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Vern Kennedy

Lloyd Vernon Kennedy

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 20, 1907 in Kansas City, MO(All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1934
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Indians/Browns/Tigers/Phillies/... 1934-1945

Final Game: September 27, 1945
Died: January 28, 1993 in Mendon, MO
Buried: Old Mendon Cemetery, Mendon, MO
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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
1934 27 CHW AL 3 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 47 2 0 0 /1
1935 28 CHW AL 31 81 73 5 18 3 1 0 10 0 0 1 18 .247 .257 .315 .572 46 23 0 7 1
1936 29 CHW AL 36 120 113 12 32 8 0 0 11 0 0 1 13 .283 .289 .354 .643 56 40 0 6 1 AS,MVP-6
1937 30 CHW AL 32 91 87 12 20 1 1 2 9 0 0 0 17 .230 .239 .333 .572 43 29 1 3 1
1938 31 DET AL 37 87 79 10 23 3 0 0 8 0 0 1 11 .291 .300 .329 .629 53 26 0 7 1 AS
1939 32 TOT AL 38 87 74 9 12 4 0 0 6 0 0 3 11 .162 .195 .216 .411 4 16 1 0 10 1
1939 32 DET AL 4 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 43 2 0 0 0 /1
1939 32 SLB AL 34 80 67 9 10 4 0 0 6 0 0 3 10 .149 .186 .209 .395 -0 14 1 0 10 1
1940 33 SLB AL 35 90 84 12 25 3 1 2 12 0 0 3 13 .298 .322 .429 .750 91 36 1 0 3 1
1941 34 TOT AL 24 39 36 3 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 5 .250 .289 .306 .595 59 11 0 0 1 1
1941 34 SLB AL 6 17 15 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 .400 .438 .533 .971 152 8 0 0 1 /1
1941 34 WSH AL 18 22 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .143 .182 .143 .325 -11 3 0 0 0 1
1942 35 CLE AL 33 34 30 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 .200 .250 .233 .483 40 7 1 0 2 1
1943 36 CLE AL 38 60 52 8 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .269 .500 51 14 2 0 8 1
1944 37 TOT MLB 29 46 44 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 .182 .182 .364 5 8 1 0 2 1
1944 37 CLE AL 15 23 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .087 .087 .087 .174 -49 2 1 0 0 1
1944 37 PHI NL 14 23 21 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 64 6 0 0 2 1
1945 38 TOT NL 37 67 64 2 14 4 0 0 1 0 2 16 .219 .242 .281 .524 47 18 1 0 1 1
1945 38 PHI NL 13 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 23 2 0 0 0 1
1945 38 CIN NL 24 55 53 1 12 4 0 0 1 0 1 13 .226 .241 .302 .543 52 16 1 0 1 1
12 Yrs 373 809 743 80 181 27 5 4 61 1 0 15 123 .244 .260 .310 .569 47 230 7 1 50
162 Game Avg. 162 351 323 35 79 12 2 2 26 0 7 53 .244 .260 .310 .569 47 100 0 22
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
CHW (4 yrs) 102 299 280 29 72 12 2 2 30 0 0 2 49 .257 .265 .336 .601 49 94 1 16
CLE (3 yrs) 86 117 105 12 20 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 15 .190 .206 .219 .425 25 23 4 0 10
SLB (3 yrs) 75 187 166 23 41 7 2 2 20 0 0 7 24 .247 .277 .349 .627 59 58 2 0 14
PHI (2 yrs) 27 35 32 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .250 .273 .250 .523 50 8 0 0 2
DET (2 yrs) 41 94 86 10 25 3 0 0 8 0 0 1 12 .291 .299 .326 .624 52 28 0 0 7
WSH (1 yr) 18 22 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .143 .182 .143 .325 -11 3 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 24 55 53 1 12 4 0 0 1 0 1 13 .226 .241 .302 .543 52 16 1 0 1
AL (11 yrs) 322 719 658 75 161 23 5 4 59 1 0 13 104 .245 .260 .313 .573 47 206 6 1 47
NL (2 yrs) 51 90 85 5 20 4 0 0 2 0 2 19 .235 .253 .282 .535 51 24 1 0 3

