Jeff Kent vs Josh Hamilton

Jeff KentJosh Hamilton

Jeff Kent and Josh Hamilton compared on their MLB careers: Jeff Kent played 17 seasons, 1992 to 2008, Josh Hamilton 9 seasons, 2007 to 2015. Jeff Kent has .290 batting average to Josh Hamilton's .290. Jeff Kent won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jeff Kent and Josh Hamilton career totals
2,298GP1,027
8,498AB3,909
1,320R609
2,461H1,134
377HR200
1,518RBI701
94SB50
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jeff Kent and Josh Hamilton postseason
49GP42
170AB163
25R18
47H33
9HR6
23RBI23
1SB4
0.3AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.6

Where each stands all time

Jeff Kent and Josh Hamilton all-time places
84th (377)Home runs—
111th (2,461)Hits—
45th (1,518)RBI—

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

  • Jeff Kent: 1 championship; NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger ×4
  • Josh Hamilton: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×3, AL MVP

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.

Jeff Kent and Josh Hamilton 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.
1st1992.23911502007.2921947
2nd1993.27021802008.30432130
3rd1994.29214682009.2681054
4th1995.27820652010.35932100
5th1996.28412552011.2982594
6th1997.250291212012.28543128
7th1998.297311282013.2502179
8th1999.290231012014.2631044
9th2000.334331252015.253825
10th2001.29822106————
11th2002.31337108————
12th2003.2972293————
13th2004.28927107————
14th2005.28929105————
15th2006.2921468————
16th2007.3022079————
17th2008.2801259————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI