Howie Kendrick

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2020)

AVG .294
HR 127
RBI 724
H 1,747
OPS .767
PIV 5,207
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 225 lb
Born
7/12/1983 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
MLB Debut
2006-04-26
Last Game
2020-09-05
Awards
All-Star · NLCS MVP

Full name: Howard Joseph Kendrick

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,621 5,950 792 1,747 354 38 127 724 126 349 1,102 .294 .337 .430 .767 5,207

Career AVG .294 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — +14.3% above league average.

Career OBP .337 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .430 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .767 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2006 LAA AL 72 267 25 76 21 1 4 30 6 9 44 .285 .269 (+6%) .336 (-7%) .431 (-4%) .768 (-5%) -279.2
2007 LAA AL 88 338 55 109 24 2 5 39 5 9 61 .322 .268 (+20%) .335 (+3%) .422 (+6%) .758 (+5%) 270.4
2008 LAA AL 92 340 43 104 26 2 3 37 11 12 58 .306 .263 (+16%) .333 (avg) .416 (+1%) .749 (+1%) -38.1
2009 LAA AL 105 374 61 109 21 3 10 61 11 20 71 .291 .262 (+11%) .332 (avg) .417 (+6%) .750 (+4%) 226.6
2010 LAA AL 158 616 67 172 41 4 10 75 14 28 94 .279 .257 (+8%) .325 (-4%) .402 (+1%) .728 (-1%) -232.5
2011 LAA AL 140 537 86 153 30 6 18 63 14 33 119 .285 .255 (+12%) .320 (+5%) .399 (+16%) .719 (+11%) 1167.0
2012 LAA AL 147 550 57 158 32 3 8 67 14 29 115 .287 .254 (+13%) .318 (+2%) .405 (-1%) .724 (avg) -42.3
2013 LAA AL 122 478 55 142 21 4 13 54 6 23 89 .297 .253 (+17%) .317 (+6%) .396 (+11%) .714 (+8%) 715.3
2014 LAA AL 157 617 85 181 33 5 7 75 14 48 110 .293 .251 (+17%) .313 (+11%) .386 (+3%) .700 (+6%) 848.5
2015 LAN NL 117 464 64 137 22 2 9 54 6 27 82 .295 .254 (+16%) .316 (+6%) .404 (+1%) .721 (+3%) 317.0
2016 LAN NL 146 487 65 124 26 2 8 40 10 50 96 .255 .255 (avg) .321 (+1%) .417 (-12%) .738 (-6%) -438.5
2017 PHI NL 39 141 16 48 8 1 2 16 8 11 30 .340 .254 (+34%) .324 (+22%) .425 (+7%) .750 (+13%) 374.0
2017 WAS NL 52 164 24 48 8 2 7 25 4 11 38 .293 .254 (+15%) .324 (+6%) .425 (+16%) .750 (+11%) 374.0
2018 WAS NL 40 152 17 46 14 0 4 12 1 5 29 .303 .247 (+22%) .318 (+4%) .409 (+16%) .727 (+11%) 234.6
2019 WAS NL 121 334 61 115 23 1 17 62 2 27 49 .344 .252 (+36%) .322 (+22%) .434 (+32%) .757 (+28%) 1852.3
2020 WAS NL 25 91 11 25 4 0 2 14 0 7 17 .275 .244 (+12%) .321 (-1%) .417 (-8%) .739 (-5%) -82.7
Career · 16 seasons 1,621 5,950 792 1,747 354 38 127 724 126 349 1,102 .294 — — — — 5,266

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
50 168 19 40 8 1 4 18 7 34 .238

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2019 NLCS WAS 4 15 4 5 4 0 0 4 2 4 .333
2019 NLDS1 WAS 5 20 2 5 0 0 1 5 1 3 .250
2019 NLWC WAS 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
2019 WS WAS 7 25 2 7 0 0 1 3 1 4 .280
2017 NLDS2 WAS 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
2016 NLCS LAN 5 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .154
2016 NLDS2 LAN 4 9 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .333
2015 NLDS2 LAN 5 22 4 6 1 0 1 4 0 2 .273
2014 ALDS1 LAA 3 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 .154
2009 ALCS LAA 4 14 3 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .286
2009 ALDS2 LAA 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
2008 ALDS1 LAA 4 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 .118
2007 ALDS1 LAA 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1621 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home834296940988360363.297
Away787298138386467361.290

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2020-09-05 WASATLW 501100201
2020-09-04 WASATLL 300000000
2020-09-02 WASPHIL 300000010
2020-09-01 WASPHIL 401000001
2020-08-31 WASPHIL 501000000
2020-08-29 WASBOSL 411000111
2020-08-28 WASBOSW 412001102
2020-08-26 WASPHIL 402100101
2020-08-24 WASMIAL 401000111
2020-08-23 WASMIAW 401100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 149 113 925 79 7 98
2B 1183 1149 1979 3197 80 682
3B 33 25 10 41 1 4
OF 190 161 278 6 3 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2006 LAA 1B 44 42 330 29 2 43
2006 LAA 2B 28 25 48 67 0 25
2006 LAA 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0
2007 LAA 2B 86 85 146 254 9 54
2008 LAA 2B 92 90 155 287 4 67
2009 LAA 2B 95 90 156 271 4 70
2010 LAA 1B 15 11 98 4 1 5
2010 LAA 2B 143 140 259 366 9 74
2010 LAA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 LAA 1B 17 11 119 10 1 15
2011 LAA 2B 108 105 161 317 4 63
2011 LAA OF 23 20 33 1 0 0
2012 LAA 1B 2 0 4 1 0 0
2012 LAA 2B 143 142 238 407 14 81
2012 LAA OF 2 0 2 0 1 0
2013 LAA 2B 118 118 223 321 10 68
2013 LAA OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
2014 LAA 2B 154 154 267 406 11 83
2015 LAN 2B 113 112 193 295 5 52
2016 LAN 1B 11 7 56 3 1 6
2016 LAN 2B 32 23 32 57 3 11
2016 LAN 3B 17 14 5 26 1 2
2016 LAN OF 94 79 131 5 0 0
2017 PHI 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
2017 PHI 2B 10 10 17 31 2 8
2017 PHI OF 24 24 43 0 1 0
2017 WAS 1B 3 1 9 0 0 1
2017 WAS 2B 5 5 10 7 0 2
2017 WAS OF 39 33 57 0 0 0
2018 WAS 1B 2 0 3 1 0 0
2018 WAS 2B 33 32 47 62 4 16
2018 WAS OF 6 5 11 0 1 0
2019 WAS 1B 48 35 276 27 1 25
2019 WAS 2B 23 18 27 49 1 8
2019 WAS 3B 15 10 5 15 0 2
2020 WAS 1B 6 6 28 4 1 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 149
Second Base 1183
Third Base 33
Left Field 188
Center Field 1
Right Field 3
Designated Hitter 45

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2019 NLCS MVP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 LAN NL $9,540,378
2015 LAN NL $9,500,000
2014 LAA AL $9,350,000
2013 LAA AL $9,100,000
2012 LAA AL $4,850,000
2011 LAA AL $3,300,000
2010 LAA AL $1,750,000
2009 LAA AL $465,000
2008 LAA AL $432,500
2007 LAA AL $395,000
Total Career Earnings $48,682,878

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
St. Johns River Community College Palatka FL 2002

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2014 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 3.0 420 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Howie Kendrick (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    DJ LeMahieu
    .289 avg, 126 HR
  2. 96
    Joe Randa
    .284 avg, 123 HR
  3. 94
    Daniel Murphy
    .296 avg, 138 HR
  4. 93
    Starlin Castro
    .280 avg, 138 HR
  5. 90
    Carlos Baerga
    .291 avg, 134 HR
  6. 89
    Mark Grudzielanek
    .289 avg, 90 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Howie Kendrick

What years did Howie Kendrick play?
Howie Kendrick played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2020.
Was Howie Kendrick a pitcher?
No. Howie Kendrick was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Howie Kendrick hit?
Howie Kendrick hit 127 career home runs with 1747 hits.