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
1934 27 CHW AL 3 7 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .506 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1935 28 CHW AL 31 81 -7 0 0 0 8 1 0.1 2 4 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 4 $ 1
1936 29 CHW AL 36 120 -9 0 0 0 14 5 0.4 4 9 0.4 .512 .503 0.4 0.0 9 $ 1 AS,MVP-6
1937 30 CHW AL 32 91 -9 0 0 0 10 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 4 $ 1
1938 31 DET AL 37 87 -7 0 0 0 10 3 0.3 3 6 0.3 .508 .502 0.3 0.0 6 $ 1 AS
1939 32 DET AL 4 7 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .505 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1939 32 SLB AL 34 80 -12 0 0 0 9 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1
1940 33 SLB AL 35 90 -2 0 0 0 10 8 0.8 2 11 0.8 .523 .505 0.8 0.0 11 $ 1
1941 34 SLB AL 6 17 1 0 0 0 2 3 0.3 0 4 0.3 .549 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $ /1
1941 34 WSH AL 18 22 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1942 35 CLE AL 33 34 -2 0 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1943 36 CLE AL 38 60 -3 0 0 0 5 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1944 37 CLE AL 15 23 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .486 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1944 37 PHI NL 14 23 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .508 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1945 38 PHI NL 13 12 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1945 38 CIN NL 24 55 -4 0 0 0 5 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1
12 Seasons 373 809 -64 1 0 0 85 21 2.0 23 44 1.9 .505 .501 1.9 0.1 44 $
CHW (4 yrs) 102 299 -25 0 0 0 33 8 0.7 9 17 0.6 .507 .501 0.6 -0.0 17 $
CLE (3 yrs) 86 117 -10 0 0 0 10 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 3 $
SLB (3 yrs) 75 187 -13 0 0 0 21 8 0.8 5 13 0.8 .511 .502 0.8 0.0 13 $
PHI (2 yrs) 27 35 -2 0 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $
DET (2 yrs) 41 94 -7 0 0 0 11 4 0.3 3 6 0.3 .508 .501 0.3 0.0 7 $
WSH (1 yr) 18 22 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $
CIN (1 yr) 24 55 -4 0 0 0 5 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 3 $

