Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1984
- NL MVP
- 1989
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1989
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1984
- NL MVP
- 1989
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1989
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,223
- AB
- 4,134
- R
- 630
- H
- 1,173
- HR
- 234
- RBI
- 760
- SB
- 30
- AVG
- .284
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NYM | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| 1986 | NYM | 108 | 328 | 51 | 91 | 12 | 43 | 3 | .277 |
| 1987 |  SD/SF | 131 | 464 | 68 | 130 | 22 | 70 | 9 | .280 |
| 1988 | SF | 148 | 505 | 60 | 127 | 19 | 80 | 5 | .251 |
| 1989 | SF | 154 | 543 | 100 | 158 | 47 | 125 | 3 | .291 |
| 1990 | SF | 140 | 524 | 90 | 152 | 35 | 93 | 4 | .290 |
| 1991 | SF | 113 | 371 | 52 | 95 | 27 | 69 | 2 | .256 |
| 1992 | SEA | 99 | 360 | 48 | 103 | 9 | 67 | 0 | .286 |
| 1993 | CIN | 93 | 323 | 56 | 110 | 19 | 64 | 1 | .341 |
| 1994 | CIN | 95 | 310 | 57 | 101 | 30 | 77 | 2 | .326 |
| 1996 |  CIN/BOS | 64 | 206 | 27 | 65 | 8 | 39 | 0 | .316 |
| 1997 | CLE | 20 | 59 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .153 |
| 1998 | ATH | 51 | 127 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .228 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 23
- AB
- 80
- R
- 11
- H
- 23
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 11
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .288
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,696
- TB
- 2,149
- XBH
- 483
- HBP
- 27
- IBB
- 87
- GIDP
- 89
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NYM | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYM | 364 | 153 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | SD/SF | 515 | 220 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 566 | 223 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 640 | 345 | 87 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 589 | 285 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 423 | 191 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 402 | 154 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | CIN | 353 | 194 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | CIN | 380 | 211 | 49 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN/BOS | 245 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | CLE | 69 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH | 136 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 27.1
- RC
- 754.3
- RC/27
- 6.50
- ISOP
- .236
- SECA
- .355
- BB/K
- 0.68
- AB/HR
- 17.7
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NYM | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .000 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYM | 2.3 | 51.5 | 5.6 | .189 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 27.3 | 0 |
| 1987 | SD/SF | 3.7 | 74.6 | 5.7 | .194 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 2.3 | 71.1 | 4.8 | .190 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 26.6 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 6.8 | 129.5 | 8.7 | .344 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 3.8 | 98.9 | 6.8 | .254 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 2.5 | 64.3 | 6 | .259 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 0.1 | 54.8 | 5.5 | .142 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 40 | 0 |
| 1993 | CIN | 2.5 | 67 | 7.8 | .260 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | CIN | 3.5 | 84.1 | 9.9 | .355 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN/BOS | 0.9 | 42.3 | 7.6 | .189 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 1997 | CLE | -0.5 | 6.1 | 3.2 | .220 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 14.8 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH | -0.6 | 11.1 | 3 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 63.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Kevin Mitchell's career stats?
Kevin Mitchell played 13 seasons for the Mets, the Giants, the Mariners, the Reds, the Guardians and the Athletics. He was a career .284 hitter with 1,173 hits, 234 home runs and 760 RBI. His best season was 1993: a .341 batting average, 19 home runs and 64 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1984 to 1998
Kevin Mitchell led MLB in home runs (1989), RBI (1989) and OPS (1989); finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.
Championships
- 1986 World Series with the New York Mets
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1993 (5th)
- Home Runs: 1989 (1st), 1990 (6th), 1994 (10th)
- RBI: 1989 (1st)
- OPS: 1989 (1st), 1993 (8th), 1994 (4th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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