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Jeff Kent

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Full name Jeffrey Franklin Kent
Born March 7, 1968, Bellflower, California
First Game: April 12, 1992; Final Game: October 15, 2008
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 185
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (2000)
Named second baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (2000, 2002 and 2005)
Named second baseman on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (2000 to 2002 and 2005)
Ejections: 1993 (1), 1997 (2), 1999 (1), 2000 (2), 2001 (2), 2003 (1), 2004 (1), 2005 (1), 2008 (2). Total: 13
SABR Biography

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                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1992 TOR A Daily Splits 65 192 36 46 13 1 8 35 20 0 47 6 0 4 0 3 3 2 1 .240 .324 .443 0.0 1992 TOR A 1992 NY N Daily Splits 37 113 16 27 8 1 3 15 7 0 29 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 .239 .289 .407 0.0 1992 NY N 1992 Total 102 305 52 73 21 2 11 50 27 0 76 7 0 4 0 6 5 2 3 .239 .312 .430 0.0 1992 Total 1993 NY N Daily Splits 140 496 65 134 24 0 21 80 30 2 88 8 6 4 0 8 11 4 4 .270 .320 .446 -1.3 1993 NY N 1994 NY N Daily Splits 107 415 53 121 24 5 14 68 23 3 84 10 1 3 0 5 7 1 4 .292 .341 .475 0.4 1994 NY N 1995 NY N Daily Splits 125 472 65 131 22 3 20 65 29 3 89 8 1 4 0 10 9 3 3 .278 .327 .464 0.2 1995 NY N 1996 NY N Daily Splits 89 335 45 97 20 1 9 39 21 1 56 1 1 3 0 5 7 4 3 .290 .331 .436 1.3 1996 NY N 1996 CLE A Daily Splits 39 102 16 27 7 0 3 16 10 0 22 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 .265 .328 .422 -0.1 1996 CLE A 1996 Total 128 437 61 124 27 1 12 55 31 1 78 2 1 6 0 6 8 6 4 .284 .330 .432 1.2 1996 Total 1997 SF N Daily Splits 155 580 90 145 38 2 29 121 48 6 133 13 0 10 0 9 14 11 3 .250 .316 .472 2.8 1997 SF N 1998 SF N Daily Splits 137 526 94 156 37 3 31 128 48 4 110 9 1 10 0 6 16 9 4 .297 .359 .555 4.3 1998 SF N 1999 SF N Daily Splits 138 511 86 148 40 2 23 101 61 3 112 5 0 8 0 4 12 13 6 .290 .366 .511 1.8 1999 SF N 2000 SF N Daily Splits 159 587 114 196 41 7 33 125 90 6 107 9 0 9 0 7 17 12 9 .334 .424 .596 6.4 2000 SF N 2001 SF N Daily Splits 159 607 84 181 49 6 22 106 65 4 96 11 0 13 0 8 11 7 6 .298 .369 .507 4.1 2001 SF N 2002 SF N Daily Splits 152 623 102 195 42 2 37 108 52 3 101 4 0 3 0 14 20 5 1 .313 .368 .565 4.7 2002 SF N 2003 HOU N Daily Splits 130 505 77 150 39 1 22 93 39 2 85 5 0 3 0 8 13 6 2 .297 .351 .509 1.8 2003 HOU N 2004 HOU N Daily Splits 145 540 96 156 34 8 27 107 49 3 96 6 0 11 0 11 23 7 3 .289 .348 .531 2.8 2004 HOU N 2005 LA N Daily Splits 149 553 100 160 36 0 29 105 72 8 85 8 0 4 0 4 19 6 2 .289 .377 .512 3.9 2005 LA N 2006 LA N Daily Splits 115 407 61 119 27 3 14 68 55 8 69 8 0 3 0 5 9 1 2 .292 .385 .477 2.5 2006 LA N 2007 LA N Daily Splits 136 494 78 149 36 1 20 79 57 4 61 5 0 6 0 5 17 1 3 .302 .375 .500 2.3 2007 LA N 2008 LA N Daily Splits 121 440 42 123 23 1 12 59 25 1 52 7 0 2 0 5 13 0 1 .280 .327 .418 -0.3 2008 LA N Total NL (17 Years) 2194 8204 1268 2388 540 46 366 1467 771 61 1453 118 10 96 0 117 220 90 58 .291 .357 .502 37.7 Total NL Total AL ( 2 Years) 104 294 52 73 20 1 11 51 30 0 69 7 0 7 0 4 4 4 2 .248 .325 .435 -0.1 Total AL Total (17 Years) Splits 2298 8498 1320 2461 560 47 377 1518 801 61 1522 125 10 103 0 121 224 94 60 .290 .356 .500 37.6 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

