Ken Oberkfell
[edit] Biography
Ken Oberkfell (Kenneth Ray Oberkfell) was born on May 4, 1956 in Highland, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on August 22, 1977 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .301 with 1 home run and 35 RBI. Oberkfell played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros and California Angels over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Ken Oberkfell's best season was 1983, when he hit for a .293 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| STL
| N
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 24
| 50
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .120
| .170
| .140
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 135
| 369
| 53
| 111
| 1
| 35
| .301
| .396
| .388
| 19
| 5
| 57
| 35
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 9
| 9
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 116
| 422
| 58
| 128
| 3
| 46
| .303
| .377
| .417
| 27
| 6
| 51
| 23
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 8
| 11
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 102
| 376
| 43
| 110
| 2
| 45
| .293
| .353
| .372
| 12
| 6
| 37
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 6
| 11
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| 137
| 470
| 55
| 136
| 2
| 34
| .289
| .345
| .370
| 22
| 5
| 40
| 31
| 1
| 3
| 11
| 6
| 11
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 151
| 488
| 62
| 143
| 3
| 38
| .293
| .371
| .385
| 26
| 5
| 61
| 27
| 1
| 4
| 12
| 5
| 12
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 50
| 152
| 17
| 47
| 0
| 11
| .309
| .379
| .395
| 11
| 1
| 16
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 50
| 172
| 21
| 40
| 1
| 10
| .233
| .289
| .308
| 8
| 1
| 15
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1984
| TOT
| N
| 100
| 324
| 38
| 87
| 1
| 21
| .269
| .331
| .349
| 19
| 2
| 31
| 27
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 7
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| 134
| 412
| 30
| 112
| 3
| 35
| .272
| .359
| .359
| 19
| 4
| 51
| 38
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 10
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 151
| 503
| 62
| 136
| 5
| 48
| .270
| .373
| .360
| 24
| 3
| 83
| 40
| 2
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 11
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 135
| 508
| 59
| 142
| 3
| 48
| .280
| .342
| .362
| 29
| 2
| 48
| 29
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 5
| 13
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 20
| 54
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .222
| .288
| .259
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 120
| 422
| 42
| 117
| 3
| 40
| .277
| .325
| .365
| 20
| 4
| 32
| 28
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 6
| 6
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| 140
| 476
| 49
| 129
| 3
| 42
| .271
| .321
| .353
| 22
| 4
| 37
| 34
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 7
| 8
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 83
| 116
| 17
| 37
| 2
| 15
| .319
| .367
| .431
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 14
| 40
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .125
| .163
| .150
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 97
| 156
| 19
| 42
| 2
| 17
| .269
| .316
| .359
| 6
| 1
| 10
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 77
| 150
| 10
| 31
| 1
| 12
| .207
| .281
| .280
| 6
| 1
| 15
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| 53
| 70
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 14
| .229
| .357
| .286
| 4
| 0
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| 41
| 91
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 10
| .264
| .317
| .275
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1561
| 4783
| 552
| 1330
| 29
| 436
| .278
| .351
| .364
| 236
| 44
| 538
| 351
| 23
| 43
| 62
| 66
| 110
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 41
| 91
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 10
| .264
| .317
| .275
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 1602
| 4874
| 558
| 1354
| 29
| 446
| .278
| .351
| .362
| 237
| 44
| 546
| 356
| 23
| 43
| 62
| 68
| 112
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 17
| 14
| 121.1
| 30
| 48
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 119
| 96
| 875.1
| 213
| 323
| 8
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 17
| 7
| 84.1
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 102
| 101
| 871.1
| 223
| 310
| 6
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 16
| 12
| 109.2
| 4
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 102
| 101
| 906.1
| 77
| 246
| 15
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 4.1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 135
| 131
| 1133.1
| 78
| 304
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 3.1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 127
| 107
| 946.1
| 79
| 231
| 13
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 33
| 21
| 199.1
| 51
| 69
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 46
| 39
| 343.2
| 29
| 90
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 45
| 45
| 382.1
| 31
| 77
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 3
| 22
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 3
| 26.2
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 91
| 84
| 726
| 60
| 167
| 8
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 117
| 101
| 922
| 70
| 220
| 11
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 16
| 12
| 91.2
| 18
| 37
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 41
| 19
| 216.1
| 51
| 77
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 130
| 119
| 1020
| 65
| 258
| 8
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 126
| 120
| 1038.1
| 76
| 248
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 5
| 65.2
| 13
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 10
| 78
| 15
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 113
| 109
| 956.1
| 83
| 207
| 15
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 12
| 10
| 79
| 16
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 115
| 111
| 972.1
| 84
| 212
| 15
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 3
| 34
| 35
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 3
| 27
| 8
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 38
| 8
| 118.2
| 8
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 9
| 73
| 75
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 2
| 13
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 10
| 5
| 40
| 13
| 15
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 16
| 12
| 107
| 110
| 7
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 11
| 7
| 64.2
| 69
| 7
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 7
| 66.2
| 12
| 14
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 24
| 18
| 142
| 12
| 31
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 4
| 36.1
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 7
| 68.2
| 66
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 21
| 17
| 147.2
| 34
| 34
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 406
| 311
| 2818.1
| 683
| 979
| 27
| 192
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 14.1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1047
| 923
| 8165.2
| 627
| 1996
| 96
| 180
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 43
| 28
| 259.1
| 261
| 22
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (May 4, 1975).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Mike Jorgensen and Ken Dayley (June 15, 1984).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with cash to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a player to be named later (August 28, 1988); Atlanta Braves received Tommy Gregg (September 1, 1988).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Roger Samuels (May 10, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 6, 1989).
- Released by Houston Astros (July 27, 1991).
- Signed by California Angels (February 2, 1992).
- Granted free agency (November 30, 1992).
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