Kevin Seitzer

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1997)

Kevin Seitzer was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1997 for 4 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,439 career games, he hit .295 with 1,557 hits, 74 home runs, and 613 RBI. Kevin Seitzer was a 2-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 9,593.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .295
HR 74
RBI 613
H 1,557
OPS .780
PIV 9,593
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 180 lb
Born
3/26/1962 in Springfield, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1986-09-03
Last Game
1997-09-28
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Kevin Lee Seitzer

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Career Batting Statistics

Kevin Seitzer — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,439 5,278 739 1,557 285 35 74 613 80 669 617 .295 .375 .404 .780 9,593

Career AVG .295 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +12.9% above league average.

Career OBP .375 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — +14.0% above league average.

Career SLG .404 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .780 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — +6.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kevin Seitzer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1986 KCA AL 28 96 16 31 4 1 2 11 0 19 14 .323 .257 (+25%) .325 (+35%) .395 (+13%) .720 (+23%) 471.5
1987 KCA AL 161 641 105 207 33 8 15 83 12 80 85 .323 .262 (+23%) .331 (+21%) .415 (+13%) .746 (+16%) 2477.3
1988 KCA AL 149 559 90 170 32 5 5 60 10 72 64 .304 .254 (+20%) .317 (+22%) .377 (+8%) .695 (+14%) 1846.8
1989 KCA AL 160 597 78 168 17 2 4 48 17 102 76 .281 .254 (+11%) .319 (+21%) .375 (-10%) .694 (+4%) 1088.5
1990 KCA AL 158 622 91 171 31 5 6 38 7 67 66 .275 .257 (+7%) .324 (+7%) .385 (-4%) .710 (+1%) 248.0
1991 KCA AL 85 234 28 62 11 3 1 25 4 29 21 .265 .255 (+4%) .323 (+8%) .384 (-9%) .708 (-1%) 28.3
1992 ML4 AL 148 540 74 146 35 1 5 71 13 57 44 .270 .255 (+6%) .322 (+5%) .377 (-3%) .699 (+1%) 90.0
1993 OAK AL 73 255 24 65 10 2 4 27 4 27 33 .255 .265 (-4%) .332 (-2%) .403 (-12%) .735 (-7%) -303.8
1993 ML4 AL 47 162 21 47 6 0 7 30 3 17 15 .290 .265 (+9%) .332 (+8%) .403 (+13%) .735 (+11%) -303.8
1994 ML4 AL 80 309 44 97 24 2 5 49 2 30 38 .314 .269 (+16%) .338 (+11%) .424 (+7%) .763 (+9%) 522.9
1995 ML4 AL 132 492 56 153 33 3 5 69 2 64 57 .311 .266 (+17%) .337 (+17%) .417 (+1%) .755 (+8%) 1035.3
1996 ML4 AL 132 490 74 155 25 3 12 62 6 73 68 .316 .269 (+17%) .340 (+19%) .426 (+6%) .767 (+12%) 1478.8
1996 CLE AL 22 83 11 32 10 0 1 16 0 14 11 .386 .269 (+43%) .340 (+41%) .426 (+27%) .767 (+33%) 1478.8
1997 CLE AL 64 198 27 53 14 0 2 24 0 18 25 .268 .266 (avg) .336 (-3%) .419 (-12%) .756 (-8%) -271.9
Career · 14 seasons 1,439 5,278 739 1,557 285 35 74 613 80 669 617 .295 — — — — 9,887

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

Kevin Seitzer — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kevin Seitzer — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1993 OAK AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 1 0.00 — 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

Kevin Seitzer — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 26 1 5 1 0 0 4 3 6 .192

Playoff Batting by Year

Kevin Seitzer — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1997 ALCS CLE 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
1997 ALDS1 CLE 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 WS CLE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 CLE 4 17 1 5 1 0 0 4 2 4 .294

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kevin Seitzer — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home726260137478038306.300
Away713267736577736307.290

Pitching — Home / Away

Kevin Seitzer — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away10.100010.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kevin Seitzer — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1997-09-28 CLEMINL 100000000
1997-09-25 CLENYYL 100000000
1997-09-24 CLENYYL 201000100
1997-09-23 CLENYYW 312000000
1997-09-09 CLEBALL 401000000
1997-09-03 CLEPITW 100000000
1997-09-02 CLEPITL 512100001
1997-09-01 CLEPITW 412100010
1997-08-31 CLECHCW 312100200
1997-08-27 CLELAAW 521000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Kevin Seitzer — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1993-05-02 OAKCLE — 0.1000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kevin Seitzer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 241 208 1863 180 13 221
2B 15 10 23 30 1 7
3B 1051 1014 696 1920 142 189
OF 16 9 25 1 0 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 7 1 6 6 0 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kevin Seitzer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1986 KCA 1B 22 22 210 17 3 17
1986 KCA 3B 3 1 0 1 0 0
1986 KCA OF 5 4 14 1 0 0
1987 KCA 1B 25 19 183 23 2 19
1987 KCA 3B 141 139 105 292 22 32
1987 KCA OF 3 2 2 0 0 0
1988 KCA 3B 147 147 93 297 26 33
1988 KCA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989 KCA 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1989 KCA 3B 159 158 112 272 20 28
1989 KCA OF 3 1 1 0 0 0
1989 KCA SS 6 0 5 5 0 2
1990 KCA 2B 10 7 18 19 1 5
1990 KCA 3B 152 146 100 262 18 31
1991 KCA 3B 68 55 45 127 11 8
1992 ML4 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1992 ML4 2B 2 1 2 4 0 0
1992 ML4 3B 146 146 99 273 12 18
1993 OAK 1B 24 18 168 17 0 24
1993 OAK 2B 2 2 2 6 0 1
1993 OAK 3B 46 43 31 66 7 6
1993 OAK OF 3 1 4 0 0 0
1993 OAK P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993 OAK SS 1 1 1 1 0 0
1993 ML4 1B 7 6 43 1 0 4
1993 ML4 2B 1 0 1 1 0 1
1993 ML4 3B 33 30 22 59 5 7
1993 ML4 OF 1 1 4 0 0 0
1994 ML4 1B 35 32 304 32 3 45
1994 ML4 3B 43 43 25 72 8 6
1995 ML4 1B 36 30 288 21 3 38
1995 ML4 3B 88 86 52 160 7 18
1996 ML4 1B 65 60 489 47 2 56
1996 ML4 3B 12 12 9 19 3 2
1996 CLE 1B 5 5 31 9 0 1
1997 CLE 1B 19 16 146 13 0 17
1997 CLE 3B 13 8 3 20 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Kevin Seitzer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 240
Second Base 15
Third Base 1051
Shortstop 7
Left Field 14
Center Field 1
Right Field 1
Designated Hitter 126

Awards & Honors

Kevin Seitzer — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-08-01

Salary History

Kevin Seitzer's recorded salaries total $8,005,640 over 11 seasons, 1987 to 1997. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Seitzer's career ran from 1986 to 1997. No salary is recorded for 1986.

Kevin Seitzer — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1997 CLE AL $1,220,000
1996 ML4 AL $1,150,000
1995 ML4 AL $938,890
1994 ML4 AL $675,000
1993 ML4 AL $109,000
1993 OAK AL $600,000
1992 ML4 AL $109,000
1991 KCA AL $1,625,000
1990 KCA AL $1,001,250
1989 KCA AL $340,000
1988 KCA AL $175,000
1987 KCA AL $62,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $8,005,640

College History

Kevin Seitzer — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Eastern Illinois University Charleston IL 1981, 1982, 1983

Award Voting History

Kevin Seitzer — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1987 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 5.0 392 0
1987 Rookie of the Year AL 2nd 64.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Kevin Seitzer (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mark Loretta
    .295 avg, 76 HR
  2. 96
    Jeff Cirillo
    .296 avg, 112 HR
  3. 94
    Bruce Bochte
    .282 avg, 100 HR
  4. 93
    Bill Mueller
    .291 avg, 85 HR
  5. 91
    Billy Goodman
    .300 avg, 19 HR
  6. 91
    Earl Sheely
    .300 avg, 48 HR

Kevin Seitzer: the record in brief

The profile opens with Kevin Seitzer's first major league game on September 3, 1986; the last one listed came on September 28, 1997. The season rows list, in order, the Kansas City Royals (1986 to 1991), the Milwaukee Brewers (1992 to 1996), the Oakland Athletics (1993), and the Cleveland Indians (1996 through 1997). Listed as a third baseman, Seitzer both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5'11" and 180 pounds. The birth record reads March 26, 1962, in Springfield, IL, USA. Kevin Seitzer was the playing name; the full given name is Kevin Lee.

Seitzer's career batting table shows 1,439 games, 5,278 at bats and 1,557 hits, a .295 average, plus 74 homers, 613 runs batted in, and 80 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .375 and the slugging percentage .404, for an OPS of .780. Measured against the leagues Seitzer played in, the .295 career average compares with a .261 league average over the same seasons, 12.9% above the league.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kevin Seitzer

What years did Kevin Seitzer play?
Kevin Seitzer played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1997.
Was Kevin Seitzer a pitcher?
No. Kevin Seitzer was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Kevin Seitzer hit?
Kevin Seitzer hit 74 career home runs with 1,557 hits.
What teams did Kevin Seitzer play for?
Kevin Seitzer played for 4 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1986–1991), the Milwaukee Brewers (1992–1996), the Oakland Athletics (1993), and the Cleveland Indians (1996–1997).
Did Kevin Seitzer win an MVP award?
No. Kevin Seitzer did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Kevin Seitzer win?
Kevin Seitzer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Kevin Seitzer's career stats?
In 1,439 games, Kevin Seitzer had 1,557 hits, 74 home runs, 613 RBI, 739 runs, and 80 stolen bases, with a .295 batting average.
How much did Kevin Seitzer earn in his career?
Kevin Seitzer's recorded salaries total $8,005,640 over 11 seasons, 1987 to 1997. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Seitzer's career ran from 1986 to 1997. No salary is recorded for 1986.
What was Kevin Seitzer's salary?
Kevin Seitzer's last recorded salary was $1,220,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $1,625,000, in 1991, and his lowest was $62,500, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 1997.
What position did Kevin Seitzer play?
Kevin Seitzer played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Kevin Seitzer and how much did he weigh?
Kevin Seitzer was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Kevin Seitzer hit each season?
Kevin Seitzer's home runs by season: 2 in 1986, 15 in 1987, 5 in 1988, 4 in 1989, 6 in 1990, 1 in 1991, 5 in 1992, 11 in 1993, 5 in 1994, 5 in 1995, 13 in 1996, and 2 in 1997. His most in one season was 15, in 1987.
What was Kevin Seitzer's career batting average?
Kevin Seitzer batted .295 over his career, with 1,557 hits in 5,278 at bats.
How many RBI did Kevin Seitzer have?
Kevin Seitzer drove in 613 runs in his career.