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Dave Kingman
Full name David Arthur Kingman Born December 21, 1948, Pendleton, Oregon First Game: July 30, 1971 ; Final Game: October 5, 1986 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 6" Weight: 210 Named AL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1984) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1979) Named designated hitter on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1984) Ejections: 1974 (1), 1977 (1), 1984 (3) . Total: 5
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1971 SF N Daily Splits 41 115 17 32 10 2 6 24 9 0 35 1 0 3 0 1 2 5 0 .278 .328 .557 0.3 1971 SF N
1972 SF N Daily Splits 135 472 65 106 17 4 29 83 51 2 140 4 0 4 0 2 9 16 6 .225 .303 .462 0.7 1972 SF N
1973 SF N Daily Splits 112 305 54 62 10 1 24 55 41 3 122 2 1 2 0 0 8 8 5 .203 .300 .479 0.2 1973 SF N
1974 SF N Daily Splits 121 350 41 78 18 2 18 55 37 2 125 3 2 1 0 4 8 8 8 .223 .302 .440 -0.7 1974 SF N
1975 NY N Daily Splits 134 502 65 116 22 1 36 88 34 5 153 4 1 2 0 10 13 7 5 .231 .284 .494 0.2 1975 NY N
1976 NY N Daily Splits 123 474 70 113 14 1 37 86 28 4 135 5 0 3 0 10 11 7 4 .238 .286 .506 0.7 1976 NY N
1977 NY N Daily Splits 58 211 22 44 7 0 9 28 13 3 66 3 0 1 0 1 3 3 2 .209 .263 .370 -1.4 1977 NY N
1977 SD N Daily Splits 56 168 16 40 9 0 11 39 12 1 48 2 2 3 0 1 3 2 3 .238 .292 .488 0.3 1977 SD N
1977 CAL A Daily Splits 10 36 4 7 2 0 2 4 1 0 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .237 .417 -0.2 1977 CAL A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 8 24 5 6 2 0 4 7 2 0 13 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .333 .833 0.3 1977 NY A
1977 TOT N 114 379 38 84 16 0 20 67 25 4 114 5 2 4 0 2 6 5 5 .222 .276 .422 -1.1 1977 TOT N
1977 TOT A 18 60 9 13 4 0 6 11 3 0 29 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .217 .277 .583 0.1 1977 TOT A
1977 Total 132 439 47 97 20 0 26 78 28 4 143 7 3 4 0 3 6 5 6 .221 .276 .444 -1.0 1977 Total
1978 CHI N Daily Splits 119 395 65 105 17 4 28 79 39 8 111 6 2 6 0 8 3 3 4 .266 .336 .542 0.6 1978 CHI N
1979 CHI N Daily Splits 145 532 97 153 19 5 48 115 45 7 131 4 0 8 0 8 7 4 2 .288 .343 .613 2.3 1979 CHI N
1980 CHI N Daily Splits 81 255 31 71 8 0 18 57 21 3 44 0 0 4 0 1 10 2 2 .278 .329 .522 0.6 1980 CHI N
1981 NY N Daily Splits 100 353 40 78 11 3 22 59 55 7 105 1 1 2 0 3 9 6 0 .221 .326 .456 0.0 1981 NY N
1982 NY N Daily Splits 149 535 80 109 9 1 37 99 59 9 156 4 3 6 0 14 11 4 0 .204 .285 .432 -2.7 1982 NY N
1983 NY N Daily Splits 100 248 25 49 7 0 13 29 22 1 57 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 .198 .265 .383 -1.8 1983 NY N
1984 OAK A Daily Splits 147 549 68 147 23 1 35 118 44 8 119 6 0 14 0 5 7 2 1 .268 .321 .505 1.8 1984 OAK A
1985 OAK A Daily Splits 158 592 66 141 16 0 30 91 62 6 114 2 2 8 0 7 17 3 2 .238 .309 .417 -0.4 1985 OAK A
1986 OAK A Daily Splits 144 561 70 118 19 0 35 94 33 3 126 3 0 7 0 7 16 3 3 .210 .255 .431 -1.8 1986 OAK A
Total NL (13 Years) 1474 4915 688 1156 178 24 336 896 466 55 1428 40 13 46 0 65 99 77 42 .235 .304 .486 -0.7 Total NL
Total AL ( 4 Years) 467 1762 213 419 62 1 106 314 142 17 388 13 3 29 0 20 40 8 7 .238 .295 .455 -0.3 Total AL
