Vern Kennedy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: March 20, 1907 in Kansas City, MO us

Died: January 28, 1993 in Mendon, MO

Buried: Old Mendon Cemetery, Mendon, MO

School: University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO)

Last Game: September 27, 1945 (Age 38-191d)
vs. CHC 8.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Lloyd Vernon Kennedy

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.2

104

132

ERA

4.67

344

263

2025.2

691

WHIP

1.591

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1930	23	0.4	Burlington	MSVL	D		6	5	.545		4.18	16						114.0	106	53			61							1.465	8.4		4.8
1931	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B		4	8	.333	5.88	7.26	24						98.0	105	79	64		73							1.816	9.6		6.7
1931	24	-1.9	Wichita	WL	A		2	3	.400	5.40	6.48	12						50.0	47	36	30		40							1.740	8.5		7.2
1931	24	-5.2	Hazleton	NYPL	B		2	5	.286	6.38	8.06	12						48.0	58	43	34		33							1.896	10.9		6.2
1932	25	-1.6	St. Joseph	WL	A		13	13	.500		5.17	29						188.0	180	108			105							1.516	8.6		5.0
1933	26	-0.9	Oklahoma City	TL	A		15	18	.455	3.49	3.99	48						271.0	229	120	105		136							1.347	7.6		4.5
1934	27	-0.8	Oklahoma City	TL	A		17	18	.486	3.15	3.98	43						283.0	247	125	99		133							1.343	7.9		4.2
1934	27	-1.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	2	.000	3.72	3.72	3	3	0	1	0	0	19.1	21	8	8	1	9	0	7	0	0	0	80	1.552	9.8	0.5	4.2	3.3	0.78
1935	28	-0.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	11	.500	3.91	4.68	31	25	5	16	2	1	211.2	211	110	92	17	95	6	65	4	1	7	913	1.446	9.0	0.7	4.0	2.8	0.68
1936	29	0.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	21	9	.700	4.63	5.48	35	34	1	20	1	0	274.1	282	167	141	13	147	6	99	3	0	8	1214	1.564	9.3	0.4	4.8	3.2	0.67
1937	30	1.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	13	.519	5.09	6.11	32	30	2	16	1	1	221.0	238	150	125	16	124	6	114	3	0	8	1008	1.638	9.7	0.7	5.0	4.6	0.92
1938	31	2.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	12	9	.571	5.06	5.82	33	26	6	11	0	2	190.1	215	123	107	13	113	2	53	1	2	7	877	1.723	10.2	0.6	5.3	2.5	0.47
1939	32		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-DET	9	20	.310	5.80	6.14	37	31	5	13	1	0	212.2	254	145	137	22	124	9	64	2	0	3	1001	1.777	10.7	0.9	5.2	2.7	0.52
1939	32	3.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	3	.000	6.43	6.43	4	4	0	1	0	0	21.0	25	15	15	4	9	0	9	1	0	0	95	1.619	10.7	1.7	3.9	3.9	1.00
1939	32	3.6	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	9	17	.346	5.73	6.10	33	27	5	12	1	0	191.2	229	130	122	18	115	9	55	1	0	3	906	1.795	10.8	0.8	5.4	2.6	0.48
1940	33	4.5	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	12	17	.414	5.59	6.03	34	32	1	18	0	0	222.1	263	149	138	18	122	4	70	3	1	5	1020	1.732	10.6	0.7	4.9	2.8	0.57
1941	34		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-WSH	3	11	.214	5.17	6.14	23	13	9	4	0	0	111.1	121	76	64	10	66	0	28	2	0	2	505	1.680	9.8	0.8	5.3	2.3	0.42
1941	34	5.0	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	2	4	.333	4.40	5.40	6	6	0	2	0	0	45.0	44	27	22	5	27	0	6	0	0	0	198	1.578	8.8	1.0	5.4	1.2	0.22
1941	34	5.0	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	1	7	.125	5.70	6.65	17	7	9	2	0	0	66.1	77	49	42	5	39	0	22	2	0	2	307	1.749	10.4	0.7	5.3	3.0	0.56
1942	35	6.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	4	8	.333	4.08	4.75	28	12	9	4	0	1	108.0	99	57	49	1	50	3	37	1	0	2	462	1.380	8.3	0.1	4.2	3.1	0.74
1943	36	6.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	10	7	.588	2.45	2.88	28	17	9	8	1	0	146.2	130	47	40	4	59	0	63	2	0	0	603	1.289	8.0	0.2	3.6	3.9	1.07
1944	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CLE	3	10	.231	4.64	5.27	24	17	4	5	0	0	114.1	126	67	59	3	57	3	40	0	0	6	517	1.601	9.9	0.2	4.5	3.1	0.70
1944	37	7.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	5	.286	5.03	5.49	12	10	2	2	0	0	59.0	66	36	33	0	37	2	17	0	0	4	273	1.746	10.1	0.0	5.6	2.6	0.46
1944	37	7.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	5	.167	4.23	5.04	12	7	2	3	0	0	55.1	60	31	26	3	20	1	23	0	0	2	244	1.446	9.8	0.5	3.3	3.7	1.15
1945	38		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-PHI	5	15	.250	4.28	4.79	36	23	5	11	1	1	193.2	213	103	92	12	83	10	51	3	0	6	855	1.528	9.9	0.6	3.9	2.4	0.61
1945	38	7.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	3	.000	5.50	7.25	12	3	3	0	0	0	36.0	43	29	22	2	14	0	13	0	0	3	162	1.583	10.8	0.5	3.5	3.3	0.93
1945	38	7.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	5	12	.294	4.00	4.22	24	20	2	11	1	1	157.2	170	74	70	10	69	10	38	3	0	3	693	1.516	9.7	0.6	3.9	2.2	0.55
1946	39	8.5	San Diego	PCL	AAA		18	13	.581	2.92	3.68	34			17	3		225.0	185	92	73		103		95	4	1	4		1.280	7.4		4.1	3.8	0.92
1947	40	9.3	San Diego	PCL	AAA		9	15	.375	4.11	5.03	36			9	0		195.0	200	109	89		82		102	2	0	5		1.446	9.2		3.8	4.7	1.24
1948	41	10.0	Hollywood	PCL	AAA	CHW	9	12	.429	3.93	4.82	38			8	1		183.0	181	98	80		94		97	0	1	4		1.503	8.9		4.6	4.8	1.03
1949	42		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYG	9	7	.563	4.68	5.67	31	10		7	3		146.0	157	92	76		73		70	4	3	5		1.575	9.7		4.5	4.3	0.96
1949	42	14.9	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	3	3	.500	7.15	8.07	20			2	1		68.0	86	61	54		46		29	2	2	3		1.941	11.4		6.1	3.8	0.63
1949	42	13.9	Dallas	TL	AA		6	4	.600	2.54	3.58	11	10		5	2		78.0	71	31	22		27		41	2	1	2		1.256	8.2		3.1	4.7	1.52

