How Dave Kingman's OPS Compares to Similar Players

Dave Kingman posted a career OPS of .780, near the league average of .719 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best OPS season came in 1979, posting .956, well above the league average of .719 that year. The lowest point came in 1983 at .648, near the league average of .707 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .826 in 1984 to .726 in 1985 and .686 in 1986. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent OPS producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 16 seasons.

Dave Kingman Lifetime OPS

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Dave Kingman OPS Per Season

Dave Kingman's OPS for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave Kingman OPS per season line chart

Dave Kingman OPS by Team

Dave Kingman's career OPS totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Kingman career OPS by team bar chart

Dave Kingman OPS Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Kingman's career OPS shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Dave Kingman OPS year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Kingman OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Kingman's seasonal OPS alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dave Kingman OPS distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Kingman OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Kingman's MLB career with OPS alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Dave Kingman OPS season-by-season breakdown table