Jeff King
1989–1999 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,201G
.256AVG
.324OBP
.425SLG
More career statistics
1,091H
154HR
709RBI
75SB
8Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,201 | 4,812 | 4,262 | 600 | 1,091 | 222 | 18 | 154 | 709 | 442 | 584 | 75 | 32 | 20 | 71 | 1,811 | .256 | .324 | .425 | .749 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1993-08-04 to 1993-08-19
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Two Homers in an Inning | 1995-08-08 | 1 in 3,109 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1990-07-02 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1992-09-20 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 611 | 2440 | 560 | 74 | 372 | 224 | 306 | .259 | .321 | .428 |
| Away | 590 | 2372 | 531 | 80 | 337 | 218 | 278 | .253 | .316 | .422 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| April | 174 | 731 | 160 | 23 | 108 | 86 | 93 | .254 | .337 | .415 |
| May | 206 | 845 | 181 | 22 | 119 | 70 | 113 | .240 | .297 | .389 |
| June | 203 | 790 | 190 | 33 | 120 | 81 | 93 | .275 | .343 | .480 |
| July | 210 | 820 | 183 | 21 | 94 | 59 | 86 | .246 | .295 | .379 |
| August | 206 | 833 | 206 | 28 | 142 | 61 | 98 | .275 | .321 | .469 |
| September | 191 | 755 | 159 | 26 | 123 | 81 | 99 | .242 | .318 | .418 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .312 | .389 | .438 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 91 | 349 | 81 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 30 | .262 | .321 | .421 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 91 | 347 | 89 | 13 | 44 | 27 | 28 | .286 | .334 | .473 |
| new-york-mets | 90 | 339 | 84 | 8 | 45 | 25 | 42 | .272 | .322 | .421 |
| chicago-cubs | 89 | 347 | 72 | 12 | 53 | 28 | 43 | .230 | .288 | .399 |
| cincinnati-reds | 79 | 305 | 60 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 42 | .223 | .292 | .405 |
| montreal-expos | 78 | 309 | 67 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 37 | .241 | .288 | .353 |
| houston-astros | 77 | 308 | 77 | 14 | 51 | 26 | 39 | .279 | .334 | .489 |
| atlanta-braves | 67 | 279 | 59 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 37 | .237 | .290 | .365 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 215 | 42 | 5 | 19 | 4 | .195 | – | – |
| 1990 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 127 | 371 | 91 | 14 | 53 | 3 | .245 | – | – |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 109 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 3 | .239 | – | – |
| 1992 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 480 | 111 | 14 | 65 | 4 | .231 | – | – |
| 1993 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 158 | 611 | 180 | 9 | 98 | 8 | .295 | – | – |
| 1994 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 339 | 89 | 5 | 42 | 3 | .263 | – | – |
| 1995 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 122 | 445 | 118 | 18 | 87 | 7 | .265 | – | – |
| 1996 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 591 | 160 | 30 | 111 | 15 | .271 | – | – |
| 1997 |  Kansas City Royals | 155 | 543 | 129 | 28 | 112 | 16 | .238 | – | – |
| 1998 | Kansas City Royals | 131 | 486 | 128 | 24 | 93 | 10 | .263 | – | – |
| 1999 | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 2 | .236 | – | – |