Vern Kennedy
Lloyd Vernon Kennedy
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 20, 1907 in Kansas City, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1934
Final Game: September 27, 1945
Died: January 28, 1993 in Mendon, MO
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1934 27 CHW AL 0 2 .000 3.72 3 3 0 1 0 0 19.1 21 8 8 1 9 7 0 0 0 80 127 1.552 9.8 0.5 4.2 3.3 0.78
1935 28 CHW AL 11 11 .500 3.91 31 25 5 16 2 1 211.2 211 110 92 17 95 65 4 1 7 913 118 1.446 9.0 0.7 4.0 2.8 0.68
1936 29 CHW AL 21 9 .700 4.63 35 34 1 20 1 0 274.1 282 167 141 13 147 99 3 0 8 1214 112 1.564 9.3 0.4 4.8 3.2 0.67 AS,MVP-6
1937 30 CHW AL 14 13 .519 5.09 32 30 2 15 1 0 221.0 238 150 125 16 124 114 3 0 8 1008 91 1.638 9.7 0.7 5.0 4.6 0.92
1938 31 DET AL 12 9 .571 5.06 33 26 6 11 0 2 190.1 215 123 107 13 113 53 1 2 7 877 99 1.723 10.2 0.6 5.3 2.5 0.47 AS
1939 32 TOT AL 9 20 .310 5.80 37 31 5 13 1 0 212.2 254 145 137 22 124 64 2 0 3 1001 84 1.777 10.7 0.9 5.2 2.7 0.52
1939 32 DET AL 0 3 .000 6.43 4 4 0 1 0 0 21.0 25 15 15 4 9 9 1 0 0 95 76 1.619 10.7 1.7 3.9 3.9 1.00
1939 32 SLB AL 9 17 .346 5.73 33 27 5 12 1 0 191.2 229 130 122 18 115 55 1 0 3 906 85 1.795 10.8 0.8 5.4 2.6 0.48
1940 33 SLB AL 12 17 .414 5.59 34 32 1 18 0 0 222.1 263 149 138 18 122 70 3 1 5 1020 82 1.732 10.6 0.7 4.9 2.8 0.57
1941 34 TOT AL 3 11 .214 5.17 23 13 9 4 0 0 111.1 121 76 64 10 66 28 2 0 2 505 81 1.680 9.8 0.8 5.3 2.3 0.42
1941 34 SLB AL 2 4 .333 4.40 6 6 0 2 0 0 45.0 44 27 22 5 27 6 0 0 0 198 98 1.578 8.8 1.0 5.4 1.2 0.22
1941 34 WSH AL 1 7 .125 5.70 17 7 9 2 0 0 66.1 77 49 42 5 39 22 2 0 2 307 71 1.749 10.4 0.7 5.3 3.0 0.56
1942 35 CLE AL 4 8 .333 4.08 28 12 9 4 0 1 108.0 99 57 49 1 50 37 1 0 2 462 84 1.380 8.3 0.1 4.2 3.1 0.74
1943 36 CLE AL 10 7 .588 2.45 28 17 9 8 1 0 146.2 130 47 40 4 59 63 2 0 0 603 126 1.289 8.0 0.2 3.6 3.9 1.07
1944 37 TOT MLB 3 10 .231 4.64 24 17 4 5 0 0 114.1 126 67 59 3 57 40 0 0 6 517 74 1.601 9.9 0.2 4.5 3.1 0.70
1944 37 CLE AL 2 5 .286 5.03 12 10 2 2 0 0 59.0 66 36 33 0 37 17 0 0 4 273 65 1.746 10.1 0.0 5.6 2.6 0.46
1944 37 PHI NL 1 5 .167 4.23 12 7 2 3 0 0 55.1 60 31 26 3 20 23 0 0 2 244 85 1.446 9.8 0.5 3.3 3.7 1.15
1945 38 TOT NL 5 15 .250 4.28 36 23 5 11 1 1 193.2 213 103 92 12 83 51 3 0 6 855 88 1.528 9.9 0.6 3.9 2.4 0.61
1945 38 PHI NL 0 3 .000 5.50 12 3 3 0 0 0 36.0 43 29 22 2 14 13 0 0 3 162 70 1.583 10.8 0.5 3.5 3.3 0.93
1945 38 CIN NL 5 12 .294 4.00 24 20 2 11 1 1 157.2 170 74 70 10 69 38 3 0 3 693 94 1.516 9.7 0.6 3.9 2.2 0.55
12 Seasons 104 132 .441 4.67 344 263 56 126 7 5 2025.2 2173 1202 1052 130 1049 691 24 4 54 9055 94 1.591 9.7 0.6 4.7 3.1 0.66
162 Game Avg. 12 15 .441 4.67 39 29 6 14 1 1 227 243 135 118 15 118 77 3 0 6 1014 94 1.591 9.7 0.6 4.7 3.1 0.66
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
CHW (4 yrs) 46 35 .568 4.54 101 92 8 52 4 1 726.1 752 435 366 47 375 285 10 1 23 3215 107 1.552 9.3 0.6 4.6 3.5 0.76
CLE (3 yrs) 16 20 .444 3.50 68 39 20 14 1 1 313.2 295 140 122 5 146 117 3 0 6 1338 93 1.406 8.5 0.1 4.2 3.4 0.80
SLB (3 yrs) 23 38 .377 5.53 73 65 6 32 1 0 459.0 536 306 282 41 264 131 4 1 8 2124 85 1.743 10.5 0.8 5.2 2.6 0.50
PHI (2 yrs) 1 8 .111 4.73 24 10 5 3 0 0 91.1 103 60 48 5 34 36 0 0 5 406 78 1.500 10.1 0.5 3.4 3.5 1.06
DET (2 yrs) 12 12 .500 5.20 37 30 6 12 0 2 211.1 240 138 122 17 122 62 2 2 7 972 97 1.713 10.2 0.7 5.2 2.6 0.51
WSH (1 yr) 1 7 .125 5.70 17 7 9 2 0 0 66.1 77 49 42 5 39 22 2 0 2 307 71 1.749 10.4 0.7 5.3 3.0 0.56
CIN (1 yr) 5 12 .294 4.00 24 20 2 11 1 1 157.2 170 74 70 10 69 38 3 0 3 693 94 1.516 9.7 0.6 3.9 2.2 0.55
AL (11 yrs) 98 112 .467 4.73 296 233 49 112 6 4 1776.2 1900 1068 934 115 946 617 21 4 46 7956 95 1.602 9.6 0.6 4.8 3.1 0.65
NL (2 yrs) 6 20 .231 4.27 48 30 7 14 1 1 249.0 273 134 118 15 103 74 3 0 8 1099 88 1.510 9.9 0.5 3.7 2.7 0.72

