Howie Kendrick
Born: 7/12/1983 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-04-26 | Final Game: 2020-09-05
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 225 lbs
Full name: Howard Joseph Kendrick
Biography
Howie Kendrick, born in 1983, enjoyed a prolific career in Major League Baseball that spanned from 2006 to 2020. A versatile position player known for his exceptional hitting ability and defensive skills, Kendrick played in 1,621 games, amassing 1,747 hits with a commendable batting average of .294. Throughout his career, he demonstrated a consistent offensive presence, totaling 127 home runs and 724 RBIs, while also showcasing his speed on the bases with 126 stolen bases.
Kendrick's contributions to the game were recognized when he was named the NLCS MVP, highlighting his key role in pivotal postseason moments. He was selected as an All-Star once during his career, further cementing his status as a respected player in the league. Kendrick's playing style embodied the characteristics of a well-rounded athlete during a competitive era of baseball, and his impact on the teams he played for—most notably the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Nationals—has left a lasting legacy in the sport.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1621 | 5950 | 792 | 1747 | 354 | 38 | 127 | 724 | 126 | 349 | 1102 | 0.294 | 0.337 | 0.430 | 0.767 | 4961.8 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | LAA | AL | 72 | 267 | 25 | 76 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 0.285 | -316.5 |
| 2007 | LAA | AL | 88 | 338 | 55 | 109 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 0.322 | 270.4 |
| 2008 | LAA | AL | 92 | 340 | 43 | 104 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 0.306 | -44.6 |
| 2009 | LAA | AL | 105 | 374 | 61 | 109 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 11 | 20 | 71 | 0.291 | 226.6 |
| 2010 | LAA | AL | 158 | 616 | 67 | 172 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 14 | 28 | 94 | 0.279 | -300.5 |
| 2011 | LAA | AL | 140 | 537 | 86 | 153 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 14 | 33 | 119 | 0.285 | 1167.0 |
| 2012 | LAA | AL | 147 | 550 | 57 | 158 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 67 | 14 | 29 | 115 | 0.287 | -53.8 |
| 2013 | LAA | AL | 122 | 478 | 55 | 142 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 6 | 23 | 89 | 0.297 | 715.3 |
| 2014 | LAA | AL | 157 | 617 | 85 | 181 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 14 | 48 | 110 | 0.293 | 848.5 |
| 2015 | LAD | NL | 117 | 464 | 64 | 137 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 54 | 6 | 27 | 82 | 0.295 | 317.0 |
| 2016 | LAD | NL | 146 | 487 | 65 | 124 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 10 | 50 | 96 | 0.255 | -557.0 |
| 2017 | PHI | NL | 39 | 141 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 0.340 | 374.0 |
| 2017 | WAS | NL | 52 | 164 | 24 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 0.293 | 374.0 |
| 2018 | WAS | NL | 40 | 152 | 17 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 0.303 | 234.6 |
| 2019 | WAS | NL | 121 | 334 | 61 | 115 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 62 | 2 | 27 | 49 | 0.344 | 1852.3 |
| 2020 | WAS | NL | 25 | 91 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0.275 | -86.6 |
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 | 0.238 |
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 | 0.333 |
| 2019 | NLDS1 | WAS | 5 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
| 2019 | WS | WAS | 7 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.280 |
| 2019 | NLWC | WAS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 |
| 2017 | NLDS2 | WAS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | NLDS2 | LAN | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.333 |
| 2016 | NLCS | LAN | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.154 |
| 2015 | NLDS2 | LAN | 5 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.273 |
| 2014 | ALDS1 | LAA | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.154 |
| 2009 | ALCS | LAA | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.286 |
| 2009 | ALDS2 | LAA | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.200 |
| 2008 | ALDS1 | LAA | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.118 |
| 2007 | ALDS1 | LAA | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 |
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 | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 149 |
| Second Base | 1183 |
| Third Base | 33 |
| Left Field | 188 |
| Center Field | 1 |
| Right Field | 3 |
| Designated Hitter | 45 |
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 |