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Mike Kingery
Michael Scott Kingery

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut July 7, 1986
  vs. BAL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 15, 1996
Born March 29, 1961 in St. James, MN

Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in 1979. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 25 KCR AL  62  209   25   54   8  5   3   14   7  3  12  30  .258  .296  .388   83   81   0   2   2   0   4
 1987 26 SEA AL 120  354   38   99  25  4   9   52   7  9  27  43  .280  .329  .449  100  159   1   6   0   2   4
 1988 27 SEA AL  57  123   21   25   6  0   1    9   3  1  19  23  .203  .313  .276   64   34   1   1   1   1   1
 1989 28 SEA AL  31   76   14   17   3  0   2    6   1  1   7  14  .224  .286  .342   75   26   0   1   0   0   2
 1990 29 SFG NL 105  207   24   61   7  1   0   24   6  1  12  19  .295  .335  .338   90   70   5   1   0   1   1
 1991 30 SFG NL  91  110   13   20   2  2   0    8   1  0  15  21  .182  .280  .236   50   26   0   0   1   0   3
 1992 31 OAK AL  12   28    3    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   3  .107  .138  .107  -28    3   0   0   0   0   1
 1994 33 COL NL 105  301   56  105  27  8   4   41   5  7  30  26  .349  .402  .532  126  160   5   8   2   2   8
 1995 34 COL NL 119  350   66   94  18  4   8   37  13  5  45  40  .269  .351  .411   81  144   6   1   1   0   7
 1996 35 PIT NL 117  276   32   68  12  2   3   27   2  1  23  29  .246  .304  .337   67   93   1   3   2   1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     819 2034  292  546 108 26  30  219  45 28 191 248  .268  .330  .391   87  796  19  23   9   7  36
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        402   58  108  21  5   6   43   9  6  38  49  .268  .330  .391   87  157   4   5   2   1   7
 Career High    120  354   66  105  27  8   9   52  13  9  45  43  .349  .402  .532  126  160   6   8   2   2   8
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1986 25 KCR AL  223  164   23   3.8   102| .258  .264| .296  .332| .388  .411| .684  .744|  83  .401  -5.8  -0.6  70%
 1987 26 SEA AL  390  275   51   5.0   110| .280  .271| .329  .340| .449  .435| .778  .775| 100  .497   0.0   0.0  43%
 1988 27 SEA AL  145  102   12   3.2    98| .203  .264| .313  .330| .276  .397| .589  .727|  64  .351  -5.4  -0.5  75%
 1989 28 SEA AL   84   63    7   3.0    96| .224  .264| .286  .330| .342  .389| .628  .718|  75  .334  -2.7  -0.3  50%
 1990 29 SFG NL  226  154   25   4.4    95| .295  .260| .335  .325| .338  .390| .673  .715|  90  .495  -2.9  -0.3  85%
 1991 30 SFG NL  125   93    8   2.3    90| .182  .253| .280  .320| .236  .379| .516  .699|  50  .252  -7.2  -0.7 100%
 1992 31 OAK AL   29   26    0   0.0    89| .107  .252| .138  .320| .107  .375| .245  .695| -28  .000  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1994 33 COL NL  346  224   62   7.4   123| .349  .293| .402  .363| .532  .460| .934  .823| 126  .680  13.6   1.3  41%
 1995 34 COL NL  402  275   52   5.1   130| .269  .302| .351  .376| .411  .470| .762  .846|  81  .521 -10.9  -1.1  72%
 1996 35 PIT NL  304  218   29   3.6   110| .246  .274| .304  .344| .337  .429| .641  .774|  67  .364 -13.9  -1.3  66%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     2274 1594  269   4.5   110| .268  .276| .330  .346| .391  .429| .721  .775|  87  .479 -39.9  -4.0  61%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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 ------+
