Jason Kendall

Catcher

1996—2010

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#22

Player Detail

Jason Daniel
GIVEN NAME
Kendall
SURNAME
June 26, 1974, in San Diego, CA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1996—2010
Playing Career
Played from 22-36
PLAYING AGE
Pittsburgh Pirates
Oakland A's
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
Kansas City Royals
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Pittsburgh Pirates
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
18
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 181
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 1, 1996
Major League Debut
August 30, 2010
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Jason Kendall?

Came back from grusome leg injury to have a fine career, mostly starring for Bucs behind the dish.

60

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
At Torrance High School in California, Jason Kendall tied a national high school record by hitting safely in 43 consecutive games.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2085
2195
75
744
.288
3 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1998 Pirates

24 Years Old

.327
AVG
12
HR
75
RBI
95
RUNS
.411
OBP
175
HITS
36
2B
3
3B
.473
SLG
51
BB
26
SB
5.6
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.288
.366
.378

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.744
.725
103.0

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
36.0
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Jason Kendall Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Kendall
526
151
71
27
2
5
51
50
47
13
199
219
.288
.366
.378
744
AVG C
536
138
61
28
1
15
50
101
3
214
194
.257
.325
.400
.725

Jason Kendall Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
22
22
22
21
28
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
21
20
25
28
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jason Kendall PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
41.7
30.4
20.0
14.6
3.24
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Jason Kendall
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
240.5
152.8
101.8
72.3
18.6
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Jason Kendall
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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