Dave Kingman

Q: When was Dave Kingman born?

Dave Kingman was born on December 21, 1948.

Q: Where was Dave Kingman born?

Dave Kingman was born in Pendleton, OR .

Q: How tall is Dave Kingman?

Dave Kingman is 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Dave Kingman weigh when playing?

Dave Kingman weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Dave Kingman play?

Dave Kingman played 16 seasons.

Q: Is Dave Kingman in the Hall of Fame?

Dave Kingman has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Dave Kingman drafted?

Dave Kingman was drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Prospect HS (Mount Prospect, IL) , the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (9th) of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase and the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (1st) of the 1970 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) .

Q: What position did Dave Kingman play?

Dave Kingman was a Leftfielder, First Baseman and Third Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Dave Kingman have?

Dave Kingman had 1,575 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Dave Kingman have?

Dave Kingman had 442 home runs over his career.

Positions: Leftfielder, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 210lb (198cm, 95kg)

Born: December 21, 1948 in Pendleton, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Prospect HS (Mount Prospect, IL), the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (9th) of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase and the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (1st) of the 1970 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Prospect HS (Mount Prospect, IL)

Schools: William Rainey Harper College (Palatine, IL), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: July 30, 1971 (Age 22-221d, 13,154th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1986 (Age 37-288d)
vs. KCR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: David Arthur Kingman

Nicknames: Kong or Sky King

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.3

6677

1575

442

.236

901

RBI

1210

OBP

.302

SLG

.478

OPS

.780

OPS+

115

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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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
1970	21	SFG-min	AA	60	248	210	41	62	9	1	15	41	3	1	37	64	.295	.401	.562	.963		118			1	0	1		AMA · TL
1971	22	SFG-min	AAA	105	434	392	89	109	29	5	26	99	11	3	32	105	.278	.334	.577	.911		226		4	0	6			PHX · PCL
1971	22	SFG	NL	41	128	115	17	32	10	2	6	24	5	0	9	35	.278	.328	.557	.885	148	64	2	1	0	3	0	3H/79
1972	23	SFG	NL	135	531	472	65	106	17	4	29	83	16	6	51	140	.225	.303	.462	.765	113	218	9	4	0	4	2	537/H	MVP-24
1973	24	SFG	NL	112	351	305	54	62	10	1	24	55	8	5	41	122	.203	.300	.479	.779	110	146	8	2	1	2	3	53H/1
1974	25	SFG	NL	121	393	350	41	78	18	2	18	55	8	8	37	125	.223	.302	.440	.742	102	154	8	3	2	1	2	35H/97
1975	26	NYM	NL	134	543	502	65	116	22	1	36	88	7	5	34	153	.231	.284	.494	.778	118	248	13	4	1	2	5	735/H9	MVP-19
1976	27	NYM	NL	123	510	474	70	113	14	1	37	86	7	4	28	135	.238	.286	.506	.793	129	240	11	5	0	3	4	*93/7H	AS,MVP-18
1977	28	TOT	MLB	132	481	439	47	97	20	0	26	78	5	6	28	143	.221	.276	.444	.720	97	195	6	7	3	4	4	73H9/D5
1977	28	TOT	AL	18	66	60	9	13	4	0	6	11	0	1	3	29	.217	.277	.583	.860	131	35	0	2	1	0	0	/3D7H
1977	28	TOT	NL	114	415	379	38	84	16	0	20	67	5	5	25	114	.222	.276	.422	.698	92	160	6	5	2	4	4	73H9/5
1977	28	NYM	NL	58	228	211	22	44	7	0	9	28	3	2	13	66	.209	.263	.370	.633	73	78	3	3	0	1	3	793/H
1977	28	SDP	NL	56	187	168	16	40	9	0	11	39	2	3	12	48	.238	.292	.488	.780	116	82	3	2	2	3	1	7H3/59
1977	28	CAL	AL	10	39	36	4	7	2	0	2	4	0	0	1	16	.194	.237	.417	.654	78	15	0	1	1	0	0	/37
1977	28	NYY	AL	8	27	24	5	6	2	0	4	7	0	1	2	13	.250	.333	.833	1.167	208	20	0	1	0	0	0	/DH
1978	29	CHC	NL	119	448	395	65	105	17	4	28	79	3	4	39	111	.266	.336	.542	.878	132	214	3	6	2	6	8	7H/3
1979	30	CHC	NL	145	589	532	97	153	19	5	48	115	4	2	45	131	.288	.343	.613	.956	146	326	7	4	0	8	7	*7/H	AS,MVP-11
1980	31	CHC	NL	81	280	255	31	71	8	0	18	57	2	2	21	44	.278	.329	.522	.850	128	133	10	0	0	4	3	7H/3	AS
1981	32	NYM	NL	100	412	353	40	78	11	3	22	59	6	0	55	105	.221	.326	.456	.782	123	161	9	1	1	2	7	37/H
1982	33	NYM	NL	149	607	535	80	109	9	1	37	99	4	0	59	*156*	.204	.285	.432	.717	99	231	11	4	3	6	9	*3/H
1983	34	NYM	NL	100	273	248	25	49	7	0	13	29	2	1	22	57	.198	.265	.383	.648	79	95	2	1	1	1	1	3H/9
1984	35	OAK	AL	147	613	549	68	147	23	1	35	118	2	1	44	119	.268	.321	.505	.826	133	277	7	6	0	14	8	*D/3	MVP-13
1985	36	OAK	AL	158	666	592	66	141	16	0	30	91	3	2	62	114	.238	.309	.417	.726	104	247	17	2	2	8	6	*D/3H
1986	37	OAK	AL	144	604	561	70	118	19	0	35	94	3	3	33	126	.210	.255	.431	.686	90	242	16	3	0	7	3	*D/3H
1987	38	SFG-min	AAA	20	73	59	11	12	3	0	2	11	0	0	12	11	.203	.342	.356	.698		21		1	0	1	0		PHX · PCL
16 Yrs				1941	7429	6677	901	1575	240	25	442	1210	85	49	608	1816	.236	.302	.478	.780	115	3191	139	53	16	75	72
162 Game Avg.				162	620	557	75	131	20	2	37	101	7	4	51	152	.236	.302	.478	.780	115	266	12	4	1	6	6
				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
NYM (6 yrs)				664	2573	2323	302	509	70	6	154	389	29	12	211	672	.219	.287	.453	.741	108	1053	49	18	6	15	29
SFG (4 yrs)				409	1403	1242	177	278	55	9	77	217	37	19	138	422	.224	.304	.469	.773	112	582	27	10	3	10	7
CHC (3 yrs)				345	1317	1182	193	329	44	9	94	251	9	8	105	286	.278	.338	.569	.907	138	673	20	10	2	18	18
OAK (3 yrs)				449	1883	1702	204	406	58	1	100	303	8	6	139	359	.239	.296	.450	.746	109	766	40	11	2	29	17
SDP (1 yr)				56	187	168	16	40	9	0	11	39	2	3	12	48	.238	.292	.488	.780	116	82	3	2	2	3	1
CAL (1 yr)				10	39	36	4	7	2	0	2	4	0	0	1	16	.194	.237	.417	.654	78	15	0	1	1	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				8	27	24	5	6	2	0	4	7	0	1	2	13	.250	.333	.833	1.167	208	20	0	1	0	0	0

