Ken Singleton
1970–1984 · bats B / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, New York Mets
2,082G
.282AVG
.388OBP
.436SLG
More career statistics
2,029H
246HR
1,065RBI
21SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,082 | 8,559 | 7,189 | 985 | 2,029 | 317 | 25 | 246 | 1,065 | 1,263 | 1,246 | 21 | 36 | 17 | 60 | 3,134 | .282 | .388 | .436 | .824 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1978-07-17 to 1978-08-04
48longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1974-04-10 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1974-06-28 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1973-06-08 | 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 | 1040 | 4150 | 948 | 117 | 521 | 665 | 616 | .276 | .389 | .428 |
| Away | 1042 | 4409 | 1081 | 129 | 544 | 598 | 630 | .288 | .381 | .443 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 235 | 966 | 224 | 30 | 121 | 147 | 147 | .278 | .384 | .442 |
| May | 322 | 1356 | 302 | 30 | 152 | 210 | 193 | .268 | .378 | .396 |
| June | 354 | 1469 | 356 | 37 | 163 | 212 | 193 | .288 | .387 | .429 |
| July | 365 | 1539 | 374 | 51 | 219 | 238 | 242 | .292 | .398 | .464 |
| August | 388 | 1570 | 377 | 59 | 209 | 213 | 218 | .282 | .376 | .465 |
| September | 394 | 1564 | 368 | 37 | 190 | 234 | 238 | .280 | .385 | .411 |
| October | 24 | 95 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 15 | .326 | .389 | .512 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 136 | 571 | 130 | 19 | 64 | 87 | 76 | .271 | .380 | .434 |
| new-york-yankees | 133 | 550 | 134 | 13 | 54 | 68 | 68 | .282 | .367 | .415 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 131 | 561 | 133 | 13 | 66 | 64 | 69 | .271 | .351 | .394 |
| cleveland-guardians | 129 | 533 | 131 | 12 | 64 | 79 | 80 | .292 | .394 | .417 |
| boston-red-sox | 125 | 522 | 138 | 7 | 67 | 82 | 76 | .319 | .421 | .449 |
| california-angels | 107 | 448 | 104 | 11 | 51 | 56 | 79 | .268 | .357 | .387 |
| kansas-city-royals | 107 | 436 | 100 | 13 | 44 | 65 | 59 | .274 | .378 | .438 |
| chicago-white-sox | 105 | 437 | 94 | 14 | 53 | 66 | 77 | .258 | .366 | .433 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  New York Mets | 69 | 198 | 52 | 5 | 26 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1971 | New York Mets | 115 | 298 | 73 | 13 | 46 | – | .245 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Montreal Expos | 142 | 507 | 139 | 14 | 50 | 5 | .274 | – | – |
| 1973 | Montreal Expos | 162 | 560 | 169 | 23 | 103 | 2 | .302 | – | – |
| 1974 | Montreal Expos | 148 | 511 | 141 | 9 | 74 | 5 | .276 | – | – |
| 1975 |  Baltimore Orioles | 155 | 586 | 176 | 15 | 55 | 3 | .300 | – | – |
| 1976 | Baltimore Orioles | 154 | 544 | 151 | 13 | 70 | 2 | .278 | – | – |
| 1977 | Baltimore Orioles | 152 | 536 | 176 | 24 | 99 | – | .328 | – | – |
| 1978 | Baltimore Orioles | 149 | 502 | 147 | 20 | 81 | – | .293 | – | – |
| 1979 | Baltimore Orioles | 159 | 570 | 168 | 35 | 111 | 3 | .295 | – | – |
| 1980 | Baltimore Orioles | 156 | 583 | 177 | 24 | 104 | – | .304 | – | – |
| 1981 | Baltimore Orioles | 103 | 363 | 101 | 13 | 49 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 1982 | Baltimore Orioles | 156 | 561 | 141 | 14 | 77 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 151 | 507 | 140 | 18 | 84 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1984 | Baltimore Orioles | 111 | 363 | 78 | 6 | 36 | – | .215 | – | – |