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Kevin Mitchell   |   Major Leaguer   1984-1998

Full Name:  Kevin Darrell Mitchell
Born:  January 13,1962  in  San Diego, California
Height:  5-11  Weight:  244  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Clairemont (San Diego,CA)
College:  

Baseball Lists:  Home Run Derby Participants

Debut:  September 4,1984

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Drafted:  Signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Mets in 1980  

Transactions:   [Nov 16,1980] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Mets.  [Dec 11,1986] - Traded by Mets with Kevin Brown, Kevin Armstrong, Stan Jefferson and Shawn Abner to Padres for Adam Ging, Gene Walter and Kevin McReynolds.  [Jul 5,1987] - Traded by Padres with Craig Lefferts and Dave Dravecky to Giants for Mark Grant, mark davis, Keith Comstock and Chris Brown.  [Dec 11,1991] - Traded by Giants with Mike Remlinger to Mariners for Dave Burba, Mike Jackson and Bill Swift.  [Nov 17,1992] - Traded by Mariners to Reds for Norm Charlton.  [Oct 25,1994] - Granted Free Agency.  [Mar 8,1996] - Signed as Free Agent by Red Sox.  [Jul 30,1996] - Traded by Red Sox to Reds for Brad Tweedie and Roberto Mejia.  [Nov 18,1996] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 13,1996] - Signed as Free Agent by Indians.  [Jun 3,1997] - Released by Indians.  [Mar 9,1998] - Signed as Free Agent by Athletics.  [Aug 7,1998] - Released by Athletics.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1981KingsportApp19NymRk 3b 622213974927455522310003  .335.390.489879--
1982LynchburgCaro20NymA+ 3b 29851927511160013250002  .318.400.435835--
1983JacksonTex21NymAA 3b 12044175132252158511548842115  .299.367.467834--
1984TidewaterIL22NymAAA 3b 1204325110521310541225893029  .243.284.375659--
 NY MetsNL22NymMLB 3b5,9,3714030001010300000 .214.214.21442822%
1985TidewaterIL23NymAAA 3b 95348441012429433132602103  .290.351.448799--
1986NY MetsNL24NymMLB of-ss2,6,51083285191222124333336110116 .277.344.46681048%
1987San DiegoNL25SdMLB 3b56219619487172600203803015 .245.313.39871155%
 SF GiantsNL25SfMLB 3b2692684982131154496285021005 .306.376.53090650%
1988SF GiantsNL26SfMLB 3b-of414850560127257198055488557179 .251.319.44276141%
1989SF GiantsNL27SfMLB of4154543100158346471253487115332076 .291.388.635102337%
1990SF GiantsNL28SfMLB of414052490152242359347588729058 .290.360.54490438%
1991SF GiantsNL29SfMLB of41133715295131276923435758046 .256.338.51585334%
1992SeattleAL30SeaMLB of-dh4993604810324096702354634044 .286.351.42877940%
1993CincinnatiNL31CinMLB of493323561102131964102548140414 .341.385.60198642%
1994CincinnatiNL32CinMLB of4953105710118130772059623150812 .326.429.681111044%
1995FukuokaJap Pac33Intl   37130173960828          .300---.531-----
1996PawtucketIL34BosAAA of 516120000001500000 .125.176.125301--
 BostonAL34BosMLB rf5,627929284021300111410003 .304.385.41379835%
 CincinnatiNL34CinMLB lf437114183711062600261602015 .325.447.579102650%
1997ClevelandAL35CleMLB dh8205979104111091112002 .153.275.373648--
1998EdmontonPCL36OakAAA   623482001011200000 .348.375.435810--
 OaklandAL36OakMLB dh-lf4511271429712210092600004 .228.279.34662554%
 
Major League Totals - 13 Season(s)122341346301173224252347603031491719278724289 .284.360.52088042%
Minor League Totals - 8 Season(s)4741696250488921050272 .288---.442-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1986NY MetsNL24NymCh28120000000100000 .250.250.250500--
 NY MetsNL24NymWs58120000000300000 .250.250.250500--
1987SF GiantsNL25SfCh730281012100300000 .267.267.400667--
1989SF GiantsNL27SfCh517560027003300000 .353.450.7061156--
 SF GiantsNL27SfWs417250012000300000 .294.294.471765--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)23801123104111031300000 .288.313.450763--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1981KingsportApp19NymRk3B58421021816212---.889--
1981KingsportApp19NymRkOF220020---1.000--
 
1982LynchburgCaro20NymA+3B25113310540---.815--
 
1983JacksonTex21NymAA3B114702242131518---.933--
1983JacksonTex21NymAAOF41100110---1.000--
 
1984TidewaterIL22NymAAA1B74952567---.964--
1984TidewaterIL22NymAAA3B109652152030019---.933--
1984NY MetsNL22NymMLB3B514162---.833--
 
1985TidewaterIL23NymAAA3B93552092228617---.923--
1985TidewaterIL23NymAAAOF110010---1.000--
 
1986NY MetsNL24NymMLB1B261182---.875--
1986NY MetsNL24NymMLB3B7791170---.941--
1986NY MetsNL24NymMLBSS2431566937---.935--
1986NY MetsNL24NymMLBOF68114321191---.983--
 
1987San DiegoNL25SdMLB3B512910881459---.945--
1987San DiegoNL25SdMLBOF330030---1.000--
1987SF GiantsNL25SfMLB3B6844131718210---.962--
1987SF GiantsNL25SfMLBSS101010---1.000--
1987SF GiantsNL25SfMLBOF300000--------
 
1988SF GiantsNL26SfMLB3B102612031628018---.943--
1988SF GiantsNL26SfMLBOF405726650---.908--
 
1989SF GiantsNL27SfMLB3B202020---1.000--
1989SF GiantsNL27SfMLBOF147305873200---.978--
 
1990SF GiantsNL28SfMLBOF138295993133---.971--
 
1991SF GiantsNL29SfMLB1B100000--------
1991SF GiantsNL29SfMLBOF100188662001---.970--
 
1992SeattleAL30SeaMLBOF69130401340---1.000--
1992SeattleAL30SeaMLBDH26--------
 
1993CincinnatiNL31CinMLBOF87149771632---.957--
 
1994CincinnatiNL32CinMLB1B171080---1.000--
1994CincinnatiNL32CinMLBOF89132941452---.972--
 
1996PawtucketIL34BosAAAOF220130---.667--
1996BostonAL34BosMLBLF110010---1.000--
1996BostonAL34BosMLBRF212802300---.933--
1996BostonAL34BosMLBDH4--------
1996CincinnatiNL34CinMLB1B32821314---.968--
1996CincinnatiNL34CinMLBLF314401450---.978--
 
1997ClevelandAL35CleMLBLF100110---.000--
1997ClevelandAL35CleMLBDH16--------
 
1998OaklandAL36OakMLB1B250051---1.000--
1998OaklandAL36OakMLBLF101000100---1.000--
1998OaklandAL36OakMLBDH23--------
 


 Awards
[1986] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #3)  [1989] - National League Most Valuable Player, NL Silver Slugger Award (OF), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1990] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #11), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1994] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #9)  [2000] - Southland Conference All-Star DH  [2001] - Southland Conference All-Star 1B  [2004] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.4%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
198660,000  325,46680
1987125,000  292,85345
1988237,500  325,30541
1989610,000  375,25722
19902,083,00018  426,3582
19913,750,0004  617,6271
19923,750,00026  798,1853
19933,750,00053  815,7235
19943,750,00058  914,1576
19961,135,000  835,26222
1997500,000  996,99035
1998225,000  1,054,03753
 
Career:  $19,975,500   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Mitchell once caught a fly ball in the outfield, in foul territory, with his bare hand to record the out.

Finished tied for 3rd place in the Home Run Derby during the 1989 all-star game.

Member of the World Series Champion New York Mets in 1986.

Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1989-1990)
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