Kevin Mitchell (original) (raw)
Kevin Mitchell
Full name Kevin Darnell Mitchell |
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Born January 13, 1962, San Diego, California |
First Game: September 4, 1984; Final Game: August 3, 1998 |
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 186 |
Cousin of Keith Mitchell |
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1989) |
Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1989) |
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1989) |
Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1989) |
Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1989) |
Ejections: 1986 (1), 1987 (1), 1988 (1), 1990 (1), 1991 (2), 1996 (1). Total: 7 |
SABR Biography |
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1984 NY N Daily Splits 7 14 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .214 .214 -0.2 1984 NY N 1986 NY N Daily Splits 108 328 51 91 22 2 12 43 33 0 61 1 1 1 0 2 6 3 3 .277 .344 .466 1.3 1986 NY N 1987 SD N Daily Splits 62 196 19 48 7 1 7 26 20 3 38 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 .245 .313 .398 -0.1 1987 SD N 1987 SF N Daily Splits 69 268 49 82 13 1 15 44 28 1 50 2 0 0 0 4 5 9 6 .306 .376 .530 1.4 1987 SF N 1987 TOT N 131 464 68 130 20 2 22 70 48 4 88 2 0 1 0 6 10 9 6 .280 .350 .474 1.3 1987 TOT N 1988 SF N Daily Splits 148 505 60 127 25 7 19 80 48 7 85 5 1 7 0 8 9 5 5 .251 .319 .442 1.2 1988 SF N 1989 SF N Daily Splits 154 543 100 158 34 6 47 125 87 32 115 3 0 7 0 12 6 3 4 .291 .388 .635 6.2 1989 SF N 1990 SF N Daily Splits 140 524 90 152 24 2 35 93 58 9 87 2 0 5 0 9 8 4 7 .290 .360 .544 2.9 1990 SF N 1991 SF N Daily Splits 113 371 52 95 13 1 27 69 43 8 57 5 0 4 0 13 6 2 3 .256 .338 .515 1.5 1991 SF N 1992 SEA A Daily Splits 99 360 48 103 24 0 9 67 35 4 46 3 0 4 0 4 4 0 2 .286 .351 .428 0.4 1992 SEA A 1993 CIN N Daily Splits 93 323 56 110 21 3 19 64 25 4 48 1 0 4 0 5 14 1 0 .341 .385 .601 2.5 1993 CIN N 1994 CIN N Daily Splits 95 310 57 101 18 1 30 77 59 15 62 3 0 8 0 3 12 2 0 .326 .429 .681 3.8 1994 CIN N 1996 BOS A Daily Splits 27 92 9 28 4 0 2 13 11 0 14 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .304 .385 .413 -0.3 1996 BOS A 1996 CIN N Daily Splits 37 114 18 37 11 0 6 26 26 2 16 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 .325 .447 .579 1.0 1996 CIN N 1996 Total 64 206 27 65 15 0 8 39 37 2 30 1 0 1 0 2 8 0 0 .316 .420 .505 0.7 1996 Total 1997 CLE A Daily Splits 20 59 7 9 1 0 4 11 9 2 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .153 .275 .373 -0.4 1997 CLE A 1998 OAK A Daily Splits 51 127 14 29 7 1 2 21 9 0 26 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 .228 .279 .346 -0.9 1998 OAK A Total NL (10 Years) 1026 3496 552 1004 188 24 217 648 427 81 622 22 2 38 0 58 76 29 29 .287 .365 .541 21.5 Total NL Total AL ( 4 Years) 197 638 78 169 36 1 17 112 64 6 97 5 0 4 0 8 13 1 2 .265 .335 .404 -1.2 Total AL Total (13 Years) Splits 1223 4134 630 1173 224 25 234 760 491 87 719 27 2 42 0 66 89 30 31 .284 .360 .520 20.3 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1986 NY N Daily Splits 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1986 NY N 1987 SF N Daily Splits 7 30 2 8 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .267 .400 1987 SF N 1989 SF N Daily Splits 5 17 5 6 0 0 2 7 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .353 .429 .706 1989 SF N Total ( 3 Years) Splits 14 55 8 16 1 0 3 9 3 2 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .291 .322 .473 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1986 NY N Daily Splits 5 