Vern Kennedy
Eligible Seasons: 1935-1945
Best Season: 1936
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Chicago White Sox | 31 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 211.2 | 95 | 65 | 92 | 3.91 | 4.24 | 3.94 | .262 | 1.45 | 0.68 | 2.76 | 4.04 | 0.72 | $4.93M |
| 1936 Chicago White Sox | 35 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 274.1 | 147 | 99 | 141 | 4.63 | 4.47 | 3.91 | .268 | 1.56 | 0.67 | 3.25 | 4.82 | 0.43 | $7.18M |
| 1937 Chicago White Sox | 32 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 221.0 | 124 | 114 | 125 | 5.09 | 4.99 | 4.53 | .273 | 1.64 | 0.92 | 4.64 | 5.05 | 0.65 | $4.83M |
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | 33 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 190.1 | 113 | 53 | 107 | 5.06 | 5.40 | 4.85 | .287 | 1.72 | 0.47 | 2.51 | 5.34 | 0.61 | $4.09M |
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | 33 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 191.2 | 115 | 55 | 122 | 5.73 | 5.96 | 5.57 | .297 | 1.79 | 0.48 | 2.58 | 5.40 | 0.85 | $3.15M |
| 1940 St. Louis Browns | 34 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 222.1 | 122 | 70 | 138 | 5.59 | 5.72 | 5.42 | .298 | 1.73 | 0.57 | 2.83 | 4.94 | 0.73 | $4.73M |
| 1941 St. Louis Browns | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 45.0 | 27 | 6 | 22 | 4.40 | 4.93 | 4.75 | .259 | 1.58 | 0.22 | 1.20 | 5.40 | 1.00 | $640K |
| 1941 Washington Senators | 17 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 66.1 | 39 | 22 | 42 | 5.70 | 5.76 | 5.57 | .297 | 1.75 | 0.56 | 2.98 | 5.29 | 0.68 | $935K |
| 1942 Cleveland Indians | 28 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 108.0 | 50 | 37 | 49 | 4.08 | 3.27 | 3.36 | .244 | 1.38 | 0.74 | 3.08 | 4.17 | 0.08 | $3.06M |
| 1943 Cleveland Indians | 28 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 146.2 | 59 | 63 | 40 | 2.45 | 3.12 | 3.35 | .242 | 1.29 | 1.07 | 3.87 | 3.62 | 0.25 | $3.79M |
| 1944 Cleveland Indians | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 59.0 | 37 | 17 | 33 | 5.03 | 4.88 | 5.08 | .289 | 1.75 | 0.46 | 2.59 | 5.64 | 0.00 | $1.24M |
| 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jay's | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 55.1 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 4.23 | 4.00 | 4.13 | .269 | 1.45 | 1.15 | 3.74 | 3.25 | 0.49 | $980K |
| 1945 Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 157.2 | 69 | 38 | 70 | 4.00 | 4.52 | 4.53 | .280 | 1.52 | 0.55 | 2.17 | 3.94 | 0.57 | $3.13M |
| 1945 Philadelphia Blue Jay's | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36.0 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 5.50 | 4.78 | 4.80 | .297 | 1.58 | 0.93 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 0.50 | $483K |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Chicago White Sox | P | 31 | 81 | 73 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.9 | $4.93M |
| 1936 Chicago White Sox | P | 35 | 120 | 113 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11.9 | 3.8 | $7.18M |
| 1937 Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 91 | 87 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | $4.83M |
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 87 | 79 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 3.8 | $4.09M |
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | P | 33 | 80 | 67 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | $3.15M |
| 1940 St. Louis Browns | P | 34 | 90 | 84 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 | 5.0 | $4.73M |
| 1941 St. Louis Browns | P | 6 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | 10.2 | $640K |
| 1941 Washington Senators | P | 17 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .6 | .8 | $935K |
| 1942 Cleveland Indians | P | 28 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | $3.06M |
| 1943 Cleveland Indians | P | 28 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | $3.79M |
| 1944 Cleveland Indians | P | 12 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .1 | .1 | $1.24M |
| 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jay's | P | 12 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | $980K |
| 1945 Cincinnati Reds | P | 24 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | $3.13M |
| 1945 Philadelphia Blue Jay's | P | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .6 | 1.6 | $483K |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Chicago White Sox | P | 31 | 81 | 73 | .247 | 88 | .238 | .257 | 73 | .247 | .315 | 78 | .306 | .572 | 76 | .554 | .000 | $4.93M |
| 1936 Chicago White Sox | P | 35 | 120 | 113 | .283 | 98 | .270 | .289 | 80 | .274 | .354 | 84 | .336 | .643 | 82 | .610 | .000 | $7.18M |
| 1937 Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 91 | 87 | .230 | 82 | .222 | .239 | 67 | .228 | .333 | 80 | .318 | .572 | 74 | .547 | .023 | $4.83M |
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 87 | 79 | .291 | 104 | .282 | .300 | 84 | .287 | .329 | 79 | .314 | .629 | 81 | .601 | .000 | $4.09M |
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | P | 33 | 80 | 67 | .149 | 54 | .144 | .186 | 53 | .178 | .209 | 51 | .200 | .395 | 52 | .378 | .000 | $3.15M |
| 1940 St. Louis Browns | P | 34 | 90 | 84 | .298 | 110 | .293 | .322 | 94 | .315 | .429 | 105 | .416 | .750 | 100 | .731 | .024 | $4.73M |
| 1941 St. Louis Browns | P | 6 | 17 | 15 | .400 | 150 | .398 | .438 | 128 | .431 | .533 | 137 | .530 | .971 | 133 | .961 | .000 | $640K |
| 1941 Washington Senators | P | 17 | 22 | 21 | .143 | 54 | .142 | .182 | 53 | .178 | .143 | 37 | .141 | .325 | 44 | .319 | .000 | $935K |
| 1942 Cleveland Indians | P | 28 | 34 | 30 | .200 | 78 | .202 | .250 | 76 | .250 | .233 | 65 | .243 | .483 | 70 | .493 | .000 | $3.06M |
| 1943 Cleveland Indians | P | 28 | 60 | 52 | .231 | 93 | .237 | .231 | 72 | .234 | .269 | 79 | .287 | .500 | 75 | .521 | .000 | $3.79M |
| 1944 Cleveland Indians | P | 12 | 23 | 23 | .087 | 33 | .087 | .087 | 27 | .088 | .087 | 25 | .092 | .174 | 26 | .180 | .000 | $1.24M |
| 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jay's | P | 12 | 23 | 21 | .286 | 110 | .287 | .286 | 88 | .287 | .286 | 79 | .294 | .571 | 83 | .581 | .000 | $980K |
| 1945 Cincinnati Reds | P | 24 | 55 | 53 | .226 | 85 | .225 | .241 | 72 | .239 | .302 | 83 | .310 | .543 | 78 | .550 | .000 | $3.13M |
| 1945 Philadelphia Blue Jay's | P | 12 | 12 | 11 | .182 | 69 | .181 | .250 | 75 | .248 | .182 | 50 | .188 | .432 | 62 | .436 | .000 | $483K |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Chicago White Sox | A-/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.93M |
| 1936 Chicago White Sox | A/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.18M |
| 1937 Chicago White Sox | C+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.83M |
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | C+/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.09M |
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | A/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.15M |
| 1940 St. Louis Browns | A+/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.73M |
| 1941 St. Louis Browns | C/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $640K |
| 1941 Washington Senators | C/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $935K |
| 1942 Cleveland Indians | D/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.06M |
| 1943 Cleveland Indians | A/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.79M |
| 1944 Cleveland Indians | D+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.24M |
| 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jay's | D+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $980K |
| 1945 Cincinnati Reds | A-/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.13M |
| 1945 Philadelphia Blue Jay's | A-/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $483K |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Chicago White Sox | $4.93M | ||||||
| 1936 Chicago White Sox | X | $7.18M | |||||
| 1937 Chicago White Sox | $4.83M | ||||||
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | X | $4.09M | |||||
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | $3.15M | ||||||
| 1940 St. Louis Browns | $4.73M | ||||||
| 1941 St. Louis Browns | $640K | ||||||
| 1941 Washington Senators | $935K | ||||||
| 1942 Cleveland Indians | $3.06M | ||||||
| 1943 Cleveland Indians | $3.79M | ||||||
| 1944 Cleveland Indians | $1.24M | ||||||
| 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jay's | $980K | ||||||
| 1945 Cincinnati Reds | $3.13M | ||||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Blue Jay's | $483K |
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