Dave Kingman
[edit] Biography
Dave Kingman (David Arthur Kingman) was born on December 21, 1948 in Pendleton, Oregon. He made his Major League debut on July 30, 1971 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .225 with 29 home runs and 83 RBI. Kingman played for the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, California Angels, Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Dave Kingman's best season was 1979, when he slugged 48 home runs, hit for a .288 average and knocked in 115 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 41
| 115
| 17
| 32
| 6
| 24
| .278
| .328
| .557
| 10
| 2
| 9
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 135
| 472
| 65
| 106
| 29
| 83
| .225
| .303
| .462
| 17
| 4
| 51
| 140
| 4
| 0
| 16
| 2
| 9
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 112
| 305
| 54
| 62
| 24
| 55
| .203
| .300
| .479
| 10
| 1
| 41
| 122
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 8
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 121
| 350
| 41
| 78
| 18
| 55
| .223
| .302
| .440
| 18
| 2
| 37
| 125
| 3
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 8
|
| 1975
| NY
| N
| 134
| 502
| 65
| 116
| 36
| 88
| .231
| .284
| .494
| 22
| 1
| 34
| 153
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 13
|
| 1976
| NY
| N
| 123
| 474
| 70
| 113
| 37
| 86
| .238
| .286
| .506
| 14
| 1
| 28
| 135
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 11
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 56
| 168
| 16
| 40
| 11
| 39
| .238
| .292
| .488
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 48
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 58
| 211
| 22
| 44
| 9
| 28
| .209
| .263
| .370
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 66
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3
|
| 1977
| NY
| A
| 8
| 24
| 5
| 6
| 4
| 7
| .250
| .333
| .833
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 10
| 36
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 4
| .194
| .237
| .417
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 132
| 439
| 47
| 97
| 26
| 78
| .221
| .276
| .444
| 20
| 0
| 28
| 143
| 7
| 3
| 5
| 4
| 6
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| 114
| 379
| 38
| 84
| 20
| 67
| .222
| .276
| .422
| 16
| 0
| 25
| 114
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 6
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 18
| 60
| 9
| 13
| 6
| 11
| .217
| .277
| .583
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 119
| 395
| 65
| 105
| 28
| 79
| .266
| .336
| .542
| 17
| 4
| 39
| 111
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 8
| 3
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 145
| 532
| 97
| 153
| 48
| 115
| .288
| .343
| .613
| 19
| 5
| 45
| 131
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 7
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 81
| 255
| 31
| 71
| 18
| 57
| .278
| .329
| .522
| 8
| 0
| 21
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 10
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| 100
| 353
| 40
| 78
| 22
| 59
| .221
| .326
| .456
| 11
| 3
| 55
| 105
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 9
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 149
| 535
| 80
| 109
| 37
| 99
| .204
| .285
| .432
| 9
| 1
| 59
| 156
| 4
| 3
| 4
| 9
| 11
|
| 1983
| NY
| N
| 100
| 248
| 25
| 49
| 13
| 29
| .198
| .265
| .383
| 7
| 0
| 22
| 57
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 147
| 549
| 68
| 147
| 35
| 118
| .268
| .321
| .505
| 23
| 1
| 44
| 119
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 7
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 158
| 592
| 66
| 141
| 30
| 91
| .238
| .309
| .417
| 16
| 0
| 62
| 114
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 17
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 144
| 561
| 70
| 118
| 35
| 94
| .210
| .255
| .431
| 19
| 0
| 33
| 126
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 16
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1474
| 4915
| 688
| 1156
| 336
| 896
| .235
| .304
| .486
| 178
| 24
| 466
| 1428
| 40
| 13
| 77
| 55
| 99
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 467
| 1762
| 213
| 419
| 106
| 314
| .238
| .295
| .455
| 62
| 1
| 142
| 388
| 13
| 3
| 8
| 17
| 40
|
| Total
|
|
| 1941
| 6677
| 901
| 1575
| 442
| 1210
| .236
| .302
| .478
| 240
| 25
| 608
| 1816
| 53
| 16
| 85
| 72
| 139
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| SF
| N
| LF
| 7
| 7
| 56
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 15
| 146
| 149
| 9
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| RF
| 7
| 6
| 55.1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| OF
| 14
| 13
| 111.1
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 56
| 46
| 411.2
| 402
| 20
| 5
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| OF
| 22
| 22
| 186.2
| 40
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 59
| 59
| 507.1
| 54
| 138
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| LF
| 22
| 22
| 186.2
| 42
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 60
| 56
| 504.2
| 54
| 129
| 18
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 46
| 24
| 262.1
| 259
| 17
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 91
| 70
| 642.1
| 680
| 60
| 13
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 21
| 19
| 159
| 9
| 38
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .797
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 14.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| NY
| N
| LF
| 68
| 64
| 549.1
| 125
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1975
| NY
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 28.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 58
| 48
| 434.1
| 386
| 38
| 5
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1975
| NY
| N
| OF
| 71
| 67
| 577.2
| 134
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1975
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 12
| 101
| 6
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1976
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 16
| 11
| 105
| 91
| 8
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| NY
| N
| OF
| 111
| 109
| 945.2
| 202
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1976
| NY
| N
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 38
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1976
| NY
| N
| RF
| 106
| 104
| 907.2
| 194
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| OF
| 28
| 26
| 229.1
| 50
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| LF
| 28
| 25
| 223.1
| 48
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 11
| 87.2
| 92
| 11
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| LF
| 26
| 24
| 192
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| RF
| 20
| 17
| 150
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| OF
| 45
| 41
| 342
| 76
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 17
| 12
| 114
| 112
| 8
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1977
| NY
| A
| DH
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 8
| 68
| 70
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| OF
| 75
| 69
| 589.1
| 129
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 1B
| 38
| 31
| 269.2
| 274
| 24
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| LF
| 56
| 51
| 433.1
| 92
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 30
| 23
| 201.2
| 204
| 19
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 21
| 18
| 156
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 54
| 49
| 415.1
| 89
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 73
| 67
| 571.1
| 126
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 6
| 46
| 56
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 100
| 100
| 823.1
| 170
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 100
| 100
| 823.1
| 173
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 139
| 139
| 1165.1
| 240
| 11
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 139
| 139
| 1165.1
| 239
| 11
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 61
| 61
| 492
| 103
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 61
| 61
| 492
| 105
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 55
| 50
| 419
| 462
| 31
| 13
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| LF
| 49
| 48
| 398
| 85
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| OF
| 49
| 48
| 398
| 86
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 143
| 143
| 1193
| 1232
| 69
| 18
| 88
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1983
| NY
| N
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 42
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 50
| 50
| 416.2
| 443
| 28
| 3
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1983
| NY
| N
| RF
| 5
| 5
| 42
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 139
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 8
| 68
| 55
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 149
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 7
| 54
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 15.2
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 140
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 434
| 433
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 602
| 513
| 4501.2
| 4572
| 311
| 73
| 381
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 508
| 497
| 4143.1
| 877
| 37
| 41
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 144
| 138
| 1202.1
| 259
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 154
| 148
| 1287
| 126
| 335
| 48
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 650
| 635
| 5345.2
| 1137
| 47
| 53
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- 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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