Jason
Kendall
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: June 26, 1974 in Usa, CA, SAN DIEGO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1996    2000    2001   
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
1996 22 STL NL 83 307 40 89 18 5 7 33 2 1 17 38 .290 .343 .450 .793 44.3 9.7
1997 23 PHI NL 112 370 76 114 32 2 3 51 2 1 37 42 .308 .393 .430 .823 58.2 11.1
1998 24 PHI NL 156 610 103 188 43 5 19 65 3 7 63 55 .308 .393 .489 .882 106.2 18.7
1999 25 PHI NL 150 623 139 223 62 5 9 86 8 0 57 63 .358 .436 .517 .953 129.4 26.0
2000 26 PHI NL 149 598 121 173 40 5 17 68 7 4 65 69 .289 .387 .458 .845 106.3 18.9
2001 27 PHI NL 150 605 129 191 36 5 23 84 5 4 62 53 .316 .413 .506 .918 121.2 23.2
2002 28 PHI NL 152 613 105 189 43 5 11 79 8 4 72 62 .308 .417 .449 .866 115.0 19.8
2003 29 PHI NL 149 538 90 148 36 7 6 66 11 2 69 55 .275 .396 .401 .798 90.0 14.3
2004 30 PHI NL 152 544 76 156 44 8 12 83 7 3 73 63 .287 .401 .463 .864 94.5 12.3
2005 31 PHI NL 150 535 100 158 45 5 13 60 3 2 68 49 .295 .404 .471 .875 94.0 15.7
10 Years Sim 1403 5343 979 1629 399 52 120 675 56 28 583 549 .305 .402 .466 .868 959.2 169.8
162 Game Average 616 113 188 46 6 13 77 6 3 67 63 .305 .402 .466 .868 110.8  
Career Highs 156 623 139 223 62 8 23 86 11 7 73 69 .358 .436 .517 .953 129.4  
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
1996 22 STL NL C 79 79 710.3 682 21 0 1 1.000 8.91 31 9 .290 3 2.9
1997 23 PHI NL C 96 94 833.3 832 23 2 0 .998 9.23 37 9 .243 2 5.8
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1998 24 PHI NL C 150 147 1341.7 1443 39 4 1 .997 9.94 56 19 .339 7 7.7
1999 25 PHI NL C 148 145 1287.7 1419 34 7 3 .995 10.16 55 8 .145 6 1.5
2000 26 PHI NL C 147 141 1264.0 1338 39 5 4 .996 9.80 56 15 .268 3 7.1
2001 27 PHI NL C 146 145 1293.3 1381 30 2 2 .999 9.82 45 8 .178 2 5.4
    CF 1 1 10.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2002 28 PHI NL C 148 143 1291.7 1358 31 1 1 .999 9.68 43 8 .186 3 6.0
2003 29 PHI NL C 147 140 1256.0 1294 34 4 3 .997 9.52 45 11 .244 3 7.7
2004 30 PHI NL C 148 146 1295.0 1367 28 7 1 .995 9.69 44 9 .205 3 3.6
2005 31 PHI NL C 148 139 1260.3 1261 43 3 3 .998 9.31 40 14 .350 6 8.2
  C 1357 1319 11833.3 12375 322 35 19 .997 9.66 452 110 .243 38 55.8
  CF 1 1 10.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1359 1320 11844.3 12375 323 35 19 .997 9.65 452 110 .243 38 55.8
Career Highs   150 147 1341.7 1443 43 7 4 1.000 10.16 56 19 .350 7  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1997 23 PHI NL 8 30 4 8 2 0 0 4 1 0 4 2 .267 .389 .333 .722
1998 24 PHI NL 5 24 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .125 .192 .125 .317
1999 25 PHI NL 7 26 6 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .308 .438 .346 .784
2000 26 PHI NL 17 70 13 25 3 0 0 7 1 2 4 4 .357 .451 .400 .851
2001 27 PHI NL 5 16 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 .250 .429 .313 .741
2002 28 PHI NL 10 44 11 16 2 1 1 6 0 0 3 6 .364 .462 .523 .984
2003 29 PHI NL 8 23 8 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 5 .261 .455 .391 .846
2004 30 PHI NL 19 70 10 18 7 0 1 7 0 0 8 13 .257 .349 .400 .749
Career Post-Season Batting 79 303 55 88 19 1 2 32 2 2 31 39 .290 .403 .380 .782
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.
Batting Average
1999-2-.358
CAR-39-.305
On-Base Pct
1999-3-.436
2001-9-.413
2005-8-.404
CAR-13-.402
XR
1999-9-129.4
Runs
1999-4-139
2001-6-129
Hits
1998-10-188
1999-1-223
2001-10-191
2002-9-189
Singles
1999-5-147
2001-10-127
2002-7-130
Doubles
1999-3-62
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 53    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  1. Jorge Fabregas (879)
  2. Jeff Reed (868)
  3. Greg Myers (868)
  4. Benito Santiago (863)
  5. Jerry Willard (859)
  6. Edgar Renteria (853)
  7. Darrell Porter (853)
  8. Mike Fitzgerald (846)
  9. Eddie Taubensee (840)
  10. Mike Sweeney (829)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Seattle in 1996
Traded from Seattle to St. Louis on 3/2/1996 (Going to STL: C Jason Kendall. Going to SEA: P Dave Otto)
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1996, off Randy Johnson (CHC)
Hit first career homerun on 5/2/1996, off Brad Brink (MON)
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game
Injured on 7/15/1996 with a Broken Hip, out for full season
Traded from St. Louis to Philadelphia on 5/16/1997 (Going to STL: P Pat Combs, C Ed Sprague. Going to PHI: C Jason Kendall, LF Brent Bowers, 3B Carmelo Martinez)
Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against San Francisco on 7/23/1999
1/31/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,564,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 2000 Allstar game
7/31/2000: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia, $5,130,000 per year, for 4 years
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cincinnati on 10/31/2000
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston on 11/10/2000
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game
Injured on 3/8/2003 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
3/2/2004: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia, $5,130,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/2005, hitting .560 with 2 HR, 6 RBI