Brendan Donovan vs. Jason Kendall — Career Comparison

Brendan Donovan
Gen ZGermanyThrows RightBats LeftEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Jason Kendall
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Brendan Donovan and Jason Kendall are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 115 for Brendan Donovan, 118 for Jason Kendall), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 106). The overall lean goes to Jason Kendall, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Brendan Donovan and Jason Kendall

Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
492
147.16
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2085
143.78
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2006
600
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8701
600
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1765
527.92
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7627
525.94
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
498
148.95
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2195
151.36
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
356
106.48
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1691
116.61
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
29.01
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
27.17
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.5
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.41
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
11.96
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
5.17
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
42.47
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
34.75
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271.83
81.31
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1096.27
75.6
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
725
216.85
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2884
198.87
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
723
216.25
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3170
218.6
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
72.08
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
71.03
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.42
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
51.3
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
120.54
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1699
117.16
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286.23
85.61
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175.77
81.08
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
43
12.86
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
17.52
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
54.44
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
49.72
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.79
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.52
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
81.06
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
686
47.3
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.68
12.68
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.2
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.48
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.59
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.34
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.98
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
176
12.14
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.49
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
13.03
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.59
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
6.14
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.08
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
19.17
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.99
67.99

Fielding Stats for Brendan Donovan and Jason Kendall

Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.22
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
1.04
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.01
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
1.03
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11200
27
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53085
27
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3733.1
9
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17695
9
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
1.93
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13067
6.65
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
1.7
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990
0.5
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.08
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
3.67
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14206
7.23
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
3.63
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14057
7.15
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.95
98.95
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.95
98.95
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.976
2.976
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.844
6.844
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
83.2
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.38
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.08
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.05
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
0.62
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
0.25