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
1934 27 CHW AL 7 5 1 5.3 114 .333 .286 .291 .286 .365 .286 .419 .571 .784 47 .527 -0.6 -0.1 .400 .000 .000
1935 28 CHW AL 81 62 6 2.6 113 .327 .247 .290 .257 .363 .315 .419 .572 .782 46 .229 -6.3 -0.6 .436 .082 .068
1936 29 CHW AL 120 87 12 3.7 124 .320 .283 .302 .289 .378 .354 .444 .643 .823 56 .320 -8.3 -0.8 .506 .080 .071
1937 30 CHW AL 91 70 7 2.6 117 .265 .230 .290 .239 .365 .333 .432 .572 .797 43 .221 -8.5 -0.8 .448 .103 .103 .0
1938 31 DET AL 87 63 8 3.3 124 .338 .291 .299 .300 .379 .329 .445 .629 .824 53 .303 -6.2 -0.6 .482 .051 .038
1939 32 TOT AL 87 73 4 1.4 116 .190 .162 .289 .195 .365 .216 .428 .411 .793 4 .092 -11.1 -1.0 .302 .095 .054
1939 32 DET AL 7 5 1 5.3 120 .333 .286 .295 .286 .371 .286 .436 .571 .807 43 .521 -0.6 -0.1 .400 .000 .000
1939 32 SLB AL 80 68 3 1.2 116 .175 .149 .289 .186 .364 .209 .427 .395 .791 -0 .064 -10.5 -1.0 .293 .104 .060
1940 33 SLB AL 90 63 12 5.1 113 .333 .298 .282 .322 .355 .429 .427 .750 .782 91 .509 -1.6 -0.2 .650 .167 .131 .0
1941 34 TOT AL 39 28 5 4.8 105 .290 .250 .274 .289 .350 .306 .403 .595 .753 59 .504 -2.4 -0.2 .481 .111 .056
1941 34 SLB AL 17 10 4 10.7 109 .429 .400 .279 .438 .356 .533 .411 .971 .768 152 .816 1.0 0.1 1.000 .200 .133
1941 34 WSH AL 22 18 1 1.5 102 .176 .143 .270 .182 .345 .143 .397 .325 .742 -11 .108 -3.4 -0.3 .222 .048 .000
1942 35 CLE AL 34 27 2 2.0 89 .286 .200 .258 .250 .332 .233 .362 .483 .693 40 .209 -2.4 -0.2 .400 .133 .033 .0
1943 36 CLE AL 60 50 3 1.6 81 .250 .231 .248 .231 .321 .269 .342 .500 .663 51 .177 -3.6 -0.4 .333 .038 .038
1944 37 TOT MLB 46 39 2 1.4 89 .205 .182 .263 .182 .330 .182 .364 .364 .694 5 .119 -5.5 -0.6 .216 .000 .000
1944 37 CLE AL 23 22 0 0.0 88 .095 .087 .263 .087 .329 .087 .359 .174 .689 -49 .000 -4.5 -0.5 .091 .000 .000
1944 37 PHI NL 23 17 2 3.2 91 .333 .286 .263 .286 .330 .286 .370 .571 .700 64 .373 -1.1 -0.1 .400 .000 .000
1945 38 TOT NL 67 52 5 2.6 95 .292 .219 .270 .242 .340 .281 .373 .524 .713 47 .284 -4.7 -0.5 .392 .094 .063
1945 38 PHI NL 12 9 1 3.0 93 .250 .182 .269 .250 .338 .182 .370 .432 .708 23 .340 -1.1 -0.1 .333 .091 .000
1945 38 CIN NL 55 43 4 2.5 95 .300 .226 .271 .241 .340 .302 .374 .543 .714 52 .271 -3.6 -0.4 .405 .094 .075
12 Yrs 809 619 67 2.9 110 .287 .244 .284 .260 .358 .310 .413 .569 .771 47 .275 -61.1 -5.9 .434 .087 .066 1.6
162 Game Avg. 351 269 29 2.9 110 .287 .244 .284 .260 .358 .310 .413 .569 .771 47 .275 -61.1 -5.9 .434 .087 .066 1
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
CHW (4 yrs) 299 224 26 3.1 119 .306 .257 .295 .265 .370 .336 .433 .601 .803 49 .271 -23.6 -2.2 .466 .086 .079 .0
CLE (3 yrs) 117 99 5 1.4 85 .222 .190 .254 .206 .326 .219 .352 .425 .678 25 .126 -10.4 -1.1 .292 .057 .029 .0
SLB (3 yrs) 187 141 19 3.6 114 .279 .247 .284 .277 .359 .349 .426 .627 .785 59 .353 -11.1 -1.0 .512 .145 .102 .0
PHI (2 yrs) 35 26 3 3.1 92 .308 .250 .265 .273 .333 .250 .370 .523 .703 50 .361 -2.2 -0.2 .375 .031 .000
DET (2 yrs) 94 68 9 3.5 124 .338 .291 .298 .299 .378 .326 .444 .624 .823 52 .320 -6.8 -0.6 .475 .047 .035
WSH (1 yr) 22 18 1 1.5 102 .176 .143 .270 .182 .345 .143 .397 .325 .742 -11 .107 -3.4 -0.3 .222 .048 .000
CIN (1 yr) 55 43 4 2.5 95 .300 .226 .271 .241 .340 .302 .374 .543 .714 52 .271 -3.6 -0.4 .405 .094 .075
AL (11 yrs) 719 550 60 2.9 112 .285 .245 .285 .260 .360 .313 .419 .573 .779 47 .272 -55.3 -5.3 .439 .090 .068 1.6
NL (2 yrs) 90 69 7 2.7 94 .303 .235 .269 .253 .337 .282 .372 .535 .710 51 .306 -5.8 -0.6 .394 .071 .047

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1936 CHW AL 29 DNP
1938 DET AL 31 DNP

