Jose Altuve vs. Jason Kendall — Career Comparison

Jose Altuve
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Jason Kendall
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Altuve comes out clearly ahead of Jason Kendall across most offensive categories. Jose Altuve led in home run production (HR/PA+ 109 vs 60), slugging (SLG+ 126 vs 106), and batting average (AVG+ 130 vs 118). Jason Kendall held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 191 vs 186). Jose Altuve was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jose Altuve and Jason Kendall

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1975
136.27
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2085
143.78
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
8696
600
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8701
600
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7881
543.77
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
7627
525.94
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2388
164.77
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
2195
151.36
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1646
113.57
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1691
116.61
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
31.39
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
394
27.17
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.21
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.41
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
17.59
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
75
5.17
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742
51.2
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
504
34.75
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1309
90.32
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1096.27
75.6
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3672
253.36
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
2884
198.87
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
3123
215.48
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3170
218.6
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
85.28
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
71.03
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
61.34
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
744
51.3
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1870
129.02
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1699
117.16
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1346.68
92.92
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1175.77
81.08
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
80
5.52
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
17.52
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
655
45.19
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
49.72
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.45
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.52
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
78.59
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
47.3
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
7.63
7.63
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.68
12.68
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.86
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.48
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
53
3.66
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.34
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
215
14.83
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
12.14
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
22.42
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
189
13.03
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
6.62
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
89
6.14
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
29.05
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
278
19.17
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
77.2
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
67.99
67.99

Fielding Stats for Jose Altuve and Jason Kendall

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1880
1.05
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
1.04
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
1.04
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017
1.03
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
48287
27
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53085
27
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
16095.2
9
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17695
9
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
1.48
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13067
6.65
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4390
2.45
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
0.5
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.06
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.08
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
7153
4
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14206
7.23
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
7042
3.94
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14057
7.15
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.45
98.45
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.746
3.746
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.844
6.844
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
0.57
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.08
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.05
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
0.62
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
0.25