#16 Bill Kennedy, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Kennedy
3/14/1921 36 USA,GA,CARNESVILLE 6"2 200
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,400,000 1960 10 Year(s), 19 Days (1739 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 32 Days (1752 total Days) 11 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 3 | 5 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Talent | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 6 49 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 3
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.20 | 24.2 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 |
Projected | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.20 | 25.0 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 12 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2 | 17.1 | 10.9 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 6.62 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .404 | .472 | .876 |
vs. RHB | 63 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .384 | .429 | .812 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.30 | 18.2 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
Road | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 6.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 | 7.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Sept./Oct. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 6.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1948 | 92 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5.69 | 250.0 | 300 | 158 | 158 | 29 | 132 | 195 | 4 | 0 | 1.73 | .000 | CLE |
1949 | 92 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4.93 | 250.0 | 261 | 137 | 137 | 25 | 115 | 230 | 4 | 0 | 1.50 | .000 | SLA |
1950 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 3.35 | 51.0 | 49 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | .274 | SLA,AL |
1951 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3.71 | 34.0 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | .305 | SLA |
1952 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 5.72 | 50.1 | 71 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2.01 | .362 | SLA |
1953 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 3.68 | 58.2 | 56 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | .274 | SLA,AL |
1954 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.70 | 38.1 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | .254 | SLA |
1955 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3.74 | 53.0 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 34 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | .289 | BAL,AL |
1956 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3.32 | 19.0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 | .237 | BAL |
1957 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.20 | 24.2 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.91 | .318 | CHN |
Total | 491 | 53 | 42 | 56 | 126 | 4.89 | 829.0 | 905 | 475 | 450 | 82 | 448 | 593 | 8 | 0 | 1.63 | 1.383 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1948 | 32 | 250 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 64 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .252 | .212 | .464 | CLE |
1949 | 48 | 250 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 64 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .252 | .212 | .464 | SLA |
1950 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SLA,AL |
1951 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SLA |
1952 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SLA |
1953 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SLA,AL |
1954 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SLA |
1955 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BAL,AL |
1956 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | BAL |
1957 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | CHN |
Total | 387 | 515 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 32 | 132 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .249 | .210 | .458 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 24.2 | 2.19 | | | | |
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All Star Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... 9/25/1953: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $4,720,000 per year, for 3 years. Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/10/1957 to a 4-year deal worth $3,400,000 per year... Injured on 4/6/1957 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Saves 1950 - 26 - 2nd 1952 - 30 - 2nd 1953 - 33 - 1st 1956 - 13 - 2nd
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