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Jeff King

Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: December 26, 1964 in Marion, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rampart HS (Colorado Springs, CO) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st) of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR).

High School: Rampart HS (Colorado Springs, CO)

School: University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)

Debut: June 2, 1989 (Age 24-158d, 15,630th in major league history)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 21, 1999 (Age 34-146d)
vs. SEA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Jeffrey Wayne King

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.9

4262

1091

154

.256

600

RBI

709

OBP

.324

SLG

.425

OPS

.749

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1986	21	PIT-min	A	37	152	132	18	31	4	1	6	20	1	1	19	34	.235	.336	.417	.752		55		1	0	0	2		PRW · CARL
1987	22	PIT-min	A,AA	116	482	410	80	110	16	1	28	96	6	3	65	115	.268	.365	.517	.882		212		1	0	6	2		SAL,HRB · CARL,EL
1988	23	PIT-min	AA	117	467	411	49	105	21	1	14	66	5	4	46	87	.255	.325	.414	.738		170		0	2	8	3		HRB · EL
1989	24	PIT-min	AAA	51	189	169	26	43	5	2	6	29	7	1	13	22	.254	.299	.414	.714		70		0	2	5	0		BFL · AA
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	3H5/46
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	*5H/3
1991	26	PIT-min	AAA	9	24	18	3	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	6	3	.222	.417	.389	.806		7	0	0	0	0	0		BFL · AA
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-min	AAA	7	31	29	6	10	2	0	2	5	1	0	2	2	.345	.387	.621	1.008		18	0	0	0	0	0		BFL · AA
1992	27	PIT	NL	130	522	480	56	111	21	2	14	65	4	6	27	56	.231	.272	.371	.643	81	178	8	2	8	5	3	534/H69
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	*5/46H
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/H4
1995	30	PIT	NL	122	509	445	61	118	27	2	18	87	7	4	55	63	.265	.342	.456	.798	108	203	10	1	0	8	5	53/4H6
1996	31	PIT	NL	155	672	591	91	160	36	4	30	111	15	1	70	95	.271	.346	.497	.843	117	294	17	2	1	8	3	345/H
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/HD
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/5H
1999	34	KCR	AL	21	91	72	14	17	2	0	3	11	2	0	15	10	.236	.385	.389	.774	98	28	1	3	0	1	1	3/D
11 Yrs				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