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Steve Kemp
Steven F Kemp

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
School University of Southern California

Debut April 7, 1977
  vs. KCR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 24, 1988
Born August 7, 1954 in San Angelo, TX

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 22 DET AL 151  552   75  142  29  4  18   88   3  3  71  93  .257  .343  .422  104  233   1   7   0   5  11
 1978 23 DET AL 159  582   75  161  18  4  15   79   2  3  97  87  .277  .379  .399  117  232   3   3   3   1   9
 1979 24 DET AL 134  490   88  156  26  3  26  105   5  6  68  70  .318  .398  .543  149  266   2   8   2   2  13 MVP-17,AS
 1980 25 DET AL 135  508   88  149  23  3  21  101   5  1  69  64  .293  .376  .474  130  241   1   9   3   4  24
 1981 26 DET AL 105  372   52  103  18  4   9   49   9  3  70  48  .277  .389  .419  130  156   0   4   5   1  13 MVP-23
 1982 27 CHW AL 160  580   91  166  23  1  19   98   7  7  89  83  .286  .381  .428  122  248   1   6   8   3   8
 1983 28 NYY AL 109  373   53   90  17  3  12   49   1  0  41  37  .241  .318  .399  100  149   1   2   3   2  17
 1984 29 NYY AL  94  313   37   91  12  1   7   41   4  1  40  54  .291  .369  .403  118  126   3   4   0   1  12
 1985 30 PIT NL  92  236   19   59  13  2   2   21   1  0  25  54  .250  .317  .347   87   82   1   4   1   0   5
 1986 31 PIT NL  13   16    1    3   0  0   1    1   1  0   4   6  .188  .350  .375   99    6   0   0   0   0   1
 1988 33 TEX AL  16   36    2    8   0  0   0    2   1  0   2   9  .222  .256  .222   35    8   0   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1168 4058  581 1128 179 25 130  634  39 24 576 605  .278  .367  .431  119 1747  13  48  25  19 114
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        563   81  156  25  3  18   88   5  3  80  84  .278  .367  .431  119  242   2   7   3   3  16
 Career High    160  582   91  166  29  4  26  105   9  7  97  93  .318  .398  .543  149  266   3   9   8   5  24
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1977 22 DET AL  636  432   83   5.2   104| .257  .272| .343  .337| .422  .414| .765  .751| 104  .548   4.2   0.4  50%
 1978 23 DET AL  686  439   94   5.7    96| .277  .264| .379  .330| .399  .390| .778  .720| 117  .626  16.4   1.7  40%
 1979 24 DET AL  570  363  106   7.8   104| .318  .273| .398  .338| .543  .414| .941  .752| 149  .715  35.7   3.4  45%
 1980 25 DET AL  591  394   89   6.1   100| .293  .271| .376  .334| .474  .403| .850  .737| 130  .625  23.5   2.3  83%
 1981 26 DET AL  447  289   64   6.0    92| .277  .261| .389  .326| .419  .379| .808  .705| 130  .665  18.0   1.9  75%
 1982 27 CHW AL  679  436   99   6.1    98| .286  .264| .381  .328| .428  .402| .809  .730| 122  .627  21.5   2.1  50%
 1983 28 NYY AL  419  303   45   4.0    95| .241  .261| .318  .322| .399  .394| .717  .716| 100  .439   0.3   0.0 100%
 1984 29 NYY AL  361  242   47   5.2    93| .291  .259| .369  .321| .403  .391| .772  .712| 118  .565   9.4   0.9  80%
 1985 30 PIT NL  266  187   27   3.9    94| .250  .259| .317  .327| .347  .386| .664  .712|  87  .465  -3.4  -0.4 100%
 1986 31 PIT NL   20   14    2   3.9    99| .188  .264| .350  .334| .375  .398| .725  .732|  99  .449   0.0   0.0 100%
 1988 33 TEX AL   39   30    2   1.8    96| .222  .262| .256  .327| .222  .394| .478  .721|  35  .160  -3.2  -0.3 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     4714 3129  658   5.6    98| .278  .266| .367  .330| .431  .399| .798  .729| 119  .603 122.5  12.0  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1977 22 DET AL LF 148 252 10 5 1 .981 .976 1.77 1.74 1.79 2.11 147 1316.0 1978 23 DET AL LF 157 325 11 8 2 .977 .974 2.14 1.78 2.17 2.21 156 1395.0 1979 24 DET AL OF 120 229 12 6 2 .976 .981 2.01 2.13 2.08 2.46 117 1044.3 AS LF 117 225 12 6 2 .975 .980 2.03 1.80 2.09 2.22 114 1020.3 AS DH 11 AS RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.87 1.88 2.25 3 24.0 AS 1980 25 DET AL LF 85 198 4 1 3 .995 .980 2.38 1.92 2.47 2.35 84 737.0 DH 46 1981 26 DET AL LF 92 210 6 3 0 .986 .979 2.35 1.99 2.41 2.38 92 806.3 DH 12 1982 27 CHW AL LF 154 278 6 7 1 .976 .981 1.84 1.91 1.94 2.29 154 1315.7 DH 2 1983 28 NYY AL OF 101 215 5 3 3 .987 .981 2.18 2.16 2.38 2.50 92 832.3 RF 85 175 4 3 4 .984 .978 2.11 1.85 2.47 2.25 72 652.0 LF 25 42 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.72 1.90 2.15 2.32 20 180.3 DH 2 1984 29 NYY AL LF 75 135 2 4 0 .972 .982 1.83 1.80 1.96 2.27 70 628.7 DH 12 1985 30 PIT NL LF 63 108 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.75 1.50 2.08 1.92 61 476.3 1986 31 PIT NL LF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.45 3.27 1.96 3 22.0 1988 33 TEX AL DH 7 LF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.84 2.05 2.25 2 22.0 OF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 2.14 1.93 2.47 2 23.3 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 4.50 9.45 0 2.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.08 0 1.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1988 33 TEX AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 4.50 9.45 0 2.0 1979 24 DET AL DH 11 1980 25 DET AL DH 46 1981 26 DET AL DH 12 1982 27 CHW AL DH 2 1983 28 NYY AL DH 2 1984 29 NYY AL DH 12 1988 33 TEX AL DH 7 1977 22 DET AL LF 148 252 10 5 1 .981 .976 1.77 1.74 1.79 2.11 147 1316.0 1978 23 DET AL LF 157 325 11 8 2 .977 .974 2.14 1.78 2.17 2.21 156 1395.0 1979 24 DET AL LF 117 225 12 6 2 .975 .980 2.03 1.80 2.09 2.22 114 1020.3 1980 25 DET AL LF 85 198 4 1 3 .995 .980 2.38 1.92 2.47 2.35 84 737.0 1981 26 DET AL LF 92 210 6 3 0 .986 .979 2.35 1.99 2.41 2.38 92 806.3 1982 27 CHW AL LF 154 278 6 7 1 .976 .981 1.84 1.91 1.94 2.29 154 1315.7 1983 28 NYY AL LF 25 42 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.72 1.90 2.15 2.32 20 180.3 1984 29 NYY AL LF 75 135 2 4 0 .972 .982 1.83 1.80 1.96 2.27 70 628.7 1985 30 PIT NL LF 63 108 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.75 1.50 2.08 1.92 61 476.3 1986 31 PIT NL LF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.45 3.27 1.96 3 22.0 1988 33 TEX AL LF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.84 2.05 2.25 2 22.0 1977 22 DET AL OF 148 252 10 5 1 .981 .978 1.77 2.03 1.79 2.34 147 1316.0 1978 23 DET AL OF 157 325 11 8 2 .977 .979 2.14 2.13 2.17 2.47 156 1395.0 1979 24 DET AL OF 120 229 12 6 2 .976 .981 2.01 2.13 2.08 2.46 117 1044.3 1980 25 DET AL OF 85 197 4 1 3 .995 .979 2.36 2.15 2.45 2.47 84 737.0 1981 26 DET AL OF 92 207 4 3 0 .986 .983 2.29 2.16 2.36 2.48 92 806.3 1982 27 CHW AL OF 154 280 6 7 1 .976 .982 1.86 2.15 1.96 2.47 154 1315.7 1983 28 NYY AL OF 101 215 5 3 3 .987 .981 2.18 2.16 2.38 2.50 92 832.3 1984 29 NYY AL OF 75 138 2 4 0 .972 .983 1.87 2.17 2.00 2.51 70 628.7 1985 30 PIT NL OF 63 105 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.68 1.88 2.00 2.20 61 476.3 1986 31 PIT NL OF 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 1.82 3.68 2.21 3 22.0 1988 33 TEX AL OF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 2.14 1.93 2.47 2 23.3 1979 24 DET AL RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.87 1.88 2.25 3 24.0 1983 28 NYY AL RF 85 175 4 3 4 .984 .978 2.11 1.85 2.47 2.25 72 652.0 1988 33 TEX AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.08 0 1.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1004 1962 55 37 12 .982 .980 2.01 2.11 2.11 2.44 978 8597.0 925 0 89# LF* 925 1786 54 34 9 .982 .978 1.99 1.82 2.09 2.23 903 7919.7 DH 92 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 89 180 4 3 4 .984 .978 2.07 1.85 2.45 2.25 75 677.3 1B* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 4.50 9.45 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1005 1963 55 37 12 .982 .980 2.01 2.12 2.11 2.44 978 8599
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1979   DET AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1979 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1979-AL-17-0.04
1981-AL-23-0.01
Car-1073-0.05 shares