       Division Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1996 CLE A Daily Splits 4 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 1996 CLE A 1997 SF N Daily Splits 3 10 2 3 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .417 .900 1997 SF N 2000 SF N Daily Splits 4 16 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .412 .438 2000 SF N 2002 SF N Daily Splits 5 19 1 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .364 .368 2002 SF N 2004 HOU N Daily Splits 5 22 3 5 3 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .227 .292 .364 2004 HOU N 2006 LA N Daily Splits 3 13 2 8 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .615 .615 .923 2006 LA N 2008 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2008 LA N Total NL ( 6 Years) 21 81 11 27 7 0 3 9 7 0 17 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 .333 .393 .531 Total NL Total AL ( 1 Year ) 4 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 Total AL Total ( 7 Years) Splits 25 89 13 28 8 0 3 9 7 0 17 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 .315 .371 .506 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 2002 SF N Daily Splits 5 19 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .364 .263 2002 SF N 2004 HOU N Daily Splits 7 25 3 6 2 0 3 7 3 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .367 .680 2004 HOU N 2008 LA N Daily Splits 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2008 LA N Total ( 3 Years) Splits 17 52 6 11 2 0 3 7 5 0 13 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .212 .317 .423 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 2002 SF N Daily Splits 7 29 6 8 1 0 3 7 1 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .290 .621 2002 SF N

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1999 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1999 NL 2000 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2000 NL 2001 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 2001 NL 2004 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 2004 NL 2005 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2005 NL Total ( 5 Years) Splits 5 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .375 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1992 TOR A Daily Splits 3B 49 43 33 373 33 74 10 3 0 .915 1992 TOR A 2B 17 9 7 96 24 37 1 1 0 .984 1992 TOR A 1B 3 0 0 8 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1992 NY N Daily Splits 2B 34 30 27 265 60 84 3 18 0 .980 1992 NY N SS 1 1 1 9 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1992 NY N 3B 1 0 0 6 1 6 0 1 0 1.000 1992 Total 2B 51 39 34 361 84 121 4 19 0 .981 1992 Total 3B 50 43 33 379 34 80 10 4 0 .919 1993 NY N Daily Splits 2B 127 124 105 1070.2 250 311 18 68 0 .969 1993 NY N 3B 12 12 10 101.1 9 28 3 5 0 .925 1993 NY N SS 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 0 .800 1994 NY N Daily Splits 2B 107 107 94 937.2 222 337 14 76 0 .976 1995 NY N Daily Splits 2B 122 122 103 1045.2 245 353 10 69 0 .984 1996 NY N Daily Splits 3B 89 89 73 746.2 75 184 21 19 0 .925 1996 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 19 12 12 119 112 9 1 13 0 .992 1996 CLE A 2B 9 7 6 65 11 30 0 2 0 1.000 1996 CLE A 3B 7 5 4 43 2 7 0 1 0 1.000 1996 CLE A DH 5 4 3 - 1996 Total 3B 96 94 77 789.2 77 191 21 20 0 .927 1997 SF N Daily Splits 2B 148 143 128 1227.1 325 425 16 104 0 .979 1997 SF N 1B 13 8 4 81.2 80 4 0 6 0 1.000 1998 SF N Daily Splits 2B 134 134 112 1166 278 404 20 87 0 .972 1998 SF N 1B 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1999 SF N Daily Splits 2B 133 132 109 1125 279 326 10 90 1 .984 1999 SF N 1B 1 1 0 7 7 2 0 2 0 1.000 2000 SF N Daily Splits 2B 150 146 119 1258 302 394 10 96 0 .986 2000 SF N 1B 16 11 6 92.1 73 0 2 10 0 .973 2001 SF N Daily Splits 2B 140 134 117 1171 269 390 9 91 0 .987 2001 SF N 1B 30 22 18 213.1 193 14 2 19 0 .990 2002 SF N Daily Splits 2B 149 142 134 1259.1 293 411 16 113 0 .978 2002 SF N 1B 9 9 2 66.2 55 2 0 7 0 1.000 2003 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 128 127 116 1113 278 354 11 83 0 .983 2004 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 139 138 115 1189.1 276 374 7 74 1 .989 2004 HOU N DH 2 2 2 - 2005 LA N Daily Splits 2B 140 138 126 1209.2 284 424 16 87 0 .978 2005 LA N 1B 14 10 7 81.1 92 6 2 9 0 .980 2006 LA N Daily Splits 2B 108 107 76 887.2 217 314 8 73 0 .985 2006 LA N 1B 9 5 3 46.1 52 0 0 6 0 1.000 2007 LA N Daily Splits 2B 133 132 89 1084.1 235 328 14 76 0 .976 2008 LA N Daily Splits 2B 116 114 50 885 168 279 11 53 0 .976 2008 LA N 1B 1 1 0 4 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 Total (17 Years) Splits 2B 2034 1986 1633 17055.2 4016 5575 194 1261 2 .980 Total ( 3 Years) 3B 158 149 120 1270 120 299 34 29 0 .925 Total (11 Years) 1B 116 79 52 720 677 39 7 72 0 .990 Total ( 2 Years) DH 7 6 5 - Total ( 2 Years) SS 3 1 1 14 3 5 1 0 0 .889 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

