Dave Kingman stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1986

Designated Hitter

Age 77 · 6' 6"

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Dave Kingman played 16 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1986.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,941
AB
6,677
R
901
H
1,575
HR
442
RBI
1,210
SB
85
AVG
.236

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1971SF4111517326245.278
1972SF13547265106298316.225
1973SF112305546224558.203
1974SF121350417818558.223
1975NYM1345026511636887.231
1976NYM1234747011337867.238
1977NYM/LAA/NYY/SD132439479726785.221
1978CHC1193956510528793.266
1979CHC14553297153481154.288
1980CHC81255317118572.278
1981NYM100353407822596.221
1982NYM1495358010937994.204
1983NYM100248254913292.198
1984ATH14754968147351182.268
1985ATH1585926614130913.238
1986ATH1445617011835943.210

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
4
AB
9
R
0
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.111

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,429
TB
3,191
XBH
707
HBP
53
IBB
72
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1971SF12864181000
1972SF531218504200
1973SF351146352300
1974SF393154383200
1975NYM543248594500
1976NYM510240525400
1977NYM/LAA/NYY/SD481195467400
1978CHC448214496800
1979CHC589326724700
1980CHC280133260300
1981NYM412161361700
1982NYM607231474900
1983NYM27395201100
1984ATH613277596800
1985ATH666247462600
1986ATH604242543300

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
14.8
RC
1,007.3
RC/27
5.20
ISOP
.242
SECA
.338
BB/K
0.33
AB/HR
15.1
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1971SF1.022.57.1.2780.40.319.20
1972SF1.470.55.1.2370.40.416.30
1973SF1.5465.2750.40.312.70
1974SF-0.147.24.5.2170.30.319.40
1975NYM1.272.45.2630.30.213.90
1976NYM2.470.95.2.2680.30.212.80
1977NYM/LAA/NYY/SD-0.2554.2.2230.30.216.90
1978CHC2.373.16.5.2760.40.414.10
1979CHC3.9111.87.8.3250.40.311.10
1980CHC0.744.56.3.2430.30.514.20
1981NYM0.557.35.6.2350.40.5160
1982NYM-0.271.24.4.2280.30.414.50
1983NYM-1.026.43.5.1850.30.419.10
1984ATH2.293.26.2370.30.415.70
1985ATH0.581.44.7.1790.30.519.70
1986ATH-1.364.53.8.2210.30.3160

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
77 yearsDec 21, 1948
Height
6' 6"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
Pendleton, OR
College
USC

What were Dave Kingman's career stats?

Dave Kingman played 16 seasons for the Giants, the Mets, the Cubs and the Athletics. He was a career .236 hitter with 1,575 hits, 442 home runs and 1,210 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .288 batting average, 48 home runs and 115 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1971 to 1986

Dave Kingman led MLB in home runs (1979); finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 44th in home runs (442)
  • 135th in rbi (1,210)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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