Total (16 Years) Splits 1941 6677 901 1575 240 25 442 1210 608 72 1816 53 16 75 0 85 139 85 49 .236 .302 .478 -1.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1971 SF N Daily Splits 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 1971 SF N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1976 NL
1980 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1980 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1973 SF N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 21 0 4 4 6 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 - -0.1 1973 SF N
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1971 SF N Daily Splits 1B 20 15 15 146 149 9 3 9 0 .981
1971 SF N OF 14 13 10 111.1 19 0 1 0 0 .950 7 0 7
1971 SF N LF 7 7 5 56 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 SF N RF 7 6 5 55.1 10 0 1 0 0 .909
1972 SF N Daily Splits 3B 59 59 49 507.1 54 138 14 10 0 .932
1972 SF N 1B 56 46 43 411.2 402 20 5 39 0 .988
1972 SF N OF 22 22 15 186.2 40 1 3 0 0 .932 22 0 0
1972 SF N LF 22 22 15 186.2 42 1 3 0 0 .935
1973 SF N Daily Splits 3B 60 56 51 504.2 54 129 18 7 0 .910
1973 SF N 1B 46 24 24 262.1 259 17 4 23 0 .986
1973 SF N P 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1974 SF N Daily Splits 1B 91 70 59 642.1 680 60 13 66 0 .983
1974 SF N 3B 21 19 16 159 9 38 12 3 0 .797
1974 SF N OF 3 2 0 14.1 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 2
1974 SF N RF 2 2 0 13 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 SF N LF 1 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 NY N Daily Splits OF 71 67 52 577.2 134 3 6 0 0 .958 68 0 3
1975 NY N LF 68 64 49 549.1 125 4 6 0 0 .956
1975 NY N 1B 58 48 39 434.1 386 38 5 36 0 .988
1975 NY N 3B 12 12 3 101 6 28 3 1 0 .919
1975 NY N RF 3 3 3 28.1 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 NY N Daily Splits OF 111 109 99 944.2 202 10 9 0 0 .959 5 0 106
1976 NY N RF 106 104 96 907.2 194 10 8 0 0 .962
1976 NY N 1B 16 11 9 105 91 8 0 11 0 1.000
1976 NY N LF 5 5 3 37 7 0 1 0 0 .875
1977 NY N Daily Splits OF 45 41 32 342 76 0 2 0 0 .974 26 0 20
1977 NY N LF 26 24 17 192 41 0 1 0 0 .976
1977 NY N RF 20 17 15 150 36 0 1 0 0 .973
1977 NY N 1B 17 12 9 114 112 8 1 6 0 .992
1977 SD N Daily Splits OF 28 26 18 229.1 50 3 2 1 0 .964 28 0 1
1977 SD N LF 28 25 18 223.1 48 3 2 1 0 .962
1977 SD N 1B 13 11 7 87.2 92 11 1 4 0 .990
1977 SD N 3B 2 2 1 15 3 2 1 0 0 .833
1977 SD N RF 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 -
1977 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 8 8 6 68 70 5 2 5 0 .974
1977 CAL A LF 2 2 2 18 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 CAL A OF 2 2 2 18 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1977 NY A Daily Splits DH 6 6 6 -
1977 TOT N 1B 30 23 16 201.2 204 19 2 10 0 .991
1977 TOT N LF 54 49 35 415.1 89 3 3 1 0 .968
1977 TOT N RF 21 18 15 156 36 0 1 0 0 .973
1977 TOT N OF 73 67 50 571.1 126 3 4 1 0 .970 54 0 21
1977 Total 1B 38 31 22 269.2 274 24 4 15 0 .987
1977 Total LF 56 51 37 433.1 92 3 3 1 0 .969
1977 Total OF 75 69 52 589.1 129 3 4 1 0 .971 56 0 21
1978 CHI N Daily Splits OF 100 100 66 823.1 170 8 4 2 0 .978 100 0 0
1978 CHI N LF 100 100 66 823.1 173 8 4 2 0 .978
1978 CHI N 1B 6 6 4 46 56 2 2 4 0 .967
1979 CHI N Daily Splits OF 139 139 102 1166.1 240 11 12 3 0 .954 139 0 0
1979 CHI N LF 139 139 102 1166.1 239 11 11 3 0 .958
1980 CHI N Daily Splits OF 61 61 37 492 103 8 7 0 0 .941 61 0 0
1980 CHI N LF 61 61 37 492 105 7 7 0 0 .941
1980 CHI N 1B 2 2 2 18 16 2 1 0 0 .947
