Eddie Murray vs Jeff Kent

Eddie MurrayJeff Kent

Eddie Murray and Jeff Kent compared on their MLB careers: Eddie Murray played 21 seasons, 1977 to 1997, Jeff Kent 17 seasons, 1992 to 2008. Eddie Murray has .287 batting average to Jeff Kent's .290. Eddie Murray won 1 title, Jeff Kent won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eddie Murray and Jeff Kent career totals
3,026GP2,298
11,336AB8,498
1,627R1,320
3,255H2,461
504HR377
1,917RBI1,518
110SB94
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Eddie Murray and Jeff Kent postseason
44GP49
159AB170
21R25
41H47
9HR9
25RBI23
3SB1
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Eddie Murray and Jeff Kent all-time places
28th (504)Home runs84th (377)
13th (3,255)Hits111th (2,461)
9th (1,917)RBI45th (1,518)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Eddie Murray: 1 championship; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Gold Glove ×3, AL Silver Slugger ×2, NL Silver Slugger
  • Jeff Kent: 1 championship; NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger ×4

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Eddie Murray and Jeff Kent season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1977.28327881992.2391150
2nd1978.28527951993.2702180
3rd1979.29525991994.2921468
4th1980.300321161995.2782065
5th1981.29422781996.2841255
6th1982.316321101997.25029121
7th1983.306331111998.29731128
8th1984.306291101999.29023101
9th1985.297311242000.33433125
10th1986.30517842001.29822106
11th1987.27730912002.31337108
12th1988.28428842003.2972293
13th1989.24720882004.28927107
14th1990.33026952005.28929105
15th1991.26019962006.2921468
16th1992.26116932007.3022079
17th1993.285271002008.2801259
18th1994.2541776————
19th1995.3232182————
20th1996.2602279————
21st1997.222318————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI