Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1996
- Draft
- 1992Rd 1, Pk 23
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1996
- Draft
- 1992Rd 1, Pk 23
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,085
- AB
- 7,627
- R
- 1,030
- H
- 2,195
- HR
- 75
- RBI
- 744
- SB
- 189
- AVG
- .288
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PIT | 130 | 414 | 54 | 124 | 3 | 42 | 5 | .300 |
| 1997 | PIT | 144 | 486 | 71 | 143 | 8 | 49 | 18 | .294 |
| 1998 | PIT | 149 | 535 | 95 | 175 | 12 | 75 | 26 | .327 |
| 1999 | PIT | 78 | 280 | 61 | 93 | 8 | 41 | 22 | .332 |
| 2000 | PIT | 152 | 579 | 112 | 185 | 14 | 58 | 22 | .320 |
| 2001 | PIT | 157 | 606 | 84 | 161 | 10 | 53 | 13 | .266 |
| 2002 | PIT | 145 | 545 | 59 | 154 | 3 | 44 | 15 | .283 |
| 2003 | PIT | 150 | 587 | 84 | 191 | 6 | 58 | 8 | .325 |
| 2004 | PIT | 147 | 574 | 86 | 183 | 3 | 51 | 11 | .319 |
| 2005 | ATH | 150 | 601 | 70 | 163 | 0 | 53 | 8 | .271 |
| 2006 | ATH | 143 | 552 | 76 | 163 | 1 | 50 | 11 | .295 |
| 2007 |  ATH/CHC | 137 | 466 | 45 | 113 | 3 | 41 | 3 | .242 |
| 2008 | MIL | 151 | 516 | 46 | 127 | 2 | 49 | 8 | .246 |
| 2009 | MIL | 134 | 452 | 48 | 109 | 2 | 43 | 7 | .241 |
| 2010 | KC | 118 | 434 | 39 | 111 | 0 | 37 | 12 | .256 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 12
- AB
- 49
- R
- 1
- H
- 11
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 3
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .224
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,702
- TB
- 2,884
- XBH
- 504
- HBP
- 254
- IBB
- 51
- GIDP
- 176
- P/PA
- 2.40
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PIT | 471 | 166 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | PIT | 572 | 211 | 48 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | PIT | 627 | 253 | 51 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT | 334 | 143 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | PIT | 678 | 272 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | PIT | 672 | 217 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | PIT | 605 | 194 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | PIT | 666 | 244 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | PIT | 658 | 224 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | ATH | 676 | 193 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | ATH | 626 | 189 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | ATH/CHC | 514 | 144 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | MIL | 587 | 167 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3.6 |
| 2009 | MIL | 526 | 138 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 2010 | KC | 490 | 129 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3.8 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 38.3
- RC
- 1097.7
- RC/27
- 5.10
- ISOP
- .090
- SECA
- .198
- BB/K
- 1.05
- AB/HR
- 101.7
- GO/FO
- 1.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PIT | 1.4 | 64.4 | 5.7 | .101 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 138 | 0 |
| 1997 | PIT | 3.9 | 86.6 | 6.4 | .140 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 60.8 | 0 |
| 1998 | PIT | 5.4 | 110.7 | 7.8 | .146 | 0.3 | 1 | 44.6 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT | 4.0 | 63.8 | 8.5 | .179 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | PIT | 4.3 | 112.7 | 7.2 | .150 | 0.3 | 1 | 41.4 | 0 |
| 2001 | PIT | -0.1 | 69.3 | 3.9 | .092 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 60.6 | 0 |
| 2002 | PIT | 2.0 | 70 | 4.6 | .073 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 181.7 | 0 |
| 2003 | PIT | 4.3 | 99.5 | 6.5 | .090 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 97.8 | 0 |
| 2004 | PIT | 3.7 | 92.7 | 6 | .071 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 191.3 | 1.1 |
| 2005 | ATH | 2.2 | 65.8 | 3.8 | .050 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | ATH | 3.4 | 70.8 | 4.5 | .047 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 552 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | ATH/CHC | 1.0 | 42.9 | 3.1 | .067 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 155.3 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | MIL | 2.7 | 59.6 | 4 | .078 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 258 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | MIL | -0.1 | 49.3 | 3.6 | .064 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 226 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | KC | 0.2 | 41.6 | 3.2 | .041 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.9 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Jason Kendall's career stats?
Jason Kendall played 15 seasons for the Pirates, the Athletics, the Brewers and the Royals. He was a career .288 hitter with 2,195 hits, 75 home runs and 744 RBI. His best season was 1999: a .332 batting average, 8 home runs and 41 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1996 to 2010
Jason Kendall finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
All-time career rank
- 190th in hits (2,195)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1998 (8th), 2003 (9th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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