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
More career statistics
1,128H
130HR
634RBI
39SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,168 | 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 | 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 ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1980-08-08 | 1 in 96 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 | – | – |