Dave Kingman

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1986)

AVG .236
HR 442
RBI 1,210
H 1,575
OPS .780
PIV 11,278
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'6" / 210 lb
Born
12/21/1948 in Pendleton, OR, USA
MLB Debut
1971-07-30
Last Game
1986-10-05
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: David Arthur Kingman

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,941 6,677 901 1,575 240 25 442 1,210 85 608 1,816 .236 .302 .478 .780 11,278

Career AVG .236 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.

Career OBP .302 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career SLG .478 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — +25.4% above league average.

Career OPS .780 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — +10.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1971 SFN NL 41 115 17 32 10 2 6 24 5 9 35 .278 .249 (+12%) .316 (+4%) .365 (+52%) .682 (+30%) 467.7
1972 SFN NL 135 472 65 106 17 4 29 83 16 51 140 .225 .243 (-8%) .310 (-2%) .353 (+30%) .664 (+15%) 1177.5
1973 SFN NL 112 305 54 62 10 1 24 55 8 41 122 .203 .256 (-21%) .325 (-8%) .378 (+26%) .703 (+11%) 533.9
1974 SFN NL 121 350 41 78 18 2 18 55 8 37 125 .223 .256 (-13%) .324 (-7%) .369 (+19%) .693 (+7%) 372.9
1975 NYN NL 134 502 65 116 22 1 36 88 7 34 153 .231 .257 (-10%) .327 (-13%) .374 (+32%) .701 (+11%) 781.9
1976 NYN NL 123 474 70 113 14 1 37 86 7 28 135 .238 .255 (-7%) .320 (-11%) .360 (+40%) .681 (+16%) 1174.6
1977 NYN NL 58 211 22 44 7 0 9 28 3 13 66 .209 .264 (-21%) .329 (-20%) .401 (-8%) .730 (-13%) -482.4
1977 SDN NL 56 168 16 40 9 0 11 39 2 12 48 .238 .264 (-10%) .329 (-11%) .401 (+22%) .730 (+7%) -482.4
1977 CAL AL 10 36 4 7 2 0 2 4 0 1 16 .194 — — — — -482.4
1977 NYA AL 8 24 5 6 2 0 4 7 0 2 13 .250 — — — — -482.4
1978 CHN NL 119 395 65 105 17 4 28 79 3 39 111 .266 .257 (+3%) .323 (+4%) .378 (+43%) .702 (+25%) 1734.0
1979 CHN NL 145 532 97 153 19 5 48 115 4 45 131 .288 .265 (+8%) .329 (+4%) .397 (+54%) .727 (+31%) 3102.3
1980 CHN NL 81 255 31 71 8 0 18 57 2 21 44 .278 .264 (+5%) .326 (+1%) .387 (+35%) .714 (+19%) 794.1
1981 NYN NL 100 353 40 78 11 3 22 59 6 55 105 .221 .255 (-14%) .320 (+2%) .368 (+24%) .688 (+14%) 891.4
1982 NYN NL 149 535 80 109 9 1 37 99 4 59 156 .204 .261 (-22%) .324 (-12%) .388 (+11%) .712 (+1%) -43.4
1983 NYN NL 100 248 25 49 7 0 13 29 2 22 57 .198 .260 (-24%) .324 (-19%) .389 (-2%) .714 (-9%) -400.5
1984 OAK AL 147 549 68 147 23 1 35 118 2 44 119 .268 .259 (+3%) .322 (avg) .384 (+31%) .707 (+17%) 1573.4
1985 OAK AL 158 592 66 141 16 0 30 91 3 62 114 .238 .257 (-7%) .323 (-4%) .390 (+7%) .714 (+2%) 139.6
1986 OAK AL 144 561 70 118 19 0 35 94 3 33 126 .210 .257 (-18%) .325 (-22%) .395 (+9%) .720 (-5%) -664.9
Career · 19 seasons 1,941 6,677 901 1,575 240 25 442 1,210 85 608 1,816 .236 — — — — 9,705

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 0 6 4 9.00 0.0

Career ERA 9.00 vs. league average 3.75 across their career seasons — 140.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1973 SFN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 6 4 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 6 4 9.00 — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1971 NLCS SFN 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9753297460783217619.237
Away9663380441792225591.234

