This article is about the baseball player. For the musician and video game designer, see Jason "King" Kendall.
Baseball player
Jason Kendall
Kendall with the Kansas City Royals
Catcher
Born: (1974-06-26) June 26, 1974 (age 49) San Diego, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 1, 1996, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
August 30, 2010, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Batting average
.288
Hits
2,195
Home runs
75
Runs batted in
744
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1996–2004)
Oakland Athletics (2005–2007)
Chicago Cubs (2007)
Milwaukee Brewers (2008–2009)
Kansas City Royals (2010)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1996, 1998, 2000)
Jason Daniel Kendall (born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals. He is the son of former catcher Fred Kendall, who played in the majors from 1969 to 1980.
In a fifteen-year major league career, Kendall played in 2,085 games, accumulating 2,195 hits in 7,627 at bats for a .288 career batting average along with 75 home runs, 744 runs batted in and a .366 on-base percentage.[1] He finished his career with a .990 fielding percentage.[1] Kendall holds the major league record for most career stolen bases by a catcher since the dead-ball era with 189.[2] At the time of his retirement in 2012, Kendall ranked second among major league catchers in career hits and doubles behind only Iván Rodríguez.[3]
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