Batting Average
1979 AL-.318-8

On-base %
1978 AL-.379-7
1979 AL-.398-7
1981 AL-.389-4
1982 AL-.381-8

Slugging %
1979 AL-.543-6

OPS
1979 AL-.941-4
1980 AL-.851-9

Games
1978 AL-159-5
1982 AL-160-6

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1978 AL-686-7

RBI
1979 AL-105-10

Bases on Balls
1978 AL-97-3
1981 AL-70-3
1982 AL-89-6

Adjusted OPS+
1979 AL-149-6

Runs Created
1981 AL-64-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1979 AL-36-9

Batting Wins
1979 AL-3.4-8

Times on Base
1978 AL-259-4
1981 AL-174-3
1982 AL-258-10

Offensive Win%
1979 AL-.715-6

Sac. Flies
1979 AL-8-9
1980 AL-9-5

Intentional Walks
1982 AL-8-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1980 AL-24-2
1981 AL-13-9

Power/Speed Number
1981 AL-9.0-8

Salary
1985 AL-$1,420,000-4
1986 AL-$1,220,000-10

     

Gray Ink: Batting - 19 (1018) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 17.4 (790) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 11.5 (1042) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

January 7, 1976: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

November 27, 1981: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Chet Lemon.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

December 20, 1984: Traded by the New York Yankees with Tim Foli and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dale Berra, Alfonso Pulido, and Jay Buhner.

May 8, 1986: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 22, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

September 18, 1986: Released by the San Diego Padres.

March 4, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1987: Released by the Texas Rangers.

January 19, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

May 25, 1988: Released by the Texas Rangers.

June 9, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985New York Yankees$1,420,000
1986New York Yankees$1,220,000
1987New York Yankees$1,320,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,960,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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