | .351 | .362 | .713 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1988-05-14 to 1988-05-29
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1985-06-11 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1983-05-01 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1986-05-21 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 814 | 2740 | 677 | 11 | 241 | 299 | 160 | .285 | .356 | .368 |
| Away | 788 | 2788 | 677 | 18 | 205 | 247 | 196 | .271 | .331 | .357 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 182 | 602 | 136 | 2 | 44 | 65 | 39 | .259 | .334 | .326 |
| May | 273 | 954 | 256 | 4 | 86 | 100 | 52 | .306 | .373 | .391 |
| June | 264 | 898 | 219 | 7 | 77 | 65 | 64 | .267 | .316 | .371 |
| July | 266 | 919 | 228 | 7 | 73 | 95 | 56 | .283 | .351 | .378 |
| August | 302 | 1063 | 265 | 5 | 94 | 112 | 61 | .286 | .355 | .372 |
| September | 291 | 1002 | 230 | 4 | 70 | 99 | 79 | .262 | .328 | .331 |
| October | 24 | 90 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | .253 | .333 | .291 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 158 | 571 | 156 | 3 | 43 | 53 | 33 | .306 | .366 | .403 |
| chicago-cubs | 157 | 563 | 134 | 2 | 41 | 54 | 27 | .269 | .334 | .355 |
| new-york-mets | 148 | 524 | 121 | 4 | 38 | 54 | 35 | .263 | .334 | .354 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 147 | 516 | 121 | 1 | 29 | 49 | 39 | .265 | .329 | .315 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 143 | 482 | 116 | 1 | 51 | 45 | 39 | .272 | .334 | .368 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 140 | 473 | 125 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 29 | .301 | .357 | .378 |
| cincinnati-reds | 136 | 471 | 128 | 5 | 40 | 49 | 27 | .311 | .376 | .415 |
| san-francisco-giants | 134 | 468 | 106 | 2 | 42 | 45 | 37 | .255 | .323 | .345 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .111 | – | – |
| 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 50 | 6 | – | – | – | .120 | – | – |
| 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | 135 | 369 | 111 | 1 | 35 | 4 | .301 | – | – |
| 1980 | St. Louis Cardinals | 116 | 422 | 128 | 3 | 46 | 4 | .303 | – | – |
| 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | 102 | 376 | 110 | 2 | 45 | 13 | .293 | – | – |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | 137 | 470 | 136 | 2 | 34 | 11 | .289 | – | – |
| 1983 | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 488 | 143 | 3 | 38 | 12 | .293 | – | – |
| 1984 | Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 324 | 87 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .269 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Atlanta Braves | 134 | 412 | 112 | 3 | 35 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1986 | Atlanta Braves | 151 | 503 | 136 | 5 | 48 | 7 | .270 | – | – |
| 1987 | Atlanta Braves | 135 | 508 | 142 | 3 | 48 | 3 | .280 | – | – |
| 1988 | Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates | 140 | 476 | 129 | 3 | 42 | 4 | .271 | – | – |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants | 97 | 156 | 42 | 2 | 17 | – | .269 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Houston Astros | 77 | 150 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .207 | – | – |
| 1991 | Houston Astros | 53 | 70 | 16 | – | 14 | – | .229 | – | – |
| 1992 |  California Angels | 41 | 91 | 24 | – | 10 | – | .264 | – | – |