Jason Kipnis
Jason Michael Kipnis
Born: April 3, 1987
Northbrook, IL USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, CF, OF, DH, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
College: Arizona State University, University of Kentucky
Career: 2011-2020
Draft: Round 4 (2008 June Amateur Draft, San Diego Padres)
Draft: Round 2 (2009 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Arizona State
Minor League Statistics
Jason Kipnis compiled a career batting average of .260 with 126 home runs and 545 RBI in his 1165-game career with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 2011 season and last took the field during the 2020 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 36 | 150 | 136 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 34 | .272 | .333 | .507 | .841 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 152 | 672 | 591 | 86 | 152 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 76 | 31 | 7 | 67 | 109 | .257 | .335 | .379 | .714 | 224 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2013 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 149 | 658 | 564 | 86 | 160 | 36 | 4 | 17 | 84 | 30 | 7 | 76 | 143 | .284 | .366 | .452 | .818 | 255 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2014 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 129 | 555 | 500 | 61 | 120 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 50 | 100 | .240 | .310 | .330 | .640 | 165 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 141 | 641 | 565 | 86 | 171 | 43 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 107 | .303 | .372 | .451 | .823 | 255 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 156 | 688 | 610 | 91 | 168 | 41 | 4 | 23 | 82 | 15 | 3 | 60 | 146 | .275 | .343 | .469 | .811 | 286 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 90 | 373 | 336 | 43 | 78 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 71 | .232 | .291 | .414 | .705 | 139 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 147 | 601 | 530 | 65 | 122 | 28 | 1 | 18 | 75 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 112 | .230 | .315 | .389 | .704 | 206 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 121 | 511 | 458 | 52 | 112 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 88 | .245 | .304 | .410 | .715 | 188 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 135 | 114 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 41 | .237 | .341 | .404 | .744 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1165 | 4984 | 4404 | 607 | 1147 | 260 | 24 | 126 | 545 | 136 | 33 | 467 | 951 | .260 | .333 | .416 | .750 | 1833 | 76 | 39 | 26 | 48 | 16 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 36 | 34 | 305.0 | 58 | 100 | 6 | 16 | .963 | 4.662 | 4.389 |
| 2012 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 146 | 145 | 1293.3 | 241 | 440 | 6 | 94 | .991 | 4.739 | 4.664 |
| 2013 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 147 | 146 | 1292.3 | 242 | 395 | 12 | 91 | .982 | 4.436 | 4.333 |
| 2014 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 123 | 121 | 1075.0 | 181 | 347 | 6 | 63 | .989 | 4.420 | 4.293 |
| 2015 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 124 | 124 | 1082.7 | 203 | 311 | 7 | 69 | .987 | 4.273 | 4.145 |
| 2016 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 151 | 151 | 1309.3 | 198 | 422 | 12 | 70 | .981 | 4.262 | 4.106 |
| 2017 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 75 | 74 | 620.7 | 107 | 171 | 7 | 41 | .975 | 4.031 | 3.707 |
| 2017 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 11 | 11 | 71.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.775 | 1.273 |
| 2018 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 131 | 129 | 1133.7 | 175 | 308 | 9 | 68 | .982 | 3.834 | 3.687 |
| 2018 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 14 | 14 | 102.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.412 | 1.143 |
| 2019 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 117 | 117 | 1024.0 | 150 | 253 | 4 | 51 | .990 | 3.542 | 3.444 |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 36 | 31 | 246.0 | 29 | 75 | 3 | 12 | .972 | 3.805 | 2.889 |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 6.000 |
| Totals | 1112 | 1098 | 9564.0 | 1620 | 2822 | 72 | 576 | .984 | 4.180 | 3.995 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALWC | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .364 | .417 | .636 | 1.053 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALCS | 5 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .053 | .100 | .211 | .311 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 7 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .290 | .313 | .581 | .893 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 103 | 99 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | .192 | .223 | .364 | .587 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALWC | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 2016 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS2 | 2B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 2016 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALCS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.909 | 4.800 |
| 2016 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 2B | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 5 | .889 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
| 2017 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | CF | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 2018 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS2 | CF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.440 | 1.333 |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC3 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| Totals | 25 | 25 | 222.0 | 35 | 44 | 3 | 10 | .963 | 3.203 | 3.160 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
