Kevin Seitzer

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

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

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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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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 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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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 0.3 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

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

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home726260137478038306.300
Away713267736577736307.290

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away10.100010.00

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

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1993-05-02 OAKCLE — 0.1000010

Fielding Statistics

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

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.

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

Year Award Notes
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-08-01

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 Career Earnings $8,005,640

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Eastern Illinois University Charleston IL 1981, 1982, 1983

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

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 1557 hits.