Bill Kennedy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: March 14, 1921 in Carnesville, GA us

Died: April 9, 1983 in Seattle, WA

Buried: Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, WA

Debut: April 26, 1948 (Age 27-043d, 10,508th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 36-199d)
vs. MLN 0.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: William Aulton Kennedy

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

ERA

4.73

172

464.2

256

WHIP

1.692

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1941	20	NYY-min	C	2	4	.333	7.15	8						39.0	44	37	31		30									1.897	10.2		6.9			AMS CAML
1947	26	BOS-min	A	15	2	.882	2.62	23			12	3		134.0	102	50	39		80		113		0	3				1.358	6.9		5.4	7.6	1.41	SCR EL
1948	27	TOT	AL	8	8	.500	5.21	32	23	5	3	0	0	143.1	148	96	83	10	117	1	89	5	0	5	686	87	4.97	1.849	9.3	0.6	7.3	5.6	0.76
1948	27	CLE	AL	1	0	1.000	11.12	6	3	0	0	0	0	11.1	16	14	14	0	13	0	12	0	0	0	62	38	4.08	2.559	12.7	0.0	10.3	9.5	0.92
1948	27	SLB	AL	7	8	.467	4.70	26	20	5	3	0	0	132.0	132	82	69	10	104	1	77	5	0	5	624	97	5.05	1.788	9.0	0.7	7.1	5.3	0.74
1949	28	SLB	AL	4	11	.267	4.69	48	16	11	2	0	1	153.2	172	97	80	12	73	4	69	3	0	5	697	97	4.11	1.594	10.1	0.7	4.3	4.0	0.95
1950	29	SLB-min	AAA	16	9	.640	3.73	42	23		12	5		198.0	172	89	82		89		144	3	0	2				1.318	7.8		4.0	6.5	1.62	BLT IL
1950	29	SLB	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	9		4.58	1.500	4.5	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50
1951	30	BOS-min	AAA	6	2	.750	2.73	13	12		5	4		89.0	73	36	27		30		57	1	0	2				1.157	7.4		3.0	5.8	1.90	LOU AA
1951	30	SLB	AL	1	5	.167	5.79	19	5	4	1	0	0	56.0	76	37	36	4	37	2	29	1	0	1	272	77	4.41	2.018	12.2	0.6	5.9	4.7	0.78
1952	31	CHW	AL	2	2	.500	2.80	47	1	24	0	0	5	70.2	54	27	22	4	38	6	46	1	0	1	294	131	3.48	1.302	6.9	0.5	4.8	5.9	1.21
1953	32	BOS-min	AAA	9	5	.643	3.05	20	17		6	3		133.0	116	49	45	6	41		95	2	0	3				1.180	7.8	0.4	2.8	6.4	2.32	LOU AA
1953	32	BOS	AL	0	0		3.70	16	0	9	0	0	2	24.1	24	13	10	2	17	0	14	1	0	0	116	114	4.73	1.685	8.9	0.7	6.3	5.2	0.82

1954	33	BOS-min	AAA	9	6	.600	4.08	24	16		6	1		128.0	126	61	58	13	44		94	1	0	1				1.328	8.9	0.9	3.1	6.6	2.14	LOU AA
1956	35	CIN-min	Opn	2	5	.286	2.55	43	0		0	0		67.0	57	31	19	3	23		55	1	0	1				1.194	7.7	0.4	3.1	7.4	2.39	SLE PCL
1956	35	CIN	NL	0	0		18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	6	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	26	8.87	3.000	27.0	4.5	0.0	0.0
1957	36	CIN-min	Opn	9	3	.750	1.16	51	0		0	0		85.0	60	18	11	3	29		72	2	1	0				1.047	6.4	0.3	3.1	7.6	2.48	SLE PCL
1957	36	CIN	NL	0	2	.000	6.39	8	0	6	0	0	3	12.2	16	9	9	1	5	1	8	1	0	0	60	66	3.64	1.658	11.4	0.7	3.6	5.7	1.60
1958	37	CIN-min	AAA	7	8	.467	4.50	56	2		1	0		82.0	85	46	41	9	18		56	0	0	1				1.256	9.3	1.0	2.0	6.1	3.11	SLE PCL
1959	38	CIN-min	AAA	8	3	.727	2.32	36	0		0	0		66.0	55	18	17	2	10		43	1	0	3				0.985	7.5	0.3	1.4	5.9	4.30	SLE PCL
1960	39	CIN-min	AAA					12																										SLE PCL
8 Yrs				15	28	.349	4.73	172	45	61	6	0	11	464.2	497	284	244	34	289	14	256	12	0	13	2145	92	4.36	1.692	9.6	0.7	5.6	5.0	0.89
162 Game Avg.				5	9	.349	4.73	54	14	19	2	0	3	146	156	89	76	11	91	4	80	4	0	4	672	92	4.36	1.692	9.6	0.7	5.6	5.0	0.89

SLB (4 yrs)				12	24	.333	4.84	94	41	21	6	0	1	343.2	381	217	185	26	216	7	176	9	0	12	1602	94	4.52	1.737	10.0	0.7	5.7	4.6	0.81
CIN (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	7.98	9	0	7	0	0	3	14.2	22	13	13	2	5	1	8	1	0	0	71	53	4.35	1.841	13.5	1.2	3.1	4.9	1.60
BOS (1 yr)				0	0		3.70	16	0	9	0	0	2	24.1	24	13	10	2	17	0	14	1	0	0	116	114	4.73	1.685	8.9	0.7	6.3	5.2	0.82
CLE (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	11.12	6	3	0	0	0	0	11.1	16	14	14	0	13	0	12	0	0	0	62	38	4.08	2.559	12.7	0.0	10.3	9.5	0.92
CHW (1 yr)				2	2	.500	2.80	47	1	24	0	0	5	70.2	54	27	22	4	38	6	46	1	0	1	294	131	3.48	1.302	6.9	0.5	4.8	5.9	1.21

AL (6 yrs)				15	26	.366	4.62	163	45	54	6	0	8	450.0	475	271	231	32	284	13	248	11	0	13	2074	95	4.36	1.687	9.5	0.6	5.7	5.0	0.87
NL (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	7.98	9	0	7	0	0	3	14.2	22	13	13	2	5	1	8	1	0	0	71	53	4.35	1.841	13.5	1.2	3.1	4.9	1.60

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