Jeff King stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1999

First Baseman · #7

Age 61 · 6' 1"

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Jeff King played 11 MLB seasons, 1989 to 1999.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,201
AB
4,262
R
600
H
1,091
HR
154
RBI
709
SB
75
AVG
.256

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.
1989PIT7521531425194.195
1990PIT127371469114533.245
1991PIT3310916264183.239
1992PIT1304805611114654.231
1993PIT158611821809988.295
1994PIT9433936895423.263
1995PIT1224456111818877.265
1996PIT155591911603011115.271
1997KC155543841292811216.238
1998KC13148683128249310.263
1999KC217214173112.236

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

Career Postseason

GP
12
AB
39
R
4
H
8
HR
0
RBI
2
SB
0
AVG
.205

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,812
TB
1,811
XBH
394
HBP
20
IBB
27
GIDP
97
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.
1989PIT24376212130
1990PIT4021523211120
1991PIT1254161330
1992PIT522178372380
1993PIT6832484744170
1994PIT378127280170
1995PIT5092034715100
1996PIT6722947023170
1997KC647245592490
1998KC5402194221100
1999KC912853110

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
15.1
RC
595.0
RC/27
4.70
ISOP
.169
SECA
.283
BB/K
0.76
AB/HR
27.7
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.
1989PIT0.620.73.1580.30.6430
1990PIT0.440.33.6.1640.20.426.50
1991PIT0.113.94.3.1380.30.927.30
1992PIT-0.246.53.2.1400.20.534.30
1993PIT3.287.55.1.1110.21.167.90
1994PIT0.240.84.1.1120.20.867.80
1995PIT2.470.15.4.1910.30.924.70
1996PIT3.0102.16.2270.40.719.70
1997KC3.489.45.5.2140.40.919.40
1998KC1.671.25.1.1870.30.620.30
1999KC0.412.86.1530.41.5240

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

Bio

Age
61 yearsDec 26, 1964
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1989
Birthplace
Marion, IN
College
Arkansas

What were Jeff King's career stats?

Jeff King played 11 seasons for the Pirates and the Royals. He was a career .256 hitter with 1,091 hits, 154 home runs and 709 RBI. His best season was 1993: a .295 batting average, 9 home runs and 98 RBI.

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