Kenny Lofton

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2007)

AVG .299
HR 130
RBI 781
H 2,428
OPS .794
PIV 10,495
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
5/31/1967 in East Chicago, IN, USA
MLB Debut
1991-09-14
Last Game
2007-09-29
Awards
6× All-Star · 4× Gold Glove

Full name: Kenneth Lofton

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,103 8,120 1,528 2,428 383 116 130 781 622 945 1,016 .299 .372 .423 .794 10,495

Career AVG .299 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — +12.6% above league average.

Career OBP .372 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +11.0% above league average.

Career SLG .423 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .794 vs. league average .754 across their career seasons — +5.4% above 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
1991 HOU NL 20 74 9 15 1 0 0 0 2 5 19 .203 .255 (-21%) .323 (-22%) .384 (-44%) .708 (-34%) -377.9
1992 CLE AL 148 576 96 164 15 8 5 42 66 68 54 .285 .255 (+11%) .322 (+12%) .377 (-3%) .699 (+4%) 662.5
1993 CLE AL 148 569 116 185 28 8 1 42 70 81 83 .325 .265 (+23%) .332 (+23%) .403 (+1%) .735 (+11%) 1610.6
1994 CLE AL 112 459 105 160 32 9 12 57 60 52 56 .349 .269 (+29%) .338 (+22%) .424 (+26%) .763 (+24%) 2268.4
1995 CLE AL 118 481 93 149 22 13 7 53 54 40 49 .310 .266 (+16%) .337 (+7%) .417 (+9%) .755 (+8%) 694.2
1996 CLE AL 154 662 132 210 35 4 14 67 75 61 82 .317 .269 (+18%) .340 (+9%) .426 (+4%) .767 (+7%) 975.0
1997 ATL NL 122 493 90 164 20 6 5 48 27 64 83 .333 .266 (+25%) .336 (+22%) .419 (+2%) .756 (+11%) 1332.9
1998 CLE AL 154 600 101 169 31 6 12 64 54 87 80 .282 .266 (+6%) .335 (+11%) .420 (-2%) .755 (+4%) 694.0
1999 CLE AL 120 465 110 140 28 6 7 39 25 79 84 .301 .271 (+11%) .344 (+18%) .433 (avg) .778 (+8%) 1000.2
2000 CLE AL 137 543 107 151 23 5 15 73 30 79 72 .278 .270 (+3%) .344 (+7%) .437 (-4%) .782 (+1%) 256.8
2001 CLE AL 133 517 91 135 21 4 14 66 16 47 69 .261 .263 (-1%) .332 (-3%) .426 (-7%) .758 (-5%) -444.3
2002 CHA AL 93 352 68 91 20 6 8 42 22 49 51 .259 .261 (-1%) .331 (+5%) .416 (avg) .747 (+2%) 208.5
2002 SFN NL 46 180 30 48 10 3 3 9 7 23 22 .267 .261 (+2%) .331 (+7%) .416 (-3%) .747 (+1%) 208.5
2003 PIT NL 84 339 58 94 19 4 9 26 18 28 29 .277 .264 (+5%) .332 (avg) .422 (+3%) .754 (+2%) 84.6
2003 CHN NL 56 208 39 68 13 4 3 20 12 18 22 .327 .264 (+24%) .332 (+15%) .422 (+12%) .754 (+13%) 84.6
2004 NYA AL 83 276 51 76 10 7 3 18 7 31 27 .275 .266 (+4%) .335 (+3%) .427 (-8%) .762 (-3%) -136.2
2005 PHI NL 110 367 67 123 15 5 2 36 22 32 41 .335 .264 (+27%) .330 (+19%) .418 (avg) .749 (+8%) 721.1
2006 LAN NL 129 469 79 141 15 12 3 41 32 45 42 .301 .269 (+12%) .336 (+7%) .431 (-7%) .768 (-1%) -9.4
2007 TEX AL 84 317 62 96 16 3 7 23 21 39 28 .303 .268 (+13%) .335 (+13%) .422 (+4%) .758 (+8%) 560.2
2007 CLE AL 52 173 24 49 9 3 0 15 2 17 23 .283 .268 (+6%) .335 (+2%) .422 (-12%) .758 (-6%) 560.2
Career · 20 seasons 2,103 8,120 1,528 2,428 383 116 130 781 622 945 1,016 .299 — — — — 10,955

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
95 392 65 97 12 4 7 34 38 68 .247

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2007 ALCS CLE 7 27 2 6 2 0 1 2 1 3 .222
2007 ALDS2 CLE 4 16 2 6 1 0 0 4 2 1 .375
2006 NLDS1 LAN 3 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077
2004 ALCS NYA 3 10 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 3 .300
2004 ALDS2 NYA 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250
2003 NLCS CHN 7 31 8 10 1 0 0 2 3 4 .323
2003 NLDS2 CHN 5 21 3 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 .286
2002 NLCS SFN 5 21 4 5 0 0 1 2 2 4 .238
2002 NLDS1 SFN 5 20 5 7 1 0 0 2 2 3 .350
2002 WS SFN 7 31 7 9 1 1 0 2 2 2 .290
2001 ALDS1 CLE 5 19 2 2 0 0 1 3 3 5 .105
1999 ALDS1 CLE 5 16 5 2 1 0 0 1 5 6 .125
1998 ALCS CLE 6 27 2 5 1 0 1 3 1 7 .185
1998 ALDS1 CLE 4 16 5 6 1 0 2 4 1 1 .375
1997 NLCS ATL 6 27 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 7 .185
1997 NLDS2 ATL 3 13 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .154
1996 ALDS1 CLE 4 18 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .167
1995 ALCS CLE 6 24 4 11 0 2 0 3 4 6 .458
1995 ALDS1 CLE 3 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .154
1995 WS CLE 6 25 6 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 .200

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10564023793121573394.302
Away10474097735121357387.296

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2007-09-29 CLEKCRL 200000001
2007-09-28 CLEKCRW 401010100
2007-09-27 CLESEAL 412110100
2007-09-25 CLESEAW 500000101
2007-09-22 CLEOAKL 301000000
2007-09-21 CLEOAKW 412000000
2007-09-18 CLEDETW 312000010
2007-09-17 CLEDETW 501000001
2007-09-16 CLEKCRL 201000000
2007-09-15 CLEKCRW 310000011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 2041 1977 4856 142 79 35

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1991 HOU OF 20 18 41 1 1 0
1992 CLE OF 143 140 420 14 8 3
1993 CLE OF 146 143 402 11 9 3
1994 CLE OF 112 111 276 13 2 3
1995 CLE OF 114 113 248 11 8 3
1996 CLE OF 152 153 376 13 10 3
1997 ATL OF 122 121 290 5 5 1
1998 CLE OF 154 150 339 19 8 4
1999 CLE OF 119 115 255 11 3 3
2000 CLE OF 135 133 348 4 4 1
2001 CLE OF 130 124 310 3 6 0
2002 CHA OF 92 86 229 3 0 0
2002 SFN OF 44 44 116 3 0 0
2003 PIT OF 81 81 203 5 0 2
2003 CHN OF 55 52 111 3 3 0
2004 NYA OF 74 67 180 4 2 4
2005 PHI OF 97 88 201 7 4 1
2006 LAN OF 120 114 241 4 3 0
2007 TEX OF 80 79 186 5 3 3
2007 CLE OF 51 45 84 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Left Field 50
Center Field 1984
Right Field 10
Designated Hitter 12

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2000 Player of the Week Week of 2000-09-02
1997 Player of the Week Week of 1997-04-19
1996 Gold Glove OF
1995 Gold Glove OF
1994 Gold Glove OF
1994 Player of the Week Week of 1994-06-25
1993 Gold Glove OF

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2007 TEX AL $6,000,000
2006 LAN NL $3,821,236
2005 PHI NL $3,100,000
2004 NYA AL $3,100,000
2003 PIT NL $1,025,000
2002 CHA AL $1,025,000
2001 CLE AL $8,000,000
2000 CLE AL $7,500,000
1999 CLE AL $7,550,000
1998 CLE AL $7,550,000
1997 ATL NL $4,825,000
1996 CLE AL $3,575,000
1995 CLE AL $1,925,000
1994 CLE AL $925,000
1993 CLE AL $450,000
1992 CLE AL $110,000
1991 HOU NL $100,000
Total Career Earnings $60,581,236

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Arizona Tucson AZ 1988

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1997 Most Valuable Player NL 26th 1.0 392 0
1996 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 34.0 392 0
1994 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 181.0 392 1
1993 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 11.0 392 0
1992 Rookie of the Year AL 2nd 85.0 140 7

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Kenny Lofton (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tim Raines HOF
    .294 avg, 170 HR
  2. 98
    Brett Butler
    .290 avg, 54 HR
  3. 97
    George Van Haltren
    .316 avg, 69 HR
  4. 94
    Jimmy Ryan
    .308 avg, 118 HR
  5. 94
    Ichiro Suzuki HOF
    .311 avg, 117 HR
  6. 94
    Max Carey HOF
    .285 avg, 70 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenny Lofton

What years did Kenny Lofton play?
Kenny Lofton played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2007.
Was Kenny Lofton a pitcher?
No. Kenny Lofton was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Kenny Lofton hit?
Kenny Lofton hit 130 career home runs with 2428 hits.