Despite those totals, Kemp remains fewer than 60,000 votes away from a starting spot. Sitting between him and third place is the Cubs outfield: Jason Heyward (344,166 votes), Ben Zobrist (327,231 votes) and Kyle Schwarber (305,449 votes).
Kemp's numbers are impressive, as his batting average (.337), on-base percentage (.376), slugging percentage (.577), homers (eight), runs (23), and RBIs (27) top the Cubs outfielders ahead of him.
An All-Star berth this season would be the third of Kemp's career and his first since 2012.
Also in the middle of a voting race is Freddie Freeman, who is currently third in a stacked group of first basemen with 286,389 votes, and Brandon Phillips, who is third among second basemen with 126,404 votes.