Steve Kemp
Steven F Kemp
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 7, 1954 in San Angelo, TX
School: University of Southern California
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1977
Final Game: May 24, 1988
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 DET AL 22 LF 148 147 1316.0 267 252 10 5 1 .981 -6.4 -5.8 -7.4 -1.8 -5.7 1 1.79 1.77 .976 2.11 1.74
1977 DET AL 22 OF 148 147 1316.0 267 252 10 5 1 .981 -6.4 -5.8 -7.4 -1.8 -5.7 1 1.79 1.77 .978 2.34 2.03
1978 DET AL 23 LF 157 156 1395.0 344 325 11 8 2 .977 -5.1 -4.4 -1.1 4.2 -5.3 -4 2.17 2.14 .974 2.21 1.78
1978 DET AL 23 OF 157 156 1395.0 344 325 11 8 2 .977 -5.1 -4.4 -1.1 4.2 -5.3 -4 2.17 2.14 .979 2.47 2.13
1979 DET AL 24 OF 120 117 1044.1 247 229 12 6 2 .976 -3.0 -3.4 -4.0 -0.1 -3.9 1 2.08 2.01 .981 2.46 2.13 AS,MVP-17
1979 DET AL 24 LF 117 114 1020.1 243 225 12 6 2 .975 -1.4 -1.6 -3.4 0.5 -3.9 2 2.09 2.03 .980 2.22 1.80 AS,MVP-17
1979 DET AL 24 DH 11 AS,MVP-17
1979 DET AL 24 RF 3 3 24.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -80.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 -1 1.88 1.67 .980 2.25 1.87 AS,MVP-17
1980 DET AL 25 LF 85 84 737.0 203 198 4 1 3 .995 1.7 2.8 1.7 3.3 -1.6 0 2.47 2.38 .980 2.35 1.92
1980 DET AL 25 OF 85 84 737.0 202 197 4 1 3 .995 1.7 2.8 1.7 3.3 -1.6 0 2.45 2.36 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 DET AL 25 DH 46
1981 DET AL 26 LF 92 92 806.1 219 210 6 3 0 .986 5.9 8.8 7.9 3.8 4.1 -2 2.41 2.35 .979 2.38 1.99 MVP-23
1981 DET AL 26 OF 92 92 806.1 214 207 4 3 0 .986 5.9 8.8 7.9 3.8 4.1 -2 2.36 2.29 .983 2.48 2.16 MVP-23
1981 DET AL 26 DH 12 MVP-23
1982 CHW AL 27 LF 154 154 1315.2 291 278 6 7 1 .976 -14.4 -13.1 -12.4 -6.3 -6.2 -2 1.94 1.84 .981 2.29 1.91
1982 CHW AL 27 OF 154 154 1315.2 293 280 6 7 1 .976 -14.4 -13.1 -12.4 -6.3 -6.2 -2 1.96 1.86 .982 2.47 2.15
1982 CHW AL 27 DH 2
1983 NYY AL 28 OF 101 92 832.1 223 215 5 3 3 .987 -1.1 -1.6 2.9 -1.6 4.6 -4 2.38 2.18 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 NYY AL 28 RF 85 72 652.0 182 175 4 3 4 .984 -1.5 -2.8 2.5 -2.0 4.6 -4 2.47 2.11 .978 2.25 1.85
1983 NYY AL 28 LF 25 20 180.1 43 42 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 2.15 1.72 .977 2.32 1.90
1983 NYY AL 28 DH 2
1984 NYY AL 29 LF 75 70 628.2 141 135 2 4 0 .972 -10.4 -19.9 -10.4 -6.5 -3.9 0 1.96 1.83 .982 2.27 1.80
1984 NYY AL 29 OF 75 70 628.2 144 138 2 4 0 .972 -10.4 -19.9 -10.4 -6.5 -3.9 0 2.00 1.87 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 NYY AL 29 DH 12
1985 PIT NL 30 LF 63 61 476.1 110 108 2 0 0 1.000 1.1 2.8 1.1 0.5 0.6 0 2.08 1.75 .976 1.92 1.50
1985 PIT NL 30 OF 63 61 476.1 106 105 1 0 0 1.000 1.1 2.8 1.1 0.5 0.6 0 2.00 1.68 .978 2.20 1.88
1986 PIT NL 31 LF 4 3 22.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 32.7 0.6 -0.5 1.1 0 3.27 2.00 .975 1.96 1.45
1986 PIT NL 31 OF 4 3 22.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 32.7 0.6 -0.5 1.1 0 3.68 2.25 .978 2.21 1.82
1988 TEX AL 33 DH 7
1988 TEX AL 33 LF 5 2 22.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 0 2.05 1.00 .980 2.25 1.84
1988 TEX AL 33 OF 5 2 23.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -15.4 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 0 1.93 1.00 .980 2.47 2.14
1988 TEX AL 33 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.45 8.40
1988 TEX AL 33 RF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -180.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.90
11 Seasons OF 1004 978 8597.0 2054 1962 55 37 12 .982 -31.4 -4.4 -21.4 -5.0 -16.6 -10 2.11 2.01 .980 2.44 2.11
11 Seasons LF 925 903 7919.2 1874 1786 54 34 9 .982 -28.1 -4.3 -23.1 -2.2 -21.2 -5 2.09 1.99 .978 2.23 1.82
7 Seasons DH 92
3 Seasons RF 89 75 677.1 187 180 4 3 4 .984 -3.3 -5.8 1.7 -2.8 4.6 -5 2.44 2.07 .978 2.25 1.85
1 Season 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.45 8.40
11 Seasons TOT 1005 978 8599.0 2055 1963 55 37 12 .982 -31.5 -4.4 -21.5 -5.1 -16.6 -10 0 2.11 2.01 .962 2.44 2.12
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1977 DET AL 22 151 147 151 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 148 0 3 0
1978 DET AL 23 159 156 159 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 157 0 0 157 0 3 0
1979 DET AL 24 134 128 134 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 3 120 11 6 0
1980 DET AL 25 135 128 135 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 85 44 7 0
1981 DET AL 26 105 102 105 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 92 10 3 0
1982 CHW AL 27 160 156 160 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 154 2 4 0
1983 NYY AL 28 109 94 109 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 85 101 2 14 1
1984 NYY AL 29 94 82 94 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 75 12 11 0
1985 PIT NL 30 92 61 92 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 63 0 31 0
1986 PIT NL 31 13 3 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 9 0
1988 TEX AL 33 16 8 16 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 5 6 6 0
11 Seasons 1168 1065 1168 1005 0 0 1 0 0 0 925 0 89 1004 87 97 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1977 DET AL 22 5 0 4 1 1 10 0 7 1 0 71 57 2 37 7 0 27 19 0 12 2 0 19 17 1 166 102 61.4% 61 3 1.8% 7 5806 58% 80% 23% 606 43%
1978 DET AL 23 8 0 7 1 1 11 0 1 4 4 73 46 2 49 13 2 35 19 2 22 4 1 16 15 0 195 97 49.7% 91 7 3.6% 4 6108 53% 81% 26% 711 47%
1979 DET AL 24 6 0 6 0 1 12 1 4 1 5 45 37 0 28 6 0 27 16 3 18 3 2 20 19 0 138 81 58.7% 52 5 3.6% 7 4548 53% 78% 24% 500 47%
1980 DET AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 44 40 0 24 6 0 21 8 0 17 5 2 16 15 0 122 74 60.7% 46 2 1.6% 2 3363 52% 80% 27% 440 45%
1981 DET AL 26 3 0 3 0 0 6 0 2 1 2 39 31 0 32 8 1 18 9 1 13 4 0 21 19 0 123 71 57.7% 50 2 1.6% 4 3474 51% 80% 28% 430 50%
1982 CHW AL 27 7 0 6 1 1 6 0 3 1 1 63 51 0 41 14 0 44 25 1 13 2 0 33 31 0 194 123 63.4% 70 1 0.5% 5 5830 62% 81% 25% 673 42%
1983 NYY AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 11 0 5 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 23 17 73.9% 6 0 0.0% 1 796 72% 79% 28% 102 42%
1984 NYY AL 29 4 0 4 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 3 0 10 7 0 22 13 59.1% 9 0 0.0% 2 2835 65% 76% 26% 143 94%
1985 PIT NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 9 8 0 17 11 64.7% 6 0 0.0% 2 2111 54% 77% 23% 109 100%
1986 PIT NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 65% 79% 33% 9 89%
1988 TEX AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 5 71.4% 2 0 0.0% 0 100 61% 73% 45% 12 42%
11 Seasons 34 0 31 3 8 54 2 19 9 16 353 278 4 219 57 3 176 99 7 111 26 5 148 134 1 1007 594 59.0% 393 20 2.0% 34 35074 57% 79% 25% 3735 49%
MLB Averages 58.3% 2.7% 57% 78% 28% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 105 50% 79% 28% 11 45%
1983 NYY AL 28 3 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 26 9 0 14 3 0 6 2 0 9 2 0 14 9 0 69 25 36.2% 44 0 0.0% 4 2812 71% 79% 27% 312 56%
1988 TEX AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 50% 75% 50% 0
3 Seasons 3 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 27 9 0 15 3 0 6 2 0 10 2 0 14 9 0 72 25 34.7% 47 0 0.0% 4 2925 70% 79% 27% 323 56%
MLB Averages 43.2% 3.0% 57% 78% 28% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1988 TEX AL 33 10 70% 90% 40% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 10 70% 90% 40% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 94% 88%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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