Originally Posted by
Dom Heffner
Kendrick has an OBP .002 points higher than his batting average. He never met a pitch he didn't like.
Brandon Phillips isn't exactly selective up there.
It's a pretty interesting comparison:
Kendrick
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2006 22 LAA AL 72 283 267 25 76 21 1 4 30 6 0 9 44 .285 .314 .416 .730 87 111 5 4 0 3 2 34/D5
2007 23 LAA AL 88 353 338 55 109 24 2 5 39 5 4 9 61 .322 .347 .450 .796 108 152 15 4 1 1 2 4/D
2008 24 LAA AL 92 361 340 43 104 26 2 3 37 11 4 12 58 .306 .333 .421 .754 97 143 8 4 1 4 3 4
2009 25 LAA AL 105 400 374 61 109 21 3 10 61 11 4 20 71 .291 .334 .444 .778 100 166 8 4 2 0 1 4/D
4 Seasons 4 Seasons 4 Seasons 4 Seasons 357 1397 1319 184 398 92 8 22 167 33 12 50 234 .302 .333 .434 .767 99 572 36 16 4 8 8
162 Game Avg. 162 Game Avg. 162 Game Avg. 162 Game Avg. 162 634 599 83 181 42 4 10 76 15 5 23 106 .302 .333 .434 .767 99 260 16 7 2 4 4
Phillips
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2002 21 CLE AL 11 36 31 5 8 3 1 0 4 0 0 3 6 .258 .343 .419 .762 105 13 0 1 1 0 0 4
2003 22 CLE AL 112 393 370 36 77 18 1 6 33 4 5 14 77 .208 .242 .311 .553 48 115 12 3 5 1 0 *4
2004 23 CLE AL 6 24 22 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 .182 .250 .273 .523 40 6 1 0 0 0 0 /4
2005 24 CLE AL 6 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /4D6
2006 25 CIN NL 149 587 536 65 148 28 1 17 75 25 2 35 88 .276 .324 .427 .751 88 229 19 6 4 6 3 *4/6
2007 26 CIN NL 158 702 650 107 187 26 6 30 94 32 8 33 109 .288 .331 .485 .816 105 315 26 12 2 5 4 *4/6 MVP-22
2008 27 CIN NL 141 609 559 80 146 24 7 21 78 23 10 39 93 .261 .312 .442 .754 92 247 13 5 0 6 6 *4 GG
2009 28 CIN NL 153 644 584 78 161 30 5 20 98 25 9 44 75 .276 .329 .447 .776 100 261 21 6 2 8 3 *4
8 Seasons 8 Seasons 8 Seasons 8 Seasons 736 3004 2761 373 731 131 21 94 383 109 36 170 457 .265 .312 .430 .742 89 1186 92 33 14 26 16
162 Game Avg. 162 Game Avg. 162 Game Avg. 162 Game Avg. 162 661 608 82 161 29 5 21 84 24 8 37 101 .265 .312 .430 .742 89 261 20 7 3 6 4
Kendrick seems to make more contact and hit for more power than BP. He'd probably hit for even more power at GABP. Kendrick's never gotten a full season of ABs and his glove isn't going to be as good as BP's so those are chances one takes. However, I'm guessing he's still "cheap" for a couple of years and would be productive for the Reds "as-is."
For me, it's a lot more enticing than I thought it would be at first glance, especially if it can also solve for SS.