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Jeff King
Jeffrey Wayne King
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 26, 1964 in Marion, IN
Schools: University of Arkansas
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed July 10, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 1989
Final Game: May 21, 1999
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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
1989 24 PIT NL 75 243 215 31 42 13 3 5 19 4 2 20 34 .195 .266 .353 .619 79 76 3 2 2 4 1 35/46
1990 25 PIT NL 127 402 371 46 91 17 1 14 53 3 3 21 50 .245 .283 .410 .692 92 152 12 1 2 7 1 *5/3
1991 26 PIT NL 33 125 109 16 26 1 1 4 18 3 1 14 15 .239 .328 .376 .704 99 41 3 1 0 1 3 5
1992 27 PIT NL 130 522 480 56 111 21 2 14 65 4 6 27 56 .231 .272 .371 .643 82 178 8 2 8 5 3 534/69
1993 28 PIT NL 158 683 611 82 180 35 3 9 98 8 6 59 54 .295 .356 .406 .762 105 248 17 4 1 8 4 *5/46
1994 29 PIT NL 94 378 339 36 89 23 0 5 42 3 2 30 38 .263 .316 .375 .691 79 127 7 0 2 7 1 *5/4
1995 30 PIT NL 122 509 445 61 118 27 2 18 87 7 4 55 63 .265 .342 .456 .798 107 203 10 1 0 8 5 53/46
1996 31 PIT NL 155 672 591 91 160 36 4 30 111 15 1 70 95 .271 .346 .497 .843 116 294 17 2 1 8 3 345
1997 32 KCR AL 155 647 543 84 129 30 1 28 112 16 5 89 96 .238 .341 .451 .792 104 245 9 2 1 12 4 *3/D
1998 33 KCR AL 131 540 486 83 128 17 1 24 93 10 2 42 73 .263 .319 .451 .769 97 219 10 2 0 10 1 *3D/5
1999 34 KCR AL 21 91 72 14 17 2 0 3 11 2 0 15 10 .236 .385 .389 .774 97 28 1 3 0 1 1 3/D
11 Seasons 1201 4812 4262 600 1091 222 18 154 709 75 32 442 584 .256 .324 .425 .749 99 1811 97 20 17 71 27
162 Game Avg. 162 649 575 81 147 30 2 21 96 10 4 60 79 .256 .324 .425 .749 99 244 13 3 2 10 4
PIT (8 yrs) 894 3534 3161 419 817 173 16 99 493 47 25 296 405 .258 .320 .417 .737 98 1319 77 13 16 48 21
KCR (3 yrs) 307 1278 1101 181 274 49 2 55 216 28 7 146 179 .249 .334 .447 .781 101 492 20 7 1 23 6
NL (8 yrs) 894 3534 3161 419 817 173 16 99 493 47 25 296 405 .258 .320 .417 .737 98 1319 77 13 16 48 21
AL (3 yrs) 307 1278 1101 181 274 49 2 55 216 28 7 146 179 .249 .334 .447 .781 101 492 20 7 1 23 6