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
1934 27 CHW AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 86%
1935 28 CHW AL 81 0.0% 22.2% 1.2% 4.9% 22% 18.00 4.1 7.3 68%
1936 29 CHW AL 120 0.0% 10.8% 0.8% 6.7% 25% 13.00 8.7 10.3 83%
1937 30 CHW AL 91 2.2% 18.7% 0.0% 4.4% 20% 5.1 43.5 9.7 75%
1938 31 DET AL 87 0.0% 12.6% 1.2% 3.5% 13% 11.00 7.2 9.9 78%
1939 32 TOT AL 87 0.0% 12.6% 3.5% 4.6% 33% 3.67 6.7 12.3 72%
1939 32 DET AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 86%
1939 32 SLB AL 80 0.0% 12.5% 3.8% 5.0% 40% 3.33 6.7 11.2 71%
1940 33 SLB AL 90 2.2% 14.4% 3.3% 6.7% 24% 4.33 6.5 42.0 7.0 77%
1941 34 TOT AL 39 0.0% 12.8% 5.1% 2.6% 11% 2.50 7.2 12.0 79%
1941 34 SLB AL 17 0.0% 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 17% 1.00 15.0 7.5 82%
1941 34 WSH AL 22 0.0% 18.2% 4.6% 0.0% 0% 4.00 5.3 21.0 77%
1942 35 CLE AL 34 0.0% 26.5% 5.9% 2.9% 17% 4.50 3.3 62%
1943 36 CLE AL 60 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 1.7% 8% 13.0 80%
1944 37 TOT MLB 46 0.0% 10.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.8 44.0 85%
1944 37 CLE AL 23 0.0% 8.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 11.5 91%
1944 37 PHI NL 23 0.0% 13.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 21.0 78%
1945 38 TOT NL 67 0.0% 23.9% 3.0% 6.0% 29% 8.00 4.0 64.0 72%
1945 38 PHI NL 12 0.0% 25.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.7 67%
1945 38 CIN NL 55 0.0% 23.6% 1.8% 7.3% 33% 13.00 4.1 53.0 73%
12 Yrs 809 0.5% 15.2% 1.9% 4.5% 20% 8.20 6.0 185.8 12.2 76%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.8% 8.7% 6.4% 27% 1.02 10.1 67.1 8.1 79%
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

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
1934 27 3 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 47 2 0 0
1935 28 34 88 80 5 20 3 1 0 10 0 0 1 19 .250 .259 .313 .572 46 25 0 7
1936 29 70 208 193 17 52 11 1 0 21 0 0 2 32 .269 .277 .337 .614 52 65 0 13
1937 30 102 299 280 29 72 12 2 2 30 0 0 2 49 .257 .265 .336 .601 49 94 1 16
1938 31 139 386 359 39 95 15 2 2 38 0 0 3 60 .265 .273 .334 .607 50 120 1 23
1939 32 177 473 433 48 107 19 2 2 44 0 0 6 71 .247 .259 .314 .573 42 136 1 1 33
1940 33 212 563 517 60 132 22 3 4 56 0 0 9 84 .255 .269 .333 .602 50 172 2 1 36
1941 34 236 602 553 63 141 22 4 4 59 0 0 11 89 .255 .271 .331 .602 51 183 2 1 37
1942 35 269 636 583 66 147 23 4 4 59 1 0 13 98 .252 .270 .326 .596 50 190 3 1 39
1943 36 307 696 635 74 159 23 5 4 59 1 0 13 102 .250 .267 .321 .588 50 204 5 1 47
1944 37 336 742 679 78 167 23 5 4 60 1 0 13 107 .246 .261 .312 .573 48 212 6 1 49
1945 38 373 809 743 80 181 27 5 4 61 1 0 15 123 .244 .260 .310 .569 47 230 7 1 50

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
1934 27 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1935 28 33 83 75 4 17 3 1 0 9 0 1 19 .227 .237 .293 .530 5 31
1936 29 38 121 114 10 29 7 0 0 9 0 1 14 .254 .261 .316 .577 9 36
1937 30 33 94 90 11 20 1 1 2 8 0 0 18 .222 .231 .322 .553 6 32
1938 31 39 88 80 8 21 3 0 0 7 0 1 12 .263 .272 .300 .572 6 37
1939 32 40 91 77 9 12 4 0 0 6 0 3 12 .156 .188 .208 .395 3 38
1940 33 37 92 86 11 24 3 1 2 11 0 3 14 .279 .303 .407 .710 10 35
1941 34 25 42 39 3 11 0 1 0 3 0 2 5 .282 .317 .333 .650 4 24
1942 35 35 36 32 4 7 1 0 0 0 1 2 10 .219 .265 .250 .515 2 33
1943 36 40 64 56 10 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .286 .536 4 38
1944 37 30 50 48 4 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .208 .208 .208 .417 2 29
1945 38 39 69 66 2 14 4 0 0 1 0 2 17 .212 .235 .273 .508 4 37
12 Yrs 392 837 770 76 179 26 5 4 55 1 15 131 .232 .248 .295 .543 55 373
162 Game Avg. 162 346 318 31 74 11 2 2 23 0 6 54 .232 .248 .295 .543 23 373

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1936 AL (6, 34%)
0.34 Career Shares (569th)

                           

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