How many home runs did Dave Kingman have in 1981?
221981 Regular Season
Dave Kingman recorded 22 home runs in the 1981 regular season, 2nd in the MLB.
- 12th-best of Dave Kingman's 16 seasons on file; the high is 48 in 1979.
- Up 4 from 18 in 1980.
- 43% of the New York Mets' home runs that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1971 |  SF | 41 | 115 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 24 | 5 | .278 | .328 | .557 | .885 |
| 1972 | SF | 135 | 472 | 65 | 106 | 29 | 83 | 16 | .225 | .303 | .462 | .765 |
| 1973 | SF | 112 | 305 | 54 | 62 | 24 | 55 | 8 | .203 | .300 | .479 | .779 |
| 1974 | SF | 121 | 350 | 41 | 78 | 18 | 55 | 8 | .223 | .302 | .440 | .742 |
| 1975 |  NYM | 134 | 502 | 65 | 116 | 36 | 88 | 7 | .231 | .284 | .494 | .778 |
| 1976 | NYM | 123 | 474 | 70 | 113 | 37 | 86 | 7 | .238 | .286 | .506 | .793 |
| 1977 |  NYM/LAA/NYY/SD | 132 | 439 | 47 | 97 | 26 | 78 | 5 | .221 | .276 | .444 | .720 |
| 1978 |  CHC | 119 | 395 | 65 | 105 | 28 | 79 | 3 | .266 | .336 | .542 | .878 |
| 1979 | CHC | 145 | 532 | 97 | 153 | 48 | 115 | 4 | .288 | .343 | .613 | .956 |
| 1980 | CHC | 81 | 255 | 31 | 71 | 18 | 57 | 2 | .278 | .329 | .522 | .850 |
| 1981 | NYM | 100 | 353 | 40 | 78 | 22 | 59 | 6 | .221 | .326 | .456 | .782 |
| 1982 | NYM | 149 | 535 | 80 | 109 | 37 | 99 | 4 | .204 | .285 | .432 | .717 |
| 1983 | NYM | 100 | 248 | 25 | 49 | 13 | 29 | 2 | .198 | .265 | .383 | .648 |
| 1984 |  ATH | 147 | 549 | 68 | 147 | 35 | 118 | 2 | .268 | .321 | .505 | .826 |
| 1985 | ATH | 158 | 592 | 66 | 141 | 30 | 91 | 3 | .238 | .309 | .417 | .726 |
| 1986 | ATH | 144 | 561 | 70 | 118 | 35 | 94 | 3 | .210 | .255 | .431 | .686 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS