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Steve Kemp   |   Major Leaguer   1977-1988

Full Name:  Steven F. Kemp
Born:  August 7,1954  in  San Angelo, Texas
Height:  6-0  Weight:  195  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:  Arcadia (Arcadia,CA)
College:  USC

Debut:  April 7,1977

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Drafted:  Selected by Detroit Tigers in 1st Round (1st overall) of 1976 amateur entry draft (Jan-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Nov 27,1981] - Traded by Tigers to White Sox for Chet Lemon.  [Nov 10,1982] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 9,1982] - Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.  [Dec 20,1984] - Traded by Yankees with Tim Foli and Cash to Pirates for Jay Buhner, Alfonso Pulido and Dale Berra.  [May 8,1986] - Released by Pirates.  [Jun 22,1986] - Signed as Free Agent by Padres.  [Sep 18,1986] - Released by Padres.  [Mar 4,1987] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  [Oct 15,1987] - Released by Rangers.  [Jan 19,1988] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  [May 25,1988] - Released by Rangers.  [Jun 9,1988] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1976MontgomerySou21DetAA   732564174172843          .289---.465-----
 EvansvilleAmer21DetAAA   5217137661431138          .386---.696-----
1977DetroitAL22DetMLB of4151552751422941888337193501711 .257.343.42276554%
1978DetroitAL23DetMLB of515958275161184157923978713339 .277.379.39977855%
1979DetroitAL24DetMLB of31344908815626326105566870222813 .318.398.54394157%
1980DetroitAL25DetMLB of-dh31355088814923321101516964431924 .293.376.47485052%
1981DetroitAL26DetMLB of310537252103184949937048150413 .277.389.41980861%
1982Chi Wh-SoxAL27ChwMLB of316058091166231199877898338168 .286.381.42880956%
1983NY YankeesAL28NyyMLB of4,6,510937353901731249104137231217 .241.318.39971751%
1984NY YankeesAL29NyyMLB of6943133791121741414054103412 .291.369.40377253%
1985PittsburghNL30PitMLB of9,7,592236195913222110255401145 .250.317.34766450%
1986Las VegasPCL31SdAAA of 4816027431025272026440200  .269.371.450821--
 PittsburghNL31PitMLB of91316130011104600001 .188.350.37572570%
1987Okla CityAmer32TexAAA of 12142173112286208423711122505  .266.371.504875--
1988Okla CityAmer33TexAAA of-1b 371211233602191311220103  .273.326.372698--
 TexasAL33TexMLB dh-of6,41636280002102900011 .222.256.22247843%
 
Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)11684058581112817925130634392457660519251348114 .278.367.43179855%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)3311129190328751346211 .291---.502-----


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1977DetroitAL22DetMLBOF1482521052671---.981--
 
1978DetroitAL23DetMLBOF1573251183442---.977--
 
1979DetroitAL24DetMLBOF1202291262472---.976--
1979DetroitAL24DetMLBDH11--------
 
1980DetroitAL25DetMLBOF85197412023---.995--
1980DetroitAL25DetMLBDH46--------
 
1981DetroitAL26DetMLBOF92207432140---.986--
1981DetroitAL26DetMLBDH12--------
 
1982Chi Wh-SoxAL27ChwMLBOF154280672931---.976--
1982Chi Wh-SoxAL27ChwMLBDH2--------
 
1983NY YankeesAL28NyyMLBOF101215532233---.987--
1983NY YankeesAL28NyyMLBDH2--------
 
1984NY YankeesAL29NyyMLBOF75138241440---.972--
1984NY YankeesAL29NyyMLBDH12--------
 
1985PittsburghNL30PitMLBOF63105101060---1.000--
 
1986Las VegasPCL31SdAAAOF243200320---1.000--
1986PittsburghNL31PitMLBOF490090---1.000--
 
1987Okla CityAmer32TexAAAOF364961561---.982--
 
1988Okla CityAmer33TexAAA1B97542813---.975--
1988Okla CityAmer33TexAAAOF162201230---.957--
1988TexasAL33TexMLB1B110010---1.000--
1988TexasAL33TexMLBOF550050---1.000--
1988TexasAL33TexMLBDH7--------
 


 Awards
[1979] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #17), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1981] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #23)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
19851,420,00013  299,1082
19861,220,00028  325,4664
19871,320,00028  292,8534
1988*62,500  325,30580
 
Career:  $4,022,500   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 1 All-Star game during his career (1979)
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