Bill Kennedy

William Gorman Kennedy

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 22, 1918 in Alexandria, VA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1942
Team: Senators 1942-1947

Final Game: September 26, 1947
Died: August 20, 1995 in Alexandria, VA
Buried: Mount Comfort Cemetery, Alexandria, VA
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1939	20	MIN-min	D	10	19	.345	3.93	41	30					229.0	219	137	100		109							1.432	8.6		4.3			ORL · FLOR
1940	21	MIN-min	D	19	13	.594	2.53	36						281.0	268	113	79		89							1.270	8.6		2.9			ORL · FLOR
1941	22	MIN-min	B	8	9	.471	3.51	21						146.0	142	78	57		61							1.390	8.8		3.8			CHR · PIED
1942	23	MIN-min	A1	12	12	.500	2.43	26	24					200.0	194	72	54		72							1.330	8.7		3.2			CNG · SOUA
1942	23	WSH	AL	0	1	.000	8.00	8	2	5	1	0	2	18.0	21	18	16	1	10	4	0	0	0	83	47	1.722	10.5	0.5	5.0	2.0	0.40

1946	27	WSH	AL	1	2	.333	6.00	21	2	12	0	0	3	39.0	40	29	26	1	29	18	0	0	1	182	56	1.769	9.2	0.2	6.7	4.2	0.62
1947	28	MIN-min	AA	20	11	.645	3.73	39						263.0	284	125	109		75							1.365	9.7		2.6			CNG · SOUA
1947	28	WSH	AL	0	0		8.10	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	10	8	6	1	5	1	0	0	0	34	49	2.250	13.5	1.4	6.8	1.4	0.20
1948	29	ATA	AA	15	15	.500	4.52	42						245.0	305	153	123		67							1.518	11.2		2.5			ATA · SOUA
1949	30	ATA	AA	8	11	.421	3.94	27						162.0	164	85	71		39							1.253	9.1		2.2			ATA · SOUA
1950	31	PIT-min	AA,AAA	10	5	.667	3.11	25						168.0	169	74	58		42							1.256	9.1		2.2			NOR,INA · SOUA,AA
1951	32	PIT-min	AA	10	14	.417	4.05	30	24					189.0	228	112	85		59							1.519	10.9		2.8			NOR · SOUA
1952	33	BOS-min	AA	10	9	.526	3.86	26	23					161.0	187	86	69		42							1.422	10.5		2.3			BIR · SOUA
1953	34	NYY-min	AA	6	7	.462	3.39	29	5					85.0	87	45	32	7	22							1.282	9.2	0.7	2.3			BIR · SOUA
3 Yrs				1	3	.250	6.79	31	4	17	1	0	5	63.2	71	55	48	3	44	23	0	0	1	299	52	1.806	10.0	0.4	6.2	3.3	0.52
162 Game Avg.				2	6	.250	6.79	60	8	33	2	0	10	124	138	107	93	6	85	45	0	0	2	581	52	1.806	10.0	0.4	6.2	3.3	0.52

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1942	23	WSH	AL	18.0	8	2	18	9.00	4.14	-0.73	0.00	95.4	4.64	-9	-0.9	1.0	-0.0	-0.8	-8	.392	.495	$

1946	27	WSH	AL	39.0	21	2	29	6.69	4.11	-0.29	0.00	95.4	4.21	-11	-1.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.9	-8	.445	.493	$
1947	28	WSH	AL	6.2	2	0	8	10.80	4.11	-0.31	0.00	100.0	4.41	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-4	.294	.497	$
3 Seasons				63.2	31	4	55	7.77	4.12	-0.42	0.00	95.9	4.35	-24	-2.4	1.0	-0.0	-2.1	-19	.422	.495	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1942	23	WSH	AL	83	1.2%	4.8%	12.1%	3.6%	14%	80%

1946	27	WSH	AL	182	0.6%	9.9%	15.9%			71%
1947	28	WSH	AL	34	2.9%	2.9%	14.7%			74%
3 Yrs				299	1.0%	7.7%	14.7%	1.0%	4%	74%
MLB Averages					1.2%	9.1%	8.9%	2.7%	12%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1942	23	0	1	.000	8.00	8	2	5	1	2	18.0	21	18	16	1	10	4	0	83	47	1.722	10.5	0.5	5.0	2.0	0.40	47
1943	24	0	1	.000	8.00	8	2	5	1	2	18.0	21	18	16	1	10	4	0	83	47	1.722	10.5	0.5	5.0	2.0	0.40	47
1944	25	0	1	.000	8.00	8	2	5	1	2	18.0	21	18	16	1	10	4	0	83	47	1.722	10.5	0.5	5.0	2.0	0.40	47
1945	26	0	1	.000	8.00	8	2	5	1	2	18.0	21	18	16	1	10	4	0	83	47	1.722	10.5	0.5	5.0	2.0	0.40	47
1946	27	1	3	.250	6.63	29	4	17	1	5	57.0	61	47	42	2	39	22	1	265	53	1.754	9.6	0.3	6.2	3.5	0.56	53
1947	28	1	3	.250	6.79	31	4	17	1	5	63.2	71	55	48	3	44	23	1	299	52	1.806	10.0	0.4	6.2	3.3	0.52	52

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1942	23	0	2	.000	8.05	19.0	22	19	17	1	10	4	0	1.684	10.4	4.7	1.9	0.40	0.5	8

1946	27	1	3	.250	7.54	37.0	45	34	31	1	33	17	0	2.108	10.9	8.0	4.1	0.52	0.2	21
1947	28	0	0		9.00	6.0	11	7	6	1	6	1	0	2.833	16.5	9.0	1.5	0.17	1.5	2
3 Yrs		1	5	.167	7.84	62.0	78	60	54	3	49	22	0	2.048	11.3		3.2	0.45	0.4	31

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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