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Biography[]
Jeff Kent (Jeffrey Franklin Kent) was born on March 7, 1968 in Bellflower, California. He made his Major League debut on April 12, 1992 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1992, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 11 home runs and 50 RBI. Kent played for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Jeff Kent's best season was 2000, when he slugged 33 home runs, hit for a .334 average and knocked in 125 runs.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | TOR | A | 65 | 192 | 36 | 46 | 8 | 35 | .240 | .324 | .443 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1992 | NYM | N | 37 | 113 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 15 | .239 | .289 | .407 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1992 | Total | 102 | 305 | 52 | 73 | 11 | 50 | .239 | .312 | .430 | 21 | 2 | 27 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
1993 | NYM | N | 140 | 496 | 65 | 134 | 21 | 80 | .270 | .320 | .446 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 88 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
1994 | NYM | N | 107 | 415 | 53 | 121 | 14 | 68 | .292 | .341 | .475 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 84 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
1995 | NYM | N | 125 | 472 | 65 | 131 | 20 | 65 | .278 | .327 | .464 | 22 | 3 | 29 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
1996 | NYM | N | 89 | 335 | 45 | 97 | 9 | 39 | .290 | .331 | .436 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
1996 | CLE | A | 39 | 102 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 16 | .265 | .328 | .422 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
1996 | Total | 128 | 437 | 61 | 124 | 12 | 55 | .284 | .330 | .432 | 27 | 1 | 31 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
1997 | SFG | N | 155 | 580 | 90 | 145 | 29 | 121 | .250 | .316 | .472 | 38 | 2 | 48 | 133 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 14 |
1998 | SFG | N | 137 | 526 | 94 | 156 | 31 | 128 | .297 | .359 | .555 | 37 | 3 | 48 | 110 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
1999 | SFG | N | 138 | 511 | 86 | 148 | 23 | 101 | .290 | .366 | .511 | 40 | 2 | 61 | 112 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 |
2000 | SFG | N | 159 | 587 | 114 | 196 | 33 | 125 | .334 | .424 | .596 | 41 | 7 | 90 | 107 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 17 |
2001 | SFG | N | 159 | 607 | 84 | 181 | 22 | 106 | .298 | .369 | .507 | 49 | 6 | 65 | 96 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2002 | SFG | N | 152 | 623 | 102 | 195 | 37 | 108 | .313 | .368 | .565 | 42 | 2 | 52 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
2003 | HOU | N | 130 | 505 | 77 | 150 | 22 | 93 | .297 | .351 | .509 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
2004 | HOU | N | 145 | 540 | 96 | 156 | 27 | 107 | .289 | .348 | .531 | 34 | 8 | 49 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
2005 | LAD | N | 149 | 553 | 100 | 160 | 29 | 105 | .289 | .377 | .512 | 36 | 0 | 72 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
2006 | LAD | N | 115 | 407 | 61 | 119 | 14 | 68 | .292 | .385 | .477 | 27 | 3 | 55 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
2007 | LAD | N | 136 | 494 | 78 | 149 | 20 | 79 | .302 | .375 | .500 | 36 | 1 | 57 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
Total | NL | 2073 | 7764 | 1226 | 2265 | 354 | 1408 | .292 | ? | ? | 507 | 45 | 746 | 1408 | 111 | 10 | 90 | 60 | 207 | |
Total | AL | 104 | 294 | 52 | 73 | 11 | 51 | .248 | .325 | .435 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Total | 2177 | 8058 | 1278 | 2338 | 365 | 1459 | .290 | .357 | .504 | 537 | 46 | 776 | 1470 | 118 | 10 | 94 | 60 | 211 |
Fielding Stats[]
Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | TOR | A | 3B | 49 | 43 | 373 | 33 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .915 |
1992 | TOR | A | 2B | 17 | 9 | 96 | 24 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
1992 | TOR | A | 1B | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1992 | NYM | N | 2B | 34 | 30 | 265 | 60 | 84 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
1992 | NYM | N | SS | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1992 | NYM | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1992 | Total | 3B | 50 | 43 | 379 | 34 | 80 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .919 | |
1992 | Total | 2B | 51 | 39 | 361 | 84 | 121 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 | |
1993 | NYM | N | 2B | 127 | 124 | 1070.2 | 250 | 311 | 18 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
1993 | NYM | N | 3B | 12 | 12 | 101.1 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .925 |
1993 | NYM | N | SS | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
1994 | NYM | N | 2B | 107 | 107 | 937.2 | 222 | 337 | 14 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
