Born May 4, 1956
Highland, IL, USA
He was St. Louis's third baseman for the 1982 club that won the World Series, hitting .293 that season, and stayed there as a fixture through most of the decade before Atlanta traded for him in 1984. He hit .321 with 136 hits in 1986, his best season with the bat.
Sixteen seasons gave him 1,354 hits, 237 doubles, 558 runs batted in, 546 walks and a .278 average, with 1,046 games at third base and 402 at second. He rarely struck out and drew walks at a rate that kept his on-base percentage well above his batting average across his career.
He finished with California in 1992 at thirty-six and managed in the minor leagues for years afterward, including a long run with the Cardinals' system. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | STL | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 1978 | STL | 24 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .120 |
| 1979 | STL | 135 | 369 | 53 | 111 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 57 | 35 | 4 | .301 |
| 1980 | STL | 116 | 422 | 58 | 128 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 51 | 23 | 4 | .303 |
| 1981 | STL | 102 | 376 | 43 | 110 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 37 | 28 | 13 | .293 |
| 1982 | STL | 137 | 470 | 55 | 136 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 40 | 31 | 11 | .289 |
| 1983 | STL | 151 | 488 | 62 | 143 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 61 | 27 | 12 | .293 |
| 1984 | ATL/STL | 100 | 324 | 38 | 87 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 31 | 27 | 2 | .269 |
| 1985 | ATL | 134 | 412 | 30 | 112 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 51 | 38 | 1 | .272 |
| 1986 | ATL | 151 | 503 | 62 | 136 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 83 | 40 | 7 | .270 |
| 1987 | ATL | 135 | 508 | 59 | 142 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 48 | 29 | 3 | .280 |
| 1988 | ATL/PIT | 140 | 476 | 49 | 129 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 37 | 34 | 4 | .271 |
| 1989 | PIT/SFG | 97 | 156 | 19 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .269 |
| 1990 | HOU | 77 | 150 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 1 | .207 |
| 1991 | HOU | 53 | 70 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .229 |
| 1992 | CAL | 41 | 91 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .264 |
| Career | — | 1602 | 4874 | 558 | 1354 | 237 | 44 | 29 | 446 | 546 | 356 | 62 | .278 |
Highland, IL, USA
Ken Oberkfell made a major-league debut on August 22, 1977.
Ken Oberkfell played a final major-league game on October 4, 1992.