Howie Kendrick stats

Last played for the Washington Nationals, 2020

Designated Hitter · #47

Age 43 · 5' 11"

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Howie Kendrick played 15 MLB seasons, 2006 to 2020.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,621
AB
5,950
R
792
H
1,747
HR
127
RBI
724
SB
126
AVG
.294

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
2006LAA7226725764306.285
2007LAA88338551095395.322
2008LAA923404310433711.306
2009LAA10537461109106111.291
2010LAA15861667172107514.279
2011LAA14053786153186314.285
2012LAA1475505715886714.287
2013LAA1224785514213546.297
2014LAA1576178518177514.293
2015LAD117464641379546.295
2016LAD1464876512484010.255
2017PHI/WSH91305409694112.315
2018WSH4015217464121.303
2019WSH1213346111517622.344
2020WSH259111252140.275

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
50
AB
168
R
19
H
40
HR
4
RBI
18
SB
4
AVG
.238

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,421
TB
2,558
XBH
519
HBP
61
IBB
34
GIDP
193
P/PA
3.70

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
2006LAA283111264253.3
2007LAA3531523142153.2
2008LAA361143314383.5
2009LAA400166344183.8
2010LAA6582515552163.7
2011LAA58324954103184.0
2012LAA5942204341263.6
2013LAA5132103865163.8
2014LAA6742454548153.7
2015LAD4951903321173.8
2016LAD5431783632203.8
2017PHI/WSH334145285083.9
2018WSH16072182163.5
2019WSH3701914141113.8
2020WSH1003560243.8

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
31.0
RC
819.8
RC/27
4.90
ISOP
.136
SECA
.208
BB/K
0.32
AB/HR
46.9
GO/FO
1.30

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
2006LAA1.335.24.8.1310.20.266.81.1
2007LAA2.346.25.1270.20.267.61.2
2008LAA1.746.45.1150.20.2113.31.2
2009LAA2.953.85.2.1520.20.337.41.2
2010LAA2.076.44.4.1280.20.361.61.2
2011LAA4.2795.2.1790.30.329.81.2
2012LAA2.764.74.1130.20.368.81.5
2013LAA3.465.84.9.1420.20.336.81.2
2014LAA5.484.14.9.1040.20.488.11.6
2015LAD1.159.44.6.1140.20.351.61.5
2016LAD0.556.13.9.1110.20.560.91.6
2017PHI/WSH1.451.46.2.1610.30.333.91.4
2018WSH-0.221.55.1.1710.20.2380.9
2019WSH2.669.58.2280.30.619.60.9
2020WSH-0.310.53.9.1100.20.445.50.9

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
43 yearsJul 12, 1983
Height
5' 11"
Debut
2006
Birthplace
Jacksonville, FL
Draft
2002Rd 10, Pk 294
College
St. John's River State CC

Latest performance

Howie Kendrick

Sep 05 · @ ATL · W 10-4

AB
5
R
0
H
1
HR
0
RBI
2
BB
0
SO
1
AVG
.275

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sat, Sep 05atATLW 10-450102
Fri, Sep 04atATLL 7-1 F/730000
Wed, Sep 02atPHIL 3-030000
Tue, Sep 01atPHIL 6-040100
Mon, Aug 31atPHIL 8-650100
Sat, Aug 29atBOSL 5-341101

What were Howie Kendrick's career stats?

Howie Kendrick played 15 seasons for the Angels, the Dodgers and the Nationals. He was a career .294 hitter with 1,747 hits, 127 home runs and 724 RBI. His best season was 2019: a .344 batting average, 17 home runs and 62 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 7 postseasons, 2006 to 2020

Howie Kendrick led MLB in batting average (2019); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Championships

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Howie Kendrick

Playoff series

Howie Kendrick played 50 games across 8 MLB postseasons in 13 series — 6 won, 7 lost.

Howie Kendrick's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
2019MILWon 1-013100
2019LADWon 3-2520515
2019STLWon 4-0415504
2019HOUWon 4-3725713
2017CHCWon 2-132000
2016WSHLost 2-249300
2016CHCLost 1-4513200
2015NYMLost 2-3522614
2014KCLost 0-3313200
2009BOSWon 2-025100
2009NYYLost 1-3414411
2008BOSLost 1-3417200
2007BOSLost 0-3310201

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Howie Kendrick’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.