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John Kennedy

John Edward Kennedy

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 29, 1941 in Chicago, IL
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1962
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Dodgers/Senators/Yankees/Pilots/... 1962-1974

Final Game: June 16, 1974
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1962 21 WSA AL 14 44 42 6 11 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 7 .262 .295 .381 .676 81 16 0 0 0 0 0 /65
1963 22 WSA AL 36 69 62 3 11 1 1 0 4 2 0 6 22 .177 .261 .226 .487 38 14 2 1 0 0 0 5/6
1964 23 WSA AL 148 521 482 55 111 16 4 7 35 3 3 29 119 .230 .280 .324 .604 68 156 15 5 4 1 2 56/4
1965 24 LAD NL 104 120 105 12 18 3 0 1 5 1 0 8 33 .171 .243 .229 .472 38 24 3 2 5 0 1 5/6
1966 25 LAD NL 125 294 274 15 55 9 2 3 24 1 2 10 64 .201 .241 .281 .522 50 77 5 5 4 1 1 564
1967 26 NYY AL 78 208 179 22 35 4 0 1 17 2 1 17 35 .196 .265 .235 .500 52 42 4 1 8 3 0 65/4
1969 28 SEP AL 61 145 128 18 30 3 1 4 14 4 0 14 25 .234 .315 .367 .682 93 47 3 1 2 0 1 65
1970 29 TOT AL 68 200 184 23 47 9 1 6 23 0 1 11 23 .255 .299 .413 .713 91 76 4 1 3 1 1 54/63
1970 29 MIL AL 25 62 55 8 14 2 0 2 6 0 1 5 9 .255 .317 .400 .717 97 22 2 0 2 0 0 4/53
1970 29 BOS AL 43 138 129 15 33 7 1 4 17 0 0 6 14 .256 .292 .419 .711 88 54 2 1 1 1 1 5/64
1971 30 BOS AL 74 296 272 41 75 12 5 5 22 1 1 14 42 .276 .320 .412 .731 100 112 4 4 5 1 0 46/5
1972 31 BOS AL 71 237 212 22 52 11 1 2 22 0 1 18 40 .245 .311 .335 .646 88 71 3 3 2 2 4 465
1973 32 BOS AL 67 174 155 17 28 9 1 1 16 0 0 12 45 .181 .246 .271 .517 42 42 3 2 3 2 0 45D
1974 33 BOS AL 10 16 15 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 .133 .188 .333 .521 43 5 2 0 0 0 0 /45
12 Yrs 856 2324 2110 237 475 77 17 32 185 14 10 142 461 .225 .281 .323 .604 70 682 48 25 36 11 10
162 Game Avg. 162 440 399 45 90 15 3 6 35 3 2 27 87 .225 .281 .323 .604 70 129 9 5 7 2 2
BOS (5 yrs) 265 861 783 98 190 39 8 13 78 1 2 51 147 .243 .295 .363 .658 82 284 14 10 11 6 5
WSA (3 yrs) 198 634 586 64 133 17 6 8 41 5 4 37 148 .227 .279 .317 .597 66 186 17 6 4 1 2
LAD (2 yrs) 229 414 379 27 73 12 2 4 29 2 2 18 97 .193 .242 .266 .508 47 101 8 7 9 1 2
MIL (2 yrs) 86 207 183 26 44 5 1 6 20 4 1 19 34 .240 .315 .377 .692 94 69 5 1 4 0 1
NYY (1 yr) 78 208 179 22 35 4 0 1 17 2 1 17 35 .196 .265 .235 .500 52 42 4 1 8 3 0
AL (10 yrs) 627 1910 1731 210 402 65 15 28 156 12 8 124 364 .232 .289 .336 .625 75 581 40 18 27 10 8
NL (2 yrs) 229 414 379 27 73 12 2 4 29 2 2 18 97 .193 .242 .266 .508 47 101 8 7 9 1 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1962 21 WSA AL 14 44 -1 0 0 -0 1 -0 -0.1 1 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /65
1963 22 WSA AL 36 69 -4 1 0 -1 0 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .489 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $ 5/6
1964 23 WSA AL 148 521 -19 1 -1 2 5 -12 -1.6 14 2 -0.2 .491 .492 -0.2 0.6 0 $7,000 56/4
1965 24 LAD NL 104 120 -8 1 -0 0 1 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .494 .496 -0.3 0.2 -2 $ 5/6
1966 25 LAD NL 125 294 -18 -0 -0 -5 4 -20 -2.1 10 -10 -1.1 .482 .486 -0.7 0.0 -5 $ 564
1967 26 NYY AL 78 208 -10 0 0 -3 3 -10 -1.2 6 -4 -0.7 .485 .493 -0.2 -0.1 -1 $ 65/4
1969 28 SEP AL 61 145 0 1 -0 -6 2 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .495 .498 0.8 -0.4 7 $14,500 65
1970 29 MIL AL 25 62 -1 0 -0 -4 0 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.3 .481 .497 0.2 -0.4 2 $ 4/53
1970 29 BOS AL 43 138 -2 0 0 5 1 4 0.5 4 9 0.9 .511 .503 0.4 0.6 4 $23,000 5/64
1971 30 BOS AL 74 296 -0 2 -0 -11 3 -7 -0.8 10 3 0.1 .489 .495 1.4 -0.9 14 $23,000 46/5
1972 31 BOS AL 71 237 -6 0 0 -10 3 -12 -1.6 8 -4 -0.8 .479 .491 0.5 -0.9 6 $ 465
1973 32 BOS AL 67 174 -14 -0 0 -1 0 -14 -1.5 6 -9 -0.9 .477 .490 -0.9 0.1 -8 $ 45D
1974 33 BOS AL 10 16 -1 0 -0 -4 0 -5 -0.6 0 -5 -0.5 .442 .496 -0.1 -0.4 -1 $ /45
12 Seasons 856 2324 -81 5 -3 -38 24 -93 -10.9 71 -21 -3.7 .488 .495 0.9 -1.8 17 $67,500
BOS (5 yrs) 265 861 -22 1 -0 -21 7 -34 -4.0 28 -7 -1.2 .485 .495 1.3 -1.6 14 $46,000
WSA (3 yrs) 198 634 -23 2 -1 0 6 -16 -2.1 17 1 -0.3 .491 .496 -0.2 0.5 1 $7,000
LAD (2 yrs) 229 414 -25 0 -1 -4 5 -25 -2.8 14 -11 -1.3 .488 .491 -1.0 0.2 -7 $
MIL (2 yrs) 86 207 -1 1 -1 -10 3 -7 -0.8 6 -1 -0.2 .491 .498 1.0 -0.8 9 $14,500
NYY (1 yr) 78 208 -10 0 0 -3 3 -10 -1.2 6 -4 -0.7 .485 .493 -0.2 -0.1 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1962 21 WSA AL 44 32 5 4.2 103 .294 .262 .263 .295 .335 .381 .410 .676 .745 81 .464 -1.5 -0.2 .531 .143 .119 .0
1963 22 WSA AL 69 53 4 2.0 95 .275 .177 .255 .261 .322 .226 .394 .487 .716 38 .211 -5.2 -0.5 .434 .177 .048 .0
1964 23 WSA AL 521 394 41 2.8 96 .291 .230 .256 .280 .324 .324 .397 .604 .721 68 .319 -22.0 -2.3 .488 .154 .093 4.2
1965 24 LAD NL 120 95 6 1.7 88 .239 .171 .250 .243 .312 .229 .378 .472 .690 38 .166 -8.2 -0.9 .389 .143 .057 1.0
1966 25 LAD NL 294 231 18 2.1 89 .250 .201 .255 .241 .313 .281 .385 .522 .697 50 .217 -18.0 -1.9 .403 .113 .080 1.5
1967 26 NYY AL 208 160 12 2.0 80 .233 .196 .238 .265 .306 .235 .357 .500 .663 52 .246 -9.9 -1.1 .409 .140 .039 1.3
1969 28 SEP AL 145 103 16 4.2 92 .263 .234 .251 .315 .327 .367 .379 .682 .706 93 .497 -1.4 -0.2 .653 .273 .133 4.0
1970 29 TOT AL 200 146 22 4.0 102 .263 .255 .264 .299 .339 .413 .403 .713 .743 91 .473 -3.2 -0.3 .613 .212 .158 .0
1970 29 MIL AL 62 46 6 3.5 98 .273 .255 .258 .317 .332 .400 .394 .717 .726 97 .408 -0.4 -0.0 .591 .218 .145 .0
1970 29 BOS AL 138 100 16 4.3 104 .259 .256 .267 .292 .343 .419 .407 .711 .750 88 .500 -2.8 -0.3 .622 .209 .163 .0
1971 30 BOS AL 296 208 36 4.6 99 .310 .276 .264 .320 .337 .412 .392 .731 .729 100 .566 -1.3 -0.1 .644 .188 .136 1.7
