Steve Kemp
1977–1988 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers
1,168G
.278AVG
.367OBP
.431SLG
1,128H
130HR
634RBI
39SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,168 | 4,714 | 4,058 | 581 | 1,128 | 179 | 25 | 130 | 634 | 576 | 605 | 39 | 24 | 19 | 48 | 1,747 | .278 | .367 | .431 | .798 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1982-08-04 to 1982-08-17
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1979-06-12 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1980-06-24 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1979-06-04 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 591 | 2339 | 562 | 64 | 320 | 288 | 295 | .279 | .363 | .429 |
| Away | 577 | 2375 | 566 | 66 | 314 | 288 | 310 | .277 | .360 | .432 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 161 | 624 | 158 | 15 | 86 | 73 | 77 | .292 | .370 | .446 |
| May | 223 | 899 | 216 | 20 | 104 | 117 | 130 | .283 | .370 | .420 |
| June | 205 | 871 | 195 | 22 | 132 | 123 | 133 | .269 | .365 | .416 |
| July | 194 | 789 | 201 | 23 | 108 | 89 | 93 | .293 | .368 | .442 |
| August | 205 | 817 | 205 | 31 | 120 | 82 | 79 | .283 | .351 | .468 |
| September | 162 | 637 | 135 | 19 | 79 | 82 | 87 | .246 | .341 | .396 |
| October | 18 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | .269 | .364 | .343 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| toronto-blue-jays | 95 | 422 | 101 | 8 | 58 | 56 | 45 | .281 | .372 | .406 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 95 | 407 | 87 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 45 | .255 | .346 | .384 |
| texas-rangers | 86 | 361 | 91 | 14 | 45 | 52 | 45 | .297 | .396 | .480 |
| cleveland-guardians | 84 | 358 | 89 | 10 | 79 | 57 | 52 | .308 | .408 | .488 |
| boston-red-sox | 83 | 344 | 79 | 9 | 46 | 42 | 44 | .267 | .352 | .429 |
| kansas-city-royals | 82 | 332 | 87 | 12 | 49 | 32 | 24 | .297 | .358 | .485 |
| minnesota-twins | 81 | 325 | 72 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 48 | .257 | .345 | .414 |
| baltimore-orioles | 77 | 308 | 74 | 11 | 42 | 45 | 40 | .287 | .386 | .453 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Detroit Tigers | 151 | 552 | 142 | 18 | 88 | 3 | .257 | – | – |
| 1978 | Detroit Tigers | 159 | 582 | 161 | 15 | 79 | 2 | .277 | – | – |
| 1979 | Detroit Tigers | 134 | 490 | 156 | 26 | 105 | 5 | .318 | – | – |
| 1980 | Detroit Tigers | 135 | 508 | 149 | 21 | 101 | 5 | .293 | – | – |
| 1981 | Detroit Tigers | 105 | 372 | 103 | 9 | 49 | 9 | .277 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Chicago White Sox | 160 | 580 | 166 | 19 | 98 | 7 | .286 | – | – |
| 1983 |  New York Yankees | 109 | 373 | 90 | 12 | 49 | 1 | .241 | – | – |
| 1984 | New York Yankees | 94 | 313 | 91 | 7 | 41 | 4 | .291 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 236 | 59 | 2 | 21 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1986 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .188 | – | – |
| 1988 |  Texas Rangers | 16 | 36 | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | .222 | – | – |