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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 87 | 334 | 69 | 99 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 48 | 42 | 15 | 6 | .296 | .400 | .434 | |
| 2003 | Royals | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .444 | .571 |
| 2003 | 17 | 71 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .338 | .422 | .479 | |
| 2004 | Royals | 96 | 363 | 58 | 104 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 53 | 8 | 11 | .287 | .360 | .402 |
| 2004 | 50 | 197 | 38 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 6 | .315 | .400 | .518 | |
| 2005 | Royals | 122 | 461 | 69 | 135 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 42 | 76 | 5 | 5 | .293 | .359 | .445 |
| 2006 | Royals | 119 | 491 | 83 | 145 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 43 | 70 | 6 | 3 | .295 | .364 | .446 |
| 2006 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .385 | .385 | |
| 2007 | Royals | 157 | 605 | 101 | 157 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 64 | 83 | 10 | 4 | .260 | .351 | .372 |
| 2008 | Royals | 135 | 518 | 70 | 159 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 73 | 46 | 71 | 11 | 8 | .307 | .366 | .452 |
| 2009 | Royals | 144 | 558 | 74 | 157 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 71 | 51 | 87 | 4 | 9 | .281 | .347 | .434 |
| 2010 | Royals | 91 | 352 | 46 | 112 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 34 | 47 | 3 | 3 | .318 | .384 | .443 |
| 2011 | Athletics | 131 | 442 | 60 | 106 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 45 | 86 | 4 | 3 | .240 | .323 | .376 |
| 2012 | Cubs | 148 | 506 | 76 | 133 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 61 | 89 | 7 | 8 | .263 | .350 | .403 |
| Career Total | 1155 | 4303 | 637 | 1210 | 235 | 58 | 80 | 486 | 420 | 664 | 58 | 54 | .281 | .355 | .419 | |
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