Kevin Mitchell
1984–1998 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, NLS, New York Mets, Athletics, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners
1,223G
.284AVG
.360OBP
.520SLG
More career statistics
1,173H
234HR
760RBI
30SB
6Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,223 | 4,696 | 4,134 | 630 | 1,173 | 224 | 25 | 234 | 760 | 491 | 719 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 42 | 2,149 | .284 | .360 | .520 | .880 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1993-06-01 to 1993-06-30
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1991-05-07 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1993-06-22 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1993-06-22 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 630 | 2399 | 621 | 110 | 408 | 256 | 346 | .295 | .366 | .528 |
| Away | 593 | 2297 | 552 | 124 | 352 | 235 | 373 | .272 | .343 | .511 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 205 | 799 | 193 | 34 | 126 | 71 | 125 | .271 | .330 | .480 |
| May | 215 | 824 | 200 | 43 | 121 | 86 | 121 | .275 | .347 | .515 |
| June | 200 | 752 | 215 | 37 | 126 | 82 | 81 | .325 | .395 | .583 |
| July | 224 | 874 | 214 | 56 | 173 | 98 | 150 | .279 | .357 | .552 |
| August | 233 | 917 | 235 | 41 | 141 | 96 | 157 | .292 | .361 | .519 |
| September | 135 | 493 | 110 | 22 | 69 | 56 | 82 | .256 | .337 | .462 |
| October | 11 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .171 | .216 | .257 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 110 | 429 | 98 | 18 | 56 | 42 | 74 | .258 | .326 | .450 |
| houston-astros | 105 | 394 | 95 | 21 | 60 | 44 | 57 | .276 | .353 | .500 |
| atlanta-braves | 100 | 397 | 107 | 24 | 75 | 44 | 57 | .307 | .380 | .585 |
| san-diego-padres | 97 | 382 | 108 | 24 | 69 | 38 | 56 | .320 | .382 | .611 |
| montreal-expos | 85 | 313 | 74 | 14 | 37 | 33 | 51 | .268 | .342 | .489 |
| cincinnati-reds | 84 | 334 | 74 | 21 | 53 | 32 | 61 | .249 | .317 | .515 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 81 | 325 | 79 | 21 | 62 | 35 | 34 | .280 | .351 | .557 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 76 | 289 | 59 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 47 | .228 | .291 | .398 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  New York Mets | 7 | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1986 | New York Mets | 108 | 328 | 91 | 12 | 43 | 3 | .277 | – | – |
| 1987 | San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants | 131 | 464 | 130 | 22 | 70 | 9 | .280 | – | – |
| 1988 |  San Francisco Giants | 148 | 505 | 127 | 19 | 80 | 5 | .251 | – | – |
| 1989 | San Francisco Giants | 154 | 543 | 158 | 47 | 125 | 3 | .291 | – | – |
| 1990 | San Francisco Giants | 140 | 524 | 152 | 35 | 93 | 4 | .290 | – | – |
| 1991 | San Francisco Giants | 113 | 371 | 95 | 27 | 69 | 2 | .256 | – | – |
| 1992 |  Seattle Mariners | 99 | 360 | 103 | 9 | 67 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Cincinnati Reds | 93 | 323 | 110 | 19 | 64 | 1 | .341 | – | – |
| 1994 | Cincinnati Reds | 95 | 310 | 101 | 30 | 77 | 2 | .326 | – | – |
| 1996 | Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 206 | 65 | 8 | 39 | – | .316 | – | – |
| 1997 |  Cleveland Guardians | 20 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .153 | – | – |
| 1998 |  Athletics | 51 | 127 | 29 | 2 | 21 | – | .228 | – | – |