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Ken Oberkfell

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Full Name: Kenneth Ray Oberkfell Primary Position: 3B,2B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/175 First Game: August 22, 1977
Birthdate: May 4, 1956 Final Game: October 4, 1992
Birthplace: Highland, Illinois MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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