Ken Oberkfell

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1992)

AVG .278
HR 29
RBI 446
H 1,354
OPS .713
PIV 2,169
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
5/4/1956 in Highland, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1977-08-22
Last Game
1992-10-04

Full name: Kenneth Ray Oberkfell

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,602 4,874 558 1,354 237 44 29 446 62 546 356 .278 .351 .362 .713 2,169

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +7.2% above league average.

Career OBP .351 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +8.1% above league average.

Career SLG .362 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Career OPS .713 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1977 SLN NL 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .111 — — — — 0.0
1978 SLN NL 24 50 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 .120 .257 (-53%) .323 (-48%) .378 (-63%) .702 (-56%) -432.4
1979 SLN NL 135 369 53 111 19 5 1 35 4 57 35 .301 .265 (+13%) .329 (+20%) .397 (-3%) .727 (+8%) 823.4
1980 SLN NL 116 422 58 128 27 6 3 46 4 51 23 .303 .264 (+15%) .326 (+16%) .387 (+8%) .714 (+11%) 1011.4
1981 SLN NL 102 376 43 110 12 6 2 45 13 37 28 .293 .255 (+14%) .320 (+10%) .368 (+1%) .688 (+5%) 394.9
1982 SLN NL 137 470 55 136 22 5 2 34 11 40 31 .289 .261 (+11%) .324 (+6%) .388 (-5%) .712 (avg) 91.0
1983 SLN NL 151 488 62 143 26 5 3 38 12 61 27 .293 .260 (+12%) .324 (+14%) .389 (-1%) .714 (+6%) 761.0
1984 SLN NL 50 152 17 47 11 1 0 11 1 16 10 .309 .259 (+19%) .322 (+17%) .384 (+3%) .707 (+9%) 289.8
1984 ATL NL 50 172 21 40 8 1 1 10 1 15 17 .233 .259 (-11%) .322 (-10%) .384 (-20%) .707 (-16%) 289.8
1985 ATL NL 134 412 30 112 19 4 3 35 1 51 38 .272 .257 (+6%) .323 (+11%) .390 (-8%) .714 (+1%) 234.6
1986 ATL NL 151 503 62 136 24 3 5 48 7 83 40 .270 .257 (+5%) .325 (+15%) .395 (-9%) .720 (+2%) 509.0
1987 ATL NL 135 508 59 142 29 2 3 48 3 48 29 .280 .262 (+6%) .331 (+3%) .415 (-13%) .746 (-6%) -395.6
1988 ATL NL 120 422 42 117 20 4 3 40 4 32 28 .277 .254 (+9%) .317 (+2%) .377 (-3%) .695 (-1%) -89.5
1988 PIT NL 20 54 7 12 2 0 0 2 0 5 6 .222 .254 (-13%) .317 (-9%) .377 (-31%) .695 (-21%) -89.5
1989 PIT NL 14 40 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 .125 — — — — 0.0
1989 SFN NL 83 116 17 37 5 1 2 15 0 8 8 .319 .254 (+26%) .319 (+15%) .375 (+15%) .694 (+15%) 0.0
1990 HOU NL 77 150 10 31 6 1 1 12 1 15 17 .207 .257 (-20%) .324 (-13%) .385 (-27%) .710 (-21%) -484.0
1991 HOU NL 53 70 7 16 4 0 0 14 0 14 8 .229 .255 (-11%) .323 (+10%) .384 (-26%) .708 (-9%) -47.1
1992 CAL AL 41 91 6 24 1 0 0 10 0 8 5 .264 .255 (+3%) .322 (-2%) .377 (-27%) .699 (-15%) -204.2
Career · 19 seasons 1,602 4,874 558 1,354 237 44 29 446 62 546 356 .278 — — — — 2,663

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
17 49 6 12 1 0 0 3 5 1 .245

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1989 NLCS SFN 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 WS SFN 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 .333
1982 NLCS SLN 3 15 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200
1982 WS SLN 7 24 4 7 1 0 0 1 2 1 .292

