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Jeff Kunkel
Jeffrey William Kunkel
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 25, 1962 in West Palm Beach, FL
Schools: Rider University
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 23, 1984
Final Game: September 14, 1992
Relatives: Son of Bill Kunkel
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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 22 TEX AL 50 150 142 13 29 2 3 3 7 4 3 2 35 .204 .218 .324 .542 46 46 2 1 3 2 0 6/D
1985 23 TEX AL 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1986 24 TEX AL 8 13 13 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 .231 .231 .462 .692 82 6 0 0 0 0 0 /6D
1987 25 TEX AL 15 34 32 1 7 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 10 .219 .242 .313 .555 46 10 0 1 1 0 0 4/583D76
1988 26 TEX AL 55 161 154 14 35 8 3 2 15 0 1 4 35 .227 .250 .357 .607 67 55 5 1 1 1 1 465/7D81
1989 27 TEX AL 108 326 293 39 79 21 2 8 29 3 2 20 75 .270 .323 .437 .760 111 128 6 3 10 0 0 68/4D7591
1990 28 TEX AL 99 218 200 17 34 11 1 3 17 2 1 11 66 .170 .221 .280 .501 40 56 7 2 5 0 0 654/89D7
1992 30 CHC NL 20 29 29 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .138 .138 .207 .345 -4 6 1 0 0 0 0 /647
8 Seasons 357 935 867 88 192 44 9 18 73 9 8 37 234 .221 .259 .355 .614 69 308 21 8 20 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 424 393 40 87 20 4 8 33 4 4 17 106 .221 .259 .355 .614 69 140 10 4 9 1 0
TEX (7 yrs) 337 906 838 88 188 42 9 18 72 9 8 37 226 .224 .263 .360 .623 72 302 20 8 20 3 1
CHC (1 yr) 20 29 29 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .138 .138 .207 .345 -4 6 1 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 337 906 838 88 188 42 9 18 72 9 8 37 226 .224 .263 .360 .623 72 302 20 8 20 3 1
NL (1 yr) 20 29 29 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .138 .138 .207 .345 -4 6 1 0 0 0 0
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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
1988 26 TEX AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
1989 27 TEX AL 0 0 21.60 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 4 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 18 4.200 21.6 5.4 16.2 0.0 0.00
2 Seasons 0 0 13.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 4 4 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 15 30 2.625 13.5 3.4 10.1 3.4 0.33
162 Game Avg. 0 0 13.50 68 0 68 0 0 0 92 136 136 136 34 102 0 34 0 0 0 510 30 2.625 13.5 3.4 10.1 3.4 0.33
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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
1984 TEX AL 22 SS 48 43 366.2 218 81 120 17 22 .922 -3.6 -11.8 -3.6 -1.7 -1.9 0 4.93 4.19 .964 4.76 3.93
1984 TEX AL 22 DH 1 0.0
1985 TEX AL 23 SS 2 1 7.2 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 0.5 78.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 8.22 3.50 .957 4.70 3.95
1986 TEX AL 24 SS 5 4 36.0 13 4 6 3 0 .769 -0.1 -3.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 0 2.50 2.00 .977 4.53 3.94
1986 TEX AL 24 DH 1 0.0
1987 TEX AL 25 2B 10 9 71.0 44 17 25 2 8 .955 -0.1 -1.7 -0.1 1.1 -1.3 0 5.32 4.20 .980 5.12 4.48
1987 TEX AL 25 3B 3 1 8.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 75.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 3.38 1.00 .933 2.81 2.30
1987 TEX AL 25 OF 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
1987 TEX AL 25 CF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.35
1987 TEX AL 25 1B 1 0 1.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.5 -600.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.50
1987 TEX AL 25 DH 1 0.0
1987 TEX AL 25 LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.70
1987 TEX AL 25 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.00
1988 TEX AL 26 2B 28 22 194.2 118 42 70 6 15 .949 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0 5.18 4.00 .982 5.12 4.40
1988 TEX AL 26 SS 19 12 110.0 64 28 34 2 8 .969 -1.4 -15.3 -1.4 -0.4 -1.0 0 5.07 3.26 .970 4.69 4.14
1988 TEX AL 26 3B 10 5 46.0 19 4 15 0 0 1.000 2.0 52.2 2.0 1.0 0.9 0 3.72 1.90 .953 2.72 2.36
1988 TEX AL 26 OF 6 2 25.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -19.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 0 1.44 0.67 .975 2.48 2.13
