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Mets Monday: Dave "Kong" Kingman

Written by Sam Gutkin In February of 1975, The New York Mets bought Dave "Kong" Kingman from the San Francisco Giants for 150 thousand dollars. Two years later the Mets traded him away to the San Diego Padres. He would end up going through three more teams before finding his way back to Queens in 1981, where he would stay until 1984. In total Kong played 6 seasons with the Mets, more than he played with any other team in his 16-year career. During his time in the MLB Kingman managed to club 442 home runs, 154 of which for the Mets, good for 42nd all-time, and 5th on the Mets leaderboards. Even with such impressive power, Kingman's Wins Above Replacement (WAR) sits at an abysmal 17.2. This is partially due to poor fielding and base running, but it's mainly because Dave Kingman at-bats only really had three possible outcomes. The first of the three outcomes is the home run, something Dave Kingman had a well-known affinity for. He hit home runs at an impr

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