Biography Kenny Lofton (Kenneth Lofton) was born on May 31, 1967 in East Chicago, Indiana. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1991 for the Houston Astros . In 1992 , his rookie year, he hit .285 with 5 home runs and 42 RBI. Lofton played for the Houston Astros , Cleveland Indians , Atlanta Braves , San Francisco Giants , Chicago White Sox , Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago Cubs , New York Yankees , Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Kenny Lofton's best season was 1996 , when he stole 75 bases, hit for a .317 average and knocked in 67 runs.
Scouting Report Statistics Batting Stats
1991
HOU
20
74
9
15
1
0
0
0
5
19
2
1
.203
.253
.216
.469
1992
CLE
148
576
96
164
15
8
5
42
68
54
66
12
.285
.362
.365
.726
1993
CLE
148
569
116
185
28
8
1
42
81
83
70
14
.325
.408
.408
.815
1994
CLE
112
459
105
160
32
9
12
57
52
56
60
12
.349
.412
.536
.948
1995
CLE
118
481
93
149
22
13
7
53
40
49
54
15
.310
.362
.453
.815
1996
CLE
154
662
132
210
35
4
14
67
61
82
75
17
.317
.372
.446
.817
1997
ATL
122
493
90
164
20
6
5
48
64
83
27
20
.333
.409
.428
.837
1998
CLE
154
600
101
169
31
6
12
64
87
80
54
10
.282
.371
.413
.785
1999
CLE
120
465
110
140
28
6
7
39
79
84
25
6
.301
.405
.432
.838
2000
CLE
137
543
107
151
23
5
15
73
79
72
30
7
.278
.369
.422
.791
2001
CLE
133
517
91
135
21
4
14
66
47
69
16
8
.261
.322
.398
.721
2002
CWS
93
352
68
91
20
6
8
42
49
51
22
8
.259
.348
.418
.766
2002
SF
46
180
30
48
10
3
3
9
23
22
7
3
.267
.353
.406
.759
2003
CHC
56
208
39
68
13
4
3
20
18
22
12
4
.327
.381
.471
.852
2003
PIT
84
339
58
94
19
4
9
26
28
29
18
5
.277
.333
.437
.770
2004
NYY
83
276
51
76
10
7
3
18
31
27
7
3
.275
.346
.395
.741
2005
PHI
110
367
67
123
15
5
2
36
32
41
22
3
.335
.392
.420
.811
2006
LAD
129
469
79
141
15
12
3
41
45
42
32
5
.301
.360
.403
.763
2007
CLE
52
173
24
49
9
3
0
15
17
23
2
3
.283
.344
.370
.714
2007
TEX
84
317
62
96
16
3
7
23
39
28
21
4
.303
.380
.438
.818
2007
Total
136
490
86
145
25
6
7
38
56
51
23
7
.296
.367
.414
.791
Career
2103
8120
1528
2428
383
116
130
781
945
1016
622
160
.299
.372
.423
.794
Fielding Stats
1997
ATL
CF
122
121
1047
289
299
5
5
1
.983
1998
CLE
CF
154
150
1321
340
366
18
8
4
.978
1999
CLE
CF
119
115
991
255
269
11
3
3
.989
2000
CLE
CF
135
133
1152
348
356
4
4
1
.989
2001
CLE
CF
130
123
1076
310
319
3
6
0
.981
2002
CWS
CF
92
86
744
230
233
3
0
0
1.000
2002
SF
CF
44
44
370
116
119
3
0
0
1.000
2003
CHC
CF
55
52
456
111
117
3
3
0
.974
2003
PIT
CF
81
80
714
203
208
5
0
2
1.000
2004
NYY
CF
65
62
539
162
166
3
1
3
.994
2004
NYY
RF
10
5
52
18
20
1
1
1
.950
2005
PHI
CF
97
88
741
201
212
7
4
1
.981
2006
LAD
CF
120
115
961
241
248
4
3
0
.988
2007
CLE
LF
50
42
387
82
85
3
0
1
1.000
2007
CLE
CF
3
3
21
2
2
0
0
0
1.000
2007
TEX
CF
80
79
669
186
194
5
3
3
.985
Total
OF
1462
1401
12051
3304
3438
86
48
22
.986
Awards 6-time All-Star (1994–99)
4-time Gold Glove Award (1993–96)
Holds the MLB record (tie) for runs scored in the first inning in a season, (18) in 2000
Holds the MLB record for stolen bases by a rookie, (66) in 1992
Holds the MLB record for post-season stolen bases (34)
Holds the MLB record for most different teams played on in the playoffs (6) Transactions Selected by the Houston Astros in the 17th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed June 16, 1988).
Traded by the Houston Astros with Dave Rohde to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Willie Blair and Ed Taubensee (December 10, 1991).
Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Alan Embree to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Marquis Grissom and David Justice (March 25, 1997).
Granted free agency (October 28, 1997).
Signed by the Cleveland Indians (December 8, 1997).
Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
Signed by the Chicago White Sox (February 1, 2002).
Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Felix Diaz and Ryan Meaux (July 28, 2002).
Granted free agency (November 4, 2002).
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates (March 14, 2003).
Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Aramis Ramirez and cash to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jose Hernandez , Matt Bruback , and a player to be named later (July 23, 2003); the Pittsburgh Pirates received Bobby Hill (August 15, 2003).
Granted free agency (October 30, 2003).
Signed by the New York Yankees (January 6, 2004).
Traded by the New York Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Felix Rodriguez (December 3, 2004).
Granted free agency (November 2, 2005).
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers (December 20, 2005).
Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
Signed by the Texas Rangers (December 12, 2006).
Traded to the Cleveland Indians for Single-A Catcher Max Ramirez (July 27, 2007)
Granted free agency (November 13, 2007) Trivia He was born to a single teenage mother; his father did not take part in his upbringing.
Additionally, Lofton was born prematurely, weighing three pounds at birth - he was so small that his mother was afraid to hold him.
In college, he was the backup point guard (to Steve Kerr ) on an Arizona Wildcats team that made it to the Final Four of the 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and he set season and career school records for steals.
Lofton is one of only two men to play in a college basketball Final Four (1988, the first for the Arizona Wildcats) and a Major League Baseball World Series; the other is fellow East Chicago Washington High School alumnus Tim Stoddard , who was a member of the N.C. State team that won the 1974 NCAA Basketball Championship. Stoddard later pitched for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1979 World Series.
In the 1995 ALCS against the Seattle Mariners , he came around to score from second base on a passed ball.
In game four of the 2007 ALCS against the Boston Red Sox , Lofton earned his 34th career post-season stolen base, setting a new MLB record for playoff steals.
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