Junior
Kennedy
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: August 9, 1950 in Usa, OK, FORT GIBSON
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 23 BOS AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 3 4 7 6 6 7 6 6
1975 24 BOS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 6 6 7 6 6
1976 25 BOS AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 6 6 7 6 6
1977 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 7 6 6 7 6 7
1978 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 7 6 6 7 6 7
1979 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 7
1980 29 BOS AL $ 350,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 5 4 4 7 6 6 7 6 7
1981 30 BOS AL $ 1,157,143   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 7 6 6 7 6 6
1982 31 BOS AL $ 1,157,143   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 7 5 6 7 6 6
1983 32 CLE AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 6 5 6 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 3 4 6 5 6 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,157,143   5 5 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 7
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
1974 23 AA   136 496 46 108 16 3 4 41 10 5 59 66 .218 .301 .286 .587 45.9  
1975 24 AAA   134 480 74 154 22 1 9 50 16 14 74 65 .321 .412 .427 .839 83.1  
1976 25 AAA   135 476 71 134 14 1 3 52 11 4 60 63 .282 .362 .334 .696 61.7  
1977 26 BOS AL 80 82 16 18 2 0 0 4 2 2 18 13 .220 .360 .244 .604 8.1 0.4
1978 27 BOS AL 105 215 31 64 8 1 3 17 2 3 24 32 .298 .368 .386 .754 29.1 5.3
1979 28 BOS AL 128 373 38 88 7 1 2 45 5 2 28 53 .236 .289 .276 .565 30.2 2.5
1980 29 BOS AL 145 437 49 118 17 1 2 33 6 1 40 68 .270 .334 .327 .661 48.9 7.0
1981 30 BOS AL 72 192 16 36 5 1 2 21 0 1 14 33 .188 .242 .255 .497 10.6 0.0
1982 31 BOS AL 91 188 28 33 6 1 1 14 1 3 20 30 .176 .251 .234 .485 9.7 0.0
1983 32 AA   137 517 67 154 21 0 10 57 14 14 71 71 .298 .383 .397 .779 78.4  
6 Years Sim 621 1487 178 357 45 5 10 134 16 12 144 229 .240 .307 .297 .604 136.5 15.2
2 Years AAA 269 956 145 288 36 2 12 102 27 18 134 128 .301 .385 .381 .766 144.8  
2 Years AA 273 1013 113 262 37 3 14 98 24 19 130 137 .259 .341 .343 .683 124.3  
4 Years Minors 542 1969 258 550 73 5 26 200 51 37 264 265 .279 .362 .361 .723 269.1  
162 Game Average 387 46 93 11 1 2 34 4 3 37 59 .240 .307 .297 .604 35.6  
Career Highs 145 437 49 118 17 1 3 45 6 3 40 68 .298 .368 .386 .754 48.9  
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   1039 116 244 32 2 7 90 12 5 83 160 .235 .291 .290 .581 89.2
vs LH   448 62 113 13 3 3 44 4 7 61 69 .252 .342 .315 .657 50.9
Home 309 723 90 178 24 2 2 66 8 6 75 115 .246 .316 .293 .610 69.9
Away 312 764 88 179 21 3 8 68 8 6 69 114 .234 .298 .301 .599 70.1
RISP   330 0 83 6 2 4 120 0 0 39 57 .252 .326 .318 .644 37.2
Pinch Hitting   8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 1.1
Close/Late   176 32 33 5 0 0 7 0 0 17 23 .188 .259 .216 .475 9.7
Mar/Apr 97 228 22 47 5 0 1 20 1 1 11 40 .206 .243 .241 .484 11.8
May 111 266 34 62 11 1 3 27 5 0 23 41 .233 .296 .316 .611 25.9
June 88 197 24 56 5 1 1 20 2 0 21 26 .284 .352 .335 .687 24.5
July 87 179 23 38 2 1 0 5 1 1 20 33 .212 .291 .235 .526 13.1
August 117 318 40 78 11 1 3 40 4 3 31 42 .245 .313 .314 .627 32.0
Sep/Oct 117 299 35 76 11 1 2 22 3 7 38 47 .254 .337 .318 .655 32.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1977 26 BOS AL 2B 26 12 133.7 36 64 2 16 .980 6.73   0.7
    SS 36 6 105.7 11 48 2 6 .967 5.03   0.5
    CF 1 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
1978 27 BOS AL 2B 53 48 408.0 106 177 2 43 .993 6.24   2.2
    SS 56 11 188.3 48 79 2 14 .984 6.07   1.3
1979 28 BOS AL 2B 108 106 875.7 193 364 9 88 .984 5.72   3.5
    SS 27 6 102.7 27 53 3 18 .964 7.01   1.2
1980 29 BOS AL 2B 141 135 1134.3 216 464 11 101 .984 5.40   4.7
    SS 4 3 31.0 4 9 1 1 .929 3.77   0.1
1981 30 BOS AL 2B 51 47 406.7 96 170 7 39 .974 5.89   1.2
    SS 6 0 11.3 3 8 0 3 1.000 8.74   0.1
1982 31 BOS AL SS 30 19 192.0 31 91 3 17 .976 5.72   0.9
    3B 16 12 105.0 6 31 2 1 .949 3.17   0.3
    CF 8 7 60.0 10 1 3 0 .786 1.65   0.0
    2B 25 2 53.7 18 29 0 5 1.000 7.88   0.4
  2B 404 350 3012.0 665 1268 31 292 .984 5.78   12.8
  SS 159 45 631.0 124 288 11 59 .974 5.88   4.1
  3B 16 12 105.0 6 31 2 1 .949 3.17   0.3
  CF 9 7 63.3 11 1 3 0 .800 1.71   0.1
Career Totals   588 414 3811.3 806 1588 47 352 .981 5.65   17.1
Career Highs   145 138 1165.3 220 473 12 106 .990 6.19    
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
1978 27 BOS AL 5 17 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .118 .118 .294 .412
1979 28 BOS AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 18 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .278 .389
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 64th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1974
Had first career hit on 4/9/1977, off Danny Fife (MIL)
Hit first career homerun on 8/24/1978, off Pat Zachry (CLE)
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/25/1981 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks