Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
19	8701	.288	.366	.378	103	42.5

MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
1996	PIT	22	130	471	124	23	5	3	35	30	15	5	2	.300	.372	.401	102	3.2	0.7	2.4	2.8
1997	PIT	23	144	572	143	36	4	8	49	53	31	18	6	.294	.391	.434	114	12.8	2.2	-0.7	3.9
1998	PIT	24	149	627	175	36	3	12	51	51	31	26	5	.327	.411	.473	128	23.9	2.7	3.2	5.6
1999	PIT	25	78	334	93	20	3	8	38	32	12	22	3	.332	.428	.511	135	17.4	3.1	-6.1	2.8
2000	PIT	26	152	678	185	33	6	14	79	79	15	22	12	.320	.412	.470	122	25.2	5.0	-30.4	3.2
2001	PIT	27	157	672	161	22	2	10	44	48	20	13	14	.266	.335	.358	93	-2.8	0.9	-24.2	0.3
2002	PIT	28	145	605	154	25	3	3	49	29	9	15	8	.283	.350	.356	95	-1.1	-1.9	0.0	2.5
2003	PIT	29	150	665	191	29	3	6	49	40	25	8	7	.325	.399	.416	116	16.1	3.6	-8.4	4.0
2004	PIT	30	147	658	183	32	0	3	60	41	19	11	8	.319	.399	.390	114	12.7	6.6	-6.4	4.3
2005	OAK	31	150	676	163	28	1	0	50	39	20	8	3	.271	.345	.321	97	-1.7	2.6	-5.0	2.7
2006	OAK	32	143	626	163	23	0	1	53	54	12	11	5	.295	.367	.342	99	2.4	2.5	10.2	4.4
2007	CHN	33	57	202	47	10	1	1	19	15	6	0	3	.270	.362	.356	76	-5.5	0.3	-6.0	-0.2
2007	OAK	33	80	312	66	10	0	2	12	27	3	3	1	.226	.261	.281	74	-9.0	-1.6	0.3	0.5
2008	MIL	34	151	587	127	30	2	2	50	45	13	8	3	.246	.327	.324	85	-9.6	1.1	20.1	3.9
2009	MIL	35	134	526	109	19	2	2	46	58	17	7	2	.241	.331	.305	83	-9.3	0.0	-1.4	1.4
2010	KCA	36	118	490	111	18	0	0	37	45	6	12	7	.256	.318	.297	84	-8.7	-1.4	-8.3	0.3
Career			2085	8701	2195	394	35	75	721	686	254	189	89	.288	.366	.378	103	66.1	26.4	-60.7	42.5