       Division Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1996 CLE A Daily Splits 3B 2 1 0 13 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1996 CLE A 1B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1996 CLE A 2B 1 1 1 8 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1997 SF N Daily Splits 2B 3 2 2 17.2 5 6 0 2 0 1.000 1997 SF N 1B 1 1 0 8 14 1 0 1 0 1.000 2000 SF N Daily Splits 2B 4 3 3 30.1 3 11 0 1 0 1.000 2000 SF N 1B 1 1 0 9 7 2 0 1 0 1.000 2002 SF N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 44 14 11 1 4 0 .962 2004 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 46.2 8 24 0 3 0 1.000 2006 LA N Daily Splits 2B 3 3 2 22 3 5 1 0 0 .889 2006 LA N 1B 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 6 Years) Splits 2B 21 19 18 168.2 35 59 2 10 0 .979 Total ( 4 Years) 1B 4 2 0 21 23 4 0 2 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 2 1 0 13 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 2002 SF N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 45 7 14 0 1 0 1.000 2004 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 7 7 4 58.1 14 18 0 2 0 1.000 2008 LA N Daily Splits 2B 2 0 0 7.1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 3 Years) Splits 2B 14 12 9 110.2 22 34 0 3 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 2002 SF N Daily Splits 2B 7 7 7 60 10 21 0 5 0 1.000

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1999 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2000 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 2001 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 7 0 4 1 0 0 .800 2004 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 6 2 4 1 0 0 .857 2005 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 Total ( 5 Years) Splits 2B 5 4 0 22 4 11 2 1 0 .882 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 7- 4-1993 BOX NY N Jerry Crawford Called third strike 5-19-1997 BOX SF N Ed Montague Interference non-call 8-13-1997 BOX SF N Charlie Williams Fighting 7-28-1999 BOX SF N Greg Bonin Balls and strikes 5- 5-2000 BOX SF N Doug Eddings Called third strike 9-17-2000 BOX SF N Tim McClelland Balls and strikes 4-24-2001 BOX SF N Tim Timmons Call at 1B 5-11-2001 BOX SF N Tim Welke Balls and strikes 7-26-2003 BOX HOU N Matt Hollowell Check swing 7-25-2004 BOX HOU N Chris Guccione Balls and strikes (Threw dirt 6-22-2005 BOX LA N Dan Iassogna Call at 3B 4-24-2008 BOX LA N Andy Fletcher Call at 2B 6- 6-2008 BOX LA N Marty Foster Called third strike

Transaction Information

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).

Granted free agency (November 5, 2008).

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