Steve Kemp stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1988

Left Fielder

Age 72 · 6' 0"

Compare with…

Steve Kemp played 11 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1988.

Stats

Choose how these numbers are shown

Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,168
AB
4,058
R
581
H
1,128
HR
130
RBI
634
SB
39
AVG
.278

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.
1977DET1515527514218883.257
1978DET1595827516115792.277
1979DET13449088156261055.318
1980DET13550888149211015.293
1981DET105372521039499.277
1982CHW1605809116619987.286
1983NYY109373539012491.241
1984NYY9431337917414.291
1985PIT9223619592211.250
1986PIT131613111.188
1988TEX163628021.222

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

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,714
TB
1,747
XBH
334
HBP
19
IBB
25
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.
1977DET636233515000
1978DET686232371300
1979DET570266552200
1980DET591241474300
1981DET447156311500
1982CHW679248433800
1983NYY419149322300
1984NYY361126201000
1985PIT26682170100
1986PIT20610000
1988TEX39800000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
17.3
RC
690.2
RC/27
6.20
ISOP
.153
SECA
.298
BB/K
0.95
AB/HR
31.2
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.
1977DET0.9865.5.1650.30.830.70
1978DET3.096.66.1.1220.31.138.80
1979DET3.9106.38.2.2240.41.018.80
1980DET3.396.77.1.1810.31.124.20
1981DET3.668.26.7.1420.31.541.30
1982CHW1.7101.26.4.1410.31.130.50
1983NYY0.851.14.8.1580.31.131.10
1984NYY0.550.96.1120.20.744.70
1985PIT-0.128.64.2.0970.20.51180
1986PIT0.12.65.5.1880.50.7160
1988TEX-0.42.22.1.0000.10.200

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

Bio

Age
72 yearsAug 7, 1954
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
San Angelo, TX
College
USC

What were Steve Kemp's career stats?

Steve Kemp played 11 seasons for the Tigers, the White Sox, the Yankees, the Pirates and the Rangers. He was a career .278 hitter with 1,128 hits, 130 home runs and 634 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .318 batting average, 26 home runs and 105 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 1977 to 1988

Steve Kemp finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Season top 10 finishes

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

More on Steve Kemp