Jason Kendall
1996–2010 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, NLS, Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates
2,085G
.288AVG
.366OBP
.378SLG
More career statistics
2,195H
75HR
744RBI
189SB
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,085 | 8,702 | 7,627 | 1,030 | 2,195 | 394 | 35 | 75 | 744 | 721 | 686 | 189 | 89 | 254 | 63 | 2,884 | .288 | .366 | .378 | .744 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 2003-06-24 to 2003-07-21
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 2000-05-19 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1999-05-03 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1998-05-12 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1047 | 4268 | 1064 | 37 | 366 | 370 | 309 | .285 | .336 | .380 |
| Away | 1038 | 4434 | 1131 | 38 | 378 | 351 | 377 | .290 | .334 | .376 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .222 | .571 |
| April | 326 | 1340 | 319 | 8 | 113 | 116 | 106 | .275 | .325 | .353 |
| May | 384 | 1575 | 410 | 15 | 159 | 133 | 127 | .296 | .345 | .400 |
| June | 362 | 1535 | 381 | 14 | 133 | 132 | 130 | .285 | .334 | .364 |
| July | 339 | 1436 | 352 | 8 | 95 | 116 | 102 | .276 | .326 | .356 |
| August | 355 | 1505 | 400 | 22 | 139 | 117 | 113 | .303 | .344 | .411 |
| September | 303 | 1238 | 319 | 7 | 99 | 103 | 102 | .295 | .341 | .385 |
| October | 14 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .220 | .250 | .271 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 157 | 658 | 175 | 11 | 62 | 63 | 51 | .310 | .362 | .443 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 154 | 644 | 168 | 8 | 68 | 43 | 49 | .289 | .328 | .392 |
| houston-astros | 147 | 610 | 157 | 8 | 45 | 48 | 42 | .296 | .336 | .394 |
| chicago-cubs | 140 | 575 | 141 | 6 | 56 | 50 | 48 | .282 | .332 | .394 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 102 | 431 | 110 | 1 | 27 | 40 | 31 | .296 | .348 | .356 |
| san-francisco-giants | 97 | 409 | 103 | 1 | 28 | 44 | 35 | .294 | .359 | .377 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 89 | 378 | 78 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 34 | .236 | .288 | .326 |
| atlanta-braves | 88 | 355 | 91 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 29 | .283 | .324 | .380 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 414 | 124 | 3 | 42 | 5 | .300 | – | – |
| 1997 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 486 | 143 | 8 | 49 | 18 | .294 | – | – |
| 1998 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 535 | 175 | 12 | 75 | 26 | .327 | – | – |
| 1999 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 280 | 93 | 8 | 41 | 22 | .332 | – | – |
| 2000 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 579 | 185 | 14 | 58 | 22 | .320 | – | – |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 157 | 606 | 161 | 10 | 53 | 13 | .266 | – | – |
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 145 | 545 | 154 | 3 | 44 | 15 | .283 | – | – |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 150 | 587 | 191 | 6 | 58 | 8 | .325 | – | – |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 574 | 183 | 3 | 51 | 11 | .319 | – | – |
| 2005 |  Athletics | 150 | 601 | 163 | – | 53 | 8 | .271 | – | – |
| 2006 | Athletics | 143 | 552 | 163 | 1 | 50 | 11 | .295 | – | – |
| 2007 | Chicago Cubs, Athletics | 137 | 466 | 113 | 3 | 41 | 3 | .242 | – | – |
| 2008 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 151 | 516 | 127 | 2 | 49 | 8 | .246 | – | – |
| 2009 | Milwaukee Brewers | 134 | 452 | 109 | 2 | 43 | 7 | .241 | – | – |
| 2010 |  Kansas City Royals | 118 | 434 | 111 | – | 37 | 12 | .256 | – | – |