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
1993	AUG	A	SAL	102	400	.000	.000	.000	.299			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	SLM	A+	CRL	101	438	.000	.000	.000	.324			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	CAR	AA	SOU	13	51	.000	.000	.000	.250			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	CAR	AA	SOU	117	508	.000	.000	.000	.330			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	PIT	MLB	NL	130	471	.258	.321	.401	.314	101	9.8	14.6	8.8	102	10	2.4	0.7	3.2	2.8
1997	PIT	MLB	NL	144	572	.262	.330	.411	.314	102	16.3	15.2	10.2	114	9	-0.7	2.2	12.8	3.9
1998	PIT	MLB	NL	149	627	.263	.327	.413	.340	102	28.8	16.3	11.2	128	9	3.2	2.7	23.9	5.6
1999	PIT	MLB	NL	78	334	.273	.343	.437	.348	95	25.8	9.1	6.3	135	7	-6.1	3.1	17.4	2.8
2000	PIT	MLB	NL	152	678	.267	.338	.439	.349	113	17.6	21.4	12.9	122	10	-30.4	5.0	25.2	3.2
2001	PIT	MLB	NL	157	672	.262	.328	.427	.275	102	-11.5	20.0	9	93	8	-24.2	0.9	-2.8	0.3
2002	PIT	MLB	NL	145	605	.261	.329	.412	.293	102	-3.3	17.4	10.5	95	8	0.0	-1.9	-1.1	2.5
2003	PIT	MLB	NL	150	665	.265	.332	.423	.340	102	16.5	17.5	11.8	116	7	-8.4	3.6	16.1	4.0
2004	PIT	MLB	NL	147	658	.264	.327	.428	.337	93	21.9	19.6	11.9	114	7	-6.4	6.6	12.7	4.3
2005	OAK	MLB	AL	150	676	.267	.326	.419	.287	97	-5.5	19.4	11.3	97	9	-5.0	2.6	-1.7	2.7
2006	OAK	MLB	AL	143	626	.273	.335	.433	.323	99	-6.3	18.9	11.4	99	7	10.2	2.5	2.4	4.4
2007	CHN	MLB	NL	57	202	.270	.331	.430	.291	104	-0.4	6.0	3.6	76	8	-6.0	0.3	-5.5	-0.2
2007	OAK	MLB	AL	80	312	.267	.331	.422	.241	93	-21.8	9.3	5.6	74	8	0.3	-1.6	-9.0	0.5
2008	MIL	MLB	NL	151	587	.260	.328	.416	.265	100	-13.8	17.0	10.3	85	9	20.1	1.1	-9.6	3.9
2009	MIL	MLB	NL	134	526	.261	.329	.412	.270	98	-12.3	15.1	9.2	83	5	-1.4	0.0	-9.3	1.4
2010	KCA	MLB	AL	118	490	.262	.324	.411	.280	110	-22.9	13.5	8.2	84	6	-8.3	-1.4	-8.7	0.3
2012	NWA	AA	TEX	2	3	.244	.350	.382	.500	100	-0.1	0.1	0.1	73	0	-0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
1993	AUG	A	SAL	400	366	43	101	17	4	1	129	40	22	30	8	5	.276	.329	.352	.077	0	0
1994	CAR	AA	SOU	51	47	6	11	2	0	0	13	6	2	3	0	0	.234	.294	.277	.043	0	0
1994	SLM	A+	CRL	438	371	68	118	19	2	7	162	66	47	21	14	3	.318	.413	.437	.119	0	0
1995	CAR	AA	SOU	508	429	87	140	26	1	8	192	71	56	22	10	7	.326	.420	.448	.121	1	1
1996	PIT	MLB	NL	471	414	54	124	23	5	3	166	42	35	30	5	2	.300	.372	.401	.101	4	3
1997	PIT	MLB	NL	572	486	71	143	36	4	8	211	49	49	53	18	6	.294	.391	.434	.140	5	1
1998	PIT	MLB	NL	627	535	95	175	36	3	12	253	75	51	51	26	5	.327	.411	.473	.146	8	2
1999	PIT	MLB	NL	334	280	61	93	20	3	8	143	41	38	32	22	3	.332	.428	.511	.179	4	0
2000	PIT	MLB	NL	678	579	112	185	33	6	14	272	58	79	79	22	12	.320	.412	.470	.150	4	1
2001	PIT	MLB	NL	672	606	84	161	22	2	10	217	53	44	48	13	14	.266	.335	.358	.092	2	0
2002	PIT	MLB	NL	605	545	59	154	25	3	3	194	44	49	29	15	8	.283	.350	.356	.073	2	0
2003	PIT	MLB	NL	665	587	84	191	29	3	6	244	58	49	40	8	7	.325	.399	.416	.090	3	1
2004	PIT	MLB	NL	658	574	86	183	32	0	3	224	51	60	41	11	8	.319	.399	.390	.071	4	1
2005	OAK	MLB	AL	676	601	70	163	28	1	0	193	53	50	39	8	3	.271	.345	.321	.050	5	0
2006	OAK	MLB	AL	626	552	76	163	23	0	1	189	50	53	54	11	5	.295	.367	.342	.047	5	4
2007	CHN	MLB	NL	202	174	21	47	10	1	1	62	19	19	15	0	3	.270	.362	.356	.086	0	3
2007	OAK	MLB	AL	312	292	24	66	10	0	2	82	22	12	27	3	1	.226	.261	.281	.055	3	2
2008	MIL	MLB	NL	587	516	46	127	30	2	2	167	49	50	45	8	3	.246	.327	.324	.078	2	6
2009	MIL	MLB	NL	526	452	48	109	19	2	2	138	43	46	58	7	2	.241	.331	.305	.064	5	6
2010	KCA	MLB	AL	490	434	39	111	18	0	0	129	37	37	45	12	7	.256	.318	.297	.041	7	6
2012	NWA	AA	TEX	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.000	0	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1964	0.5514	0.4043	0.9093	0.5162	0.2667	0.9410	0.8340	0.0907	-0.0070
2009	1959	0.5421	0.4150	0.8622	0.5574	0.2464	0.9122	0.7285	0.1378	-0.0128
2010	1818	0.5534	0.4197	0.8702	0.5268	0.2869	0.9189	0.7597	0.1298	-0.0064
Career	5741	0.5489	0.4128	0.8808	0.5336	0.2662	0.9242	0.7745	0.1192	-0.0088

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2011-03-22	2011-09-29	60-DL	191	162	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Two Rotator Cuff Tendon Tears	2011-07-13
2011-02-27	2011-03-22	Camp	23	0	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	Rotator Cuff	2010-09-24
2010-08-31	2010-10-04	60-DL	34	31	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Rotator Cuff	2010-09-24
2010-05-13	2010-05-14	DTD	1	1	Left	Arm	Contusion	HBP	-
2009-04-21	2009-04-21	DTD	0	0		Forearm	Contusion	Foul Ball Last Week	-
2005-10-06	2005-10-06	Off	0	0		Knee	Surgery	Debridement	2005-10-06
1999-07-05	1999-10-04	60-DL	91	81	Right	Ankle	Surgery	Fracture and Dislocation	1999-07-04

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2012		$
2011	KCA	$3,750,000
2010	KCA	$2,250,000
2009	MIL	$5,000,000
2008	MIL	$4,250,000
2007	OAK	$13,000,000
2006	OAK	$11,000,000
2005	OAK	$10,000,000
2004	PIT	$8,000,000
2003	PIT	$8,000,000
2002	PIT	$6,571,429
2001	PIT	$5,100,000
2000	PIT	$2,250,000

Years	Description	Salary
12 yr	Previous	$79,171,429
12 yr	Total	$79,171,429

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
16 y	Arn Tellem	1 year (2012)

Details

1 year (2012). Re-signed by Kansas City as a free agent 7/18/12 (minor-league contract).
2 years/$6M (2010-11). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/11/09. 10:$2.25M, 11:$3.75M. $0.25M/year in performance bonuses.
1 year/$4.25M (2008), plus 2009 vesting option. Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 11/21/07. Performance bonuses: $0.1M 110 g, $0.15M each 120,130 g, $0.15M 100 games started, $0.2M 115 games started, $0.25M 130 games started. 2009 option vests at $4.25M with 110 starts in 2008, $4.35M with 120 starts, $4.6M with 130 starts. Option vested at $5M ($4.6M based on 2008 starts, plus $0.4M for performance bonus for games earned in 2008).
6 years/$60M (2002-07). Signed extension with Pittsburgh 2002. $4M signing bonus (half deferred). 02:$6M, 03:$8M, 04:$8M, 05:$10M, 06:$11M, 07:$13M. Full no-trade clause. Acquired by Oakland in trade from Pittsburgh 11/04 (Pirates pay $5.5M of 2007 salary). Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Oakland 7/16/07.
1 year/$3.1M (2001).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	?	0.0

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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-04-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Wtf is wrong with the Royals. They need Jason Kendall and Willie Boom Boom more than ever. Have you ever seen Dragon Ball Z where the Z fighters fuse? Do you think these 2 could fuse and become the grittiest player in the game? (Baseball Babe from dacitay)	This one can stand on its own without any help from me. (Steven Goldman)
2010-07-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Alex Gordon going to die in Triple A? (caseyj15 from Medford, OR)	Alex Gordon will star in a remake of Bull Durham, right when he's about to set the minor league record for homers, and also after the Royals have decided he's not an outfielder and should now catch. Then when he's finally recalled, he'll back up Jason Kendall, a job that sees less action than a police officer stationed in Sandford, England. (Marc Normandin)
2010-05-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jason Kendall tearing up his ankle, perhaps? (Rob from Houston)	He came back and had a pretty nice career after that. Honestly, would anyone have seen that BRUTAL injury and expected he would turn into one of the most durable catchers in the game? He's caught 1900 games and is two years younger than Ivan Rodriguez, who's got the record at 2300. I dont think he'll catch him, but it's pretty amazing. (Will Carroll)
2010-04-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Royals Fever! Catch it! I loved your old work on them. So I keep hearing how their ownership is smarter. So exactly how smart is a team that thinks Jason Kendall and Yuniesky Betancourt help form a strong middle core? And Gil Meche was worth signing to a huge long-term deal...... (dangor from New York)	Royals fan in NYC. They're everywhere. Obviously, they're misguided in their thinking on those players, though not so much Meche. The brass there just values the wrong things, in my opinion. Latest example is Luis Mendoza, who was picked up two days before the end of spring training and four days later was brought in to protect a one-run lead in the eighth. Yeah, he's got a 94 mph sinker. He also doesn't have a track record of, you know, retiring batters. You'll never catch me calling the Royals dumb because I know Dayton Moore and like the man and he's always been very good to me. I also know that he's not dumb. I just don't agree with the way he evaluates big-league talent. I have hope that he'll redeem himself when some of his pitching prospects hit Kansas City. (Bradford Doolittle)
2009-08-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Why are the Brewers still playing the corpse that is Jason Kendall rather than bringing up Angel Salome? Is it Kendall's contract and preventing Salome from starting his ML clock? (31cornucopia from Skillman)	Salome hasn't exactly torn up Triple-A. Why promote him to the majors when he hasn't earned it? (Joe Sheehan)
2008-05-05 12:30:00 (link to chat)	Bryan, is it true that the Rays are actually considering my namesake to go #1 overall? What has impressed so many about him this year and what is a good 'upside' comparison"? thanks. (Parker Posey from Filmlore)	That's the hottest and most popular rumor it seems, and yes, I think they are absolutely considering it. Posey was just outside of getting a first round grade out of high school, and the reports have been true. He plays a premium position, has a 70 arm behind the plate and has late 90s Jason Kendall potential with the bat. The Rays simply have to weigh that likelihood against Pedro Alvarez' chance at hitting 40 home runs, and Beckham's chance at becoming Brian Roberts. I don't think they go Posey in the end, and I don't think they should -- but I certainly know they are thinking about it. (Bryan Smith)
2008-03-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What is one of the most impressive injury recoveries you've seen in recent years? Personally I was amazed that Ken Griffey Jr. could detach the hamstring tendon from the bone and still play outfield the next year. Thanks for a great chat! (havybeaks from Michigan)	Brian Roberts without a doubt. Slight edge over Jason Kendall. (Will Carroll)
2008-01-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Nate, how likely do you think it is that Joe Mauer becomes more of a power hitter at some point? As a Twins fan, I hope for more than a souped up Jason Kendall career. (collins from greenville nc)	PECOTA is no longer showing much potential for a power breakout for Mauer, and that definitely constitutes a downgrade of sorts from last year. But the Jason Kendall analogy is lowballing a bit. Think Wade Boggs as a catcher. Where's Margo Adams when you need her? (Nate Silver)
2008-01-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Cubs and Reds mentioned about playoffs, yet no Brewers? Does that mean you are not big on the Cameron signing? Or the pitching, or what? (sjstraub from NJ via WI)	Actually, looking a few more numbers, if I had to guess PECOTA might well have the Brewers in the playoffs instead of the Cubs. I just sort of have this mental block about any team that has Jason Kendall on its 25-man roster. One of the projections that surprised me was that PECOTA really buys into Ryan Braun's bat, and if he's moved away from third base, there should be nothing stopping him from being one of the best hitters in the league. And that pitching staff ... Yovani Gallardo ... yep, lot to like there. (Nate Silver)
2008-01-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	How much does Mike Cameron help the Brewers overall defense considering it gets Braun away from 3rd and Hall out of CF? Marginally? Leaps and bounds? (Mark from Milwaukee)	Well, I sort of dealt with this a TA ago, but I really think there's a potential synergistic effect to be gained here. I can see Hall being a fine fix to their third base defensive hole, and Braun's a good enough athlete to be an asset in the outfield. And then there's having Cameron in center instead of an obviously uncomfortable Hall. It doesn't fix that still-ugly problem on the right side of the infield, nor does it breathe new life in Jason Kendall's ability to deter the running game, but it's a step in the right direction. (Christina Kahrl)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	So, mid-meltdown, the viewers of the Royals game have been polled as to which newcomer will help the most: Rick Ankiel 28% Chris Getz 28% Jason Kendall 17% Scott Podsednik 27% Clearly, "None of the above, they're all godawful, now please let me start my 162 games of suffering in peace" wasn't accepted as a valid answer. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-15 17:00:00	2009 NLCS Game One (Phillies/Dodgers)	I wonder how many examples there are of the Jason Kendall/Russell Martin career path... Although Martin seems to have gone down that particular road on fast-forward. (Steven Goldman)
2008-10-02 11:00:00	Thursday Playoff Games	The 2008 Phillies have the second-highest team stolen base percentage in our database (84.5%), topped only by last year's club (87.3%), so that Jason Kendall throw-out is practically a collector's edition. (Derek Jacques)
2008-10-02 11:00:00	Thursday Playoff Games	Meyers settles down and gets a 1-2-3 top off the second, but I'm not sure how much one can learn from that when that 1-2-3 is Craig Counsel, Jason Kendall and Sabathia. (Kevin Goldstein)

Advanced Catching Metrics

Year	lvl	CSAA	Framing Runs	Blocking Chances	EPAA	Blocking Runs	SB Attempts	SRAA	TRAA	Throwing Runs	FRAA Adj.	FRAA
1996	mlb	.002	2.7	4898	.000	0.1	156	.042	.010	-4.7	-2.2	2.4
1997	mlb	-.007	-10.7	6136	.000	0.1	133	-.040	-.001	3.4	-7.3	-0.7
1998	mlb	-.001	-0.9	5759	-.001	1.0	99	.006	-.003	0.0	0.1	3.2
1999	mlb	-.012	-10.6	3408	.000	-0.3	59	-.069	-.001	2.9	-8.0	-6.1
2000	mlb	-.020	-36.5	7064	.001	-2.0	113	.001	.003	-0.1	-39.4	-30.4
2001	mlb	-.023	-28.1	5318	.000	0.6	83	.020	-.007	-0.2	-29.0	-24.2
2002	mlb	-.004	-6.0	5748	-.001	2.0	104	-.002	-.001	0.3	-4.8	0.0
2003	mlb	-.005	-7.9	6055	.000	0.4	78	.012	-.002	-0.5	-8.1	-8.4
2004	mlb	-.009	-13.5	6442	-.001	2.2	88	-.024	-.002	1.4	-10.7	-6.4
2005	mlb	.002	2.5	6023	.000	-0.1	104	.078	.003	-5.1	-4.2	-5.0
2006	mlb	.006	10.2	6094	.000	0.2	91	.017	-.002	-0.8	8.7	10.2
2007	mlb	.001	1.1	5596	.000	-0.5	114	.090	.006	-6.5	-5.9	-5.7
2008	mlb	.001	1.7	6008	-.001	2.2	89	-.090	-.006	5.5	8.2	20.1
2009	mlb	-.001	-1.9	5894	-.001	0.9	75	.046	-.005	-1.8	-3.3	-1.4
2010	mlb	-.011	-12.4	5161	-.003	3.3	122	-.011	.006	0.9	-9.4	-8.3
2012	aax	-.005	-0.1	37	.000	0.0	3	.029	.002	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1

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