Jeff Kunkel

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: March 25, 1962 in West Palm Beach, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ).

High School: Middletown HS South (Middletown, NJ)

School: Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ)

Debut: July 23, 1984 (Age 22-120d, 14,922nd in major league history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 14, 1992 (Age 30-173d)
vs. NYM 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Jeffrey William Kunkel

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Relatives: Son of Bill Kunkel

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

867

192

.222

RBI

OBP

.259

SLG

.355

OPS

.614

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 18 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 5 go ahead

1 Tm
TEX	18

Platoon
vs RHP	10
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Home	13
Away	5

Outs
0	10
2	6
1	2

11 Opps
MIN	4
KCR	3
OAK	2
SEA	2
BOS	1
CAL	1
CLE	1
BAL	1
DET	1
MIL	1
TOR	1

16 Pitchers
Shane Rawley	2
Frank Wills	2
Frank Tanana	1
Kirk McCaskill	1
David West	1
Roy Smith	1
Storm Davis	1
Clint Zavaras	1
Tom Gordon	1
Jimmy Key	1
Wes Gardner	1
Mark Langston	1
Bob Welch	1
Greg Swindell	1
Bill Krueger	1
Dennis Martínez	1

6 Parks
Arlington St (ARL)	13
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1

Where Hit
7	8
8	3
89	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	5
2	4
1	3
5	3
6	1
4	1
3	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	16
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
--3	1
1--	1

20 RBI
RISP	1
0 on	16
1 on	2
Any on	2

Inning
1	2
3	3
4	3
5	6
6	1
7	2
8	1

1-3	5
4-6	10
7-end	3

RelScore
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	4
-1	7
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	1

Ahead	2
Tied	4
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	5
0-0	3
1-0	2
3-1	2
0-1	2
3-2	1
2-1	1
1-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	10
CF	3
2B	3
3B	2

OrderPos
9th	7
2nd	4
8th	3
7th	2
1st	2

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	5

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1984-07-31	TEX	@	BAL	Dennis Martínez	behind 4-5	t 7	2	---		1	7	6	0.208	43%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1984-08-17	TEX		KCR	Frank Wills	behind 4-5	b 6	2	---		1	8	6	0.191	52%		Home Run
3	3	3	1	1984-08-28	TEX	@	KCR	Frank Wills	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---		1	9	6	0.102	72%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1986-10-03	TEX		CAL	Kirk McCaskill	tied 0-0	b 3	2	---		1	9	6	0.119	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1987-05-25	TEX	@	DET	Frank Tanana	behind 2-8	t 7	1	---		1	9	4	0.012	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1988-06-20	TEX		SEA	Mark Langston	behind 2-3	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	4	0.303	61%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
7	7	2	1	1988-08-27	TEX		TOR	Jimmy Key	tied 2-2	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	4	0.128	69%		Home Run
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1989-05-18	TEX		MIN	Shane Rawley	behind 0-2	b 1	0	---	5,(3-1) BSBBX	1	1	8	0.098	44%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	2	2	1989-05-18	TEX		MIN	Shane Rawley	behind 3-4	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	1	8	0.137	56%		Home Run (Deep CF)
10	10	3	1	1989-05-20	TEX		MIN	Roy Smith	behind 1-4	b 5	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	6	0.087	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
11	11	4	1	1989-06-24	TEX		CLE	Greg Swindell	tied 2-2	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BFBCBX	1	9	6	0.146	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	5	1	1989-07-17	TEX		BOS	Wes Gardner	ahead 5-3	b 4	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	6	0.121	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Buechele Scores
13	13	6	1	1989-08-24	TEX		OAK	Storm Davis	behind 1-2	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	8	8	0.156	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	7	1	1989-09-01	TEX		KCR	Tom Gordon	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	6	0.129	41%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
15	15	8	1	1989-09-19	TEX		SEA	Clint Zavaras	behind 2-3	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	0.163	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1990-07-30	TEX	@	MIL	Bill Krueger	tied 1-1	t 5	0	---	5,(2-2) BFFBX	1	9	6	0.145	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	2	1	1990-08-25	TEX		MIN	David West	behind 0-1	b 1	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBCBX	2	2	5	0.168	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); G. Pettis Scores
18	18	3	1	1990-08-31	TEX	@	OAK	Bob Welch	behind 0-3	t 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	5	0.081	25%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)