Dave Kingman

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100

1971—1986

First Base

BORN

December 21, 1948, in Pendleton, OR

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-6 / 210

PRIMARY TEAM

New York Mets

.236

BATTING AVERAGE

1941

GAMES

17.4 WAR

.302

ON-BASE PCT

901 RUNS

16.0 WAR7

.478

SLUGGING

1575

HITS

9.1 WAR3

.780

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

442 HOME RUNS

1.5 WAR PER SEASON

You think Donald Trump hates the media? Dave Kingman once sent a dead rat to a reporter. Just the type of guy you want to share a clubhouse with. Well, not really, which is why Kingman played for seven teams in a 13-year career that saw the surly giant win two home run crowns. Despite his high, towering home runs, Kingman was seen as more of a cartoon character than a good ballplayer. He was such a clubhouse cancer that he was traded three teams during one season and played for one team from each of baseball’s four divisions in the 1977 season.

3-TIME
ALL-STAR

Mets
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Kingman	CAREER 17.4	LONG PEAK 16.0	PRIME 10.3	SHORT PEAK 9.1	JAWS 16.7	WAR PER 1.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 61.0	LONG PEAK 42.1	PRIME 30.8	SHORT PEAK 21.0	JAWS 51.6	WAR PER 4.7

Where Does Dave Kingman Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING NR	CAREER NR	LONG PEAK NR	PRIME NR	SHORT PEAK NR	JAWS NR
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison