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Terry Kennedy
Terrance Edward Kennedy

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.
School Florida State University

Debut September 4, 1978
  vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 6, 1991
Born June 4, 1956 in Euclid, OH

Son of Bob Kennedy

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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        Terry Kennedy was one of the more underappreciated catchers during his time. He should have been given more of an opportunity in St. Louis. However, it's because of him that I am a Padres fan.

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 22 STL NL  10   29    0    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   4   3  .172  .273  .172   28    5   0   0   2   0   2
 1979 23 STL NL  33  109   11   31   7  0   2   17   0  0   6  20  .284  .319  .404   95   44   0   1   2   0   2
 1980 24 STL NL  84  248   28   63  12  3   4   34   0  0  28  34  .254  .325  .375   92   93   1   4   3   0   9
 1981 25 SDP NL 101  382   32  115  24  1   2   41   0  2  22  53  .301  .341  .385  113  147   4   2   6   2   7 AS
 1982 26 SDP NL 153  562   75  166  42  1  21   97   1  0  26  91  .295  .328  .486  130  273   3   8   9   5   7 MVP-14
 1983 27 SDP NL 149  549   47  156  27  2  17   98   1  3  51  89  .284  .342  .434  117  238   1   9  15   2  10 SS,MVP-10,AS
 1984 28 SDP NL 148  530   54  127  16  1  14   57   1  2  33  99  .240  .284  .353   79  187   0   5   8   2  16
 1985 29 SDP NL 143  532   54  139  27  1  10   74   0  0  31 102  .261  .301  .372   89  198   0   2  10   0  19 AS
 1986 30 SDP NL 141  432   46  114  22  1  12   57   0  3  37  74  .264  .324  .403  102  174   4   1   7   2  10
 1987 31 BAL AL 143  512   51  128  13  1  18   62   1  0  35 112  .250  .299  .385   83  197   1   0   6   1  13 AS
 1988 32 BAL AL  85  265   20   60  10  0   3   16   0  0  15  53  .226  .269  .298   61   79   2   2   0   1  13
 1989 33 SFG NL 125  355   19   85  15  0   5   34   1  3  35  56  .239  .306  .324   83  115   3   2   7   0   6
 1990 34 SFG NL 107  303   25   84  22  0   2   26   1  2  31  38  .277  .342  .370  100  112   3   2   7   0   7
 1991 35 SFG NL  69  171   12   40   7  1   3   13   0  0  11  31  .234  .283  .339   78   58   0   1   4   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1491 4979  474 1313 244 12 113  628   6 15 365 855  .264  .314  .386   96 1920  22  39  86  16 125
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        541   52  143  27  1  12   68   1  2  40  93  .264  .314  .386   96  209   2   4   9   2  14
 Career High    153  562   75  166  42  3  21   98   1  3  51 112  .301  .342  .486  130  273   4   9  15   5  19
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 22 STL NL   33   26    1   1.0    94| .172  .261| .273  .328| .172  .384| .445  .712|  28  .072  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1979 23 STL NL  116   81   14   4.6   101| .284  .271| .319  .337| .404  .403| .723  .740|  95  .524  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1980 24 STL NL  281  199   30   4.1    98| .254  .271| .325  .334| .375  .394| .700  .728|  92  .481  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1981 25 SDP NL  412  282   49   4.7    86| .301  .254| .341  .318| .385  .364| .726  .682| 113  .561   6.5   0.7   0%
 1982 26 SDP NL  604  414   90   5.9    91| .295  .261| .328  .323| .486  .379| .814  .702| 130  .646  20.8   2.1 100%
 1983 27 SDP NL  612  416   81   5.2    94| .284  .260| .342  .328| .434  .385| .776  .712| 117  .595  13.1   1.3  25%
 1984 28 SDP NL  570  426   50   3.2    94| .240  .263| .284  .328| .353  .383| .637  .711|  79  .375 -16.8  -1.7  33%
 1985 29 SDP NL  565  414   55   3.6    94| .261  .259| .301  .327| .372  .386| .673  .712|  89  .428  -9.4  -1.0   0%
 1986 30 SDP NL  476  336   54   4.4    96| .264  .259| .324  .329| .403  .391| .727  .719| 102  .503   0.3   0.0   0%
 1987 31 BAL AL  549  398   57   3.8   103| .250  .262| .299  .329| .385  .420| .684  .749|  83  .381 -14.5  -1.4 100%
 1988 32 BAL AL  285  222   19   2.3    92| .226  .256| .269  .320| .298  .385| .567  .706|  61  .232 -13.8  -1.4   0%
 1989 33 SFG NL  395  284   35   3.3    88| .239  .250| .306  .317| .324  .373| .630  .690|  83  .410  -7.2  -0.8  25%
 1990 34 SFG NL  339  233   38   4.4    95| .277  .260| .342  .325| .370  .390| .712  .715| 100  .497   1.4   0.1  33%
 1991 35 SFG NL  184  136   16   3.2    90| .234  .253| .283  .320| .339  .379| .622  .699|  78  .374  -5.3  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     5421 3867  589   4.1    94| .264  .260| .314  .326| .386  .387| .700  .712|  96  .477 -30.8  -3.3  28%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 22 STL NL C 10 46 4 1 1 .980 .984 5.00 5.11 6.22 6.17 9 72.3 1 6 5 2 1979 23 STL NL C 32 135 7 1 1 .993 .985 4.44 5.27 5.36 6.13 26 238.3 2 6 24 7 1980 24 STL NL C 41 182 21 7 3 .967 .983 4.95 5.23 5.35 6.09 38 341.3 3 9 48 13 LF 28 49 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.79 1.68 2.06 2.06 26 218.3 1981 25 SDP NL C 100 465 63 20 12 .964 .983 5.28 5.07 5.41 5.93 98 877.7 4 25 88 48 AS 1982 26 SDP NL C 139 666 56 7 11 .990 .985 5.19 5.52 5.42 6.29 133 1198.7 9 23 100 36 1B 12 111 10 2 7 .984 .992 10.08 8.89 10.37 10.23 12 105.0 1983 27 SDP NL C 143 782 79 12 8 .986 .984 6.02 5.55 6.25 6.57 142 1240.0 7 23 135 63 AS 1B 4 25 3 0 4 1.000 .993 7.00 8.40 9.00 9.96 3 28.0 AS 1984 28 SDP NL C 147 708 54 14 6 .982 .986 5.18 5.68 5.68 6.53 141 1208.0 10 36 100 38 1985 29 SDP NL C 140 654 67 10 12 .986 .987 5.15 5.45 5.49 6.42 134 1181.7 4 17 103 55 AS 1B 5 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.80 8.54 11.57 10.03 0 7.0 AS 1986 30 SDP NL C 123 692 70 8 13 .990 .985 6.20 5.88 6.86 6.93 114 999.0 9 20 105 47 1987 31 BAL AL C 142 750 58 6 11 .993 .988 5.69 5.49 6.12 6.74 135 1187.3 4 43 111 49 AS 1988 32 BAL AL C 79 332 23 2 3 .994 .989 4.49 5.28 4.93 6.22 75 648.0 6 18 64 25 1989 33 SFG NL C 121 516 47 8 6 .986 .986 4.65 5.56 5.82 6.67 102 870.0 2 23 61 36 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.40 9.00 9.60 0 3.0 1990 34 SFG NL C 103 390 38 4 3 .991 .987 4.16 5.44 5.30 6.65 84 727.3 5 21 63 24 1991 35 SFG NL C 58 237 36 6 2 .978 .988 4.71 5.59 6.30 6.78 40 390.3 2 11 44 35 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.45 9.00 9.90 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1982 26 SDP NL 1B 12 111 10 2 7 .984 .992 10.08 8.89 10.37 10.23 12 105.0 1983 27 SDP NL 1B 4 25 3 0 4 1.000 .993 7.00 8.40 9.00 9.96 3 28.0 1985 29 SDP NL 1B 5 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.80 8.54 11.57 10.03 0 7.0 1989 33 SFG NL 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.40 9.00 9.60 0 3.0 1991 35 SFG NL 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.45 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 1978 22 STL NL C 10 46 4 1 1 .980 .984 5.00 5.11 6.22 6.17 9 72.3 1 6 5 2 1979 23 STL NL C 32 135 7 1 1 .993 .985 4.44 5.27 5.36 6.13 26 238.3 2 6 24 7 1980 24 STL NL C 41 182 21 7 3 .967 .983 4.95 5.23 5.35 6.09 38 341.3 3 9 48 13 1981 25 SDP NL C 100 465 63 20 12 .964 .983 5.28 5.07 5.41 5.93 98 877.7 4 25 88 48 1982 26 SDP NL C 139 666 56 7 11 .990 .985 5.19 5.52 5.42 6.29 133 1198.7 9 23 100 36 1983 27 SDP NL C 143 782 79 12 8 .986 .984 6.02 5.55 6.25 6.57 142 1240.0 7 23 135 63 1984 28 SDP NL C 147 708 54 14 6 .982 .986 5.18 5.68 5.68 6.53 141 1208.0 10 36 100 38 1985 29 SDP NL C 140 654 67 10 12 .986 .987 5.15 5.45 5.49 6.42 134 1181.7 4 17 103 55 1986 30 SDP NL C 123 692 70 8 13 .990 .985 6.20 5.88 6.86 6.93 114 999.0 9 20 105 47 1987 31 BAL AL C 142 750 58 6 11 .993 .988 5.69 5.49 6.12 6.74 135 1187.3 4 43 111 49 1988 32 BAL AL C 79 332 23 2 3 .994 .989 4.49 5.28 4.93 6.22 75 648.0 6 18 64 25 1989 33 SFG NL C 121 516 47 8 6 .986 .986 4.65 5.56 5.82 6.67 102 870.0 2 23 61 36 1990 34 SFG NL C 103 390 38 4 3 .991 .987 4.16 5.44 5.30 6.65 84 727.3 5 21 63 24 1991 35 SFG NL C 58 237 36 6 2 .978 .988 4.71 5.59 6.30 6.78 40 390.3 2 11 44 35 1980 24 STL NL LF 28 49 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.79 1.68 2.06 2.06 26 218.3 1980 24 STL NL OF 28 49 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.79 1.98 2.06 2.31 26 218.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1378 6555 623 106 92 .985 .986 5.21 5.50 5.78 6.49 1271 11180.0 68 281 1051 478 LF* 28 49 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.79 1.68 2.06 2.06 26 218.3 1B* 25 150 14 2 11 .988 .992 6.56 8.67 10.11 10.15 15 146.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1431 6754 638 108 103 .986 .986 5.17 5.49 5.76 6.46 1312 11544
An Important note about our fielding stats

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1984   NLCS  SDP CHC     W   5  18   2   4  0  0  0   1   1   3  .222  .250  .222   0  0   0   1   0 
        WS    SDP DET     L   5  19   2   4  1  0  1   3   1   1  .211  .250  .421   0  0   0   0   0 
 1989   NLCS  SFG CHC     W   5  16   0   3  1  0  0   0   1   4  .188  .235  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    SFG OAK     L   4  12   1   2  0  0  0   2   1   3  .167  .231  .167   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     2-0  10  34   2   7  1  0  0   1   2   7  .206  .243  .235   0  0   0   1   0 
  2 World Series        0-2   9  31   3   6  1  0  1   5   2   4  .194  .242  .323   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   2-2  19  65   5  13  2  0  1   6   4  11  .200  .243  .277   0  0   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1981   SDP NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1983   SDP NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1985   SDP NL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1987   BAL AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/4      2   5   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .200  .200  .200 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1981 *
1983
1985 (C)
1987 (C)

Silver Sluggers
1983-NL--C

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1982-NL-14-0.06
1983-NL-10-0.11
Car-761-0.17 shares

Doubles
1981 NL-24-6
1982 NL-42-2

RBI
1982 NL-97-9
1983 NL-98-5

Strikeouts
1985 NL-102-10

Singles
1981 NL-88-9

Extra-Base Hits
1982 NL-64-3

Hit By Pitch
1982 NL-5-8

Sac. Flies
1982 NL-8-10
1983 NL-9-5

Intentional Walks
1983 NL-15-6

Grounded into Double Plays
1984 NL-16-7
1985 NL-19-7

Gray Ink: Batting - 12 (1259) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.9 (1123) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 40.5 (448) (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.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.

December 8, 1980: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, Steve Swisher, and John Urrea to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later, Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, and Gene Tenace. The San Diego Padres sent Bob Geren (December 10, 1980) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

October 30, 1986: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Mark Williamson to the Baltimore Orioles for Storm Davis.

January 24, 1989: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Bob Melvin.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 4, 1991: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985San Diego Padres$870,000
1986San Diego Padres$920,000
1987Baltimore Orioles$1,020,000
1988Baltimore Orioles$850,000
San Diego Padres$300,000
1989San Francisco Giants$850,000
1990San Francisco Giants$850,000
1991San Francisco Giants$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,160,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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