Ken Oberkfell
Kenneth Ray Oberkfell
Born: May 4, 1956
Highland, IL USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
College: Southwestern Illinois College
Career: 1977-1992
Minor League Statistics
Ken Oberkfell compiled a career batting average of .278 with 29 home runs and 446 RBI in his 1602-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros and California Angels. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the field during the 1992 campaign.
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Atlanta Braves |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 San Francisco Giants |
 Houston Astros |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 54 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .120 | .170 | .140 | .310 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 135 | 435 | 369 | 53 | 111 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 35 | .301 | .396 | .388 | .784 | 143 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 116 | 486 | 422 | 58 | 128 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 23 | .303 | .377 | .417 | .794 | 176 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| 1981 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 102 | 420 | 376 | 43 | 110 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 28 | .293 | .353 | .372 | .725 | 140 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 137 | 516 | 470 | 55 | 136 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 31 | .289 | .345 | .370 | .715 | 174 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 557 | 488 | 62 | 143 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 61 | 27 | .293 | .371 | .385 | .756 | 188 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 50 | 169 | 152 | 17 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | .309 | .379 | .395 | .773 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 50 | 193 | 172 | 21 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | .233 | .289 | .308 | .598 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1985 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 134 | 472 | 412 | 30 | 112 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 38 | .272 | .359 | .359 | .718 | 148 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1986 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 151 | 596 | 503 | 62 | 136 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 83 | 40 | .270 | .373 | .360 | .733 | 181 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1987 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 135 | 566 | 508 | 59 | 142 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 29 | .280 | .342 | .362 | .704 | 184 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 1988 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 120 | 469 | 422 | 42 | 117 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 28 | .277 | .325 | .365 | .690 | 154 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 1988 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 20 | 60 | 54 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .222 | .288 | .259 | .547 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 44 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .125 | .163 | .150 | .313 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 83 | 129 | 116 | 17 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .319 | .367 | .431 | .798 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Houston Astros | 77 | 168 | 150 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | .207 | .281 | .280 | .561 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | NL | Houston Astros | 53 | 84 | 70 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | .229 | .357 | .286 | .643 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1992 | AL | California Angels | 41 | 101 | 91 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | .264 | .317 | .275 | .592 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 1602 | 5528 | 4874 | 558 | 1354 | 237 | 44 | 29 | 446 | 62 | 47 | 546 | 356 | .278 | .351 | .362 | .713 | 1766 | 112 | 23 | 43 | 42 | 68 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 6 | 1 | 13.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.846 | 1.167 |
| 1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 17 | 14 | 121.3 | 30 | 48 | 1 | 8 | .987 | 5.786 | 4.588 |
| 1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 117 | 96 | 873.3 | 213 | 323 | 8 | 65 | .985 | 5.524 | 4.581 |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 17 | 7 | 84.3 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .967 | 3.095 | 1.706 |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .500 |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 101 | 100 | 862.3 | 223 | 310 | 6 | 62 | .989 | 5.563 | 5.277 |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 16 | 13 | 118.7 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 2.579 | 2.125 |
| 1981 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 102 | 101 | 906.3 | 77 | 246 | 15 | 23 | .956 | 3.207 | 3.167 |
| 1981 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 135 | 131 | 1133.3 | 78 | 304 | 11 | 23 | .972 | 3.034 | 2.830 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.231 | 3.000 |
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 127 | 107 | 946.3 | 79 | 231 | 13 | 27 | .960 | 2.948 | 2.441 |
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 32 | 21 | 199.3 | 51 | 69 | 5 | 16 | .960 | 5.418 | 3.750 |
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 5.000 |
| 1984 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 45 | 45 | 382.3 | 31 | 77 | 4 | 8 | .964 | 2.542 | 2.400 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 46 | 39 | 343.7 | 29 | 90 | 4 | 7 | .967 | 3.116 | 2.587 |
| 1984 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 2B | 4 | 3 | 22.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.273 | 2.000 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 2 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 1.000 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1985 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 117 | 101 | 922.0 | 70 | 220 | 11 | 19 | .963 | 2.831 | 2.479 |
| 1985 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 2B | 16 | 12 | 91.7 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 7 | .982 | 5.400 | 3.438 |
| 1986 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 130 | 119 | 1020.0 | 65 | 258 | 8 | 24 | .976 | 2.850 | 2.485 |
| 1986 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 2B | 41 | 19 | 216.3 | 51 | 77 | 3 | 15 | .977 | 5.325 | 3.122 |
| 1987 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 126 | 120 | 1038.3 | 76 | 248 | 7 | 20 | .979 | 2.808 | 2.571 |
| 1987 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 2B | 11 | 5 | 65.7 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.112 | 2.727 |
| 1988 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 113 | 109 | 956.3 | 83 | 207 | 15 | 21 | .951 | 2.729 | 2.566 |
| 1988 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 11 | 10 | 78.0 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.545 |
| 1988 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 |
| 1988 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 7.000 |
| 1988 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .333 |
| 1988 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 38 | 8 | 118.7 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 2.503 | .868 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 9 | 9 | 73.0 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .988 | 9.863 | 8.889 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 7 | 3 | 34.0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.794 | 5.286 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 7 | 3 | 27.0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .900 | 6.000 | 2.571 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 3 | 2 | 13.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.923 | 3.333 |
| 1990 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 24 | 18 | 142.0 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 3 | .935 | 2.725 | 1.792 |
| 1990 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 11 | 7 | 66.7 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 3.510 | 2.364 |
| 1990 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 11 | 7 | 64.7 | 69 | 7 | 1 | 7 | .987 | 1.577 | 6.909 |
| 1991 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 13 | 7 | 68.7 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.699 | 5.692 |
| 1991 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 4 | 4 | 36.3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 2.229 | 2.250 |
| 1992 | AL | California Angels | 2B | 21 | 17 | 147.7 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 4 | .986 | 4.144 | 3.238 |
| 1992 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 4.500 |
| Totals | 1499 | 1262 | 11251.7 | 1573 | 3003 | 125 | 394 | .973 | 3.660 | 3.053 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .292 | .346 | .333 | .679 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .556 | .333 | .889 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 54 | 49 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .245 | .315 | .265 | .580 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 3B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 56.0 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .960 | 3.857 | 3.429 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 3B | 4 | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 2.500 | 1.250 |
| Totals | 15 | 12 | 103.0 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 4 | .923 | 3.146 | 2.400 |
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