1981 NY N Daily Splits 1B 56 51 33 427 462 31 13 39 0 .974
1981 NY N LF 48 47 33 390 84 4 7 0 0 .926
1981 NY N OF 48 47 33 390 86 3 7 0 0 .927 48 0 0
1982 NY N Daily Splits 1B 143 143 94 1193 1232 69 18 88 1 .986
1983 NY N Daily Splits 1B 50 50 29 416.2 443 28 3 43 0 .994
1983 NY N RF 5 5 5 42 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 NY N OF 5 5 5 42 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5
1984 OAK A Daily Splits DH 139 139 106 -
1984 OAK A 1B 9 8 5 68 55 2 0 3 0 1.000
1985 OAK A Daily Splits DH 149 149 137 -
1985 OAK A 1B 9 7 2 54 50 1 0 3 0 1.000
1986 OAK A Daily Splits DH 140 139 133 -
1986 OAK A 1B 3 2 1 15.2 17 0 2 2 0 .895
Total (11 Years) Splits OF 649 634 471 5337.2 1137 47 53 6 0 .957 507 0 144
Total (15 Years) 1B 603 514 381 4509.2 4572 311 73 381 1 .985
Total (10 Years) LF 507 496 347 4135.1 876 38 42 6 0 .956
Total ( 4 Years) DH 434 433 382 -
Total ( 5 Years) 3B 154 148 120 1287 126 335 48 21 0 .906
Total ( 6 Years) RF 144 138 124 1202.1 259 10 10 0 0 .964
Total ( 1 Year ) P 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1971 SF N Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 14 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2
1971 SF N RF 2 2 1 14 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1976 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1976 NL RF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1980 NL LF 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 1
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9- 4-1974 BOX SF N Dutch Rennert Balls and strikes
8- 7-1977(2) BOX SD N Paul Runge Fighting
5-28-1984 BOX OAK A Steve Palermo Check swing
8- 1-1984 BOX OAK A Rocky Roe Fair/foul call
9-10-1984 BOX OAK A Vic Voltaggio Charging mound
Transaction Information
Selected by California Angels in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft - did not
sign (June 6, 1967 ).
Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (9th pick overall) of the secondary
phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 27, 1968 ).
Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the
secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 4, 1970 - signed June 27, 1970 ).
Sold by San Francisco Giants to New York Mets for $150000 (February 28, 1975 ).
Traded by New York Mets to San Diego Padres in exchange for Bobby Valentine and Paul
Siebert (June 15, 1977 ).
Claimed on waivers by California Angels from San Diego Padres (September 6, 1977 ).
Traded by California Angels to New York Yankees in exchange for Randy Stein and cash
(September 15, 1977 ).
Granted free agency (November 2, 1977 ).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (November 30, 1977 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Mets in exchange for Steve Henderson and cash
(February 28, 1981 ).
Released by New York Mets (January 30, 1984 ).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (March 29, 1984 ).
Granted free agency (November 8, 1984 ).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 19, 1984 ).
Released by Oakland Athletics (December 20, 1985 ).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 20, 1986 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986 ).
Signed by San Francisco Giants (July 11, 1987 ).
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