Ian Kennedy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 210lb (183cm, 95kg)

Born: December 19, 1984 in Huntington Beach, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 14th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from La Quinta HS (Westminster, CA) and the New York Yankees in the 1st round (21st) of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: La Quinta HS (Westminster, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 1, 2007 (Age 22-256d, 19,183rd in major league history)
vs. TBD 7.0 IP, 5 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 15, 2023 (Age 38-270d)
vs. CLE 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

National Team: us USA (College,18U)

Full Name: Ian Patrick Kennedy

Nicknames: IPK, Budda or E

Instagram: @ian_kennedy_31

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.0

104

114

ERA

4.16

497

290

1904.1

1775

WHIP

1.288

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Team Record in Appearances: 6-16 / in Starts: 6-16

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2018 Pitching Game Log

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2018 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	270	2	Mar 31	KCR		CHW	L,3-4	GS-6		99	6.0	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	1.50	2.49	23	105	73	16	9	5	11	7	2	0	63			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.241	1.23	0.15%	2.07	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
2	271	6	Apr 7	KCR	@	CLE	W,1-0	GS-6	W(1-0)	6	6.0	4	0	0	0	8	0	0	0.75	1.49	22	101	75	16	11	3	11	5	1	0	72			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.363	1.01	0.21%	3.16	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
3	272	11	Apr 12	KCR		LAA	L,1-7	GS-6	L(1-1)	4	6.0	7	1	1	2	3	1	0	1.00	2.77	27			19	3	8	14	6	1	0	55			0	0	0	25	2	0	1	0	0	0	.88	0.203	.70	0.10%	2.07	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
4	273	16	Apr 18	KCR	@	TOR	L,5-15	GS-5	L(1-2)	5	5.0	8	6	4	3	6	2	0	2.35	3.86	28	106	62	22	8	9	10	4	2	0	34			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.11	-0.495	.58	-0.16%	-3.50	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
5	274	21	Apr 24	KCR		MIL	L,2-5	GS-3	L(1-3)	5	3.0	6	4	4	1	0	1	0	3.46	4.39	15	58	35	6	5	5	9	4	1	0	30			0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.238	.56	-0.07%	-2.47	1t start tie	3t 3 out d4
6	275	27	Apr 29	KCR		CHW	W,5-4	GS-5		4	5.0	5	2	2	2	6	0	0	3.48	4.00	22	97	66	14	9	3	11	4	2	0	53			0	0	0	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.019	.39	0.00%	0.56	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	276	32	May 4	KCR		DET	W,4-2	GS-6		4	6.0	6	0	0	1	7	0	0	2.92	3.57	24			20	9	7	9	7	1	0	66			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	0.358	.69	0.11%	3.07	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
8	277	37	May 10	KCR	@	BAL	L,6-11	GS-4	L(1-4)	5	4.0	8	9	9	2	4	3	0	4.61	4.43	22	78	52	14	9	3	13	5	2	0	12			0	0	0	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.715	.45	-0.20%	-7.00	1b start a 4	4b 3 out d3
9	278	42	May 15	KCR		TBR	L,5-6	GS-6		4	6.0	7	5	5	3	6	1	0	4.98	4.48	28	101	66	16	9	5	14	7	1	0	41			0	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	1	0	.78	-0.280	.27	-0.06%	-1.93	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
10	279	47	May 21	KCR	@	STL	L,0-6	GS-6	L(1-5)	5	5.2	9	5	5	1	5	1	0	5.30	4.45	27	108	70	22	10	9	12	7	0	0	35			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.245	.16	-0.04%	-2.50	1b start tie	6b -2- 2 out d5
11	280	52	May 26	KCR	@	TEX	L,3-4	GS-5		4	5.0	5	2	2	3	4	0	0	5.15	4.36	22	90	55	11	6	6	9	3	3	0	50			0	0	0	18	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.15	0.107	.32	0.02%	0.81	1b start tie	5b 3 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	281	57	Jun 1	KCR		OAK	L,0-16	GS-3	L(1-6)	5	3.0	7	8	8	2	3	3	0	6.08	4.94	18	71	48	12	5	4	9	4	0	0	14			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.369	.20	-0.06%	-6.47	1t start tie	3t 3 out d8
13	282	62	Jun 6	KCR	@	LAA	L,3-4	GS-5		4	5.0	7	1	1	3	5	0	0	5.76	4.79	25	99	57	13	7	3	14	8	2	0	51			0	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.132	.27	0.01%	1.51	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
14	283	67	Jun 12	KCR		CIN	L,1-5	GS-8		5	8.0	3	0	0	3	5	0	0	5.13	4.60	28			20	8	6	14	7	0	0	78			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.581	.10	0.03%	4.09	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
15	284	72	Jun 18	KCR		TEX	L,3-6	GS-6	L(1-7)	5	6.0	4	5	5	3	8	2	1	5.31	4.77	26	108	68	16	13	5	9	3	1	0	49			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.178	.03	0.00%	-1.93	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
16	285	76	Jun 23	KCR	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-7		4	7.0	4	2	2	1	5	1	0	5.09	4.71	26			30	7	6	14	3	5	0	65			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.02	0.278	.01	0.00%	1.54	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
17	286	81	Jun 29	KCR	@	SEA	L,1-4	GS-5	L(1-8)	5	5.0	3	3	3	1	4	2	0	5.11	4.85	19	74	44	14	5	3	11	4	2	0	52			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.103	.01	0.00%	-0.60	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	287	91	Jul 10	KCR	@	MIN	W,9-4	GS-3		10	3.0	5	2	2	1	3	1	0	5.13	4.90	14	67	37	10	4	2	8	4	1	0	43			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.45	1b start a 1	3b 3 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	288	142	Sep 9	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-3	GS-6		60	6.0	4	1	1	3	6	0	0	4.92	4.77	24	93	63	18	14	5	10	3	1	0	63			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.208	.00	0.00%	2.10	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
20	289	148	Sep 15	KCR		MIN	W,10-3	GS-6	W(2-8)	5	6.0	6	2	1	2	4	0	0	4.73	4.66	26	98	69	23	7	6	14	8	2	0	56			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.143	.00	0.00%	1.07	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
21	290	154	Sep 21	KCR	@	DET	W,4-3	GS-8	W(3-8)	5	7.0	7	3	2	0	6	1	0	4.59	4.58	27	93	67	19	9	8	13	6	0	0	59			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.12	0.176	.00	0.00%	1.30	1b start a 1	8b 1-- 0 out a2
22	291	160	Sep 28	KCR		CLE	L,6-14	GS-7	L(3-9)	6	6.0	6	4	4	1	2	1	0	4.66	4.61	25	102	72	22	4	6	16	7	1	0	45			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.07	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out d2
							6-16		W-L:3-9	4.7	119.2	125	66	62	40	105	20	1	4.66	4.61	518	1649	65%	23%	10%	0.46		31%	8%	0	49		---%	1	0	0	471	26	2	2	6	2	2	1.01	0.167	.31	0.04%	-3.44

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