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Brian Kingman

Brian Paul Kingman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 27, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: University (Los Angeles, CA)
School: University of California, Santa Barbara
Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1975. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1979
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Giants 1979-1983

Final Game: June 10, 1983
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1975	20	OAK-min	A-	4	6	.400	3.89	16	11					74.0	73	46	32	6	32								1.419	8.9	0.7	3.9			BOI · NORW
1976	21	OAK-min	AA	14	11	.560	2.64	26	26		10	2	0	184.0	167	69	54	9	47	0	101	5	0	3			1.163	8.2	0.4	2.3	4.9	2.15	CNG · SOUL
1977	22	OAK-min	AAA	3	6	.333	7.35	16	11		1	0	0	60.0	76	52	49	8	32	0	47	2	0	0			1.800	11.4	1.2	4.8	7.0	1.47	SJO · PCL
1978	23	OAK-min	A	2	2	.500	2.37	10	9		0	0	0	38.0	27	13	10	1	29	0	43	1	1	2			1.474	6.4	0.2	6.9	10.2	1.48	MOD · CALL
1979	24	OAK-min	AAA	7	2	.778	4.66	13	13		4	1	0	83.0	90	47	43	3	38	2	62	3	0	7			1.542	9.8	0.3	4.1	6.7	1.63	OGD · PCL
1979	24	OAK	AL	8	7	.533	4.31	18	17	1	5	1	0	112.2	113	59	54	10	33	1	58	3	0	10	481	94	1.296	9.0	0.8	2.6	4.6	1.76
1980	25	OAK	AL	8	20	.286	3.83	32	30	0	10	1	0	211.1	209	105	90	21	82	5	116	4	0	6	912	98	1.377	8.9	0.9	3.5	4.9	1.41
1981	26	OAK	AL	3	6	.333	3.95	18	15	1	3	1	0	100.1	112	48	44	10	32	2	52	4	0	3	435	89	1.435	10.0	0.9	2.9	4.7	1.63
1982	27	OAK-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.54	8	8	0	1	0	0	53.1	59	28	21	5	20	0	27	1	0	2			1.481	10.0	0.8	3.4	4.6	1.35	TAC · PCL
1982	27	OAK	AL	4	12	.250	4.48	23	20	1	3	0	1	122.2	131	64	61	11	57	0	46	7	0	2	548	87	1.533	9.6	0.8	4.2	3.4	0.81
1983	28	SFG-min	AAA	6	6	.500	5.53	25	14	8	0	0	2	94.1	106	65	58	7	42	4	56	2	0	7			1.569	10.1	0.7	4.0	5.3	1.33	PHX · PCL
1983	28	SFG	NL	0	0		7.71	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	10	6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	50	2.357	19.3	0.0	1.9	1.9	1.00
1984	29	SFG-min	AAA	5	5	.500	6.37	30	6	12	1	0	1	82.0	97	65	58	10	43	1	52	3	0	8			1.707	10.6	1.1	4.7	5.7	1.21	PHX · PCL
5 Seasons				23	45	.338	4.13	94	82	5	21	3	1	551.2	575	282	253	52	205	8	273	18	0	21	2401	92	1.414	9.4	0.8	3.3	4.5	1.33
162 Game Avg.				9	17	.338	4.13	36	32	2	8	1	0	213	222	109	98	20	79	3	105	7	0	8	928	92	1.414	9.4	0.8	3.3	4.5	1.33

OAK (4 yrs)				23	45	.338	4.10	91	82	3	21	3	1	547.0	565	276	249	52	204	8	272	18	0	21	2376	93	1.406	9.3	0.9	3.4	4.5	1.33
SFG (1 yr)				0	0		7.71	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	10	6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	50	2.357	19.3	0.0	1.9	1.9	1.00

AL (4 yrs)			AL	23	45	.338	4.10	91	82	3	21	3	1	547.0	565	276	249	52	204	8	272	18	0	21	2376	93	1.406	9.3	0.9	3.4	4.5	1.33
NL (1 yr)			NL	0	0		7.71	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	10	6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	50	2.357	19.3	0.0	1.9	1.9	1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1979	24	OAK	AL	112.2	17	59	78	-9	1.0	19	1.9	$
1980	25	OAK	AL	211.1	30	105	103	14	1.0	-2	-0.2	$
1981	26	OAK	AL	100.1	15	48	48	6	.9	0	-0.1	$
1982	27	OAK	AL	122.2	20	64	68	0	1.2	4	0.4	$
1983	28	SFG	NL	4.2	0	6	3	0	.1	-3	-0.2	$
5 Seasons				551.2	82	282	300	11	1.0	18	1.8	$

OAK (4 yrs)				547.0	82	276	297	11	1.0	21	2.0	$
SFG (1 yr)				4.2	0	6	3	0	.1	-3	-0.2	$

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1981	26	OAK	AL	ALCS	L	NYY	0	0		81.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9.000	81.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1 ALCS							0	0		81.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9.000	81.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1975	20	OAK-min	A-																								BOI · NORW
1976	21	OAK-min	AA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	CNG · SOUL
1977	22	OAK-min	AAA	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0		SJO · PCL
1978	23	OAK-min	A	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0		MOD · CALL
1979	24	OAK-min	AAA	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0		OGD · PCL
1979	24	OAK	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980	25	OAK	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981	26	OAK	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1982	27	OAK-min	AAA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	TAC · PCL
1982	27	OAK	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983	28	SFG-min	AAA	25	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.111	.000	.111	0		0	0	0	0	PHX · PCL
1983	28	SFG	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1984	29	SFG-min	AAA	30	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0	0	PHX · PCL
5 Seasons				94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

OAK (4 yrs)				91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
SFG (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1979	OAK	AL	24	P	18	17	5	112.2	18	8	8	2	0	.889	1.28	0.89	.949	1.92	1.89	9	2	18%	0
1980	OAK	AL	25	P	32	30	10	211.1	32	7	22	3	2	.906	1.24	0.91	.957	1.85	1.85	12	11	48%	3
1981	OAK	AL	26	P	18	15	3	100.1	15	4	9	2	0	.867	1.17	0.72	.963	1.98	1.98	7	11	61%	0
1982	OAK	AL	27	P	23	20	3	122.2	13	3	9	1	0	.923	0.88	0.52	.958	1.80	1.80	10	9	47%	1
1983	SFG	NL	28	P	3	0	0	4.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.93	1.90	1	0	0%	0
	5 Seasons			P	94	82	21	551.2	78	22	48	8	2	.897	1.14	0.74	.956	1.88	1.87	39	33	46%	4
	5 Seasons			TOT	94	82	21	551.2	78	22	48	8	2	.897	1.14	0.74	.956	1.88	1.87	39	33	46%	4

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Losses s c a p y 1980 AL 20 (1st)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1979 AL 10 (7th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1982 AL 7 (3rd)

Losses s c a p y
1980 AL 20 (1st)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1979 AL 10 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1982 AL 7 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Standards

Pitching - 4 (1535), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Pitchers

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David Nied (994) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Tommy Boggs (984) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Tommy Boggs (986) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the California Angels in the 12th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 18, 1975: Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent.
January 17, 1983: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Oakland Athletics.
March 25, 1983: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
May 1, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

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