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home24.034649.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1986-10-05 OAKKCRW 400000000
1986-10-04 OAKKCRL 100000000
1986-10-01 OAKTEXW 512001100
1986-09-30 OAKTEXL 400000002
1986-09-29 OAKTEXL 300000012
1986-09-28 OAKKCRL 400000000
1986-09-27 OAKKCRW 501000100
1986-09-27 OAKKCRW 511000002
1986-09-24 OAKCHWW 311001110
1986-09-23 OAKCHWW 310000010

Last 2 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1973-05-13 SFGLAD — 2.0222230
1973-04-15 SFGCIN — 2.0122410

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 603 514 4572 311 73 381
3B 154 148 126 335 48 21
OF 648 634 1137 47 53 6
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1971 SFN 1B 20 15 149 9 3 9
1971 SFN OF 14 13 19 0 1 0
1972 SFN 1B 56 46 402 20 5 39
1972 SFN 3B 59 59 54 138 14 10
1972 SFN OF 22 22 40 1 3 0
1973 SFN 1B 46 24 259 17 4 23
1973 SFN 3B 60 56 54 129 18 7
1973 SFN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1974 SFN 1B 91 70 680 60 13 66
1974 SFN 3B 21 19 9 38 12 3
1974 SFN OF 2 2 7 0 0 0
1975 NYN 1B 58 48 386 38 5 36
1975 NYN 3B 12 12 6 28 3 1
1975 NYN OF 71 67 134 3 6 0
1976 NYN 1B 16 11 91 8 0 11
1976 NYN OF 111 109 202 10 9 0
1977 NYN 1B 17 12 112 8 1 6
1977 NYN OF 45 41 76 0 2 0
1977 SDN 1B 13 11 92 11 1 4
1977 SDN 3B 2 2 3 2 1 0
1977 SDN OF 28 26 50 3 2 1
1977 CAL 1B 8 8 70 5 2 5
1977 CAL OF 2 2 3 0 0 0
1978 CHN 1B 6 6 56 2 2 4
1978 CHN OF 100 100 170 8 4 2
1979 CHN OF 139 139 240 11 12 3
1980 CHN 1B 2 2 16 2 1 0
1980 CHN OF 61 61 103 8 7 0
1981 NYN 1B 56 51 462 31 13 39
1981 NYN OF 48 47 86 3 7 0
1982 NYN 1B 143 143 1232 69 18 88
1983 NYN 1B 50 50 443 28 3 43
1983 NYN OF 5 5 7 0 0 0
1984 OAK 1B 9 8 55 2 0 3
1985 OAK 1B 9 7 50 1 0 3
1986 OAK 1B 3 2 17 0 2 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 603
Third Base 154
Left Field 507
Right Field 144
Designated Hitter 434

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1984 Outstanding DH Award
1984 Player of the Week Week of 1984-04-20
1984 TSN All-Star DH
1984 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1982 Player of the Week Week of 1982-07-16
1981 Player of the Week Week of 1981-05-29
1980 Player of the Month April
1979 Player of the Week Week of 1979-05-18
1979 Player of the Week Week of 1979-07-27
1979 TSN All-Star OF
1975 Player of the Month July
1975 Player of the Week Week of 1975-07-25
1973 Player of the Week Week of 1973-08-31

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1986 OAK AL $730,000
1985 OAK AL $1,087,500
Total Career Earnings $1,817,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 1969, 1970

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1984 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 10.0 392 0
1979 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 53.0 336 0
1976 Most Valuable Player NL 18th 11.0 336 0
1975 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 9.0 336 0
1972 Most Valuable Player NL 24th 3.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dave Kingman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Eugenio Suarez
    .244 avg, 345 HR
  2. 95
    Matt Williams
    .268 avg, 378 HR
  3. 95
    Lee May
    .267 avg, 354 HR
  4. 92
    Mark Reynolds
    .236 avg, 298 HR
  5. 89
    Chris Davis
    .233 avg, 295 HR
  6. 89
    Evan Longoria
    .264 avg, 342 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Kingman

What years did Dave Kingman play?
Dave Kingman played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1986.
Was Dave Kingman a pitcher?
No. Dave Kingman was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Dave Kingman hit?
Dave Kingman hit 442 career home runs with 1575 hits.