Kenny Lofton stats
Bio
- Age
- 59 yearsMay 31, 1967
- Height
- 5' 11"
- AL Gold Glove
- 4x
Kenny Lofton played 17 MLB seasons, 1991 to 2007.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,103
- AB
- 8,120
- R
- 1,528
- H
- 2,428
- HR
- 130
- RBI
- 781
- SB
- 622
- AVG
- .299
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | HOU | 20 | 74 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 |
| 1992 | CLE | 148 | 576 | 96 | 164 | 5 | 42 | 66 | .285 |
| 1993 | CLE | 148 | 569 | 116 | 185 | 1 | 42 | 70 | .325 |
| 1994 | CLE | 112 | 459 | 105 | 160 | 12 | 57 | 60 | .349 |
| 1995 | CLE | 118 | 481 | 93 | 149 | 7 | 53 | 54 | .310 |
| 1996 | CLE | 154 | 662 | 132 | 210 | 14 | 67 | 75 | .317 |
| 1997 | ATL | 122 | 493 | 90 | 164 | 5 | 48 | 27 | .333 |
| 1998 | CLE | 154 | 600 | 101 | 169 | 12 | 64 | 54 | .282 |
| 1999 | CLE | 120 | 465 | 110 | 140 | 7 | 39 | 25 | .301 |
| 2000 | CLE | 137 | 543 | 107 | 151 | 15 | 73 | 30 | .278 |
| 2001 | CLE | 133 | 517 | 91 | 135 | 14 | 66 | 16 | .261 |
| 2002 |  CHW/SF | 139 | 532 | 98 | 139 | 11 | 51 | 29 | .261 |
| 2003 |  PIT/CHC | 140 | 547 | 97 | 162 | 12 | 46 | 30 | .296 |
| 2004 | NYY | 83 | 276 | 51 | 76 | 3 | 18 | 7 | .275 |
| 2005 | PHI | 110 | 367 | 67 | 123 | 2 | 36 | 22 | .335 |
| 2006 | LAD | 129 | 469 | 79 | 141 | 3 | 41 | 32 | .301 |
| 2007 |  TEX/CLE | 136 | 490 | 86 | 145 | 7 | 38 | 23 | .296 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 95
- AB
- 392
- R
- 65
- H
- 97
- HR
- 7
- RBI
- 34
- SB
- 34
- AVG
- .247
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 9,235
- TB
- 3,433
- XBH
- 629
- HBP
- 32
- IBB
- 43
- GIDP
- 111
- P/PA
- 1.19
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | HOU | 79 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | CLE | 651 | 210 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | CLE | 657 | 232 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | CLE | 523 | 246 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | 529 | 218 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | CLE | 736 | 295 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATL | 564 | 211 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | CLE | 698 | 248 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | CLE | 561 | 201 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | CLE | 640 | 229 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 576 | 206 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | CHW/SF | 611 | 220 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | PIT/CHC | 610 | 246 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3.4 |
| 2004 | NYY | 313 | 109 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | PHI | 406 | 154 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | LAD | 522 | 189 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | TEX/CLE | 559 | 203 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.7 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 64.9
- RC
- 1,377.5
- RC/27
- 6.10
- ISOP
- .124
- SECA
- .297
- BB/K
- 0.93
- AB/HR
- 62.5
- GO/FO
- 0.90
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | HOU | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | .014 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | CLE | 6.3 | 88.9 | 5.5 | .080 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 115.2 | 0 |
| 1993 | CLE | 7.3 | 108 | 7.1 | .083 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 569 | 0 |
| 1994 | CLE | 7.1 | 106.6 | 8.8 | .187 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 38.3 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | 3.8 | 83.6 | 6.3 | .143 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 68.7 | 0 |
| 1996 | CLE | 5.3 | 119.2 | 6.6 | .128 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 47.3 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATL | 4.9 | 85.4 | 6.3 | .095 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 98.6 | 0 |
| 1998 | CLE | 5.7 | 104.5 | 6.2 | .132 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | CLE | 5.4 | 89.7 | 7 | .131 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 66.4 | 0 |
| 2000 | CLE | 3.2 | 91.7 | 5.8 | .144 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 36.2 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 1.6 | 67.8 | 4.5 | .137 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 36.9 | 0 |
| 2002 | CHW/SF | 3.5 | 83.9 | 5.5 | .152 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 48.4 | 0 |
| 2003 | PIT/CHC | 3.3 | 90.5 | 5.9 | .154 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 45.6 | 0 |
| 2004 | NYY | 1.2 | 39.8 | 5.1 | .120 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 92 | 1 |
| 2005 | PHI | 3.4 | 64.7 | 6.8 | .084 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 183.5 | 1 |
| 2006 | LAD | 0.6 | 70.4 | 5.3 | .102 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 156.3 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | TEX/CLE | 2.3 | 79.6 | 5.8 | .118 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 70 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 59 yearsMay 31, 1967
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1991
- Birthplace
- East Chicago, IN
- College
- Arizona
- AL Gold Glove
- 4x
Latest performance
Kenny Lofton
Oct 21 · @ BOS · L 11-2
- AB
- 4
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .222
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 21 | at BOSL 11-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Oct 20 | atBOSL 12-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Oct 18 | vsBOSL 7-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Oct 16 | vsBOSW 7-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Oct 15 | vsBOSW 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat, Oct 13 | atBOSW 13-6 F/11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What were Kenny Lofton's career stats?
Kenny Lofton played 17 seasons for the Astros, the Guardians, the Braves, the Yankees, the Phillies and the Dodgers. He was a career .299 hitter with 2,428 hits, 130 home runs and 781 RBI. His best season was 1994: a .349 batting average, 12 home runs and 57 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1991 to 2007
Kenny Lofton led MLB in batting average (2005) and stolen bases (1993, 1994, 1996); finished top 10 in a stat 13 times.
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×4: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
All-time career rank
- 121st in hits (2,428)
- 15th in stolen bases (622)
Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1994 (6th), 1997 (5th), 2005 (1st)
- Hits: 1993 (10th), 1994 (2nd), 1996 (5th)
- Stolen Bases: 1992 (2nd), 1993 (1st), 1994 (1st), 1995 (2nd), 1996 (1st), 1998 (3rd), 2003 (10th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Kenny Lofton
Playoff series
Kenny Lofton played 52 games across 6 MLB postseasons in 11 series — 6 won, 5 lost.
| 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  NYY | Won 3-1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | BOS | Lost 3-4 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 |  NYM | Lost 0-3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 |  MIN | Won 1-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | BOS | Won 2-1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 |  ATL | Won 3-2 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 |  MIA | Lost 3-4 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | ATL | Won 3-2 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 |  STL | Won 4-1 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 |  LAA | Lost 3-4 | 7 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 |  SEA | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Kenny Lofton’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Kenny Lofton against each club
- vs Boston Red Sox (47)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (45)
- vs Minnesota Twins (45)
- vs Houston Astros (42)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (41)
- vs Seattle Mariners (40)
- vs Detroit Tigers (38)
- vs Kansas City Royals (36)
- vs Washington Nationals (36)
- vs San Diego Padres (35)
- vs Atlanta Braves (34)
- vs New York Mets (34)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (31)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (30)
- vs Athletics (29)
- vs Chicago Cubs (29)
- vs Miami Marlins (28)
- vs Colorado Rockies (27)
- vs San Francisco Giants (27)
- vs Chicago White Sox (26)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (26)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (25)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (25)
- vs Texas Rangers (24)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (22)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (22)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (21)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (20)
- vs New York Yankees (19)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (13)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Kenny Lofton among MLB players at the same position.
- Chuck KnoblauchAlike in On-Base %, Runs, Slugging %70out of 100 on profile similarity
- Tim Raines Sr.Alike in Slugging %, Stolen Bases, On-Base %68out of 100 on profile similarity
- Rickey HendersonAlike in Slugging %, Runs, Stolen Bases57out of 100 on profile similarity
- Lenny DykstraAlike in On-Base %, Slugging %55out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jacoby EllsburyAlike in Slugging %, Stolen Bases55out of 100 on profile similarity
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