1951	44	17.3	Oklahoma City	TL	AA		9	7	.563	2.64	3.55	54	0					99.0	82	39	29		44							1.273	7.5		4.0
1952	45	17.8	Oklahoma City	TL	AA		11	4	.733	2.23	2.58	42	0					101.0	88	29	25		48							1.347	7.8		4.3
1953	46	18.6	Oklahoma City	TL	AA		4	4	.500	4.44	5.88	44	1		1	0		75.0	85	49	37	5	55		51	3	0	6		1.867	10.2	0.6	6.6	6.1	0.93
1954	47	20.1	Beaumont	TL	AA	CHC	3	4	.429			16
1955	48	20.6	Beaumont	TL	AA	MLN	1	1	.500			14															0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		104	132	.441	4.67	5.34	344	263	56	127	7	6	2025.2	2173	1202	1052	130	1049	49	691	24	4	54	9055	1.591	9.7	0.6	4.7	3.1	0.66
Minors (14 seasons)					Minors		128	129	.498			469	11		42	7		1978.0	1845	993	677	5	1007		415	13	5	24
All Levels (25 Seasons)							232	261	.471			813	274	56	169	14	6	4003.2	4018	2195	1729	135	2056	49	1106	37	9	78	9055

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		39	43	.476	3.97	4.83	128			36	5		671.0	652	360	296		325		323	8	4	16		1.456	8.7		4.4	4.3	0.99
AA (6 seasons)					Minors		34	24	.586			181	11		6	2		353.0	326	148	113	5	174		92	5	1	8
A (4 seasons)					Minors		47	52	.475		4.42	132						792.0	703	389	234		414							1.410	8.0		4.7
B (1 season)					Minors		2	5	.286	6.38	8.06	12						48.0	58	43	34		33							1.896	10.9		6.2
D (1 season)					Minors		6	5	.545		4.18	16						114.0	106	53			61							1.465	8.4		4.8