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1936 CHW AL 29
1938 DET AL 31

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1934 27 0 2 .000 3.72 3 3 0 1 0 0 19.1 21 8 8 1 9 7 0 0 0 80 127 1.552 9.8 0.5 4.2 3.3 0.78 127
1935 28 11 13 .458 3.90 34 28 5 17 2 1 231.0 232 118 100 18 104 72 4 1 7 993 119 1.455 9.0 0.7 4.1 2.8 0.69 119
1936 29 32 22 .593 4.29 69 62 6 37 3 1 505.1 514 285 241 31 251 171 7 1 15 2207 115 1.514 9.2 0.6 4.5 3.0 0.68 115
1937 30 46 35 .568 4.54 101 92 8 52 4 1 726.1 752 435 366 47 375 285 10 1 23 3215 107 1.552 9.3 0.6 4.6 3.5 0.76 107
1938 31 58 44 .569 4.64 134 118 14 63 4 3 916.2 967 558 473 60 488 338 11 3 30 4092 105 1.587 9.5 0.6 4.8 3.3 0.69 105
1939 32 67 64 .511 4.86 171 149 19 76 5 3 1129.1 1221 703 610 82 612 402 13 3 33 5093 100 1.623 9.7 0.7 4.9 3.2 0.66 100
1940 33 79 81 .494 4.98 205 181 20 94 5 3 1351.2 1484 852 748 100 734 472 16 4 38 6113 97 1.641 9.9 0.7 4.9 3.1 0.64 97
1941 34 82 92 .471 5.00 228 194 29 98 5 3 1463.0 1605 928 812 110 800 500 18 4 40 6618 96 1.644 9.9 0.7 4.9 3.1 0.63 96
1942 35 86 100 .462 4.93 256 206 38 102 5 4 1571.0 1704 985 861 111 850 537 19 4 42 7080 95 1.626 9.8 0.6 4.9 3.1 0.63 95
1943 36 96 107 .473 4.72 284 223 47 110 6 4 1717.2 1834 1032 901 115 909 600 21 4 42 7683 96 1.597 9.6 0.6 4.8 3.1 0.66 96
1944 37 99 117 .458 4.72 308 240 51 115 6 4 1832.0 1960 1099 960 118 966 640 21 4 48 8200 95 1.597 9.6 0.6 4.7 3.1 0.66 95
1945 38 104 132 .441 4.67 344 263 56 126 7 5 2025.2 2173 1202 1052 130 1049 691 24 4 54 9055 94 1.591 9.7 0.6 4.7 3.1 0.66 94

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1934 27 1 1 .500 3.32 19.0 19 8 7 1 8 7 0 1.421 9.0 3.8 3.3 0.88 0.5 3
1935 28 14 10 .583 3.27 223.0 203 90 81 16 91 68 4 1.318 8.2 3.7 2.7 0.75 0.6 31
1936 29 18 14 .563 3.44 293.0 255 124 112 12 133 106 3 1.324 7.8 4.1 3.3 0.80 0.4 35
1937 30 12 13 .480 4.27 232.0 228 122 110 15 119 120 3 1.496 8.8 4.6 4.7 1.01 0.6 32
1938 31 11 11 .500 3.87 207.0 202 99 89 12 106 58 1 1.488 8.8 4.6 2.5 0.55 0.5 33
1939 32 11 14 .440 4.58 230.0 242 130 117 21 118 69 2 1.565 9.5 4.6 2.7 0.58 0.8 37
1940 33 10 15 .400 4.79 231.0 252 137 123 17 117 73 3 1.597 9.8 4.6 2.8 0.62 0.7 34
1941 34 5 7 .417 4.98 112.0 121 69 62 10 66 28 2 1.670 9.7 5.3 2.3 0.42 0.8 23
1942 35 5 7 .417 4.83 108.0 109 64 58 1 55 37 1 1.519 9.1 4.6 3.1 0.67 0.1 28
1943 36 9 6 .600 3.30 139.0 147 57 51 5 67 60 2 1.540 9.5 4.3 3.9 0.90 0.3 28
1944 37 4 8 .333 5.21 114.0 136 73 66 3 62 40 0 1.737 10.7 4.9 3.2 0.65 0.2 24
1945 38 9 12 .429 4.43 195.0 221 107 96 12 86 51 3 1.574 10.2 4.0 2.4 0.59 0.6 36
12 Seasons 109 118 .480 4.16 2103.0 2135 1080 972 125 1028 717 24 1.504 9.1 3.1 0.70 0.5 344

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1936
1938

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1936-AL-6-34%
0.34 Career Shares (549th)

Wins s c a p y
1936 AL--21--2nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1936 AL--.700--4th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL--8.972--9th
1936 AL--9.252--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL--4.643--6th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1936 AL--274.3--4th
1939 AL--212.7--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1936 AL--99--10th
1937 AL--114--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1936 AL--34--5th
1937 AL--30--10th
1939 AL--31--4th
1940 AL--32--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1936 AL--20--6th
1937 AL--15--10th
1940 AL--18--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1935 AL--2--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1935 AL--17--4th
1939 AL--22--4th
1940 AL--18--10th
1945 NL--12--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1936 AL--147--1st
1937 AL--124--2nd
1938 AL--113--5th
1939 AL--124--4th
1940 AL--122--2nd
1945 NL--83--8th
Career--1049--93rd

Hits s c a p y
1936 AL--282--6th
1939 AL--254--6th
1940 AL--263--4th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1936 AL--.427--9th

Losses s c a p y
1939 AL--20--1st
1940 AL--17--4th
1945 NL--15--3rd
Career--132--243rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1936 AL--141--2nd
1937 AL--125--5th
1938 AL--107--9th
1939 AL--137--2nd
1940 AL--138--1st
1945 NL--92--5th
Career--1052--189th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1935 AL--7--3rd
1936 AL--8--6th
1937 AL--8--2nd
1938 AL--7--4th
1945 NL--6--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1935 AL--4--6th
1940 AL--3--10th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1936 AL--1214--4th
1937 AL--1008--10th
1939 AL--1001--6th
1940 AL--1020--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1936 AL--112--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 29 (556), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 14 (752), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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