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Kevin
Mitchell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 215
 
Born: January 13, 1962 in Usa, CA, SAN DIEGO
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1987    1992    1994    1995    1996    1999   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1986 24 TOR AL 40 143 12 30 9 1 3 19 0 0 6 17 .210 .238 .350 .588 11.2 1.2
1987 25 TOR AL 158 609 75 164 36 4 22 118 3 1 39 47 .269 .309 .450 .759 83.7 16.7
1988 26 TOR AL 157 603 95 177 30 4 32 110 0 0 49 44 .294 .343 .516 .859 100.6 20.8
1989 27 TOR AL 159 621 86 168 22 1 31 119 0 0 40 42 .271 .311 .459 .770 85.2 16.4
1990 28 TOR AL 158 604 88 168 36 1 25 106 1 0 49 29 .278 .328 .465 .793 89.2 19.8
1991 29 TOR AL 157 612 79 175 31 1 30 108 3 0 43 37 .286 .331 .487 .818 92.5 20.8
1992 30 TOR AL 158 615 92 188 38 3 34 119 4 0 52 52 .306 .357 .543 .900 111.5 26.7
1993 31 NOR AL 157 611 108 185 43 3 33 108 3 0 76 59 .303 .377 .545 .922 115.4 28.1
1994 32 NOR AL 157 632 130 186 39 3 49 128 2 0 62 63 .294 .356 .598 .954 124.0 26.7
1995 33 NOR AL 149 577 107 197 41 2 32 110 2 0 53 63 .341 .396 .586 .981 117.5 25.9
1996 34 NOR AL 148 601 111 199 41 7 40 155 0 0 69 52 .331 .397 .622 1.019 130.5 28.9
1997 35 NYY AL 156 646 117 177 20 4 39 120 0 0 50 95 .274 .322 .498 .821 98.5 13.4
1998 36 NYY AL 158 639 99 187 18 5 32 89 0 0 49 96 .293 .342 .487 .829 101.1 16.2
1999 37 SDP NL 160 602 131 199 43 4 40 109 0 0 70 111 .331 .399 .615 1.013 130.1 25.3
2000 38 SDP NL 153 597 92 184 26 3 24 104 0 0 48 93 .308 .357 .482 .839 95.8 14.7
2001 39 SDP NL 154 593 84 180 22 2 39 122 0 0 33 128 .304 .338 .545 .882 101.2 14.7
2002 40 SDP NL 153 565 58 128 11 2 10 62 0 0 35 153 .227 .270 .306 .577 43.1 0.0
17 Years Sim 2532 9870 1564 2892 506 50 515 1806 18 1 823 1181 .293 .345 .511 .856 1631.1 316.0
162 Game Average 631 100 185 32 3 32 115 1 0 52 75 .293 .345 .511 .856 104.4  
Career Highs 160 646 131 199 43 7 49 155 4 1 76 153 .341 .399 .622 1.019 130.5  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1986 24 TOR AL 1B 32 32 281.0 365 21 6 37 .985 12.36   0.4
    3B 3 2 21.0 0 9 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.2
    LF 2 2 18.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.50   0.1
1987 25 TOR AL 1B 151 150 1355.7 1672 107 35 162 .981 11.81   2.3
    CF 1 1 12.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.13   0.0
    3B 3 0 6.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    LF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1988 26 TOR AL 1B 154 153 1366.3 1633 120 30 162 .983 11.55   1.7
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 1 0 .500 4.50   0.0
1989 27 TOR AL 1B 153 152 1365.0 1700 112 36 152 .981 11.95   1.6
    3B 4 0 5.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 4.77   0.1
1990 28 TOR AL 1B 152 150 1340.3 1681 103 35 150 .981 11.98   1.4
    3B 4 0 10.0 0 5 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
1991 29 TOR AL 1B 113 113 1001.3 1157 96 24 131 .981 11.26   1.1
1992 30 TOR AL 1B 157 153 1384.3 1706 110 30 157 .984 11.81   2.4
1993 31 NOR AL 1B 60 59 529.7 582 44 10 60 .984 10.64   0.8
    RF 1 0 7.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.46   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1994 32 NOR AL RF 23 23 206.3 48 1 5 1 .907 2.14   0.4
    LF 2 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 18.00   0.0
1995 33 NOR AL 1B 5 3 30.0 23 3 1 3 .963 7.80   0.0
    LF 2 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
    3B 2 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1996 34 NOR AL 3B 120 119 1058.3 75 219 19 28 .939 2.50   2.7
    1B 28 28 242.0 249 18 3 25 .989 9.93   0.3
1997 35 NYY AL 1B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1998 36 NYY AL LF 68 64 569.0 127 0 3 0 .977 2.01   0.5
    1B 1 0 3.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 12.00   0.0
1999 37 SDP NL LF 151 147 1314.0 205 1 9 1 .958 1.41   2.0
    1B 4 0 8.3 5 1 0 1 1.000 6.48   0.0
    3B 3 0 8.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
2000 38 SDP NL 3B 148 147 1276.7 86 235 21 19 .939 2.26   3.2
    LF 2 0 10.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
2001 39 SDP NL 3B 143 143 1287.3 77 234 35 19 .899 2.17   1.5
    SS 6 6 50.7 8 17 1 7 .962 4.44   0.3
    2B 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 1 1.000 8.00   0.1
    LF 3 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2002 40 SDP NL 3B 148 148 1262.3 80 228 19 17 .942 2.20   2.2
  1B 1013 993 8912.0 10783 735 210 1041 .982 11.63   12.0
  3B 581 559 4945.3 320 940 95 83 .930 2.29   10.0
  LF 231 213 1933.0 342 1 12 1 .966 1.60   2.7
  RF 24 23 213.7 50 1 5 1 .911 2.15   0.4
  SS 6 6 50.7 8 17 1 7 .962 4.44   0.3
  CF 1 1 12.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.13   0.0
  2B 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 1 1.000 8.00   0.1
Career Totals   1857 1796 16076.3 11510 1698 323 1134 .976 7.39   25.4
Career Highs   158 153 1384.3 1706 255 36 162 1.000 11.92    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1987 25 TOR AL 18 69 11 15 2 0 0 10 0 1 7 3 .217 .282 .246 .528
1988 26 TOR AL 5 21 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .238 .238 .286 .524
1989 27 TOR AL 11 49 5 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 3 .122 .137 .184 .321
1992 30 TOR AL 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .091 .000 .091
Career Post-Season Batting 37 149 19 26 3 0 1 18 0 1 9 9 .174 .217 .215 .432
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1995-1-.341
1996-5-.331
1999-7-.331
 On-Base Pct
1993-10-.377
1995-6-.396
 Slugging Pct
1988-6-.516
1991-6-.487
1992-3-.543
1993-5-.545
1994-3-.598
1995-5-.586
1996-3-.622
1999-6-.615
 OPS
1988-8-.859
1992-4-.900
1993-4-.922
1994-4-.954
1995-5-.981
1996-4-1.019
1999-6-1.013
 XR
1988-9-100.6
1992-3-111.5
1993-5-115.4
1994-2-124.0
1995-5-117.5
1996-4-130.5
1999-8-130.1
CAR-9-1631.1
 Games
1989-5-159
1992-9-158
1999-10-160
CAR-9-2532
At-Bats
1994-10-632
1997-8-646
1998-6-639
CAR-6-9870
 Runs
1993-4-108
1994-1-130
1995-10-107
1997-7-117
1999-5-131
CAR-11-1564
 Hits
1992-8-188
1993-10-185
1994-10-186
1995-8-197
1996-5-199
CAR-6-2892
 Total Bases
1988-4-311
1990-10-281
1991-4-298
1992-3-334
1993-3-333
1994-1-378
1995-6-338
1996-4-374
1997-8-322
1999-5-370
CAR-4-5043
 Singles
1998-8-132
2000-8-131
CAR-12-1821
 Doubles
1993-8-43
CAR-24-506
Homeruns
1988-5-32
1989-7-31
1990-9-25
1991-5-30
1992-4-34
1993-6-33
1994-1-49
1995-10-32
1996-5-40
1997-6-39
1999-8-40
CAR-8-515
 RBIs
1987-3-118
1988-3-110
1989-2-119
1990-5-106
1991-2-108
1992-3-119
1993-6-108
1994-1-128
1995-8-110
1996-3-155
1997-10-120
CAR-5-1806
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 15    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 162    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 67    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1984
Traded from Chicago (A) to Baltimore on 4/16/1984 (Going to CHW: 1B E. Murray. Going to BAL: 3B K. Mitchell, RF O. Nixon, P B. Shirley)
Traded from Baltimore to Minnesota on 5/31/1985 (Going to MIN: 3B K. Mitchell, 3B W. Gross. Going to BAL: 1B A. Thornton, RF O. Moreno)
Traded from Minnesota to Toronto on 3/2/1986 (Going to MIN: DH O. Velez, P J. Reardon, P D. Robinson, SS K. Gruber, LF M. Young. Going to TOR: C S. Lake, 3B K. Mitchell)
Had first career hit on 8/3/1986, off Jay Tibbs (NYY)
Hit first career homerun on 8/5/1986, off Bud Black (TEX)
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/1988, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 3 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 6/13/1989
Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/1989, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1989, hitting .421 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1989, hitting .520 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1991, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 23 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1992, hitting .469 with 1 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1992, hitting .356 with 5 HR, 25 RBI
Was selected to the 1992 Allstar game
Traded from Toronto to New Orleans on 2/7/1993 (Going to NOR: 1B Kevin Mitchell. Going to TOR: 1B Reggie Jefferson)
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against New York (A) on 5/6/1993
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1993, hitting .369 with 8 HR, 20 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/1993, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1993, hitting .385 with 5 HR, 23 RBI
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 9/1/1993
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 6/30/1994
Won Player of the Week award on 7/1/1994, hitting .520 with 6 HR, 19 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1994, hitting .330 with 12 HR, 35 RBI
7/1/1994: Signed a contract extension with New Orleans, $10,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1994 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/1994, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 49 on 10/11/1994
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 4/4/1995
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 6/14/1995
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Toronto on 7/3/1995
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game
Injured on 8/27/1995 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1996, hitting .545 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1996, hitting .380 with 6 HR, 23 RBI
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game
Hit for the cycle against New York (A) on 8/23/1996
Injured on 8/26/1996 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 9/14/1996
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 10/10/1996
Won Player of the Week award on 10/14/1996, hitting .435 with 5 HR, 14 RBI
Traded from New Orleans to New York (A) on 2/7/1997 (Going to NYY: DH Kevin Mitchell. Going to NOR: P Tim Van egmond)
Had 2000th career hit on 9/30/1997, off Pedro Astacio (CLE)
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/4/1999 to a 2-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/8/1999, hitting .625 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1999 Allstar game
Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 5 runs on 8/30/1999
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1999, hitting .522 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Injured on 8/15/2000 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
10/1/2000: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $5,490,000 per year, for 1 years
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 4/29/2001
Injured on 8/6/2001 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/2001, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Had 500th career homerun on 9/22/2001, off A.j. Burnett (PIT)
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 9/22/2001
11/7/2001: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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