Ken Boyer
Kenton Lloyd Boyer
Born: May 20, 1931
Liberty, MO USA
Deceased: 1982
St. Louis, MO USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, SS, CF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1955-1969
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Minor League Statistics
Ken Boyer compiled a career batting average of .287 with 282 home runs and 1141 RBI in his 2034-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign. Boyer was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 574 | 530 | 78 | 140 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 62 | 22 | 17 | 37 | 67 | .264 | .311 | .425 | .735 | 225 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 639 | 595 | 91 | 182 | 30 | 2 | 26 | 98 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 65 | .306 | .347 | .494 | .841 | 294 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 142 | 598 | 544 | 79 | 144 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 62 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 77 | .265 | .318 | .414 | .732 | 225 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 631 | 570 | 101 | 175 | 21 | 9 | 23 | 90 | 11 | 6 | 49 | 53 | .307 | .360 | .496 | .857 | 283 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 633 | 563 | 86 | 174 | 18 | 5 | 28 | 94 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 77 | .309 | .384 | .508 | .892 | 286 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1960 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 616 | 552 | 95 | 168 | 26 | 10 | 32 | 97 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 77 | .304 | .370 | .562 | .932 | 310 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1961 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 663 | 589 | 109 | 194 | 26 | 11 | 24 | 95 | 6 | 3 | 68 | 91 | .329 | .397 | .533 | .930 | 314 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 1962 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 160 | 691 | 611 | 92 | 178 | 27 | 5 | 24 | 98 | 12 | 7 | 75 | 104 | .291 | .369 | .470 | .838 | 287 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1963 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 159 | 693 | 617 | 86 | 176 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 90 | .285 | .358 | .454 | .812 | 280 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 704 | 628 | 100 | 185 | 30 | 10 | 24 | 119 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 85 | .295 | .365 | .489 | .854 | 307 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 1965 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 144 | 604 | 535 | 71 | 139 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 75 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 73 | .260 | .328 | .374 | .702 | 200 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 1966 | NL | New York Mets | 136 | 534 | 496 | 62 | 132 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 64 | .266 | .304 | .415 | .719 | 206 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 1967 | NL | New York Mets | 56 | 194 | 166 | 17 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 22 | .235 | .335 | .355 | .690 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1967 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 57 | 190 | 180 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | .261 | .287 | .367 | .654 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .125 | .160 | .125 | .285 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 83 | 243 | 221 | 20 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 34 | .271 | .317 | .403 | .720 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .206 | .250 | .265 | .515 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2034 | 8268 | 7455 | 1104 | 2143 | 318 | 68 | 282 | 1141 | 105 | 77 | 713 | 1017 | .287 | .349 | .462 | .810 | 3443 | 185 | 20 | 17 | 63 | 97 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 139 | 114 | 1072.7 | 124 | 253 | 19 | 24 | .952 | 3.163 | 2.712 |
| 1955 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 18 | 16 | 128.3 | 31 | 42 | 2 | 10 | .973 | 5.119 | 4.056 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 149 | 148 | 1298.7 | 130 | 309 | 18 | 37 | .961 | 3.042 | 2.946 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 105 | 102 | 885.7 | 275 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .996 | 2.815 | 2.638 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 41 | 36 | 348.7 | 41 | 93 | 13 | 7 | .912 | 3.459 | 3.268 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 144 | 144 | 1277.0 | 156 | 350 | 20 | 41 | .962 | 3.566 | 3.514 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 6 | 5 | 44.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.833 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 143 | 141 | 1220.3 | 134 | 300 | 20 | 32 | .956 | 3.201 | 3.035 |
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 12 | 6 | 53.0 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .905 | 3.226 | 1.583 |
| 1960 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 146 | 144 | 1271.3 | 140 | 300 | 19 | 37 | .959 | 3.115 | 3.014 |
| 1961 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 153 | 153 | 1350.7 | 117 | 346 | 24 | 23 | .951 | 3.085 | 3.026 |
| 1962 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 160 | 160 | 1431.3 | 158 | 318 | 22 | 34 | .956 | 2.993 | 2.975 |
| 1963 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 159 | 159 | 1419.3 | 129 | 293 | 34 | 23 | .925 | 2.676 | 2.654 |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 162 | 162 | 1438.0 | 131 | 337 | 24 | 30 | .951 | 2.929 | 2.889 |
| 1965 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 143 | 139 | 1251.3 | 113 | 250 | 12 | 18 | .968 | 2.611 | 2.538 |
| 1966 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 130 | 125 | 1087.3 | 113 | 292 | 21 | 33 | .951 | 3.352 | 3.115 |
| 1966 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 7.000 |
| 1967 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 44 | 43 | 364.3 | 27 | 84 | 6 | 7 | .949 | 2.742 | 2.523 |
| 1967 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 33 | 32 | 263.3 | 22 | 67 | 4 | 4 | .957 | 3.042 | 2.697 |
| 1967 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 18 | 14 | 108.7 | 132 | 12 | 1 | 12 | .993 | 11.926 | 8.000 |
| 1967 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 8 | 5 | 48.0 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.312 | 6.875 |
| 1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 32 | 32 | 243.3 | 245 | 11 | 3 | 25 | .988 | 9.468 | 8.000 |
| 1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 34 | 20 | 211.0 | 30 | 53 | 7 | 4 | .922 | 3.540 | 2.441 |
| 1968 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 5 | 4 | 34.7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 2.337 | 1.800 |
| 1968 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 11.000 |
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 4 | 4 | 31.0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .971 | 9.581 | 8.250 |
| Totals | 1992 | 1910 | 16903.7 | 2376 | 3737 | 274 | 417 | .957 | 3.255 | 3.069 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .222 | .241 | .481 | .723 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .222 | .241 | .481 | .723 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 3.571 | 3.571 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 3.571 | 3.571 |
Awards
1958 - NL Gold Glove 3B
1959 - NL Gold Glove 3B
1960 - NL Gold Glove 3B
1961 - NL Gold Glove 3B
1961 - NL TSN All-Star 3B
1962 - NL TSN All-Star 3B
1963 - NL TSN All-Star 3B
1963 - NL Gold Glove 3B
1964 - NL TSN Player of the Year
1964 - NL Most Valuable Player
1964 - NL TSN All-Star 3B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