NL (13 yrs)				1474	5480	4915	688	1156	178	24	336	896	77	42	466	1428	.235	.304	.486	.790	117	2390	99	40	13	46	55
AL (4 yrs)				467	1949	1762	213	419	62	1	106	314	8	7	142	388	.238	.295	.455	.750	110	801	40	13	3	29	17

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Dave Kingman?

Dave Kingman is 75 years old.

When was Dave Kingman born?

Dave Kingman was born on December 21, 1948.

Where was Dave Kingman born?

Dave Kingman was born in Pendleton, OR.

How tall is Dave Kingman?

Dave Kingman is 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

How much did Dave Kingman weigh when playing?

Dave Kingman weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Dave Kingman play?

Dave Kingman played 16 seasons.

Is Dave Kingman in the Hall of Fame?

Dave Kingman has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Dave Kingman drafted?

Dave Kingman was drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Prospect HS (Mount Prospect, IL), the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (9th) of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase and the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (1st) of the 1970 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

What position did Dave Kingman play?

Dave Kingman was a Leftfielder, First Baseman and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Dave Kingman have?

Dave Kingman had 1,575 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Dave Kingman have?

Dave Kingman had 442 home runs over his career.

What was Dave Kingman's average?

Dave Kingman had a .236 average over his career.

How many teams has Dave Kingman played for?

Dave Kingman played for 7 teams; the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, California Angels, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics.

How many World Series has Dave Kingman won?

Dave Kingman has never won a World Series.

When did Dave Kingman retire?

Dave Kingman last played in 1986.

What are Dave Kingman's nicknames?

Kong,Sky King are nicknames for Dave Kingman.

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