Ron Oester
1978–1990 · bats B / throws R · Cincinnati Reds
1,276G
.265AVG
.323OBP
.356SLG
More career statistics
1,118H
42HR
344RBI
40SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,276 | 4,666 | 4,214 | 458 | 1,118 | 190 | 33 | 42 | 344 | 369 | 681 | 40 | 26 | 4 | 27 | 1,500 | .265 | .323 | .356 | .679 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1984-07-31 to 1984-08-22
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1983-09-06 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1985-07-26 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1983-09-07 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 644 | 2324 | 576 | 22 | 173 | 197 | 317 | .276 | .333 | .379 |
| Away | 632 | 2342 | 542 | 20 | 171 | 172 | 364 | .255 | .305 | .333 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 162 | 618 | 138 | 4 | 48 | 45 | 103 | .246 | .296 | .336 |
| May | 232 | 838 | 202 | 10 | 68 | 69 | 116 | .266 | .323 | .381 |
| June | 195 | 722 | 176 | 3 | 53 | 43 | 92 | .266 | .303 | .341 |
| July | 179 | 672 | 159 | 2 | 43 | 46 | 96 | .260 | .305 | .310 |
| August | 230 | 825 | 208 | 11 | 74 | 62 | 126 | .277 | .327 | .388 |
| September | 248 | 885 | 216 | 12 | 53 | 87 | 131 | .277 | .342 | .373 |
| October | 30 | 106 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | .216 | .340 | .273 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-diego-padres | 150 | 535 | 146 | 6 | 51 | 36 | 55 | .296 | .340 | .395 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 149 | 548 | 117 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 101 | .238 | .285 | .319 |
| atlanta-braves | 147 | 523 | 119 | 7 | 35 | 46 | 82 | .255 | .315 | .358 |
| houston-astros | 143 | 499 | 119 | 3 | 30 | 46 | 81 | .265 | .331 | .339 |
| san-francisco-giants | 137 | 510 | 129 | 3 | 30 | 51 | 71 | .288 | .353 | .362 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 95 | 355 | 86 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 49 | .264 | .313 | .344 |
| montreal-expos | 94 | 348 | 80 | 4 | 22 | 32 | 52 | .260 | .322 | .386 |
| chicago-cubs | 92 | 333 | 77 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 38 | .261 | .318 | .363 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 8 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .375 | – | – |
| 1979 | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1980 | Cincinnati Reds | 100 | 303 | 84 | 2 | 20 | 6 | .277 | – | – |
| 1981 | Cincinnati Reds | 105 | 354 | 96 | 5 | 42 | 2 | .271 | – | – |
| 1982 | Cincinnati Reds | 151 | 549 | 143 | 9 | 47 | 5 | .260 | – | – |
| 1983 | Cincinnati Reds | 157 | 549 | 145 | 11 | 58 | 2 | .264 | – | – |
| 1984 | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 553 | 134 | 3 | 38 | 7 | .242 | – | – |
| 1985 | Cincinnati Reds | 152 | 526 | 155 | 1 | 34 | 5 | .295 | – | – |
| 1986 | Cincinnati Reds | 153 | 523 | 135 | 8 | 44 | 9 | .258 | – | – |
| 1987 | Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 237 | 60 | 2 | 23 | 2 | .253 | – | – |
| 1988 | Cincinnati Reds | 54 | 150 | 42 | – | 10 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1989 | Cincinnati Reds | 109 | 305 | 75 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1990 | Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 154 | 46 | – | 13 | 1 | .299 | – | – |