Fred
Kendall
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: January 31, 1949 in Torrance, CA, USA
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 28 CLE AL 151 584 78 162 29 6 5 83 3 1 33 24 .277 .316 .373 .689 61.1 7.9
1978 29 CHC NL 59 103 8 19 1 0 0 12 1 1 13 8 .184 .283 .194 .478 6.3 0.9
1979 30 CHC NL 55 101 10 19 6 2 1 7 0 0 10 1 .188 .274 .317 .591 7.8 0.1
1980 31 CHC NL 162 578 44 109 15 4 7 54 0 0 35 35 .189 .239 .265 .503 30.4 0.0
1981 32 BOS AL 39 127 12 26 5 0 1 13 0 1 9 8 .205 .257 .268 .525 6.5 0.3
1982 33 BOS AL 91 271 30 62 8 0 2 21 0 1 24 25 .229 .295 .280 .576 19.7 0.3
1983 34 PIT NL 82 154 12 30 10 0 0 14 0 0 10 9 .195 .242 .260 .502 6.2 0.0
7 Years Sim 639 1918 194 427 74 12 16 204 4 4 134 110 .223 .276 .299 .575 137.9 9.5
162 Game Average 486 49 108 18 3 4 51 1 1 33 27 .223 .276 .299 .575 35.0  
Career Highs 162 584 78 162 29 6 7 83 3 1 35 35 .277 .316 .373 .689 61.1  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1977 28 CLE AL C 150 150 1352.7 672 72 12 3 .984 4.95 109 47 .431 16 5.4
1978 29 CHC NL C 30 22 208.3 123 10 0 1 1.000 5.75 23 5 .217 0 1.1
1979 30 CHC NL C 38 25 233.3 158 12 2 0 .988 6.56 26 9 .346 1 1.1
1980 31 CHC NL C 162 162 1448.0 867 64 9 2 .990 5.79 118 31 .263 15 5.3
1981 32 BOS AL C 39 38 332.7 171 13 1 0 .995 4.98 27 8 .296 2 1.4
1982 33 BOS AL C 83 77 657.0 336 36 3 2 .992 5.10 79 21 .266 1 0.7
    CF 2 0 3.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.46 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0  
1983 34 PIT NL C 34 31 267.7 147 14 1 1 .994 5.41 23 7 .304 1 2.4
  C 536 505 4499.6 2474 221 28 9 .990 5.39 405 128 .316 36 17.5
  CF 2 0 3.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.46 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   539 505 4505.3 2477 221 28 9 .990 5.39 405 128 .316 36 17.5
Career Highs   162 162 1448.0 867 72 12 3 1.000 6.56 118 47 .431 16  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1980-1-162
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Darryl Cias (980)
  2. Don Slaught (977)
  3. Alan Knicely (974)
  4. Ron Hodges (965)
  5. Marc Hill (961)
  6. George Mitterwald (959)
  7. Geno Petralli (955)
  8. Rick Cerone (954)
  9. Mike Lavalliere (952)
  10. Junior Ortiz (948)
History
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/15/1978 to a 3-year deal worth $750,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/12/1978 to a 3-year deal worth $750,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/18/1981 to a 2-year deal worth $600,000 per year
Traded from Boston to Pittsburgh on 1/31/1983 (Going to PIT: P T. Gorman, C F. Kendall. Going to BOS: C J. Essian)
Released by Pittsburgh on 5/16/1984