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Brickyard Kennedy
William Park Kennedy

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.

Debut April 26, 1892
Final Game September 26, 1903
Born October 7, 1867 in Bellaire, OH
Died September 23, 1915 in Bellaire, OH

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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1892 24 BRO NL  13   8  26  21  18   0   5  1  191.0  189  115   82   3   95  108   0  11     0       0  3.86  3.15   82 1.487
 1893 25 BRO NL  25  20  46  44  40   2   2  1  382.7  376  238  158  15  168  107   0  12     0       0  3.72  4.43  119 1.422
 1894 26 BRO NL  24  20  48  41  34   0   7  2  360.7  445  291  197  15  149  107   0  21     0       0  4.92  4.94  101 1.647
 1895 27 BRO NL  19  12  39  33  26   2   6  1  279.7  335  195  159  13   93   39   0   7     0       0  5.12  4.39   86 1.530
 1896 28 BRO NL  17  20  42  38  28   1   4  1  305.7  334  211  150  12  130   76   0  10     0       0  4.42  4.14   94 1.518
 1897 29 BRO NL  18  20  44  40  36   2   4  1  343.3  370  206  149   6  149   81   8   4     0       0  3.91  4.09  105 1.512
 1898 30 BRO NL  16  22  40  39  38   0   0  0  339.3  360  183  127  12  123   73   5   5     0       0  3.37  3.57  106 1.423
 1899 31 BRO NL  22   9  40  33  27   2   6  2  277.3  297  133   86  11   86   55   4   7     0       0  2.79  3.93  141 1.381
 1900 32 BRO NL  20  13  42  35  26   2   6  0  292.0  316  160  127   5  111   75   8   6     0       0  3.91  3.84   98 1.462
 1901 33 BRO NL   3   5  14   8   6   0   6  0   85.3   80   40   29   1   24   28   1   0     0       1  3.06  3.35  110 1.219
 1902 34 NYG NL   1   4   6   6   4   1   0  0   38.7   44   25   17   0   16    9   0   1     0       0  3.96  2.81   71 1.552
 1903 35 PIT NL   9   6  18  15  10   1   3  0  125.3  130   62   48   0   57   39   5   3   532       0  3.45  3.23   94 1.492
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .540 187 159 405 353 293  13  49  9 3021.0 3276 1859 1329  93 1201  797  31  87   532       1  3.96  4.04  102 1.482
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16  14  36  31  26   1   4  0  271.0  293  166  119   8  107   71   2   7    47   0   0  3.96  4.04  102 1.482
 Career High     25  22  48  44  40   2   7  2  382.7  445  291  197  15  168  108   8  21   532   0   1  2.79  4.94  141 1.219

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1892 24 BRO NL  26   85   12   14   3  2   0   11   3      4   8  .165  .211  .247   41   21               1    
 1893 25 BRO NL  46  157   25   39   6  2   0   16   4      8   4  .248  .285  .312   62   49               0    
 1894 26 BRO NL  48  161   22   49   7  3   0   23   2      3   5  .304  .317  .385   74   62               0    
 1895 27 BRO NL  40  127   18   39   3  1   0   21   0      4   6  .307  .328  .346   80   44   1           0    
 1896 28 BRO NL  42  122   12   23   2  0   0   10   1      2  15  .189  .202  .205   10   25   4           0    
 1897 29 BRO NL  45  147   10   40   4  3   1   18   0      3      .272  .287  .361   74   53   2           0    
 1898 30 BRO NL  40  135   15   34   7  2   0   13   2      3      .252  .268  .333   72   45   1           0    
 1899 31 BRO NL  40  109   14   27   5  3   0    8   1      7      .248  .293  .349   74   38   1           0    
 1900 32 BRO NL  43  123   10   37   8  2   0   15   0      5      .301  .328  .398   95   49   2           0    
 1901 33 BRO NL  14   36    3    6   0  0   0    2   0      1      .167  .189  .167    2    6   0           0    
 1902 34 NYG NL   6   15    2    4   1  0   0    1   0      1      .267  .313  .333  100    5   0           0    
 1903 35 PIT NL  23   58    7   21   4  3   0   10   0      2      .362  .383  .534  157   31   2           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     413 1275  150  333  50 21   1  148  13  0  43  38  .261  .286  .336   69  428  13   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        500   59  131  20  8   0   58   5  0  17  15  .261  .286  .336   69  168   5   0   0   0   0
 Career High     48  161   25   49   8  3   1   23   4  0   8  15                          62   4   0   0   1   0

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1892 24 BRO NL   90   71    4   1.5    78| .165  .247| .211  .320| .247  .331| .458  .650|  41  .162  -6.4  -0.7     
 1893 25 BRO NL  165  118   14   3.1   102| .248  .280| .285  .357| .312  .381| .597  .737|  62  .306  -9.0  -0.9     
 1894 26 BRO NL  164  112   20   4.6   120| .304  .306| .317  .376| .385  .431| .702  .808|  74  .387  -7.2  -0.6     
 1895 27 BRO NL  132   89   14   4.1   105| .307  .292| .328  .357| .346  .394| .674  .751|  80  .394  -3.8  -0.3     
 1896 28 BRO NL  128  103    5   1.3   102| .189  .290| .202  .354| .205  .387| .407  .740|  10  .079 -15.7  -1.5     
 1897 29 BRO NL  152  109   15   3.6   102| .272  .291| .287  .354| .361  .386| .648  .740|  74  .367  -6.2  -0.6     
 1898 30 BRO NL  139  102   12   3.1    91| .252  .278| .268  .342| .333  .357| .601  .699|  72  .386  -5.7  -0.6     
 1899 31 BRO NL  117   83   11   3.4   101| .248  .292| .293  .355| .349  .381| .642  .736|  74  .397  -4.4  -0.4     
 1900 32 BRO NL  130   88   16   4.8   103| .301  .294| .328  .356| .398  .388| .726  .744|  95  .549  -1.3  -0.1     
 1901 33 BRO NL   37   30    1   0.9    91| .167  .279| .189  .335| .167  .364| .356  .699|   2  .061  -4.6  -0.5     
 1902 34 NYG NL   16   11    2   4.8    77| .267  .265| .313  .320| .333  .327| .646  .647| 100  .650   0.0   0.0     
 1903 35 PIT NL   62   39   12   8.1    94| .362  .281| .383  .345| .534  .366| .917  .711| 157  .788   3.8   0.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     1332  955  126   3.4   101| .261  .286| .286  .353| .336  .383| .622  .735|  69  .366 -60.6  -5.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1892 24 BRO NL   P   26     17   32    2    1  .961  .901  1.88  2.17  2.31  2.49   21  191.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            0    0    1
 1893 25 BRO NL   P   46     12  109   10    6  .924  .913  2.63  2.07  2.85  2.50   44  382.7
 1894 26 BRO NL   P   48      7   82    8    4  .918  .912  1.85  1.74  2.22  2.18   41  360.7
 1895 27 BRO NL   P   39      5   66    5    1  .934  .917  1.82  2.01  2.28  2.52   33  279.7
 1896 28 BRO NL   P   42     10   87    5    2  .951  .916  2.31  2.20  2.86  2.72   38  305.7
 1897 29 BRO NL   P   44     14   87    4    4  .962  .920  2.30  2.10  2.65  2.55   40  343.3
 1898 30 BRO NL   P   40     15  108    6    5  .953  .918  3.08  2.25  3.26  2.65   39  339.3
 1899 31 BRO NL   P   40     14   67    8    2  .910  .909  2.02  2.24  2.63  2.68   33  277.3
 1900 32 BRO NL   P   42     20   73    5    3  .949  .921  2.21  2.17  2.87  2.67   35  292.0
 1901 33 BRO NL   P   14      3   20    1    1  .958  .935  1.64  2.39  2.43  2.75    8   85.3
 1902 34 NYG NL   P    6      4    7    2    0  .846  .932  1.83  2.42  2.56  2.72    6   38.7
 1903 35 PIT NL   P   18      2   29    1    0  .969  .925  1.72  2.43  2.23  2.87   15  125.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1892 24 BRO NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            0    0    1

 1892 24 BRO NL   P   26     17   32    2    1  .961  .901  1.88  2.17  2.31  2.49   21  191.0
 1893 25 BRO NL   P   46     12  109   10    6  .924  .913  2.63  2.07  2.85  2.50   44  382.7
 1894 26 BRO NL   P   48      7   82    8    4  .918  .912  1.85  1.74  2.22  2.18   41  360.7
 1895 27 BRO NL   P   39      5   66    5    1  .934  .917  1.82  2.01  2.28  2.52   33  279.7
 1896 28 BRO NL   P   42     10   87    5    2  .951  .916  2.31  2.20  2.86  2.72   38  305.7
 1897 29 BRO NL   P   44     14   87    4    4  .962  .920  2.30  2.10  2.65  2.55   40  343.3
 1898 30 BRO NL   P   40     15  108    6    5  .953  .918  3.08  2.25  3.26  2.65   39  339.3
 1899 31 BRO NL   P   40     14   67    8    2  .910  .909  2.02  2.24  2.63  2.68   33  277.3
 1900 32 BRO NL   P   42     20   73    5    3  .949  .921  2.21  2.17  2.87  2.67   35  292.0
 1901 33 BRO NL   P   14      3   20    1    1  .958  .935  1.64  2.39  2.43  2.75    8   85.3
 1902 34 NYG NL   P    6      4    7    2    0  .846  .932  1.83  2.42  2.56  2.72    6   38.7
 1903 35 PIT NL   P   18      2   29    1    0  .969  .925  1.72  2.43  2.23  2.87   15  125.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 405    123  767   57   29  .940  .916  2.20  2.13              353 3021.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            0    0    1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       406    123  767   57   29  .940  .916  2.19  2.12

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1903   WS    PIT BOS     L   1   1   5.14  0  1  0  0   7    10   4   3   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1903   WS    PIT BOS     L   1   2   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1893 NL-3.72-8
1899 NL-2.79-8

Wins
1893 NL-25-5
1894 NL-24-9
1899 NL-22-10
1900 NL-20-2

Won-Loss %
1899 NL-.710-6
1900 NL-.606-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1893 NL-1.422-8

Hits Allowed/9IP
1893 NL-8.84-4

Strikeouts/9IP
1892 NL-5.09-1
1893 NL-2.52-10
1894 NL-2.67-10

Games
1893 NL-46-8
1894 NL-48-8
1897 NL-44-5
1900 NL-42-3

Saves
1892 NL-1-3
1893 NL-1-6
1894 NL-2-4
1896 NL-1-4
1897 NL-1-8
1899 NL-2-2

Innings
1893 NL-382.7-5
1894 NL-360.7-7
1897 NL-343.3-4
1898 NL-339.3-9
1900 NL-292.0-9

Strikeouts
1893 NL-107-2
1894 NL-107-7

Games Started
1893 NL-44-5
1894 NL-41-6
1897 NL-40-4
1898 NL-39-9
1900 NL-35-8

Comp. Games
1893 NL-40-4
1894 NL-34-9
1897 NL-36-5
1898 NL-38-8
Car-293-47

Shutouts
1893 NL-2-3
1895 NL-2-8
1897 NL-2-3
1900 NL-2-10

Home Runs Allow.
1893 NL-15-6
1894 NL-15-8
1895 NL-13-6
1896 NL-12-5
1898 NL-12-3
1899 NL-11-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1893 NL-168-6
1894 NL-149-6
1896 NL-130-8
1897 NL-149-2
1898 NL-123-4
1900 NL-111-2
Car-1201-51

Hits Allowed
1894 NL-445-6
1897 NL-370-8
1898 NL-360-5
1900 NL-316-9
Car-3276-91

Losses
1893 NL-20-9
1894 NL-20-9
1896 NL-20-9
1897 NL-20-5
1898 NL-22-5

Earned Runs Allow.
1894 NL-197-5
1895 NL-159-7
1897 NL-149-6
1898 NL-127-9
1900 NL-127-5
Car-1329-71

Wild Pitches
1893 NL-12-10
1894 NL-21-1
1896 NL-10-10

Games Finished
1892 NL-5-10
1894 NL-7-10
1899 NL-6-5
1900 NL-6-10
1901 NL-6-5

Adjusted ERA+
1893 NL-119-9
1899 NL-141-7

Oldest Player
1902 NL-34-10
1903 NL-35-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 94 (226) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3886) Pitching - 16.0 (420) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 55.0 (224) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
January, 1902: Released by the Brooklyn Superbas.
February, 1902: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.
June, 1902: Released by the New York Giants.
January, 1903: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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ERA 1893 NL-3.72-8 1899 NL-2.79-8	Wins 1893 NL-25-5 1894 NL-24-9 1899 NL-22-10 1900 NL-20-2	Won-Loss % 1899 NL-.710-6 1900 NL-.606-6	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1893 NL-1.422-8	Hits Allowed/9IP 1893 NL-8.84-4	Strikeouts/9IP 1892 NL-5.09-1 1893 NL-2.52-10 1894 NL-2.67-10
Games 1893 NL-46-8 1894 NL-48-8 1897 NL-44-5 1900 NL-42-3	Saves 1892 NL-1-3 1893 NL-1-6 1894 NL-2-4 1896 NL-1-4 1897 NL-1-8 1899 NL-2-2	Innings 1893 NL-382.7-5 1894 NL-360.7-7 1897 NL-343.3-4 1898 NL-339.3-9 1900 NL-292.0-9	Strikeouts 1893 NL-107-2 1894 NL-107-7	Games Started 1893 NL-44-5 1894 NL-41-6 1897 NL-40-4 1898 NL-39-9 1900 NL-35-8	Comp. Games 1893 NL-40-4 1894 NL-34-9 1897 NL-36-5 1898 NL-38-8 Car-293-47
Shutouts 1893 NL-2-3 1895 NL-2-8 1897 NL-2-3 1900 NL-2-10	Home Runs Allow. 1893 NL-15-6 1894 NL-15-8 1895 NL-13-6 1896 NL-12-5 1898 NL-12-3 1899 NL-11-2	Bases On Balls Allow. 1893 NL-168-6 1894 NL-149-6 1896 NL-130-8 1897 NL-149-2 1898 NL-123-4 1900 NL-111-2 Car-1201-51	Hits Allowed 1894 NL-445-6 1897 NL-370-8 1898 NL-360-5 1900 NL-316-9 Car-3276-91	Losses 1893 NL-20-9 1894 NL-20-9 1896 NL-20-9 1897 NL-20-5 1898 NL-22-5	Earned Runs Allow. 1894 NL-197-5 1895 NL-159-7 1897 NL-149-6 1898 NL-127-9 1900 NL-127-5 Car-1329-71
Wild Pitches 1893 NL-12-10 1894 NL-21-1 1896 NL-10-10	Games Finished 1892 NL-5-10 1894 NL-7-10 1899 NL-6-5 1900 NL-6-10 1901 NL-6-5	Adjusted ERA+ 1893 NL-119-9 1899 NL-141-7	Oldest Player 1902 NL-34-10 1903 NL-35-9