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1990 25 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 5 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 .182 .100 .282 1 0 0 0 0 0
1992 27 PIT NL NLCS ATL L 7 29 29 4 7 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 .241 .241 .379 .621 11 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 12 40 39 4 8 4 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 .205 .225 .308 .533 12 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 12 40 39 4 8 4 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 .205 .225 .308 .533 12 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 Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1989 PIT NL 24 1B 46 40 361.0 408 384 22 2 32 .995 2.1 7.0 2.1 2.7 -0.6 0 10.12 8.83 .992 9.75 8.38
1989 PIT NL 24 3B 13 10 88.0 34 9 23 2 2 .941 3.9 53.2 3.9 0.8 3.1 0 3.27 2.46 .944 2.71 2.25
1989 PIT NL 24 2B 7 5 39.0 24 10 14 0 2 1.000 -0.6 -18.5 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 0 5.54 3.43 .979 5.12 4.43
1989 PIT NL 24 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 4.50 3.90
1990 PIT NL 25 3B 115 86 839.2 291 58 215 18 15 .938 -1.9 -2.7 -1.9 -1.4 -0.5 0 2.93 2.37 .947 2.73 2.31
1990 PIT NL 25 1B 1 0 2.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 51.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 11.57 3.00 1.000 9.64 7.90
1991 PIT NL 26 3B 33 32 281.0 79 15 62 2 0 .975 -1.6 -6.8 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 -1 2.47 2.33 .948 2.74 2.31
1992 PIT NL 27 3B 73 64 565.1 192 44 139 9 14 .953 -3.3 -7.0 -3.3 -1.4 -1.9 0 2.91 2.51 .952 2.67 2.29
1992 PIT NL 27 1B 32 30 266.1 293 270 21 2 27 .993 1.2 5.4 1.2 0.8 0.4 0 9.83 9.09 .993 9.75 8.38
1992 PIT NL 27 2B 32 23 201.2 117 49 68 0 16 1.000 1.2 7.1 1.2 0.3 0.9 0 5.22 3.66 .980 5.18 4.27
1992 PIT NL 27 SS 6 3 35.1 11 4 6 1 1 .909 -0.1 -3.4 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 0 2.55 1.67 .973 4.58 3.87
1992 PIT NL 27 OF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.40 2.00
1992 PIT NL 27 RF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
1993 PIT NL 28 3B 156 155 1366.2 475 105 353 17 28 .964 6.1 5.4 6.1 4.7 1.4 0 3.02 2.94 .944 2.70 2.31
1993 PIT NL 28 2B 2 1 10.0 10 3 6 1 2 .900 0.3 36.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 8.10 4.50 .980 5.13 4.50
1993 PIT NL 28 SS 2 0 5.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.4 96.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 5.40 1.50 .967 4.68 4.05
1994 PIT NL 29 3B 91 89 772.1 264 59 193 12 27 .955 0.9 1.4 -1.1 -7.9 6.8 2 2.94 2.77 .951 2.65 2.24
1994 PIT NL 29 2B 1 1 9.0 8 2 5 1 2 .875 -0.8 -106.7 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 0 7.00 7.00 .988 5.30 4.60
1995 PIT NL 30 3B 84 80 684.0 225 48 164 13 14 .942 3.4 6.0 3.4 3.4 0.0 0 2.79 2.52 .946 2.77 2.33
1995 PIT NL 30 1B 35 32 289.2 325 296 27 2 22 .994 6.6 27.3 6.6 3.8 2.8 0 10.04 9.23 .993 9.70 8.36
1995 PIT NL 30 2B 8 4 44.2 22 8 14 0 4 1.000 0.3 8.1 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0 4.43 2.75 .982 5.26 4.58
1995 PIT NL 30 SS 2 0 11.0 3 0 1 2 0 .333 -1.1 -120.0 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 0.82 0.50 1.000 4.50 3.95
1996 PIT NL 31 1B 92 76 683.1 794 745 47 2 60 .997 12.5 22.0 11.5 2.1 9.4 1 10.43 8.61 .992 9.62 8.35
1996 PIT NL 31 2B 71 63 554.2 333 145 181 7 40 .979 -5.5 -11.9 -4.5 -1.6 -2.9 -1 5.29 4.59 .981 5.09 4.40
1996 PIT NL 31 3B 17 7 75.1 32 6 24 2 1 .938 -0.7 -11.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 0 3.58 1.76 .950 2.71 2.21
1997 KCR AL 32 1B 150 147 1291.0 1369 1217 147 5 135 .996 16.9 15.7 14.9 4.3 10.6 2 9.51 9.09 .992 6.97 6.67
1997 KCR AL 32 DH 2 0.0
1998 KCR AL 33 1B 112 110 944.1 1022 932 85 5 103 .995 8.1 10.3 8.1 5.6 2.5 0 9.69 9.08 .992 9.43 8.30
1998 KCR AL 33 DH 16 0.0
1998 KCR AL 33 3B 4 3 34.0 9 3 6 0 2 1.000 -1.3 -45.9 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 0 2.38 2.25 .944 2.54 2.22
1999 KCR AL 34 1B 20 20 173.1 205 188 15 2 21 .990 -0.2 -1.4 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 0 10.54 10.15 .992 9.50 8.33
1999 KCR AL 34 DH 1 0.0
9 Seasons 3B 586 526 4706.1 1601 347 1179 75 103 .953 5.5 1.4 4.5 -2.1 6.6 1 2.92 2.60 .947 2.71 2.29
8 Seasons 1B 488 455 4011.1 4419 4035 364 20 400 .995 47.3 14.1 44.3 18.4 25.9 3 9.87 9.01 .992 8.74 7.82
6 Seasons 2B 121 97 859.0 514 217 288 9 66 .982 -5.1 -7.1 -4.1 -1.7 -2.4 -1 5.29 4.17 .981 5.12 4.38
3 Seasons DH 19 0.0
4 Seasons SS 11 3 52.1 17 4 10 3 1 .824 -0.9 -20.6 -0.9 -0.4 -0.5 0 2.41 1.27 .976 4.57 3.92
1 Season OF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.40 2.00
1 Season RF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
11 Seasons TOT 1207 1082 9635.0 6552 4604 1841 107 570 .984 46.8 5.8 43.8 14.2 29.6 0 3 6.02 5.34 .964 5.44 4.75
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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1993 NL--158--7th

At Bats s c a p y
1993 NL--611--5th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1993 NL--683--8th

Hits s c a p y
1993 NL--180--9th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1997 AL--112--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1997 AL--89--8th

Singles s c a p y
1993 NL--133--8th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1993 NL--8--10th
1994 NL--7--6th
1995 NL--8--2nd
1996 NL--8--8th
1997 AL--12--2nd
1998 AL--10--6th
Career--71--119th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1993 NL--17--8th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1997 AL--20.4--6th

AB per SO s c a p y
1993 NL--11.315--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 11 (1313), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1072), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1186), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Bill Melton (927)
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  9. Scott Brosius (925)
  10. Dan Ford (922)
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  8. Vince DiMaggio (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ed Sprague (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Candy Maldonado (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1986.

December 13, 1996: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jay Bell to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Martin (minors), Jeff Granger, Joe Randa and Jeff Wallace.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Pittsburgh Pirates$68,000
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$112,500
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$215,000
1992Pittsburgh Pirates$325,000
1993Pittsburgh Pirates$675,000
1994Pittsburgh Pirates$2,400,000
1995Pittsburgh Pirates$2,160,000
1996Pittsburgh Pirates$2,500,000
1997Kansas City Royals$2,500,000
1998Kansas City Royals$4,000,000
1999Kansas City Royals$4,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$18,955,500
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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