Jason Kendall
Bats R Throws R6'0" 181 lbBorn 1974 San Diego, USADebut 1996Team KC3x All-StarDraft 1992 R1 #23 Pittsburgh Pirates, Torrance HS (CA)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2010 | KC | 118 | 490 | 39 | 111 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 0.256 | 0.318 | 0.297 | 0.615 | 70.4 |
| 2009 | MIL | 134 | 526 | 48 | 109 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 7 | 46 | 58 | 0.241 | 0.331 | 0.305 | 0.636 | 72.3 |
| 2008 | MIL | 151 | 587 | 46 | 127 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 8 | 50 | 45 | 0.246 | 0.327 | 0.324 | 0.651 | 74.1 |
| 2007 | CHC | 137 | 514 | 45 | 113 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 31 | 42 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 0.309 | 0.610 | 63.9 |
| 2006 | OAK | 143 | 626 | 76 | 163 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 53 | 54 | 0.295 | 0.367 | 0.342 | 0.709 | 91.9 |
| 2005 | OAK | 150 | 676 | 70 | 163 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 50 | 39 | 0.271 | 0.345 | 0.321 | 0.666 | 83.1 |
| 2004 | PIT | 147 | 658 | 86 | 183 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 11 | 60 | 41 | 0.319 | 0.399 | 0.390 | 0.789 | 114.1 |
| 2003 | PIT | 150 | 665 | 84 | 191 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 58 | 8 | 49 | 40 | 0.325 | 0.399 | 0.416 | 0.815 | 117.9 |
| 2002 | PIT | 145 | 605 | 59 | 154 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 49 | 29 | 0.283 | 0.350 | 0.356 | 0.706 | 89.1 |
| 2001 | PIT | 157 | 672 | 84 | 161 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 0.266 | 0.335 | 0.358 | 0.693 | 78.9 |
| 2000 | PIT | 152 | 678 | 112 | 185 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 22 | 79 | 79 | 0.320 | 0.412 | 0.470 | 0.882 | 128.1 |
| 1999 | PIT | 78 | 334 | 61 | 93 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 22 | 38 | 32 | 0.332 | 0.428 | 0.511 | 0.939 | 138.7 |
| 1998 | PIT | 149 | 627 | 95 | 175 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 75 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 0.327 | 0.411 | 0.473 | 0.884 | 136.0 |
| 1997 | PIT | 144 | 572 | 71 | 143 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 0.294 | 0.391 | 0.434 | 0.825 | 119.2 |
| 1996 | PIT | 130 | 471 | 54 | 124 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 0.300 | 0.372 | 0.401 | 0.773 | 99.8 |
| Career | | 2085 | 8701 | 1030 | 2195 | 394 | 35 | 75 | 744 | 189 | 721 | 686 | 0.288 | 0.366 | 0.378 | 0.744 | 98.5 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2010 | KC | C | 118 | 1018 | 721 | 68 | 13 | 11 | 0.984 | |
| 2009 | MIL | C | 133 | 1162 | 882 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 0.992 | |
| 2008 | MIL | C | 149 | 1328 | 1025 | 94 | 6 | 13 | 0.995 | |
| 2007 | CHC | C | 132 | 1146 | 847 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 0.990 | |
| 2007 | OAK | OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2006 | OAK | C | 141 | 1254 | 924 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 0.995 | |
| 2005 | OAK | C | 147 | 1286 | 986 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 0.993 | |
| 2004 | PIT | C | 146 | 1259 | 998 | 78 | 10 | 13 | 0.991 | |
| 2003 | PIT | C | 146 | 1278 | 841 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 0.989 | |
| 2002 | PIT | C | 143 | 1192 | 797 | 64 | 9 | 13 | 0.990 | |
| 2001 | PIT | C | 133 | 1093 | 739 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 0.985 | |
| 2001 | PIT | OF | 27 | 214 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.906 | |
| 2000 | PIT | C | 147 | 1281 | 990 | 81 | 10 | 12 | 0.991 | |
| 1999 | PIT | C | 75 | 649 | 505 | 48 | 7 | 13 | 0.988 | |
| 1998 | PIT | C | 144 | 1254 | 1015 | 58 | 9 | 10 | 0.992 | |
| 1997 | PIT | C | 142 | 1218 | 952 | 103 | 11 | 20 | 0.990 | |
| 1996 | PIT | C | 129 | 1060 | 797 | 71 | 18 | 10 | 0.980 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2008 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.286 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| 2006 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.258 | 0.303 | 0.290 | 0.593 |
| Career | 12 | 49 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.224 | 0.255 | 0.245 | 0.500 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2011 | KC | $3,750,000 |
| 2010 | KC | $2,250,000 |
| 2009 | MIL | $5,000,000 |
| 2008 | MIL | $4,250,000 |
| 2007 | OAK | $12,858,194 |
| 2006 | OAK | $11,492,454 |
| 2005 | OAK | $10,571,429 |
| 2004 | PIT | $8,571,429 |
| 2003 | PIT | $8,571,429 |
| 2002 | PIT | $6,571,429 |
| 2001 | PIT | $5,100,000 |
| 2000 | PIT | $2,250,000 |
| 1999 | PIT | $1,250,000 |
| 1998 | PIT | $600,000 |
| 1997 | PIT | $235,000 |
| 1996 | PIT | $109,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.