What years did Brian Kingman play?

Brian Kingman played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1983.

Was Brian Kingman a pitcher?

Yes. Brian Kingman pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 273 strikeouts.

What was Brian Kingman's career ERA?

Brian Kingman finished with a 4.13 career ERA, going 23-45 with 273 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brian Kingman have?

Brian Kingman recorded 273 career strikeouts.

Is Brian Kingman in the Hall of Fame?

No. Brian Kingman has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Brian Kingman play for?

Brian Kingman played for the Athletics and the San Francisco Giants.

Brian Kingman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1983)

Brian Kingman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1983 for the Athletics and the San Francisco Giants, a span of 5 seasons. Across 94 career appearances, he went 23-45 with a 4.13 ERA and 273 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 23–45

ERA 4.13

WHIP 1.41

SO 273

Pitcher PIV -4623.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 7/27/1953 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1979-06-28
Last Game: 1983-06-10

Full name: Brian Paul Kingman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brian Kingman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	45	94	82	21	3	1	551.2	575	253	52	205	273	4.13	-4623.3

Career ERA 4.13 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — 7.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brian Kingman — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1979	OAK	AL	8	7	18	17	5	1	0	112.2	113	54	33	58	4.31	4.00 (-8%)	539.0
1980	OAK	AL	8	20	32	30	10	1	0	211.1	209	90	82	116	3.83	3.84 (avg)	-1719.1
1981	OAK	AL	3	6	18	15	3	1	0	100.1	112	44	32	52	3.95	3.58 (-10%)	-883.6
1982	OAK	AL	4	12	23	20	3	0	1	122.2	131	61	57	46	4.48	3.86 (-16%)	-2559.5
1983	SFN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.2	10	4	1	1	7.71	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			23	45	94	82	21	3	1	551.2	575	253	205	273	4.13	—	-4,623

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Brian Kingman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brian Kingman — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1979	OAK	AL	18	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	OAK	AL	32	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	OAK	AL	18	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	OAK	AL	23	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SFN	NL	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			94	—	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Brian Kingman — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Brian Kingman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1981	ALCS	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brian Kingman — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.1	3	3	0	0	81.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brian Kingman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1981	ALCS	OAK	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	3	3	0	0	81.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Brian Kingman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	48	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	46	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Brian Kingman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	48	311.2	305	123	105	158	3.55
Away	46	240.0	270	130	100	115	4.88

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brian Kingman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1983-06-10	SFG	ATL	—	2.0	3	1	0	0	0	0
1983-06-05	SFG	WSN	—	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	0
1983-06-02	SFG	WSN	—	2.0	4	3	2	1	1	0
1982-10-03	OAK	KCR	W	3.0	3	0	0	0	1	0
1982-10-01	OAK	KCR	L	3.1	7	3	3	1	0	2
1982-09-25	OAK	KCR	—	2.1	2	2	2	0	2	1
1982-09-18	OAK	CHW	—	7.0	6	4	4	9	3	0
1982-09-06	OAK	TOR	L	7.0	10	3	2	0	2	0
1982-08-26	OAK	MIL	L	2.0	5	5	5	2	1	0
1982-08-20	OAK	BOS	—	6.0	9	2	2	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brian Kingman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	94	82	22	48	8	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brian Kingman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1979	OAK	P	18	17	8	8	2	0
1980	OAK	P	32	30	7	22	3	2
1981	OAK	P	18	15	4	9	2	0
1982	OAK	P	23	20	3	9	1	0
1983	SFN	P	3	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Brian Kingman — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	94

College History

Brian Kingman — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Santa Monica College	Santa Monica	CA	1973
University of California - Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	CA	1974, 1975

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Career Spans

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Brian Kingman: the record in brief

Brian Kingman played a first major league game on June 28, 1979 and a last one on June 10, 1983. The team column moves through the Oakland Athletics (1979 through 1982) and the San Francisco Giants (1983). Listed as a pitcher, Kingman both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds. The birth record reads July 27, 1953, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Kingman's full given name, per the bio, is Brian Paul Kingman.

Kingman pitched in 94 games, starting 82, and finished with a 23-45 record and 4.13 ERA. The same table counts 273 strikeouts and 21 complete games. The league ERA over Kingman's seasons was 3.85, so the 4.13 figure ran 7.2% worse than average. No season topped the 8 wins of 1979. The strikeout high was 116 in 1980. In 1980, one of the busiest seasons, Kingman posted a 3.83 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.84.

Every defensive appearance on record for Kingman, 94 games, came at pitcher. The fielding table credits Kingman with 22 putouts, 48 assists and 8 errors on the mound.

Kingman's college years, 1973, were spent at Santa Monica College. Kingman's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 188 games from Retrosheet.

The playoff pitching line reads 0-0, 81.00 ERA, across 1 appearances. Those appearances came in 1981.

The similarity section pairs Kingman most closely with Tommy Boggs, John Dopson, and Albert Williams.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Kingman

What years did Brian Kingman play?: Brian Kingman played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1983.
Was Brian Kingman a pitcher?: Yes. Brian Kingman pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 273 strikeouts.
What was Brian Kingman's career ERA?: Brian Kingman finished with a 4.13 career ERA, going 23-45 with 273 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brian Kingman have?: Brian Kingman recorded 273 career strikeouts.
Is Brian Kingman in the Hall of Fame?: No. Brian Kingman has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Brian Kingman play for?: Brian Kingman played for the Athletics and the San Francisco Giants.