| Jeff Keppinger | |
|---|---|
 Keppinger with the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: April 21, 1980 Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 20, 2004, for the New York Mets | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 2013, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .282 |
| Home runs | 45 |
| Runs batted in | 295 |
| Teams | |
Jeffrey Scott Keppinger (born April 21, 1980) is an American retired Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, and Chicago White Sox.
Known as a contact hitter, Keppinger consistently had one of the lowest strikeout rates in the major leagues.[1] He led the league in at-bats-to-strikeouts ratio in 2008 (19.1) and 2010 (14.3),[2] and posted a career mark of 13.47 (214 strikeouts in 2,882 at-bats).[3]
- ^ "Jeff Keppinger's anti-strikeout crusade | Catcher Interference". Catcherinterference.wordpress.com. September 26, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ "Yearly League Leaders & Records for AB per SO". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ "Jeff Keppinger Stats, Video Highlights, Photos, Bio | whitesox.com: Team". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved December 16, 2013.