Dave Kingman
1971–1986 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Chicago Cubs, NLS, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
1,941G
.236AVG
.302OBP
.478SLG
More career statistics
1,575H
442HR
1,210RBI
85SB
4.0IP
4K
9.00ERA
0GS
12Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,941 | 7,429 | 6,677 | 901 | 1,575 | 240 | 25 | 442 | 1,210 | 608 | 1,816 | 85 | 49 | 53 | 75 | 3,191 | .236 | .302 | .478 | .780 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.250 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1985-08-13 to 1985-08-25
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1976-06-04 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1982-05-28 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1972-04-16 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 975 | 3680 | 783 | 217 | 619 | 298 | 882 | .237 | .294 | .478 |
| Away | 966 | 3749 | 792 | 225 | 591 | 310 | 934 | .234 | .294 | .478 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 261 | 1046 | 228 | 77 | 202 | 86 | 265 | .241 | .300 | .522 |
| May | 358 | 1399 | 288 | 82 | 221 | 117 | 359 | .229 | .289 | .461 |
| June | 325 | 1253 | 266 | 73 | 196 | 94 | 273 | .235 | .287 | .474 |
| July | 272 | 1000 | 213 | 67 | 176 | 76 | 232 | .237 | .289 | .491 |
| August | 329 | 1197 | 256 | 70 | 215 | 100 | 293 | .238 | .297 | .488 |
| September | 370 | 1443 | 310 | 70 | 192 | 123 | 370 | .239 | .300 | .456 |
| October | 26 | 91 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | .182 | .286 | .351 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 165 | 594 | 122 | 40 | 98 | 54 | 170 | .231 | .296 | .509 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 151 | 572 | 125 | 29 | 85 | 42 | 127 | .240 | .292 | .453 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 149 | 552 | 108 | 37 | 74 | 45 | 142 | .216 | .277 | .475 |
| montreal-expos | 136 | 513 | 117 | 27 | 80 | 47 | 127 | .257 | .320 | .492 |
| houston-astros | 132 | 489 | 95 | 21 | 72 | 43 | 145 | .217 | .282 | .419 |
| cincinnati-reds | 127 | 465 | 92 | 25 | 65 | 38 | 120 | .219 | .280 | .438 |
| atlanta-braves | 120 | 432 | 96 | 35 | 74 | 36 | 119 | .246 | .306 | .558 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 118 | 434 | 90 | 32 | 79 | 41 | 116 | .233 | .302 | .510 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 41 | 115 | 32 | 6 | 24 | 5 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 135 | 472 | 106 | 29 | 83 | 16 | .225 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 112 | 305 | 62 | 24 | 55 | 8 | .203 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1974 | 121 | 350 | 78 | 18 | 55 | 8 | .223 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 134 | 502 | 116 | 36 | 88 | 7 | .231 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 123 | 474 | 113 | 37 | 86 | 7 | .238 | – | – | |
| 1977 | California Angels, New York Yankees, New York Mets, San Diego Padres | 132 | 439 | 97 | 26 | 78 | 5 | .221 | – | – |
| 1978 | 119 | 395 | 105 | 28 | 79 | 3 | .266 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 145 | 532 | 153 | 48 | 115 | 4 | .288 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 81 | 255 | 71 | 18 | 57 | 2 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 100 | 353 | 78 | 22 | 59 | 6 | .221 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 149 | 535 | 109 | 37 | 99 | 4 | .204 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 100 | 248 | 49 | 13 | 29 | 2 | .198 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 147 | 549 | 147 | 35 | 118 | 2 | .268 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 158 | 592 | 141 | 30 | 91 | 3 | .238 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 144 | 561 | 118 | 35 | 94 | 3 | .210 | – | – |