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1986 NY N 1989 SF N Daily Splits 4 17 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .471 1989 SF N Total ( 2 Years) Splits 9 25 3 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .280 .400 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1989 NL Daily Splits 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1989 NL 1990 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1990 NL Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1984 NY N Daily Splits 3B 5 2 2 23 1 4 1 2 0 .833 1986 NY N Daily Splits OF 68 53 30 498 114 3 2 1 0 .983 40 6 29 1986 NY N LF 40 26 12 248.2 53 2 0 1 0 1.000 1986 NY N RF 29 21 17 205.1 45 2 2 0 0 .959 1986 NY N SS 24 20 5 150.2 31 56 6 7 0 .935 1986 NY N 3B 7 3 3 32 7 9 1 0 0 .941 1986 NY N CF 6 6 1 44 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 1986 NY N 1B 2 1 0 7 6 1 1 2 0 .875 1987 SD N Daily Splits 3B 51 50 47 430 29 108 8 9 0 .945 1987 SD N LF 3 3 0 13 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1987 SD N OF 3 3 0 13 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 0 1987 SF N Daily Splits 3B 68 65 54 573 44 131 7 10 0 .962 1987 SF N OF 3 1 0 11.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 1987 SF N LF 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 - 1987 SF N RF 1 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1987 SF N SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1987 TOT N 3B 119 115 101 1003 73 239 15 19 0 .954 1987 TOT N LF 5 4 0 21 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1987 TOT N OF 6 4 0 24.2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 1 1988 SF N Daily Splits 3B 102 97 84 843.1 61 203 16 18 0 .943 1988 SF N LF 40 38 17 283 57 2 6 0 0 .908 1988 SF N OF 40 38 17 283 57 2 6 0 0 .908 40 0 0 1989 SF N Daily Splits OF 147 147 129 1280.1 305 8 7 0 0 .978 147 0 0 1989 SF N LF 147 147 129 1280.1 306 8 7 0 0 .978 1989 SF N 3B 2 1 1 13 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1990 SF N Daily Splits OF 138 138 122 1180 295 9 9 3 0 .971 138 0 0 1990 SF N LF 138 138 122 1180 293 9 9 3 0 .971 1991 SF N Daily Splits OF 100 99 78 824 188 6 6 1 0 .970 100 0 0 1991 SF N LF 100 99 78 824 188 6 6 1 0 .970 1991 SF N 1B 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1992 SEA A Daily Splits OF 69 67 53 570.2 130 4 0 0 0 1.000 69 0 0 1992 SEA A LF 69 67 53 570.2 130 4 0 0 0 1.000 1992 SEA A DH 26 26 26 - 1993 CIN N Daily Splits OF 87 86 37 660.2 149 7 7 2 0 .957 85 0 2 1993 CIN N LF 85 84 35 642.2 143 6 7 2 0 .955 1993 CIN N RF 2 2 2 18 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1994 CIN N Daily Splits OF 89 89 48 706.1 132 9 4 2 0 .972 89 0 0 1994 CIN N LF 89 89 48 706.1 132 9 4 2 0 .972 1994 CIN N 1B 1 1 0 8 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1996 BOS A Daily Splits OF 21 20 10 167.1 29 0 2 0 0 .935 1 0 21 1996 BOS A RF 21 19 10 159.1 28 0 2 0 0 .933 1996 BOS A DH 4 3 3 - 1996 BOS A LF 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1996 CIN N Daily Splits OF 31 30 14 219.1 45 0 1 0 0 .978 31 0 0 1996 CIN N LF 31 30 14 219.1 44 0 1 0 0 .978 1996 CIN N 1B 3 3 2 29 28 2 1 4 0 .968 1996 Total LF 32 31 14 227.1 45 0 1 0 0 .978 1996 Total OF 52 50 24 386.2 74 0 3 0 0 .961 32 0 21 1997 CLE A Daily Splits DH 16 15 14 - 1997 CLE A LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 1997 CLE A OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0 1998 OAK A Daily Splits DH 23 20 19 - 1998 OAK A LF 10 6 0 49 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 1998 OAK A OF 10 6 0 49 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 10 0 0 1998 OAK A 1B 2 1 0 7.1 5 0 0 1 0 1.000 Total (12 Years) Splits OF 807 777 538 6464.1 1457 48 45 9 0 .971 756 6 53 Total (12 Years) LF 756 729 508 6034 1360 46 41 9 0 .972 Total ( 5 Years) 3B 235 218 191 1914.1 142 457 33 39 0 .948 Total ( 4 Years) DH 69 64 62 - Total ( 4 Years) RF 53 42 29 386.1 80 3 4 0 0 .954 Total ( 2 Years) SS 25 20 5 151.2 31 57 6 7 0 .936 Total ( 5 Years) 1B 9 6 2 54.1 46 4 2 7 0 .962 Total ( 1 Year ) CF 6 6 1 44 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1986 NY N Daily Splits OF 2 2 0 15 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0 1986 NY N LF 2 2 0 15 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1987 SF N Daily Splits 3B 7 7 7 60 4 10 1 1 0 .933 1989 SF N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 15 1 1 1 0 .941 5 0 0 1989 SF N LF 5 5 5 44 15 1 1 1 0 .941 Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 7 7 5 59 18 1 1 1 0 .950 7 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) LF 7 7 5 59 18 1 1 1 0 .950 Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 7 7 7 60 4 10 1 1 0 .933 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1986 NY N Daily Splits OF 2 1 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0 1986 NY N LF 2 1 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1986 NY N DH 2 1 1 - 1989 SF N Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 34 10 0 1 0 0 .909 4 0 0 1989 SF N LF 4 4 4 34 10 0 1 0 0 .909 Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 6 5 4 43 10 2 1 0 0 .923 6 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) LF 6 5 4 43 10 2 1 0 0 .923 Total ( 1 Year ) DH 2 1 1 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1989 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1989 NL LF 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 1990 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1990 NL LF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 2 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) LF 2 2 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason 7-22-1986 BOX NY N Eric Gregg Brawl 5- 1-1987 BOX SD N Bruce Froemming Balls and strikes 7- 4-1988 BOX SF N John McSherry Balls and strikes 5-20-1990 BOX SF N Greg Bonin Called third strike 4-10-1991 BOX SF N Bob Davidson Charging mound 5-19-1991 BOX SF N Tom Hallion Called third strike 8-14-1996 BOX CIN N Larry Poncino Called third strike
Transaction Information
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Mets (November 16, 1980).
Traded by New York Mets with Shawn Abner, Stan Jefferson, Kevin Armstrong and Kevin Brown to San Diego Padres in exchange for Kevin McReynolds, Gene Walter and Adam Ging (December 11, 1986).
Traded by San Diego Padres with Dave Dravecky and Craig Lefferts to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, Mark Davis and Mark Grant (July 5, 1987).
Traded by San Francisco Giants with Mike Remlinger to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Bill Swift, Michael Jackson and Dave Burba (December 11, 1991).
Traded by Seattle Mariners to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Norm Charlton (November 17, 1992).
Granted free agency (October 25, 1994).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (March 8, 1996).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Roberto Mejia and Brad Tweedlie (July 30, 1996).
Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 13, 1996).
Released by Cleveland Indians (June 3, 1997).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (March 9, 1998).
Released by Oakland Athletics (August 7, 1998).