Jeff King
Jeffrey Wayne King
Born: December 26, 1964
Marion, IN USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
College: University of Arkansas
Career: 1989-1999
Draft: Round 23 (1983 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
Draft: Round 1 (1986 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Rampart HS (Colorado Springs, CO)
Arkansas
Minor League Statistics
Jeff King compiled a career batting average of .256 with 154 home runs and 709 RBI in his 1201-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 1999 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 243 | 215 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 34 | .195 | .266 | .353 | .619 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 127 | 402 | 371 | 46 | 91 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 50 | .245 | .283 | .410 | .692 | 152 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 125 | 109 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | .239 | .328 | .376 | .704 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 522 | 480 | 56 | 111 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 65 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 56 | .231 | .272 | .371 | .643 | 178 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 1993 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 158 | 683 | 611 | 82 | 180 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 98 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 54 | .295 | .356 | .406 | .762 | 248 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 1994 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 378 | 339 | 36 | 89 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 38 | .263 | .316 | .375 | .691 | 127 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 122 | 509 | 445 | 61 | 118 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 87 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 63 | .265 | .342 | .456 | .798 | 203 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 1996 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 672 | 591 | 91 | 160 | 36 | 4 | 30 | 111 | 15 | 1 | 70 | 95 | .271 | .346 | .497 | .843 | 294 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 1997 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 155 | 647 | 543 | 84 | 129 | 30 | 1 | 28 | 112 | 16 | 5 | 89 | 96 | .238 | .341 | .451 | .792 | 245 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 1998 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 131 | 540 | 486 | 83 | 128 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 93 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 73 | .263 | .319 | .451 | .769 | 219 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 1999 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 91 | 72 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | .236 | .385 | .389 | .774 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1201 | 4812 | 4262 | 600 | 1091 | 222 | 18 | 154 | 709 | 75 | 32 | 442 | 584 | .256 | .324 | .425 | .749 | 1811 | 97 | 20 | 17 | 71 | 27 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 46 | 40 | 361.0 | 384 | 22 | 2 | 32 | .995 | 1.122 | 8.826 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 13 | 10 | 88.0 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .941 | 3.273 | 2.462 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 7 | 5 | 39.0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.538 | 3.429 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 115 | 86 | 839.7 | 58 | 215 | 18 | 15 | .938 | 2.926 | 2.374 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.571 | 3.000 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 33 | 32 | 281.0 | 15 | 62 | 2 | 0 | .975 | 2.466 | 2.333 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 73 | 64 | 565.3 | 44 | 139 | 9 | 14 | .953 | 2.913 | 2.507 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 32 | 30 | 266.3 | 270 | 21 | 2 | 27 | .993 | 9.834 | 9.094 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 32 | 23 | 201.7 | 49 | 68 | 0 | 16 | 1.000 | 5.221 | 3.656 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 6 | 3 | 35.3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 2.547 | 1.667 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 156 | 155 | 1366.7 | 105 | 353 | 17 | 28 | .964 | 3.016 | 2.936 |
| 1993 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 8.100 | 4.500 |
| 1993 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.500 |
| 1994 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 91 | 89 | 772.3 | 59 | 193 | 12 | 27 | .955 | 2.937 | 2.769 |
| 1994 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 7.000 | 7.000 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 84 | 80 | 684.0 | 48 | 164 | 13 | 14 | .942 | 2.789 | 2.524 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 35 | 32 | 289.7 | 296 | 27 | 2 | 22 | .994 | 1.036 | 9.229 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 8 | 4 | 44.7 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.433 | 2.750 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .818 | .500 |
| 1996 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 92 | 76 | 683.3 | 745 | 47 | 2 | 60 | .997 | 1.431 | 8.609 |
| 1996 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 71 | 63 | 554.7 | 145 | 181 | 7 | 40 | .979 | 5.290 | 4.592 |
| 1996 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 17 | 7 | 75.3 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 3.584 | 1.765 |
| 1997 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 150 | 147 | 1291.0 | 1217 | 147 | 5 | 135 | .996 | 9.509 | 9.093 |
| 1998 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 112 | 110 | 944.3 | 932 | 85 | 5 | 103 | .995 | 9.693 | 9.080 |
| 1998 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 4 | 3 | 34.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.382 | 2.250 |
| 1999 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 20 | 20 | 173.3 | 188 | 15 | 2 | 21 | .990 | 1.540 | 1.150 |
| Totals | 1207 | 1082 | 9635.0 | 4604 | 1841 | 107 | 570 | .984 | 6.020 | 5.340 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 7 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .241 | .379 | .621 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .205 | .225 | .308 | .533 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3B | 4 | 3 | 18.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 1.250 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 60.7 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 5 | .968 | 4.451 | 4.286 |
| Totals | 11 | 10 | 78.7 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 5 | .972 | 4.004 | 3.182 |
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