Ron Karkovice
1986–1997 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox
939G
.221AVG
.289OBP
.383SLG
More career statistics
574H
96HR
335RBI
24SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 939 | 2,948 | 2,597 | 336 | 574 | 120 | 6 | 96 | 335 | 233 | 749 | 24 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 994 | .221 | .289 | .383 | .672 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1996-05-30 to 1996-06-11
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1996-03-31 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1992-09-18 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1994-04-13 | 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 | 471 | 1409 | 266 | 34 | 141 | 103 | 348 | .212 | .262 | .349 |
| Away | 468 | 1539 | 308 | 62 | 194 | 130 | 401 | .229 | .285 | .414 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| April | 140 | 446 | 84 | 13 | 51 | 56 | 99 | .226 | .314 | .380 |
| May | 184 | 587 | 105 | 16 | 66 | 49 | 136 | .204 | .262 | .337 |
| June | 160 | 486 | 96 | 19 | 49 | 32 | 127 | .219 | .263 | .394 |
| July | 153 | 470 | 92 | 17 | 50 | 29 | 113 | .216 | .257 | .388 |
| August | 150 | 515 | 111 | 17 | 71 | 35 | 140 | .244 | .283 | .427 |
| September | 135 | 386 | 75 | 13 | 45 | 27 | 118 | .217 | .264 | .377 |
| October | 16 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .250 | .302 | .409 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| toronto-blue-jays | 83 | 244 | 40 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 60 | .180 | .238 | .311 |
| kansas-city-royals | 81 | 251 | 46 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 67 | .210 | .279 | .356 |
| texas-rangers | 78 | 266 | 41 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 66 | .181 | .229 | .317 |
| detroit-tigers | 77 | 258 | 67 | 17 | 45 | 24 | 47 | .303 | .353 | .593 |
| new-york-yankees | 77 | 243 | 46 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 73 | .215 | .272 | .388 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 76 | 247 | 54 | 8 | 33 | 19 | 58 | .249 | .296 | .419 |
| california-angels | 73 | 227 | 43 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 61 | .215 | .269 | .355 |
| minnesota-twins | 68 | 212 | 41 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 49 | .218 | .274 | .367 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Chicago White Sox | 37 | 97 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1987 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 85 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .071 | – | – |
| 1988 | Chicago White Sox | 46 | 115 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .174 | – | – |
| 1989 | Chicago White Sox | 71 | 182 | 48 | 3 | 24 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1990 | Chicago White Sox | 68 | 183 | 45 | 6 | 20 | 2 | .246 | – | – |
| 1991 | Chicago White Sox | 75 | 167 | 41 | 5 | 22 | – | .246 | – | – |
| 1992 | Chicago White Sox | 123 | 342 | 81 | 13 | 50 | 10 | .237 | – | – |
| 1993 | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 403 | 92 | 20 | 54 | 2 | .228 | – | – |
| 1994 | Chicago White Sox | 77 | 207 | 44 | 11 | 29 | – | .213 | – | – |
| 1995 | Chicago White Sox | 113 | 323 | 70 | 13 | 51 | 2 | .217 | – | – |
| 1996 | Chicago White Sox | 111 | 355 | 78 | 10 | 38 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 1997 | Chicago White Sox | 51 | 138 | 25 | 6 | 18 | – | .181 | – | – |