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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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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

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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 46 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 50 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 63 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 Seasons 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 49 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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1934 CHW AL 27 P 3 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.33 .957 1.10
1935 CHW AL 28 P 31 64 8 54 2 3 .969 2.00 .948 1.12
1936 CHW AL 29 P 35 65 13 50 2 5 .969 1.80 .955 1.04 AS,MVP-6
1937 CHW AL 30 P 32 52 9 40 3 1 .942 1.53 .954 1.09
1938 DET AL 31 P 33 55 6 46 3 4 .945 1.58 .953 1.12 AS
1939 TOT AL 32 P 37 46 8 37 1 2 .978 1.22 .948 0.98
1939 DET AL 32 P 4 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.75 .943 0.98
1939 SLB AL 32 P 33 39 7 31 1 1 .974 1.15 .949 0.98
1940 SLB AL 33 P 34 63 13 50 0 4 1.000 1.85 .954 1.05
1941 TOT AL 34 P 23 30 4 24 2 1 .933 1.22 .960 1.16
1941 SLB AL 34 P 6 13 2 10 1 1 .923 2.00 .962 1.17
1941 WSH AL 34 P 17 17 2 14 1 0 .941 0.94 .959 1.16
1942 CLE AL 35 P 28 31 4 24 3 3 .903 1.00 .958 1.30
1943 CLE AL 36 P 28 45 8 36 1 2 .978 1.57 .962 1.27
1944 TOT MLB 37 P 24 36 8 25 3 1 .917 1.38 .964 1.12
1944 CLE AL 37 P 12 22 6 14 2 1 .909 1.67 .964 1.14
1944 PHI NL 37 P 12 14 2 11 1 0 .929 1.08 .964 1.09
1945 TOT NL 38 P 36 65 16 47 2 2 .969 1.75 .963 1.06
1945 PHI NL 38 P 12 16 4 11 1 1 .938 1.25 .962 1.06
1945 CIN NL 38 P 24 49 12 36 1 1 .980 2.00 .963 1.06
12 Seasons P 344 559 98 439 22 28 .961 1.56 .956 1.11
12 Seasons TOT 344 559 98 439 22 28 .961 1.56 .916 1.11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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 (554th)

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

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Gray InkPitching - 36 (672), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 14 (761), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September, 1933: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from Oklahoma City (Texas).

April 9, 1934: Returned to Oklahoma City (Texas) by the Philadelphia Athletics following previous purchase.

August 25, 1934: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Oklahoma City (Texas).

December 2, 1937: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Tony Piet and Dixie Walker to the Detroit Tigers for Marv Owen, Mike Tresh and Gee Walker.

May 13, 1939: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Mark Christman, George Gill, Bob Harris, Chet Laabs and Roxie Lawson to the St. Louis Browns for Beau Bell, Red Kress, Bobo Newsom and Jim Walkup.

May 15, 1941: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Washington Senators for Rick Ferrell.

December 11, 1941: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Washington Senators.

July 28, 1944: Purchased by the Philadelphia Blue Jays from the Cleveland Indians.

March 20, 1946: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

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