Best Of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons At 2nd Base
By Phil Watson
5. Jeff Kent, 2001
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33 | 159 | 696 | 84 | 181 | 49 | 6 | 22 | 106 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 96 | .298 | .369 | .507 | .877 | 131 |
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Generated 2/16/2014.
Kent followed up his MVP season with a third straight All-Star berth.
Kent led the league with 13 sacrifice flies, was third with 49 doubles and 10th with 11 hit by pitches and defensively, he led NL second basemen with 390 assists.
Offensively, Kent led NL second basemen with 22 home runs, 106 RBI, 49 doubles, a .507 slugging percentage and .877 OPS and was third with a .298 batting average, six triples and a .369 on-base percentage.
He was a consistent performer, hitting .297/.373/.511 in the first half and .300/.365/.504 in the second, but had a very good June, hitting .365/.462/.552 in 27 games.