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Jeff King
Jeffrey Wayne King

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
School University of Arkansas

Debut June 2, 1989
  vs. NYM 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 21, 1999
Born December 26, 1964 in Marion, IN

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1986. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 24 PIT NL  75  215   31   42  13  3   5   19   4  2  20  34  .195  .266  .353   79   76   2   4   1   2   3
 1990 25 PIT NL 127  371   46   91  17  1  14   53   3  3  21  50  .245  .283  .410   92  152   2   7   1   1  12
 1991 26 PIT NL  33  109   16   26   1  1   4   18   3  1  14  15  .239  .328  .376   99   41   0   1   3   1   3
 1992 27 PIT NL 130  480   56  111  21  2  14   65   4  6  27  56  .231  .272  .371   82  178   8   5   3   2   8
 1993 28 PIT NL 158  611   82  180  35  3   9   98   8  6  59  54  .295  .356  .406  105  248   1   8   4   4  17
 1994 29 PIT NL  94  339   36   89  23  0   5   42   3  2  30  38  .263  .316  .375   79  127   2   7   1   0   7
 1995 30 PIT NL 122  445   61  118  27  2  18   87   7  4  55  63  .265  .342  .456  107  203   0   8   5   1  10
 1996 31 PIT NL 155  591   91  160  36  4  30  111  15  1  70  95  .271  .346  .497  116  294   1   8   3   2  17
 1997 32 KCR AL 155  543   84  129  30  1  28  112  16  5  89  96  .238  .341  .451  104  245   1  12   4   2   9
 1998 33 KCR AL 131  486   83  128  17  1  24   93  10  2  42  73  .263  .319  .451   97  219   0  10   1   2  10
 1999 34 KCR AL  21   72   14   17   2  0   3   11   2  0  15  10  .236  .385  .389   97   28   0   1   1   3   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1201 4262  600 1091 222 18 154  709  75 32 442 584  .256  .324  .425   99 1811  17  71  27  20  97
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        575   81  147  30  2  21   96  10  4  60  79  .256  .324  .425   99  244   2  10   4   3  13
 Career High    158  611   91  180  36  4  30  112  16  6  89  96  .295  .356  .497  116  294   8  12   5   4  17
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 24 PIT NL  243  184   21   3.1    87| .195  .249| .266  .316| .353  .371| .619  .687|  79  .376  -5.8  -0.6  66%
 1990 25 PIT NL  402  304   40   3.5    95| .245  .260| .283  .325| .410  .390| .693  .715|  92  .401  -5.0  -0.5  50%
 1991 26 PIT NL  125   88   14   4.3    93| .239  .256| .328  .324| .376  .384| .704  .708|  99  .510  -0.2   0.0  75%
 1992 27 PIT NL  522  396   47   3.2    91| .231  .258| .272  .323| .371  .380| .643  .703|  82  .385 -13.1  -1.4  40%
 1993 28 PIT NL  683  463   88   5.1   103| .295  .270| .356  .335| .406  .411| .762  .746| 105  .542   6.5   0.6  57%
 1994 29 PIT NL  378  268   41   4.1   110| .263  .275| .316  .343| .375  .431| .691  .774|  79  .417  -9.6  -0.9  60%
 1995 30 PIT NL  509  349   70   5.4   109| .265  .273| .342  .343| .456  .425| .798  .768| 107  .548   5.2   0.5  63%
 1996 31 PIT NL  672  458  103   6.0   110| .271  .275| .346  .344| .497  .429| .843  .774| 116  .599  13.6   1.3  93%
 1997 32 KCR AL  647  441   90   5.5   110| .238  .272| .341  .342| .451  .431| .792  .773| 104  .526   5.0   0.5  76%
 1998 33 KCR AL  540  380   71   5.0   111| .263  .273| .319  .342| .451  .434| .770  .776|  97  .481  -3.3  -0.3  83%
 1999 34 KCR AL   91   57   13   6.1   116| .236  .277| .385  .350| .389  .444| .774  .794|  97  .553   0.4   0.0 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     4812 3388  598   4.7   104| .256  .268| .324  .336| .425  .414| .749  .751|  99  .500  -6.1  -0.8  70%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1989 24 PIT NL 1B 46 384 22 2 32 .995 .992 8.83 8.38 10.12 9.75 40 361.0 3B 13 9 23 2 2 .941 .944 2.46 2.25 3.27 2.71 10 88.0 2B 7 10 14 0 2 1.000 .980 3.43 4.43 5.54 5.12 5 39.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.90 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 1990 25 PIT NL 3B 115 58 215 18 15 .938 .947 2.37 2.31 2.93 2.73 86 839.7 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 7.90 11.74 9.78 0 2.3 1991 26 PIT NL 3B 33 15 62 2 0 .975 .949 2.33 2.31 2.47 2.74 32 281.0 1992 27 PIT NL 3B 73 44 139 9 14 .953 .952 2.51 2.29 2.91 2.67 64 565.3 1B 32 270 21 2 27 .993 .993 9.09 8.38 9.83 9.75 30 266.3 2B 32 49 68 0 16 1.000 .981 3.66 4.27 5.22 5.18 23 201.7 SS 6 4 6 1 1 .909 .971 1.67 3.87 2.55 4.59 3 35.3 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.50 2.10 1 6.0 1993 28 PIT NL 3B 156 105 353 17 28 .964 .945 2.94 2.31 3.02 2.70 155 1366.7 2B 2 3 6 1 2 .900 .978 4.50 4.50 8.10 5.13 1 10.0 SS 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.05 5.40 4.68 0 5.0 1994 29 PIT NL 3B 91 59 193 12 27 .955 .951 2.77 2.24 2.94 2.65 89 772.3 2B 1 2 5 1 2 .875 .986 7.00 4.60 7.00 5.30 1 9.0 1995 30 PIT NL 3B 84 48 164 13 14 .942 .946 2.52 2.33 2.79 2.77 80 684.0 1B 35 296 27 2 22 .994 .993 9.23 8.36 10.03 9.70 32 289.7 2B 8 8 14 0 4 1.000 .982 2.75 4.58 4.43 5.26 4 44.7 SS 2 0 1 2 0 .333 1.000 0.50 3.95 0.82 4.50 0 11.0 1996 31 PIT NL 1B 92 745 47 2 60 .997 .992 8.61 8.35 10.43 9.62 76 683.3 2B 71 145 181 7 40 .979 .981 4.59 4.40 5.29 5.09 63 554.7 3B 17 6 24 2 1 .938 .949 1.76 2.21 3.59 2.71 7 75.3 1997 32 KCR AL 1B 150 1217 147 5 135 .996 .992 9.09 6.67 9.51 6.97 147 1291.0 DH 2 1998 33 KCR AL 1B 112 932 85 5 103 .995 .992 9.08 8.30 9.69 9.43 110 944.3 DH 16 3B 4 3 6 0 2 1.000 .947 2.25 2.23 2.38 2.54 3 34.0 1999 34 KCR AL 1B 20 188 15 2 21 .990 .992 10.15 8.33 10.54 9.50 20 173.3 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 24 PIT NL 1B 46 384 22 2 32 .995 .992 8.83 8.38 10.12 9.75 40 361.0 1990 25 PIT NL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 7.90 11.74 9.78 0 2.3 1992 27 PIT NL 1B 32 270 21 2 27 .993 .993 9.09 8.38 9.83 9.75 30 266.3 1995 30 PIT NL 1B 35 296 27 2 22 .994 .993 9.23 8.36 10.03 9.70 32 289.7 1996 31 PIT NL 1B 92 745 47 2 60 .997 .992 8.61 8.35 10.43 9.62 76 683.3 1997 32 KCR AL 1B 150 1217 147 5 135 .996 .992 9.09 6.67 9.51 6.97 147 1291.0 1998 33 KCR AL 1B 112 932 85 5 103 .995 .992 9.08 8.30 9.69 9.43 110 944.3 1999 34 KCR AL 1B 20 188 15 2 21 .990 .992 10.15 8.33 10.54 9.50 20 173.3 1989 24 PIT NL 2B 7 10 14 0 2 1.000 .980 3.43 4.43 5.54 5.12 5 39.0 1992 27 PIT NL 2B 32 49 68 0 16 1.000 .981 3.66 4.27 5.22 5.18 23 201.7 1993 28 PIT NL 2B 2 3 6 1 2 .900 .978 4.50 4.50 8.10 5.13 1 10.0 1994 29 PIT NL 2B 1 2 5 1 2 .875 .986 7.00 4.60 7.00 5.30 1 9.0 1995 30 PIT NL 2B 8 8 14 0 4 1.000 .982 2.75 4.58 4.43 5.26 4 44.7 1996 31 PIT NL 2B 71 145 181 7 40 .979 .981 4.59 4.40 5.29 5.09 63 554.7 1989 24 PIT NL 3B 13 9 23 2 2 .941 .944 2.46 2.25 3.27 2.71 10 88.0 1990 25 PIT NL 3B 115 58 215 18 15 .938 .947 2.37 2.31 2.93 2.73 86 839.7 1991 26 PIT NL 3B 33 15 62 2 0 .975 .949 2.33 2.31 2.47 2.74 32 281.0 1992 27 PIT NL 3B 73 44 139 9 14 .953 .952 2.51 2.29 2.91 2.67 64 565.3 1993 28 PIT NL 3B 156 105 353 17 28 .964 .945 2.94 2.31 3.02 2.70 155 1366.7 1994 29 PIT NL 3B 91 59 193 12 27 .955 .951 2.77 2.24 2.94 2.65 89 772.3 1995 30 PIT NL 3B 84 48 164 13 14 .942 .946 2.52 2.33 2.79 2.77 80 684.0 1996 31 PIT NL 3B 17 6 24 2 1 .938 .949 1.76 2.21 3.59 2.71 7 75.3 1998 33 KCR AL 3B 4 3 6 0 2 1.000 .947 2.25 2.23 2.38 2.54 3 34.0 1997 32 KCR AL DH 2 1998 33 KCR AL DH 16 1999 34 KCR AL DH 1 1992 27 PIT NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 1.50 2.40 1 6.0 1992 27 PIT NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.50 2.10 1 6.0 1989 24 PIT NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.90 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 1992 27 PIT NL SS 6 4 6 1 1 .909 .971 1.67 3.87 2.55 4.59 3 35.3 1993 28 PIT NL SS 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.05 5.40 4.68 0 5.0 1995 30 PIT NL SS 2 0 1 2 0 .333 1.000 0.50 3.95 0.82 4.50 0 11.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 586 347 1179 75 103 .953 .948 2.60 2.29 2.92 2.71 526 4706.3 1B* 488 4035 364 20 400 .995 .992 9.01 7.82 9.87 8.74 455 4011.3 2B* 121 217 288 9 66 .982 .981 4.17 4.38 5.29 5.12 97 859.0 DH 19 Games not counted in Overall Total below SS* 11 4 10 3 1 .824 .972 1.27 3.92 2.41 4.58 3 52.3 RF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.50 2.10 1 6.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1207 4604 1841 107 570 .984 .980 5.34 4.75 6.02 5.44 1082 9635
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1990   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   5  10   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   5  .100  .182  .100   0  0   0   0   0 
 1992   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   7  29   4   7  4  0  0   2   0   1  .241  .241  .379   0  1   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2  12  39   4   8  4  0  0   2   1   6  .205  .225  .308   0  1   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1993 NL-158-7

At Bats
1993 NL-611-5

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1993 NL-683-8

Hits
1993 NL-180-9

RBI
1997 AL-112-9

Bases on Balls
1997 AL-89-8

Singles
1993 NL-133-8

Sac. Flies
1993 NL-8-10
1994 NL-7-6
1995 NL-8-2
1996 NL-8-8
1997 AL-12-2
1998 AL-10-6

Grounded into Double Plays
1993 NL-17-8

Power/Speed Number
1997 AL-20.4-6

At Bats per Strikeout
1993 NL-11.3-8

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 11 (1307) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.0 (1188) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 11.0 (1061) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1986.

December 13, 1996: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jay Bell to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Granger, Joe Randa, Jeff Wallace, and Jeff Martin (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Pittsburgh Pirates$68,000
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$112,500
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$215,000
1992Pittsburgh Pirates$325,000
1993Pittsburgh Pirates$675,000
1994Pittsburgh Pirates$2,400,000
1995Pittsburgh Pirates$2,160,000
1996Pittsburgh Pirates$2,500,000
1997Kansas City Royals$2,500,000
1998Kansas City Royals$4,000,000
1999Kansas City Royals$4,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$18,955,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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