Kevin Mitchell stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1998

Designated Hitter · #7

Age 64 · 5' 11"

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Kevin Mitchell played 13 MLB seasons, 1984 to 1998.

Stats

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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.

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.
1984NYM71403010.214
1986NYM108328519112433.277
1987SD/SF1314646813022709.280
1988SF1485056012719805.251
1989SF154543100158471253.291
1990SF1405249015235934.290
1991SF113371529527692.256
1992SEA99360481039670.286
1993CIN933235611019641.341
1994CIN953105710130772.326
1996CIN/BOS6420627658390.316
1997CLE2059794111.153
1998ATH5112714292210.228

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

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.

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.
1984NYM14300000
1986NYM364153361060
1987SD/SF5152204424100
1988SF566223515790
1989SF6403458733260
1990SF589285612980
1991SF423191415860
1992SEA402154333440
1993CIN3531944314140
1994CIN38021149315120
1996CIN/BOS245104231280
1997CLE692251220
1998ATH13644100040

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.

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.
1984NYM-0.20.10.2.000-0.1000
1986NYM2.351.55.6.1890.30.527.30
1987SD/SF3.774.65.7.1940.30.621.10
1988SF2.371.14.8.1900.30.626.60
1989SF6.8129.58.7.3440.50.811.60
1990SF3.898.96.8.2540.40.7150
1991SF2.564.36.2590.40.813.70
1992SEA0.154.85.5.1420.20.8400
1993CIN2.5677.8.2600.30.5170
1994CIN3.584.19.9.3550.61.010.30
1996CIN/BOS0.942.37.6.1890.41.225.80
1997CLE-0.56.13.2.2200.40.814.80
1998ATH-0.611.13.1180.20.463.50

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

Bio

Age
64 yearsJan 13, 1962
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1984
Birthplace
San Diego, CA
NL MVP
1989
NL Silver Slugger
1989

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

Awards

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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