1972 31 BOS AL 237 168 23 3.7 88 .291 .245 .253 .311 .323 .335 .365 .646 .688 88 .506 -2.9 -0.3 .555 .170 .090 .0
1973 32 BOS AL 174 135 11 2.2 98 .243 .181 .266 .246 .336 .271 .391 .517 .727 42 .222 -12.2 -1.3 .431 .168 .090 .0
1974 33 BOS AL 16 15 0 0.0 95 .125 .133 .267 .188 .333 .333 .384 .521 .717 43 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .400 .267 .200 .0
12 Yrs 2324 1740 194 3.0 93 .272 .225 .256 .281 .325 .323 .386 .604 .711 70 .360 -87.1 -9.1 .504 .167 .098 19.5
162 Game Avg. 440 329 37 3.0 93 .272 .225 .256 .281 .325 .323 .386 .604 .711 70 .360 -87.1 -9.1 .504 .167 .098 4
BOS (5 yrs) 861 626 86 3.7 96 .281 .243 .262 .295 .334 .363 .387 .658 .721 82 .461 -20.6 -2.2 .565 .184 .120 1.9
WSA (3 yrs) 634 479 50 2.8 96 .290 .227 .256 .279 .325 .317 .398 .597 .722 66 .319 -28.6 -3.0 .485 .155 .090 6.2
LAD (2 yrs) 414 326 24 2.0 89 .247 .193 .254 .242 .313 .266 .383 .508 .695 47 .202 -26.2 -2.7 .399 .121 .074 2.7
MIL (2 yrs) 207 149 22 4.0 94 .266 .240 .253 .315 .329 .377 .383 .692 .712 94 .471 -1.8 -0.2 .634 .257 .137 4.8
NYY (1 yr) 208 160 12 2.0 80 .233 .196 .238 .265 .306 .235 .357 .500 .663 52 .246 -9.9 -1.1 .409 .140 .039 1.3
AL (10 yrs) 1910 1414 170 3.2 94 .277 .232 .257 .289 .327 .336 .387 .625 .714 75 .394 -61.0 -6.4 .528 .177 .103 16.8
NL (2 yrs) 414 326 24 2.0 89 .247 .193 .254 .242 .313 .266 .383 .508 .695 47 .202 -26.2 -2.7 .399 .121 .074 2.7

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1965 24 LAD NL WS MIN W 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 25 LAD NL WS BAL L 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 6 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 6 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1962 21 WSA AL 44 2.3% 15.9% 4.6% 4.6% 18% 3.50 6.0 42.0 21.0 1.88 77%
1963 22 WSA AL 69 0.0% 31.9% 8.7% 2.9% 18% 3.67 2.8 15.5 1.14 58%
1964 23 WSA AL 521 1.3% 22.8% 5.6% 5.2% 24% 4.10 4.1 68.9 13.8 1.15 69%
1965 24 LAD NL 120 0.8% 27.5% 6.7% 3.3% 22% 4.13 3.2 105.0 21.0 1.50 59%
1966 25 LAD NL 294 1.0% 21.8% 3.4% 4.8% 26% 6.40 4.3 91.3 11.4 0.92 71%
1967 26 NYY AL 208 0.5% 16.8% 8.2% 2.4% 14% 2.06 5.1 179.0 10.5 1.16 70%
1969 28 SEP AL 145 2.8% 17.2% 9.7% 5.5% 27% 1.79 5.1 32.0 9.1 1.21 68%
1970 29 TOT AL 200 3.0% 11.5% 5.5% 8.0% 34% 2.09 8.0 30.7 8.0 0.92 78%
1970 29 MIL AL 62 3.2% 14.5% 8.1% 6.5% 29% 1.80 6.1 27.5 9.2 1.12 71%
1970 29 BOS AL 138 2.9% 10.1% 4.4% 8.7% 36% 2.33 9.2 32.3 7.6 0.84 81%
1971 30 BOS AL 296 1.7% 14.2% 4.7% 7.4% 29% 3.00 6.5 54.4 12.4 1.23 76%
1972 31 BOS AL 237 0.8% 16.9% 7.6% 5.9% 27% 2.22 5.3 106.0 9.6 1.10 73%
1973 32 BOS AL 174 0.6% 25.9% 6.9% 6.3% 39% 3.75 3.4 155.0 9.7 1.14 64%
1974 33 BOS AL 16 6.3% 37.5% 6.3% 6.3% 50% 6.00 2.5 15.0 15.0 3.50 50%
12 Yrs 2324 1.4% 19.8% 6.1% 5.4% 27% 3.25 4.6 65.9 11.4 1.13 70%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.9% 8.4% 6.1% 27% 1.77 6.0 43.2 9.1 1.10 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1962 21 WSA AL -1.5 -0.2 46 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 .99 -0.1 -0.2 -2.2 -0.2 0.86 -0.2 0.38 3
1963 22 WSA AL -5.2 -0.5 71 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 1.04 -0.4 -0.5 -8.4 -0.9 1.01 -5.7 1.80 3
1964 23 WSA AL -22.0 -2.3 531 -1.5 8.6 -10.1 1.05 -1.8 0.4 -17.9 -1.9 0.95 -18.0 2.45 3
1965 24 LAD NL -8.2 -0.9 124 -0.6 1.4 -2.0 .99 -0.5 -0.1 -11.2 -1.2 0.93 -7.7 1.23 4
1966 25 LAD NL -18.0 -1.9 297 -1.7 3.5 -5.2 .94 -2.1 0.4 -14.4 -1.6 0.99 -21.6 0.11 1
1967 26 NYY AL -9.9 -1.1 213 -1.7 2.6 -4.3 1.16 -0.9 -0.5 -8.8 -1.0 0.98 -9.4 0.94 5
1969 28 SEP AL -1.4 -0.2 153 1.1 3.4 -2.4 1.04 0.5 0.5 2.2 0.2 0.99 3.4 2.29 5
1970 29 TOT AL -3.2 -0.3 203 0.2 2.9 -2.7 .81 -0.2 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.93 0.5 1.14 8
1970 29 MIL AL -0.4 -0.0 63 0.0 1.0 -1.0 .90 -0.2 0.3 -0.7 -0.1 0.87 -0.9 1.43 3
1970 29 BOS AL -2.8 -0.3 140 0.2 1.9 -1.8 .76 -0.0 0.2 1.4 0.1 0.96 1.4 0.96 5
1971 30 BOS AL -1.3 -0.1 300 0.4 5.4 -5.0 .99 0.4 -0.0 0.8 0.1 0.93 1.1 0.14 2
1972 31 BOS AL -2.9 -0.3 238 0.1 4.0 -4.0 1.06 -0.4 0.5 -1.2 -0.1 0.98 -4.3 0.63 5
1973 32 BOS AL -12.2 -1.3 175 -1.3 2.1 -3.4 .99 -1.3 -0.1 -11.5 -1.1 1.00 -13.7 0.00 1
1974 33 BOS AL -1.3 -0.1 16 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 .81 -0.2 -0.2 -3.1 -0.3 1.12 -1.9 0
12 Yrs -87.1 -9.1 2367 -6.6 35.3 -41.9 1.01 -7.2 0.6 -75.0 -7.9 0.96 -77.5 1.19 40

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1962 21 WSA AL 1 0 42% 14 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 63% 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 2
1963 22 WSA AL 2 0 17% 26 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 83% 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2
1964 23 WSA AL 7 0 35% 182 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 71% 23 8 14 6 4 2 15 0 15
1965 24 LAD NL 2 0 41% 51 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 50% 8 6 2 0 0 0 4 0 4
1966 25 LAD NL 2 0 18% 79 1 2 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 55% 3 3 0 2 1 1 6 0 5
1967 26 NYY AL 2 0 40% 78 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 67% 4 2 2 3 2 1 8 0 7
1969 28 SEP AL 3 0 34% 63 4 0 100% 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 62% 4 2 2 1 0 1 8 3 5
1970 29 TOT AL 3 0 32% 73 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 47% 11 8 3 2 1 1 4 0 4
1970 29 MIL AL 0 0 35% 31 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 71% 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 3
1970 29 BOS AL 3 0 31% 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 30% 7 6 1 2 1 1 1 0 1
1971 30 BOS AL 3 0 41% 106 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 48% 12 9 3 6 3 3 7 1 6
1972 31 BOS AL 0 0 28% 101 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 67% 13 4 9 4 1 3 7 2 4
1973 32 BOS AL 0 0 39% 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 26% 15 13 2 1 0 1 7 4 3
1974 33 BOS AL 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
12 Yrs 25 0 34% 852 14 10 58% 13 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 21 46 57% 102 59 42 26 12 14 72 11 58

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1962 21 WSA AL 44 11% 11 3 2 1 1 0.38 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 0 0% 19 1 5% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1963 22 WSA AL 69 32% 11 3 0 0 0 1.80 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 2 12% 12 3 25% 48 4 8% 5 1 20% 5 0 0% 0
1964 23 WSA AL 521 27% 111 3 0 0 0 2.45 7 0 9 3 4 6 1 0 6 4 67% 107 15 14% 59 12 20% 315 36 11% 24 7 29% 18 12 67% 0
1965 24 LAD NL 120 38% 18 4 0 0 0 1.23 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 5 100% 19 3 16% 14 6 43% 69 4 6% 5 0 0% 5 3 60% 0
1966 25 LAD NL 294 42% 55 1 0 0 0 0.11 3 0 12 2 1 2 1 0 5 4 80% 63 5 8% 28 6 21% 196 21 11% 17 8 47% 13 6 46% 0
1967 26 NYY AL 208 39% 35 5 2 0 0 0.94 1 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 9 8 89% 42 4 10% 22 14 64% 124 16 13% 10 7 70% 10 6 60% 0
1969 28 SEP AL 145 26% 30 5 0 0 0 2.29 4 0 5 3 1 0 4 0 3 2 67% 19 3 16% 11 3 27% 86 12 14% 7 4 57% 4 2 50% 0
1970 29 TOT AL 200 29% 47 8 1 1 2 1.14 6 0 7 3 3 4 2 1 3 3 100% 43 4 9% 15 5 33% 119 20 17% 14 8 57% 7 3 43% 0
1970 29 MIL AL 62 39% 14 3 0 0 0 1.43 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 100% 12 2 17% 4 2 50% 27 4 15% 4 2 50% 1 0 0% 0
1970 29 BOS AL 138 25% 33 5 1 1 2 0.96 4 0 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 100% 31 2 6% 11 3 27% 92 16 17% 10 6 60% 6 3 50% 0
1971 30 BOS AL 296 27% 75 2 1 0 0 0.14 5 0 3 5 0 3 2 0 6 5 83% 46 4 9% 20 8 40% 140 18 13% 13 5 38% 6 2 33% 0
1972 31 BOS AL 237 29% 52 5 0 0 0 0.63 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 67% 41 3 7% 20 7 35% 160 20 13% 18 7 39% 9 6 67% 0
1973 32 BOS AL 174 32% 28 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 100% 35 3 9% 20 6 30% 113 15 13% 7 4 57% 2 1 50% 0
1974 33 BOS AL 16 31% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 2 0 0% 13 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
12 Yrs 2324 31% 475 40 6 2 3 1.19 32 0 61 18 14 19 13 1 43 36 84% 441 48 11% 225 70 31% 1402 167 12% 122 51 42% 80 42 53% 0
MLB Averages 53% 76% 11% 30% 14% 47% 52%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1962 21 14 44 42 6 11 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 7 .262 .295 .381 .676 81 16 0 0 0 0 0
1963 22 50 113 104 9 22 1 2 1 6 2 1 8 29 .212 .274 .288 .563 56 30 2 1 0 0 0
1964 23 198 634 586 64 133 17 6 8 41 5 4 37 148 .227 .279 .317 .597 66 186 17 6 4 1 2
1965 24 302 754 691 76 151 20 6 9 46 6 4 45 181 .219 .274 .304 .578 62 210 20 8 9 1 3
1966 25 427 1048 965 91 206 29 8 12 70 7 6 55 245 .213 .265 .297 .562 59 287 25 13 13 2 4
1967 26 505 1256 1144 113 241 33 8 13 87 9 7 72 280 .211 .265 .288 .552 58 329 29 14 21 5 4
1968 27 505 1256 1144 113 241 33 8 13 87 9 7 72 280 .211 .265 .288 .552 58 329 29 14 21 5 4
1969 28 566 1401 1272 131 271 36 9 17 101 13 7 86 305 .213 .270 .296 .566 61 376 32 15 23 5 5
1970 29 634 1601 1456 154 318 45 10 23 124 13 8 97 328 .218 .274 .310 .584 65 452 36 16 26 6 6
1971 30 708 1897 1728 195 393 57 15 28 146 14 9 111 370 .227 .281 .326 .607 71 564 40 20 31 7 6
1972 31 779 2134 1940 217 445 68 16 30 168 14 10 129 410 .229 .284 .327 .611 73 635 43 23 33 9 10
1973 32 846 2308 2095 234 473 77 17 31 184 14 10 141 455 .226 .281 .323 .604 70 677 46 25 36 11 10
1974 33 856 2324 2110 237 475 77 17 32 185 14 10 142 461 .225 .281 .323 .604 70 682 48 25 36 11 10

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1962 21 14 44 42 6 11 0 1 1 2 0 2 7 .262 .295 .381 .676 5 14
1963 22 36 71 63 3 12 1 1 0 5 2 7 22 .190 .282 .238 .520 4 36
1964 23 147 527 486 60 117 17 4 7 38 3 31 118 .241 .293 .335 .628 47 148
1965 24 103 122 106 15 20 3 0 1 6 1 9 33 .189 .265 .245 .510 7 104
1966 25 125 302 280 18 61 10 2 3 29 1 11 64 .218 .262 .300 .562 21 125
1967 26 78 215 184 28 40 5 0 1 21 2 19 35 .217 .290 .261 .551 14 78
1969 28 61 148 130 20 32 3 1 4 15 4 15 25 .246 .329 .377 .706 16 61
1970 29 68 200 184 23 47 9 1 6 23 0 11 23 .255 .299 .413 .713 23 68
1971 30 74 301 276 44 78 12 5 5 24 1 15 42 .283 .328 .417 .744 37 74
1972 31 74 257 228 28 61 13 1 2 28 0 21 42 .268 .337 .360 .697 27 71
1973 32 67 174 155 17 28 9 1 1 16 0 12 45 .181 .246 .271 .517 10 67
1974 33 10 16 15 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 .133 .188 .333 .521 1 10
12 Yrs 857 2377 2149 265 509 82 17 32 208 14 154 462 .237 .295 .336 .630 212 856
162 Game Avg. 162 449 406 50 96 16 3 6 39 3 29 87 .237 .295 .336 .630 40 856

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1980 BBWAA ()

Strikeouts s c a p y
1964 AL  119 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1669), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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  5. Vic Harris (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Chuck Cottier (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Fred Hatfield (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Mike Gallego (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dave McKay (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Andy Fox (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Name and misspellings: John Edward james jim jimmy John jon Kennedy

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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