How Jason Kendall's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Jason Kendall totaled 2,195 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 2003, posting 191, well above the league average of 55.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 93, well above the league average of 58.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 127 in 2008 to 109 in 2009 and 111 in 2010, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 15 seasons.

Jason Kendall Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Career21955040.23
Season Avg.146.3333.60.23
162 Game Avg.170.5539.160.23
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Jason Kendall Hits Per Season

Jason Kendall's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jason Kendall Hits per season line chart

Jason Kendall Hits by Team

Jason Kendall's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jason Kendall career Hits by team bar chart

Jason Kendall Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Jason Kendall's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jason Kendall Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Jason Kendall Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jason Kendall's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jason Kendall Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jason Kendall Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jason Kendall's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jason Kendall Hits season-by-season breakdown table