1995 | NYM | N | 2B | 122 | 122 | 1045.2 | 245 | 353 | 10 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
1996 | NYM | N | 3B | 89 | 89 | 746.2 | 75 | 184 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .925 |
1996 | CLE | A | 3B | 7 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1996 | CLE | A | 1B | 19 | 12 | 119 | 112 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
1996 | CLE | A | DH | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
1996 | CLE | A | 2B | 9 | 7 | 65 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1996 | Total | 3B | 96 | 94 | 789.2 | 77 | 191 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .927 | |
1997 | SFG | N | 1B | 13 | 8 | 81.2 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1997 | SFG | N | 2B | 148 | 143 | 1227.1 | 325 | 425 | 16 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
1998 | SFG | N | 2B | 134 | 134 | 1166 | 278 | 404 | 20 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
1998 | SFG | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1999 | SFG | N | 2B | 133 | 132 | 1125 | 279 | 326 | 10 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
1999 | SFG | N | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
2000 | SFG | N | 1B | 16 | 11 | 92.1 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
2000 | SFG | N | 2B | 150 | 146 | 1258 | 301 | 394 | 10 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
2001 | SFG | N | 2B | 140 | 134 | 1171 | 269 | 390 | 9 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
2001 | SFG | N | 1B | 30 | 22 | 213.1 | 192 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 |
2002 | SFG | N | 2B | 149 | 142 | 1259.1 | 293 | 412 | 16 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
2002 | SFG | N | 1B | 9 | 9 | 66.2 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
2003 | HOU | N | 2B | 128 | 127 | 1113 | 278 | 354 | 11 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
2004 | HOU | N | 2B | 139 | 138 | 1189.1 | 276 | 374 | 7 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
2004 | HOU | N | DH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
2005 | LAD | N | 1B | 14 | 10 | 81.1 | 92 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
2005 | LAD | N | 2B | 140 | 138 | 1209.2 | 284 | 424 | 16 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
2006 | LAD | N | 2B | 108 | 107 | 887.2 | 217 | 314 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
2006 | LAD | N | 1B | 9 | 5 | 46.1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
2007 | LAD | N | 2B | 133 | 132 | 1084.1 | 235 | 328 | 14 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
Total | 1B | 115 | 78 | 716 | 669 | 38 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 | ||
Total | DH | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
Total | 2B | 1918 | 1872 | 16170.2 | 3847 | 5297 | 183 | 1208 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 | ||
Total | SS | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .889 | ||
Total | 3B | 158 | 149 | 1270 | 120 | 299 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .925 |
Transactions[]
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 20th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1989 - signed June 9, 1989).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with a player to be named later to New York Mets in exchange for David Cone (August 27, 1992); New York Mets received Ryan Thompson (September 1, 1992).
- Traded by New York Mets with Jose Vizcaino to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Carlos Baerga and Alvaro Espinoza (July 29, 1996).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Julian Tavarez, Jose Vizcaino, and a player to be named later to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Matt Williams and a player to be named later (November 13, 1996); San Francisco Giants received Joe Roa (December 16, 1996) and Cleveland Indians received Trent Hubbard (December 16, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2002).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 18, 2002).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2004).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 15, 2004).
Trivia[]
- Kent is the all-time leader in home runs as a second baseman (365 as of the end of the 2007 season).
- He hit his 288th home run as a second baseman on October 2, 2004, surpassing Ryne Sandberg as the all-time home run leader at that position
- He is also the only second baseman to have 100 or more RBIs in 6 consecutive seasons (1997–2002).
- The Giants' front office had lost confidence in Kent after an incident during spring training that left him with a broken wrist. Kent had initially claimed that the wrist was broken while washing his truck; ensuing media reports indicated that Kent had crashed his motorcycle while doing wheelies, in violation of his contract.
- He is often mistaken for Jeff Foxworthy.
See also[]
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