#87 Jeff Kent, Second Base, 30 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
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| Jeff Kent
3/7/1968
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USA,CA,BELLFLOWER
6"1
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Second Base
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 12,500,000
2001
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Talent | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
2B : 2 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 4 (Range), .926 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/30 | TOR | W 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 10/1 | @CLE | L 2-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 10/3 | @CLE | W 9-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 10/5 | TEX | W 4-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/8 | @OAK | L 5-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 10/9 | @OAK | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/11 | OAK | L 3-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 10/12 | OAK | W 8-7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #7 | PoG | |
| 10/13 | OAK | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #7 | | |
| 10/15 | @OAK | L 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | PoG | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 148 | 557 | 147 | 41 | 5 | 21 | 96 | 99 | 48 | 121 | .264 | .334 | .469 | .802 | .753 | .205 |
| Projected | 148 | 557 | 147 | 41 | 5 | 21 | 96 | 99 | 48 | 121 | .264 | .334 | .469 | .802 | .753 | .205 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 142 | 629 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 261 | 67 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 86.2 | 5.3 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 125 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 38 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .328 | .413 | .632 | 1.045 |
| vs. RHP | 432 | 106 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 71 | 61 | 32 | 101 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .245 | .308 | .421 | .729 |
| Close/Late | 47 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .191 | .264 | .383 | .647 |
| Scoring Position | 156 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .295 | .346 | .494 | .840 |
| Pinch Hitting | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 74 | 276 | 77 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 51 | 18 | 60 | .279 | .333 | .467 | .801 |
| Road | 74 | 281 | 70 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 48 | 30 | 61 | .249 | .331 | .470 | .801 |
| March/April | 21 | 97 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 23 | .289 | .321 | .464 | .785 |
| May | 25 | 85 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 23 | .271 | .354 | .471 | .825 |
| June | 26 | 98 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 19 | .255 | .300 | .459 | .759 |
| July | 22 | 83 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 17 | .277 | .348 | .542 | .890 |
| August | 26 | 92 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 22 | .239 | .314 | .424 | .738 |
| Sept/Oct | 28 | 102 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 17 | .255 | .358 | .461 | .819 |
| Postseason | 6 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .375 | .400 | .708 | 1.108 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1992 | 154 | 593 | 165 | 44 | 5 | 30 | 125 | 99 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 98 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .352 | .521 | .873 | MIN |
| 1993 | 151 | 549 | 168 | 36 | 3 | 29 | 115 | 92 | 60 | 11 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .381 | .541 | .922 | MIN |
| 1994 | 154 | 574 | 166 | 37 | 3 | 22 | 112 | 83 | 72 | 13 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .376 | .479 | .855 | MIN |
| 1995 | 157 | 587 | 160 | 40 | 5 | 31 | 128 | 95 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .354 | .516 | .870 | MIN,AL |
| 1996 | 157 | 595 | 194 | 46 | 0 | 28 | 133 | 110 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 99 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .387 | .545 | .932 | MIN KC |
| 1997 | 153 | 622 | 202 | 61 | 4 | 39 | 148 | 128 | 62 | 13 | 5 | 105 | 1 | 0 | .325 | .395 | .624 | 1.018 | KC,AL |
| 1998 | 148 | 557 | 147 | 41 | 5 | 21 | 96 | 99 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 121 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .334 | .469 | .802 | KC |
| Total | 1074 | 4077 | 1202 | 305 | 25 | 200 | 857 | 706 | 424 | 81 | 46 | 716 | 2 | 0 | .295 | .369 | .529 | .898 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1996 | 13 | 54 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .404 | .778 | 1.181 |
| 1997 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .344 | .444 | .788 |
| 1998 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .400 | .708 | 1.108 |
| Total | 26 | 105 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .386 | .676 | 1.062 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 144 | 142 | 259 | 511 | 125 | 791 | 21 | .973 | 1247.0 | 5.71 | | | | |
| Third Base | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 1.13 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1992...
Had first career hit on 4/12/1992, off Bob Patterson (TEX)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1992, off Zane Smith (OAK)...
Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1992, hitting .278 with 30 HR, 125 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Texas on 7/13/1993...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1994, hitting .706 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 4/11/1995...
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game...
Drove in 8 runs against Oakland on 9/22/1995...
2/3/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Minnesota to Kansas City on 5/29/1996 (Going to MIN: CF Manny Martinez. Going to KC: 3B Jeff Kent)...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 7/21/1996...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1996, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 10/1/1996...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1996, hitting .385 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,028,571 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Toronto on 4/13/1997...
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against California on 7/5/1997...
7/22/1997: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $12,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 8/15/1997...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1997, hitting .348 with 14 HR, 44 RBI...
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 9/3/1997...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 9/4/1997...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Boston on 9/10/1997...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1997, hitting .519 with 5 HR, 15 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against California on 4/25/1998...
Injured on 4/26/1998 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Hit 3 homeruns against Oakland, driving in 7 runs on 7/24/1998...
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AVG
1996 - .326 - 9th
1997 - .325 - 10th
| Hits
1996 - 194 - 8th
1997 - 202 - 6th
| Doubles
1996 - 46 - 5th
1997 - 61 - 2nd
| RBI
1995 - 128 - 9th
1996 - 133 - 8th
1997 - 148 - 6th
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