Player
Jeff Kent HOF 2026
Player Info
- Full Name
- Jeffrey Franklin
- Born
-
March 7, 1968
Bellflower, CA, USA - Size
- 6'1" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 12, 1992
- Final Game
- September 27, 2008
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- New York Mets 1992-1996
- Toronto Blue Jays 1992-1992
- Cleveland Guardians 1996-1996
- San Francisco Giants 1997-2002
- Houston Astros 2003-2004
- Los Angeles Dodgers 2005-2008
Honors
2005 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
2005 - Silver Slugger
(NL)
2002 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
2002 - Silver Slugger
(NL)
2002 - Player of the Week
(NL)
2002 - Player of the Month
(NL)
2001 - Silver Slugger
(NL)
2000 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
2000 - Silver Slugger
(NL)
2000 - Player of the Month
(NL)
... and 3 more
Career Batting
2,298
G
.290
AVG
2,461
H
377
HR
1,518
RBI
.850
OPS
126
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 121 | 440 | 123 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 42 | .280 |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 136 | 494 | 149 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 78 | .302 |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 115 | 407 | 119 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 61 | .292 |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 149 | 553 | 160 | 36 | 0 | 29 | 100 | .289 |
| 2004 | Houston Astros | 145 | 540 | 156 | 34 | 8 | 27 | 96 | .289 |
| 2003 | Houston Astros | 130 | 505 | 150 | 39 | 1 | 22 | 77 | .297 |
| 2002 | San Francisco Giants | 152 | 623 | 195 | 42 | 2 | 37 | 102 | .313 |
| 2001 | San Francisco Giants | 159 | 607 | 181 | 49 | 6 | 22 | 84 | .298 |
| 2000 | San Francisco Giants | 159 | 587 | 196 | 41 | 7 | 33 | 114 | .334 |
| 1999 | San Francisco Giants | 138 | 511 | 148 | 40 | 2 | 23 | 86 | .290 |
| 1998 | San Francisco Giants | 137 | 526 | 156 | 37 | 3 | 31 | 94 | .297 |
| 1997 | San Francisco Giants | 155 | 580 | 145 | 38 | 2 | 29 | 90 | .250 |
| 1996 | New York Mets | 89 | 335 | 97 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 45 | .290 |
| 1996 | Cleveland Indians | 39 | 102 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .265 |
| 1995 | New York Mets | 125 | 472 | 131 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 65 | .278 |
| 1994 | New York Mets | 107 | 415 | 121 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 53 | .292 |
| 1993 | New York Mets | 140 | 496 | 134 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 65 | .270 |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | 65 | 192 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 36 | .240 |
| 1992 | New York Mets | 37 | 113 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .239 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NL | 474 | .139 | .294 | 5.3 | 11.0 | 101 | 12.0 | |
| 2007 | NL | 562 | .198 | .308 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 131 | 20.0 | ✓ |
| 2006 | NL | 473 | .184 | .321 | 11.6 | 14.6 | 126 | 14.0 | |
| 2005 | NL | 637 | .222 | .296 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 137 | 29.0 | ✓ |
| 2004 | NL | 606 | .243 | .301 | 8.1 | 15.8 | 130 | 27.0 | ✓ |
| 2003 | NL | 552 | .212 | .319 | 7.1 | 15.4 | 128 | 22.0 | ✓ |
| 2002 | NL | 682 | .252 | .324 | 7.6 | 14.8 | 148 | 37.0 | ✓ |
| 2001 | NL | 696 | .209 | .317 | 9.3 | 13.8 | 130 | 22.0 | ✓ |
| 2000 | NL | 695 | .262 | .358 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 162 | 33.0 | ✓ |
| 1999 | NL | 585 | .221 | .326 | 10.4 | 19.1 | 125 | 23.0 | ✓ |
| 1998 | NL | 594 | .259 | .317 | 8.1 | 18.5 | 143 | 30.8 | ✓ |
| 1997 | NL | 651 | .222 | .271 | 7.4 | 20.4 | 110 | 29.0 | ✓ |
| 1996 | AL | 477 | .149 | .317 | 6.5 | 16.4 | 92 | 12.0 | |
| 1995 | NL | 514 | .186 | .303 | 5.6 | 17.3 | 112 | 22.5 | ✓ |
| 1994 | NL | 452 | .183 | .334 | 5.1 | 18.6 | 117 | 20.1 | ✓ |
| 1993 | NL | 544 | .175 | .289 | 5.5 | 16.2 | 109 | 21.0 | ✓ |
| 1992 | AL | 343 | .190 | .279 | 7.9 | 22.2 | 107 | 11.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 2,034 | 4,016 | 5,575 | 194 | 1,261 | .980 |
| 3B | 157 | 120 | 299 | 34 | 29 | .925 |
| 1B | 117 | 677 | 39 | 7 | 72 | .990 |
| SS | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .889 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 116 | 168 | 279 | 11 | 53 | .976 |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 133 | 235 | 328 | 14 | 76 | .976 |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 9 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 108 | 217 | 314 | 8 | 73 | .985 |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 14 | 92 | 6 | 2 | 9 | .980 |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 140 | 284 | 424 | 16 | 87 | .978 |
| 2004 | Houston Astros | 2B | 139 | 276 | 374 | 7 | 74 | .989 |
| 2003 | Houston Astros | 2B | 128 | 278 | 354 | 11 | 83 | .983 |
| 2002 | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 9 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 |
| 2002 | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 149 | 293 | 411 | 16 | 113 | .978 |
| 2001 | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 30 | 193 | 14 | 2 | 19 | .990 |
| 2001 | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 140 | 269 | 390 | 9 | 91 | .987 |
| 2000 | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 16 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .973 |
| 2000 | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 150 | 302 | 394 | 10 | 96 | .986 |
| 1999 | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 133 | 279 | 326 | 10 | 90 | .984 |
| 1998 | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 134 | 278 | 404 | 20 | 87 | .972 |
| 1997 | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 13 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 |
| 1997 | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 148 | 325 | 425 | 16 | 104 | .979 |
| 1996 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 20 | 112 | 9 | 1 | 13 | .992 |
| 1996 | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 9 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | New York Mets | 3B | 89 | 75 | 184 | 21 | 19 | .925 |
| 1995 | New York Mets | 2B | 122 | 245 | 353 | 10 | 69 | .984 |
| 1994 | New York Mets | 2B | 107 | 222 | 337 | 14 | 76 | .976 |
| 1993 | New York Mets | 2B | 127 | 250 | 311 | 18 | 68 | .969 |
| 1993 | New York Mets | 3B | 12 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 5 | .925 |
| 1993 | New York Mets | SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1992 | New York Mets | 2B | 34 | 60 | 84 | 3 | 18 | .980 |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2B | 17 | 24 | 37 | 1 | 1 | .984 |
| 1992 | New York Mets | 3B | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | 3B | 49 | 33 | 74 | 10 | 3 | .915 |
| 1992 | New York Mets | SS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 49 | 170 | 47 | 9 | 23 | .276 | ||
| 2008 | NL Division Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | NL Championship Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | NL Division Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .615 |
| 2004 | NL Division Series | Houston Astros | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .227 |
| 2004 | NL Championship Series | Houston Astros | 7 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .240 |
| 2002 | NL Division Series | San Francisco Giants | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| 2002 | NL Championship Series | San Francisco Giants | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| 2002 | World Series | San Francisco Giants | 7 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 7 | .276 |
| 2000 | NL Division Series | San Francisco Giants | 4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| 1997 | NL Division Series | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .300 |
| 1996 | AL Division Series | Cleveland Indians | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |