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Bill
Kennedy		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: March 14, 1921 in Usa, GA, CARNESVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952    1955    1956    1957   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 5 4 5 7 6 7
1949 28 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 5 4 4 7 6 6
1950 29 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 5 4 4 7 7 7
1951 30 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 5 4 4 7 7 7
1952 31 MIN AL $ 1,495,714 6 7 7 7 5 4 4 7 6 6
1953 32 MIN AL $ 1,537,143 6 7 6 6 4 4 4 7 6 6
1954 33 MIN AL $ 1,537,143 6 7 6 6 4 4 4 7 6 6
1955 34 MIN AL $ 2,500,000 6 7 7 7 4 3 3 6 6 6
1956 35 MIN AL $ 2,500,000 6 7 6 6 4 3 3 6 5 6
1957 36 MIN AL $ 2,500,000 6 7 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5
1958 37 MIN AL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000 6 7 7 7 5 4 5 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1949 28 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1950 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1951 30 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1952 31 MIN AL $ 1,495,714   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 32 MIN AL $ 1,537,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 33 MIN AL $ 1,537,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 34 MIN AL $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 35 MIN AL $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1957 36 MIN AL $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1958 37 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1948 27 MIN AL 7 1 .875 13 8 1 0 3 60.3 55 20 6 29 21 2.98 .243 .327 .381 .707 8.2
    AAA   0 1 .000 35 0 0 0 6 35.3 26 8 2 19 29 2.04 .206 .310 .286 .596  
1949 28 MIN AL 6 11 .353 40 10 0 0 15 90.7 103 56 4 68 36 5.56 .293 .405 .435 .840 5.1
1950 29 MIN AL 2 4 .333 33 1 0 0 0 49.3 44 23 5 33 17 4.20 .243 .355 .381 .736 3.4
1951 30 MIN AL 6 4 .600 43 1 0 0 4 57.3 54 24 4 25 34 3.77 .247 .324 .406 .730 7.3
1952 31 MIN AL 8 7 .533 70 2 0 0 22 103.3 88 47 6 58 64 4.09 .229 .327 .338 .665 13.9
1953 32 MIN AL 3 9 .250 55 1 0 0 12 62.0 73 33 6 43 33 4.79 .305 .411 .448 .859 2.2
1954 33 MIN AL 7 5 .583 50 1 0 0 11 70.7 48 18 9 30 51 2.29 .189 .276 .343 .619 11.7
1955 34 MIN AL 10 7 .588 92 0 0 0 18 107.3 99 57 13 56 66 4.78 .240 .331 .395 .725 8.5
1956 35 MIN AL 10 9 .526 94 2 0 0 16 113.7 107 49 14 58 76 3.88 .248 .337 .396 .733 10.0
1957 36 MIN AL 13 7 .650 92 0 0 0 22 114.7 103 54 15 61 76 4.24 .237 .334 .409 .743 10.9
1958 37 MIN AL 2 5 .286 29 0 0 0 9 35.3 33 15 4 19 18 3.82 .248 .340 .391 .731 3.9
    AA   2 1 .667 10 0 0 0 5 13.0 9 3 3 1 15 2.08 .209 .227 .419 .646  
11 Years Sim 74 69 .517 611 26 1 0 132 864.6 807 396 86 480 492 4.12 .247 .343 .393 .736 85.1
1 Years AAA 0 1 .000 35 0 0 0 6 35.3 26 8 2 19 29 2.04 .206 .310 .286 .596  
1 Years AA 2 1 .667 10 0 0 0 5 13.0 9 3 3 1 15 2.08 .209 .227 .419 .646  
2 Years Minors 2 2 .500 45 0 0 0 11 48.3 35 11 5 20 44 2.05 .207 .291 .320 .611  
Season Average 6 6 .500 55 2 0 0 12 78.6 73 36 7 43 44 4.12 .247 .343 .393 .736  
Career Highs 13 11 .875 94 10 1 0 22 114.7 107 57 15 68 76 5.56 .305 .411 .448 .859  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   531 248 48 304 307   .254 .348 .393 .741
vs LH   276 148 38 176 185   .234 .334 .393 .727
Home 45 32 .584 322 15 1 0 62 479.0 440 221 43 245 282 4.15 .242 .332 .387 .719
Away 29 37 .439 289 11 0 0 79 385.6 367 175 43 235 210 4.08 .253 .357 .401 .758
Mar/Apr 7 6 .538 90 1 0 0 25 107.3 85 42 8 52 73 3.52 .216 .308 .328 .636
May 8 16 .333 100 7 0 0 22 150.0 148 78 17 71 81 4.68 .259 .341 .434 .774
June 12 15 .444 107 3 0 0 22 146.3 135 70 16 99 81 4.31 .245 .361 .378 .739
July 15 14 .517 96 10 1 0 16 159.3 161 84 10 101 90 4.75 .258 .361 .392 .753
August 18 11 .621 114 5 0 0 21 174.3 158 72 23 74 108 3.72 .243 .320 .419 .739
Sep/Oct 14 7 .667 104 0 0 0 35 127.3 120 50 12 83 59 3.54 .251 .362 .381 .743
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1948 27 MIN AL 13 14 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .286 .375 .286 .661 2.0 0.1
1949 28 MIN AL 40 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4 0.0
1950 29 MIN AL 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1951 30 MIN AL 43 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .500 .929 1.2 0.2
1952 31 MIN AL 70 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1953 32 MIN AL 55 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1954 33 MIN AL 50 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1955 34 MIN AL 92 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.3 0.0
1956 35 MIN AL 94 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1957 36 MIN AL 92 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
1958 37 MIN AL 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.3 0.0
11 Years Sim 611 75 7 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 22 .147 .200 .160 .360 2.1 0.2
162 Game Average 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .147 .200 .160 .360 0.6  
Career Highs 94 20 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   57 6 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 16 .158 .186 .175 .362 0.8
vs LH   18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 .111 .238 .111 .349 0.5
Home 322 53 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 17 .170 .200 .189 .389 1.2
Away 136 22 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .091 .200 .091 .291 0.1
RISP   20 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .150 .227 .150 .377 0.5
Close/Late   11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .182 .308 .182 .490 0.8
Mar/Apr 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
May 49 17 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .176 .176 .235 .412 0.4
June 53 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.4
July 61 24 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .125 .192 .125 .317 0.2
August 94 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .200 .294 .200 .494 1.0
Sep/Oct 31 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1948 27 MIN AL P 13 8 60.3 0 10 0 0 1.000 1.49    
1949 28 MIN AL P 40 10 90.7 5 24 1 2 .967 2.88    
1950 29 MIN AL P 33 1 49.3 5 14 0 0 1.000 3.47    
1951 30 MIN AL P 43 1 57.3 4 11 0 3 1.000 2.35    
1952 31 MIN AL P 70 2 103.3 6 22 1 1 .966 2.44    
1953 32 MIN AL P 55 1 62.0 4 12 1 2 .941 2.32    
1954 33 MIN AL P 50 1 70.7 7 13 1 0 .952 2.55    
1955 34 MIN AL P 92 0 107.3 6 25 2 2 .939 2.60    
1956 35 MIN AL P 94 2 113.7 7 19 1 2 .963 2.06    
1957 36 MIN AL P 92 0 114.7 7 23 0 2 1.000 2.35    
1958 37 MIN AL P 29 0 35.3 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.29    
Career Totals   611 26 864.6 54 179 7 14 .971 2.43    
Career Highs   94 10 114.7 7 25 2 3 1.000 3.47    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1948 27 MIN AL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 1 1 0 0 5.42 .167 .167 .667 .833
1954 33 MIN AL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 2 4.3 9 11 1 3 3 22.86 .391 .462 .565 1.027
1955 34 MIN AL 1 2 .333 10 0 0 0 4 10.0 14 12 3 11 8 10.80 .333 .472 .595 1.067
1956 35 MIN AL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 3 8.0 6 2 0 2 4 2.25 .200 .250 .233 .483
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 5 .167 22 0 0 0 9 24.0 30 26 5 16 15 9.75 .297 .393 .485 .878
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1956 35 MIN AL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1957-9-.650
 Saves
1949-3-15
1952-1-22
1953-3-12
1954-7-11
1955-2-18
1956-3-16
1957-1-22
1958-10-9
CAR-24-132
 Games Pitched
1952-10-70
1955-3-92
1956-1-94
1957-2-92
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Minnesota in 1948
Earned first career win on 7/7/1948
Had first career hit on 7/11/1948, off Lou Kretlow (STL)
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,495,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,537,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,537,143 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/13/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Won World Series with Minnesota in 1955
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 4/2/1958 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
 
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