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Steve Kiefer
Steven George Kiefer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 18, 1960 in Chicago, IL
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1984
Final Game: August 22, 1989
Relatives: Brother of Mark Kiefer
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1984 23 OAK AL 23 45 40 7 7 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 10 .175 .209 .300 .509 44 12 0 0 2 1 0 6/D5
1985 24 OAK AL 40 71 66 8 13 1 1 1 10 0 0 1 18 .197 .203 .288 .491 38 19 1 0 2 2 0 5/D
1986 25 MIL AL 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1987 26 MIL AL 28 110 99 17 20 4 0 5 17 0 0 7 28 .202 .257 .394 .651 68 39 3 1 1 2 0 5/4
1988 27 MIL AL 7 13 10 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 .300 .462 .700 1.162 220 7 0 1 0 0 0 /45
1989 28 NYY AL 5 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -29 1 0 0 0 0 0 /5
6 Seasons 105 253 229 34 44 7 3 7 30 2 1 12 68 .192 .234 .341 .574 55 78 4 2 5 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 390 353 52 68 11 5 11 46 3 2 19 105 .192 .234 .341 .574 55 120 6 3 8 8 0
MIL (3 yrs) 37 129 115 19 23 5 0 6 18 0 0 9 35 .200 .266 .400 .666 73 46 3 2 1 2 0
OAK (2 yrs) 63 116 106 15 20 2 3 1 12 2 1 3 28 .189 .205 .292 .498 40 31 1 0 4 3 0
NYY (1 yr) 5 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -29 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 OAK AL 23 SS 17 12 105.0 52 14 33 5 5 .904 -0.9 -10.3 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 0 4.03 2.76 .963 4.76 3.93
1984 OAK AL 23 DH 3
1984 OAK AL 23 3B 2 0 8.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.38 1.50 .933 2.70 2.20
1985 OAK AL 24 3B 34 19 188.0 59 15 37 7 5 .881 -3.5 -22.3 -3.5 -4.7 1.2 0 2.49 1.53 .956 2.85 2.38
1985 OAK AL 24 DH 2
1986 MIL AL 25 SS 2 2 16.0 15 7 8 0 2 1.000 0.4 30.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 8.44 7.50 .967 4.56 3.95
1987 MIL AL 26 3B 26 23 219.0 59 15 42 2 3 .966 -4.8 -26.3 -4.8 -1.6 -3.2 0 2.34 2.19 .951 2.77 2.31
1987 MIL AL 26 2B 4 1 16.2 9 1 8 0 1 1.000 0.2 14.4 0.2 -0.3 0.5 0 4.86 2.25 .978 5.13 4.47
1988 MIL AL 27 2B 4 2 14.0 11 4 7 0 2 1.000 0.5 42.9 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 7.07 2.75 .982 5.14 4.40
1988 MIL AL 27 3B 4 1 13.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 -0.8 -73.8 -0.8 -0.2 -0.6 0 0.69 0.25 1.000 2.70 2.35
1989 NYY AL 28 3B 5 2 18.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -2.4 -160.0 -2.4 -2.2 -0.2 0 1.00 0.40 .950 2.75 2.34
5 Seasons 3B 71 45 446.0 125 32 83 10 8 .920 -11.7 -31.5 -11.7 -8.9 -2.8 0 2.32 1.62 .954 2.80 2.35
2 Seasons SS 19 14 121.0 67 21 41 5 7 .925 -0.5 -5.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 4.61 3.26 .964 4.73 3.93
2 Seasons 2B 8 3 30.2 20 5 15 0 3 1.000 0.7 27.4 0.7 0.2 0.5 0 5.87 2.50 .980 5.14 4.44
2 Seasons DH 5
6 Seasons TOT 98 62 597.2 212 58 139 15 18 .929 -11.5 -23.1 -11.5 -9.2 -2.3 0 2.97 2.01 .889 3.31 2.82

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

January 13, 1981: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January).

March 30, 1986: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Mike Fulmer (minors), Pete Kendrick (minors) and Charlie O'Brien to the Milwaukee Brewers for Moose Haas.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 4, 1989: Released by the New York Yankees.

November 17, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989New York Yankees$95,000
Career (may be incomplete)$95,000
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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