1988 TEX AL 26 LF 4 2 23.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0 1.57 1.00 .975 2.27 1.85
1988 TEX AL 26 DH 3 0.0
1988 TEX AL 26 CF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1988 TEX AL 26 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
1989 TEX AL 27 SS 59 53 469.0 233 68 150 15 21 .936 -5.1 -13.0 -4.1 -0.2 -3.9 -1 4.18 3.69 .972 4.79 4.11
1989 TEX AL 27 OF 30 23 193.0 63 59 1 3 0 .952 4.2 26.1 3.2 0.4 2.8 1 2.80 2.00 .981 2.42 2.12
1989 TEX AL 27 CF 24 22 174.0 59 56 1 2 0 .966 3.8 26.2 2.8 -0.2 3.0 1 2.95 2.38 .985 2.78 2.46
1989 TEX AL 27 2B 8 4 41.0 26 14 12 0 6 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 5.71 3.25 .981 5.25 4.51
1989 TEX AL 27 DH 5 0.0
1989 TEX AL 27 LF 5 1 14.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0.6 51.4 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 1.29 0.40 1.000 2.19 1.84
1989 TEX AL 27 3B 4 1 20.0 10 1 5 4 0 .600 -0.7 -42.0 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 0 2.70 1.50 .960 2.74 2.35
1989 TEX AL 27 RF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.34 1.90
1989 TEX AL 27 P 1 0 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 5.40 1.00 1.000 2.16 0.70
1990 TEX AL 28 SS 67 42 364.1 212 77 126 9 28 .958 3.1 10.2 3.1 0.2 2.9 0 5.01 3.03 .974 4.74 4.00
1990 TEX AL 28 3B 15 12 105.0 40 10 28 2 3 .950 1.7 19.4 1.7 0.5 1.2 0 3.26 2.53 .943 2.75 2.32
1990 TEX AL 28 2B 13 4 59.0 30 12 18 0 3 1.000 1.6 32.5 1.6 1.7 -0.1 0 4.58 2.31 .983 5.23 4.53
1990 TEX AL 28 OF 5 0 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -180.0 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 0 2.25 0.40 1.000 2.36 2.04
1990 TEX AL 28 CF 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.40
1990 TEX AL 28 RF 2 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -312.0 -1.3 -1.3 0.0 0 3.60 1.00 1.000 2.16 1.80
1990 TEX AL 28 DH 1 0.0
1990 TEX AL 28 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1992 CHC NL 30 SS 6 1 18.0 14 4 10 0 1 1.000 0.2 13.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 7.00 2.33 .971 4.60 3.87
1992 CHC NL 30 2B 3 1 16.0 10 5 4 1 1 .900 -0.3 -22.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 5.06 3.00 .980 5.18 4.27
1992 CHC NL 30 LF 3 2 20.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 78.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 0 4.05 3.00 .978 2.16 1.63
1992 CHC NL 30 OF 3 2 20.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 78.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 0 4.05 3.00 .978 2.34 1.97
8 Seasons SS 207 156 1372.2 761 264 451 46 81 .940 -6.4 -5.6 -5.4 -1.9 -3.4 -1 4.69 3.45 .970 4.75 4.02
5 Seasons 2B 62 40 381.2 228 90 129 9 33 .961 1.2 3.8 1.2 3.3 -2.2 0 5.16 3.53 .982 5.15 4.45
5 Seasons OF 47 27 252.0 78 74 1 3 0 .962 3.9 18.6 2.9 -0.3 3.2 1 2.68 1.60 .981 2.41 2.10
4 Seasons 3B 32 19 179.0 72 16 50 6 3 .917 3.5 23.5 3.5 2.2 1.2 0 3.32 2.06 .947 2.75 2.33
4 Seasons CF 30 22 182.0 60 57 1 2 0 .967 3.6 23.7 2.6 -0.1 2.7 1 2.87 1.93 .985 2.77 2.45
5 Seasons LF 14 5 60.0 17 16 0 1 0 .941 1.8 36.0 1.8 1.1 0.7 0 2.40 1.14 .982 2.20 1.78
6 Seasons DH 12 0.0
2 Seasons RF 4 0 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -180.0 -1.5 -1.3 -0.2 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.85
2 Seasons P 2 0 2.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.38 0.50 1.000 2.03 0.70
1 Season 1B 1 0 1.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.5 -600.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.50
8 Seasons TOT 351 242 2189.0 1142 446 631 65 117 .943 1.7 0.9 1.7 3.3 -1.7 1 -1 4.43 3.07 .915 4.39 3.68
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

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3488), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.

December 20, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 7, 1992: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Chicago Cubs for Ced Landrum.

September 19, 1992: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

November 16, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Texas Rangers$80,000
1990Texas Rangers$140,000
Career (may be incomplete)$220,000
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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