Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1977
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1977
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,602
- AB
- 4,874
- R
- 558
- H
- 1,354
- HR
- 29
- RBI
- 446
- SB
- 62
- AVG
- .278
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | STL | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 |
| 1978 | STL | 24 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 |
| 1979 | STL | 135 | 369 | 53 | 111 | 1 | 35 | 4 | .301 |
| 1980 | STL | 116 | 422 | 58 | 128 | 3 | 46 | 4 | .303 |
| 1981 | STL | 102 | 376 | 43 | 110 | 2 | 45 | 13 | .293 |
| 1982 | STL | 137 | 470 | 55 | 136 | 2 | 34 | 11 | .289 |
| 1983 | STL | 151 | 488 | 62 | 143 | 3 | 38 | 12 | .293 |
| 1984 |  STL/ATL | 100 | 324 | 38 | 87 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .269 |
| 1985 | ATL | 134 | 412 | 30 | 112 | 3 | 35 | 1 | .272 |
| 1986 | ATL | 151 | 503 | 62 | 136 | 5 | 48 | 7 | .270 |
| 1987 | ATL | 135 | 508 | 59 | 142 | 3 | 48 | 3 | .280 |
| 1988 |  ATL/PIT | 140 | 476 | 49 | 129 | 3 | 42 | 4 | .271 |
| 1989 |  PIT/SF | 97 | 156 | 19 | 42 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .269 |
| 1990 | HOU | 77 | 150 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .207 |
| 1991 | HOU | 53 | 70 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .229 |
| 1992 | LAA | 41 | 91 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .264 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 17
- AB
- 49
- R
- 6
- H
- 12
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 3
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .245
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,528
- TB
- 1,766
- XBH
- 310
- HBP
- 23
- IBB
- 68
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | STL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | STL | 54 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | STL | 435 | 143 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | STL | 486 | 176 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | STL | 420 | 140 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | STL | 516 | 174 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL | 557 | 188 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | STL/ATL | 362 | 113 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATL | 472 | 148 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATL | 596 | 181 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATL | 566 | 184 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL/PIT | 529 | 168 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | PIT/SF | 173 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | HOU | 168 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | HOU | 84 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAA | 101 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 20.0
- RC
- 677.6
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .085
- SECA
- .200
- BB/K
- 1.53
- AB/HR
- 168.1
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | STL | -0.2 | -0.3 | -1.1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | STL | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | .020 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | STL | 3.3 | 64.1 | 6.6 | .087 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 369 | 0 |
| 1980 | STL | 2.9 | 70.8 | 6.2 | .114 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 140.7 | 0 |
| 1981 | STL | 3.1 | 54.3 | 5.3 | .080 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 188 | 0 |
| 1982 | STL | 2.6 | 63 | 4.9 | .081 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 235 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL | 3.0 | 76.4 | 5.8 | .092 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 162.7 | 0 |
| 1984 | STL/ATL | 0.7 | 39.5 | 4.3 | .080 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 324 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATL | 2.3 | 58.6 | 5.2 | .087 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 137.3 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATL | 3.1 | 77.4 | 5.5 | .089 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 100.6 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATL | 0.0 | 67.8 | 4.9 | .083 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 169.3 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL/PIT | -0.4 | 57.7 | 4.3 | .082 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 158.7 | 0 |
| 1989 | PIT/SF | 0.4 | 18.9 | 4.2 | .090 | 0.1 | 1 | 78 | 0 |
| 1990 | HOU | -0.4 | 12.6 | 2.8 | .073 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 150 | 0 |
| 1991 | HOU | 0.2 | 8.8 | 4.4 | .057 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAA | -0.4 | 8.7 | 3.3 | .011 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ken Oberkfell's career stats?
Ken Oberkfell played 16 seasons for the Cardinals, the Braves, the Astros and the Angels. He was a career .278 hitter with 1,354 hits, 29 home runs and 446 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .303 batting average, 3 home runs and 46 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1977 to 1992
Championships
- 1982 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
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