1986 25 KCR AL OF 59 102 6 3 2 .973 .980 1.83 2.06 2.07 2.39 53 470.0 RF 51 77 4 3 1 .964 .975 1.59 1.79 1.91 2.11 44 382.0 CF 13 19 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.54 2.47 2.09 2.83 9 86.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1987 26 SEA AL OF 114 226 15 2 3 .992 .980 2.11 2.00 2.58 2.31 97 840.7 RF 111 221 15 2 3 .992 .979 2.13 1.75 2.57 2.12 97 826.7 CF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.33 3.21 2.70 0 14.0 DH 4 1988 27 SEA AL OF 44 85 3 1 0 .989 .979 2.00 2.14 2.71 2.47 32 292.0 CF 24 52 1 1 0 .981 .985 2.21 2.52 3.01 2.91 18 158.7 RF 13 24 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.92 1.89 2.37 2.24 10 95.0 1B 10 17 3 1 1 .952 .990 2.00 8.41 8.45 9.55 1 21.3 LF 9 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.78 1.86 1.64 2.26 4 38.3 1989 28 SEA AL OF 23 70 0 0 0 1.000 .980 3.04 2.12 3.68 2.42 19 171.0 CF 20 68 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.40 2.46 3.66 2.78 19 167.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.85 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1990 29 SFG NL OF 95 126 7 3 2 .978 .981 1.40 2.01 2.54 2.39 41 471.7 RF 74 106 4 3 1 .973 .981 1.49 1.82 2.64 2.22 35 374.3 LF 15 14 2 0 1 1.000 .982 1.07 1.71 1.94 2.19 6 74.3 CF 9 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 0.78 2.36 2.74 2.74 0 23.0 1991 30 SFG NL OF 38 39 0 1 0 .975 .982 1.03 1.88 2.34 2.28 9 150.3 RF 22 31 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.41 1.65 2.43 2.06 9 115.0 LF 14 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 0.50 1.67 1.95 2.17 0 32.3 1B 6 21 2 0 2 1.000 .991 3.83 8.43 7.96 9.80 2 26.0 CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.10 3.00 2.70 0 3.0 1992 31 OAK AL OF 10 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.17 2.14 2.47 6 59.0 CF 6 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 2.60 2.74 2.90 5 46.0 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.95 0.00 2.25 1 10.0 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.85 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1994 33 COL NL OF 98 185 5 4 0 .979 .980 1.94 1.90 2.41 2.24 75 709.0 CF 77 167 4 4 0 .977 .982 2.22 2.40 2.54 2.63 66 605.7 LF 20 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.75 1.44 1.53 1.91 7 88.3 RF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.80 2.40 2.16 2 15.0 1B 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.10 6.00 9.60 0 3.0 1995 34 COL NL CF 108 181 4 4 0 .979 .984 1.71 2.16 2.19 2.48 79 762.0 1B 5 25 1 1 0 .963 .992 5.20 8.36 10.31 9.71 2 22.7 1996 35 PIT NL OF 83 130 2 2 0 .985 .978 1.59 1.80 2.20 2.13 58 541.0 CF 64 109 2 2 0 .982 .983 1.73 2.13 2.27 2.48 47 439.7 RF 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.71 2.03 2.07 8 71.0 LF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.44 2.38 1.84 3 30.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1988 27 SEA AL 1B 10 17 3 1 1 .952 .990 2.00 8.41 8.45 9.55 1 21.3 1991 30 SFG NL 1B 6 21 2 0 2 1.000 .991 3.83 8.43 7.96 9.80 2 26.0 1994 33 COL NL 1B 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.10 6.00 9.60 0 3.0 1995 34 COL NL 1B 5 25 1 1 0 .963 .992 5.20 8.36 10.31 9.71 2 22.7 1986 25 KCR AL CF 13 19 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.54 2.47 2.09 2.83 9 86.0 1987 26 SEA AL CF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.33 3.21 2.70 0 14.0 1988 27 SEA AL CF 24 52 1 1 0 .981 .985 2.21 2.52 3.01 2.91 18 158.7 1989 28 SEA AL CF 20 68 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.40 2.46 3.66 2.78 19 167.0 1990 29 SFG NL CF 9 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 0.78 2.36 2.74 2.74 0 23.0 1991 30 SFG NL CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.10 3.00 2.70 0 3.0 1992 31 OAK AL CF 6 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 2.60 2.74 2.90 5 46.0 1994 33 COL NL CF 77 167 4 4 0 .977 .982 2.22 2.40 2.54 2.63 66 605.7 1995 34 COL NL CF 108 181 4 4 0 .979 .984 1.71 2.16 2.19 2.48 79 762.0 1996 35 PIT NL CF 64 109 2 2 0 .982 .983 1.73 2.13 2.27 2.48 47 439.7 1987 26 SEA AL DH 4 1986 25 KCR AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1988 27 SEA AL LF 9 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.78 1.86 1.64 2.26 4 38.3 1989 28 SEA AL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.85 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 1990 29 SFG NL LF 15 14 2 0 1 1.000 .982 1.07 1.71 1.94 2.19 6 74.3 1991 30 SFG NL LF 14 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 0.50 1.67 1.95 2.17 0 32.3 1992 31 OAK AL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.95 0.00 2.25 1 10.0 1994 33 COL NL LF 20 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.75 1.44 1.53 1.91 7 88.3 1996 35 PIT NL LF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.44 2.38 1.84 3 30.3 1986 25 KCR AL OF 59 102 6 3 2 .973 .980 1.83 2.06 2.07 2.39 53 470.0 1987 26 SEA AL OF 114 226 15 2 3 .992 .980 2.11 2.00 2.58 2.31 97 840.7 1988 27 SEA AL OF 44 85 3 1 0 .989 .979 2.00 2.14 2.71 2.47 32 292.0 1989 28 SEA AL OF 23 70 0 0 0 1.000 .980 3.04 2.12 3.68 2.42 19 171.0 1990 29 SFG NL OF 95 126 7 3 2 .978 .981 1.40 2.01 2.54 2.39 41 471.7 1991 30 SFG NL OF 38 39 0 1 0 .975 .982 1.03 1.88 2.34 2.28 9 150.3 1992 31 OAK AL OF 10 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.17 2.14 2.47 6 59.0 1994 33 COL NL OF 98 185 5 4 0 .979 .980 1.94 1.90 2.41 2.24 75 709.0 1995 34 COL NL OF 108 180 4 4 0 .979 .979 1.70 1.82 2.17 2.15 79 762.0 1996 35 PIT NL OF 83 130 2 2 0 .985 .978 1.59 1.80 2.20 2.13 58 541.0 1986 25 KCR AL RF 51 77 4 3 1 .964 .975 1.59 1.79 1.91 2.11 44 382.0 1987 26 SEA AL RF 111 221 15 2 3 .992 .979 2.13 1.75 2.57 2.12 97 826.7 1988 27 SEA AL RF 13 24 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.92 1.89 2.37 2.24 10 95.0 1989 28 SEA AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1990 29 SFG NL RF 74 106 4 3 1 .973 .981 1.49 1.82 2.64 2.22 35 374.3 1991 30 SFG NL RF 22 31 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.41 1.65 2.43 2.06 9 115.0 1992 31 OAK AL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.85 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1994 33 COL NL RF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.80 2.40 2.16 2 15.0 1996 35 PIT NL RF 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.71 2.03 2.07 8 71.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 672 1157 42 20 7 .984 .980 1.78 1.95 2.42 2.28 469 4466.7 68 329 292# CF* 329 623 12 11 0 .983 .984 1.93 2.28 2.48 2.60 243 2305.0 RF* 292 479 24 8 5 .984 .978 1.72 1.77 2.40 2.14 205 1884.0 LF* 68 51 4 1 1 .982 .980 0.81 1.63 1.78 2.07 21 277.7 1B* 22 65 6 2 4 .973 .992 3.23 8.39 8.75 9.69 5 73.0 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 694 1222 48 22 11 .983 .980 1.83 2.15 2.52 2.40 474 4540
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1995   NLDS  COL ATL     L   4  10   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   1  .200  .200  .200   0  0   2   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Batting Average
1994 NL-**.349-3

On-base %
1994 NL-**.402-9

Triples
1994 NL-8-3

Sac. Flies
1994 NL-8-4

At Bats per Strikeout
1994 NL-**11.6-5

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Gray Ink: Batting - 5 (1714) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2291) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1824) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

August 27, 1979: Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent.

December 10, 1986: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Scott Bankhead and Steve Shields to the Seattle Mariners for Danny Tartabull and Rick Luecken.

April 6, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

April 14, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 6, 1991: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

December 27, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 16, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 23, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

November 1, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

January 7, 1997: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Kansas City Royals$60,000
1988Seattle Mariners$112,500
1990Seattle Mariners$135,000
1991San Francisco Giants$362,500
1994Colorado Rockies$250,000
1995Colorado Rockies$700,000
1996Pittsburgh Pirates$750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,370,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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Name and misspellings: Michael micheal mike mark michael Mike Scott scotty Kingery

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