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home814237830667711241.285
Away788249625267718205.271

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1992-10-04 LAATEXL 211000010
1992-10-02 LAATEXW 200000010
1992-10-01 LAAKCRW 402000000
1992-09-30 LAAKCRL 401000001
1992-09-28 LAAKCRW 513000310
1992-09-23 LAAMILL 301000000
1992-09-22 LAAMILL 000000000
1992-09-20 LAAMINL 301000000
1992-09-18 LAAMINL 300000001
1992-09-17 LAAMINL 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 43 28 261 22 2 21
2B 402 310 683 979 27 192
3B 1046 924 627 1996 96 180
SS 8 0 2 6 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1977 SLN 2B 6 1 3 4 0 1
1978 SLN 2B 17 14 30 48 1 8
1978 SLN 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0
1979 SLN 2B 117 96 213 323 8 65
1979 SLN 3B 17 7 10 19 1 2
1979 SLN SS 2 0 0 1 0 0
1980 SLN 2B 101 100 223 310 6 62
1980 SLN 3B 16 13 4 30 1 2
1981 SLN 3B 102 101 77 246 15 23
1981 SLN SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1982 SLN 2B 1 0 2 1 0 0
1982 SLN 3B 135 131 78 304 11 23
1983 SLN 2B 32 21 51 69 5 16
1983 SLN 3B 127 107 79 231 13 27
1983 SLN SS 1 0 2 3 0 1
1984 SLN 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0
1984 SLN 3B 46 39 29 90 4 7
1984 SLN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1984 ATL 2B 4 3 3 5 0 0
1984 ATL 3B 45 45 31 77 4 8
1985 ATL 2B 16 12 18 37 1 7
1985 ATL 3B 117 101 70 220 11 19
1986 ATL 2B 41 19 51 77 3 15
1986 ATL 3B 130 119 65 258 8 24
1987 ATL 2B 11 5 13 17 0 3
1987 ATL 3B 126 120 76 248 7 20
1988 ATL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1988 ATL 3B 113 109 83 207 15 21
1988 PIT 1B 1 1 7 0 0 0
1988 PIT 2B 11 10 15 24 0 3
1988 PIT 3B 2 2 1 5 0 0
1988 PIT SS 3 0 0 1 0 0
1989 PIT 1B 9 9 75 5 1 4
1989 PIT 2B 3 2 5 5 0 1
1989 SFN 1B 7 3 35 2 0 4
1989 SFN 2B 7 3 8 10 2 1
1989 SFN 3B 38 8 8 25 1 1
1990 HOU 1B 11 7 69 7 1 7
1990 HOU 2B 11 7 12 14 0 6
1990 HOU 3B 24 18 12 31 3 3
1991 HOU 1B 13 7 66 8 0 6
1991 HOU 3B 4 4 4 5 2 0
1992 CAL 1B 2 1 9 0 0 0
1992 CAL 2B 21 17 34 34 1 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 43
Second Base 403
Third Base 1048
Shortstop 8
Designated Hitter 5

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1991 HOU NL $675,000
1990 HOU NL $625,000
1989 PIT NL $725,000
1988 ATL NL $725,000
1987 ATL NL $725,000
1986 ATL NL $825,000
1985 ATL NL $616,667
Total Career Earnings $4,916,667

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Southwestern Illinois College Belleville IL 1975

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ken Oberkfell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bernie Friberg
    .281 avg, 38 HR
  2. 93
    Ron Hunt
    .273 avg, 39 HR
  3. 91
    Johnny Temple
    .284 avg, 22 HR
  4. 91
    David Eckstein
    .280 avg, 35 HR
  5. 89
    Jody Reed
    .270 avg, 27 HR
  6. 88
    Phil Rizzuto HOF
    .273 avg, 38 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Oberkfell

What years did Ken Oberkfell play?
Ken Oberkfell played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1992.
Was Ken Oberkfell a pitcher?
No. Ken Oberkfell was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Ken Oberkfell hit?
Ken Oberkfell hit 29 career home runs with 1354 hits.