Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1971
- College
- USC
Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1971
- College
- USC
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | SF | 41 | 115 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 24 | 5 | .278 |
| 1972 | SF | 135 | 472 | 65 | 106 | 29 | 83 | 16 | .225 |
| 1973 | SF | 112 | 305 | 54 | 62 | 24 | 55 | 8 | .203 |
| 1974 | SF | 121 | 350 | 41 | 78 | 18 | 55 | 8 | .223 |
| 1975 | NYM | 134 | 502 | 65 | 116 | 36 | 88 | 7 | .231 |
| 1976 | NYM | 123 | 474 | 70 | 113 | 37 | 86 | 7 | .238 |
| 1977 |  NYM/LAA/NYY/SD | 132 | 439 | 47 | 97 | 26 | 78 | 5 | .221 |
| 1978 | CHC | 119 | 395 | 65 | 105 | 28 | 79 | 3 | .266 |
| 1979 | CHC | 145 | 532 | 97 | 153 | 48 | 115 | 4 | .288 |
| 1980 | CHC | 81 | 255 | 31 | 71 | 18 | 57 | 2 | .278 |
| 1981 | NYM | 100 | 353 | 40 | 78 | 22 | 59 | 6 | .221 |
| 1982 | NYM | 149 | 535 | 80 | 109 | 37 | 99 | 4 | .204 |
| 1983 | NYM | 100 | 248 | 25 | 49 | 13 | 29 | 2 | .198 |
| 1984 | ATH | 147 | 549 | 68 | 147 | 35 | 118 | 2 | .268 |
| 1985 | ATH | 158 | 592 | 66 | 141 | 30 | 91 | 3 | .238 |
| 1986 | ATH | 144 | 561 | 70 | 118 | 35 | 94 | 3 | .210 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | SF | 128 | 64 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | SF | 531 | 218 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | SF | 351 | 146 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SF | 393 | 154 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYM | 543 | 248 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYM | 510 | 240 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYM/LAA/NYY/SD | 481 | 195 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CHC | 448 | 214 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CHC | 589 | 326 | 72 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CHC | 280 | 133 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYM | 412 | 161 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYM | 607 | 231 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYM | 273 | 95 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH | 613 | 277 | 59 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATH | 666 | 247 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATH | 604 | 242 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 14.8
- RC
- 1007.3
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | SF | 1.0 | 22.5 | 7.1 | .278 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 19.2 | 0 |
| 1972 | SF | 1.4 | 70.5 | 5.1 | .237 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 16.3 | 0 |
| 1973 | SF | 1.5 | 46 | 5 | .275 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 1974 | SF | -0.1 | 47.2 | 4.5 | .217 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYM | 1.2 | 72.4 | 5 | .263 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYM | 2.4 | 70.9 | 5.2 | .268 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYM/LAA/NYY/SD | -0.2 | 55 | 4.2 | .223 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 1978 | CHC | 2.3 | 73.1 | 6.5 | .276 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 1979 | CHC | 3.9 | 111.8 | 7.8 | .325 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 1980 | CHC | 0.7 | 44.5 | 6.3 | .243 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYM | 0.5 | 57.3 | 5.6 | .235 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYM | -0.2 | 71.2 | 4.4 | .228 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYM | -1.0 | 26.4 | 3.5 | .185 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH | 2.2 | 93.2 | 6 | .237 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATH | 0.5 | 81.4 | 4.7 | .179 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATH | -1.3 | 64.5 | 3.8 | .221 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 16 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 1977 World Series with the New York Yankees
All-time career rank
- 44th in home runs (442)
- 135th in rbi (1,210)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Home Runs: 1972 (8th), 1975 (2nd), 1976 (2nd), 1979 (1st), 1982 (3rd), 1984 (4th), 1986 (3rd)
- RBI: 1979 (6th), 1984 (3rd)
- OPS: 1979 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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