John Kennedy

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: May 29, 1941 in Chicago, IL us

Died: August 9, 2018 in Peabody, MA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Harper HS (Chicago, IL)

Debut: September 5, 1962 (Age 21-099d, 9,619th in MLB history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 16, 1974 (Age 33-018d)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: John Edward Kennedy

Nicknames: SuperSub

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1965 World Series

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.8

AB

2110

H

475

HR

BA

.225

R

237

RBI

185

SB

OBP

.281

SLG

.323

OPS

.604

OPS+

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Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1961	20	WSA-min	D	115	500	418	69	106	10	6	3	46	5	1	70	75	.254	.361	.328	.689		137		4	2	6			PSC · ALFL
1962	21	WSA-min	B	139	609	523	78	158	23	10	6	72	9		71	99	.302	.390	.419	.808		219		6	6	3	1		RAL · CARL
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	LAA-WSA-min	AAA,AA	97	391	352	52	102	19	5	8	45	4	2	31	68	.290	.352	.440	.793		155		4	2	2			HAW,YOR · PCL,EL
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-min	WRk	25	111	92	19	34	7	6	4	20	2		18	17	.370	.468	.707	1.175		65		0	0	1			DGR · AZIL
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

1968	27	NYY-PIT-min	AAA	140																									SYR,CLB · IL
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	MIL-min	AAA	31	128	118	19	29	7	3	2	17	2	0	9	21	.246	.305	.407	.711		48		1	0	0			POR · PCL
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-min	AAA	57	175	158	16	34	4	1	4	13	0	0	14	46	.215	.283	.329	.612		52		1	2	0			PAW · IL
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--Batting

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

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