Ian Kennedy

Q: When was Ian Kennedy born?

Ian Kennedy was born on December 19, 1984.

Q: Where was Ian Kennedy born?

Ian Kennedy was born in Huntington Beach, CA .

Q: How tall is Ian Kennedy?

Ian Kennedy is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Ian Kennedy weigh when playing?

Ian Kennedy weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Ian Kennedy in the Hall of Fame?

Ian Kennedy has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Ian Kennedy drafted?

Ian Kennedy was 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) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Ian Kennedy have?

Ian Kennedy had 1,775 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ian Kennedy played for?

Ian Kennedy played for 6 teams; the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers.

Q: When did Ian Kennedy retire?

Ian Kennedy last played in 2023.

Q: What is Ian Kennedy's Instagram account?

Ian Kennedy is on Instagram at ian_kennedy_31 .

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, 19,184th 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

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
2006	21	NYY-min	A-	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	12			1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00	STI NYPL
2007	22	NYY-min	A+,AA,AAA	12	3	.800	1.91	26	25	0	1	0	0	146.1	91	31	31	6	50	1	163	6	0	3	561			0.964	5.6	0.4	3.1	10.0	3.26	TAM,TRE,SWB FLOR,EL,IL
2007	22	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	1.89	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.0	13	6	4	1	9	0	15	0	0	0	77	243	3.77	1.158	6.2	0.5	4.3	7.1	1.67
2008	23	NYY-min	AAA,A+,Rk	6	3	.667	2.22	15	13	0	0	0	0	77.0	57	20	19	4	18	0	83	6	1	3	311			0.974	6.7	0.5	2.1	9.7	4.61	SWB,TAM,YNK IL,FLOR,GULF
2008	23	NYY	AL	0	4	.000	8.17	10	9	1	0	0	0	39.2	50	37	36	5	26	0	27	1	0	3	194	54	5.45	1.916	11.3	1.1	5.9	6.1	1.04
2009	24	NYY-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.59	4	4	0	0	0	0	22.2	18	5	4	0	7	0	25	0	0	1	91			1.103	7.1	0.0	2.8	9.9	3.57	SWB IL
2009	24	NYY	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	6		10.10	2.000	0.0	0.0	18.0	9.0	0.50
2010	25	ARI	NL	9	10	.474	3.80	32	32	0	0	0	0	194.0	163	87	82	26	70	2	168	10	0	16	810	111	4.33	1.201	7.6	1.2	3.2	7.8	2.40
2011	26	ARI	NL	21	4	*.840*	2.88	33	33	0	1	1	0	222.0	186	73	71	19	55	0	198	9	1	11	900	137	3.22	1.086	7.5	0.8	2.2	8.0	3.60	CYA-4,MVP-14
2012	27	ARI	NL	15	12	.556	4.02	33	33	0	1	0	0	208.1	216	101	93	28	55	4	187	14	4	5	899	101	4.04	1.301	9.3	1.2	2.4	8.1	3.40
2013	28	TOT	NL	7	10	.412	4.91	31	31	0	0	0	0	181.1	180	108	99	27	73	1	163	12	1	10	794	76	4.59	1.395	8.9	1.3	3.6	8.1	2.23
2013	28	ARI	NL	3	8	.273	5.23	21	21	0	0	0	0	124.0	128	79	72	18	48	1	108	10	0	9	549	74	4.60	1.419	9.3	1.3	3.5	7.8	2.25
2013	28	SDP	NL	4	2	.667	4.24	10	10	0	0	0	0	57.1	52	29	27	9	25	0	55	2	1	1	245	81	4.58	1.343	8.2	1.4	3.9	8.6	2.20
2014	29	SDP	NL	13	13	.500	3.63	33	33	0	0	0	0	201.0	189	85	81	16	70	4	207	4	0	11	846	93	3.21	1.289	8.5	0.7	3.1	9.3	2.96
2015	30	SDP	NL	9	15	.375	4.28	30	30	0	0	0	0	168.1	166	95	80	31	52	4	174	7	1	5	713	87	4.51	1.295	8.9	1.7	2.8	9.3	3.35
2016	31	KCR	AL	11	11	.500	3.68	33	33	0	0	0	0	195.2	173	81	80	33	66	1	184	13	0	4	818	117	4.67	1.221	8.0	1.5	3.0	8.5	2.79
2017	32	KCR	AL	5	13	.278	5.38	30	30	0	0	0	0	154.0	143	99	92	34	61	2	131	5	1	4	655	83	5.61	1.325	8.4	2.0	3.6	7.7	2.15
2018	33	KCR-min	AA,AAA	0	2	.000	10.57	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.2	11	9	9	0	3	0	7	0	0	2	36			1.826	12.9	0.0	3.5	8.2	2.33	NTA,OMA TL,PCL
2018	33	KCR	AL	3	9	.250	4.66	22	22	0	0	0	0	119.2	125	66	62	20	40	2	105	1	0	4	518	93	4.61	1.379	9.4	1.5	3.0	7.9	2.63
2019	34	KCR	AL	3	2	.600	3.41	63	0	51	0	0	30	63.1	64	24	24	6	17	1	73	1	0	3	266	140	2.99	1.279	9.1	0.9	2.4	10.4	4.29
2020	35	KCR	AL	0	2	.000	9.00	15	1	1	0	0	0	14.0	20	17	14	7	5	1	15	1	0	0	69	53	8.83	1.786	12.9	4.5	3.2	9.6	3.00
2021	36	TOT	MLB	3	1	.750	3.20	55	0	44	0	0	26	56.1	45	21	20	12	17	3	62	2	0	0	228	136	4.75	1.101	7.2	1.9	2.7	9.9	3.65
2021	36	TEX	AL	0	0		2.51	32	0	25	0	0	16	32.1	27	9	9	5	7	2	35	0	0	0	126	178	3.66	1.052	7.5	1.4	1.9	9.7	5.00
2021	36	PHI	NL	3	1	.750	4.13	23	0	19	0	0	10	24.0	18	12	11	7	10	1	27	2	0	0	102	102	6.21	1.167	6.8	2.6	3.8	10.1	2.70
2022	37	ARI-min	Rk	0	0		27.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	5	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8			5.000	45.0	0.0	0.0	18.0		DKS ACL
2022	37	ARI	NL	4	7	.364	5.36	57	0	21	0	0	10	50.1	57	33	30	11	22	3	44	1	0	3	232	75	5.58	1.570	10.2	2.0	3.9	7.9	2.00
2023	38	TEX-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	3.51	22	0	8	0	0	3	25.2	20	11	10	5	9	1	30	1	0	3	102			1.130	7.0	1.8	3.2	10.5	3.33	RRK PCL
2023	38	TEX	AL	0	1	.000	7.16	16	0	7	0	0	0	16.1	16	15	13	4	7	0	21	2	0	1	75	61	5.52	1.408	8.8	2.2	3.9	11.6	3.00
17 Yrs				104	114	.477	4.16	497	290	125	2	1	66	1904.1	1806	948	881	280	647	28	1775	84	8	80	8100	98	4.31	1.288	8.5	1.3	3.1	8.4	2.74
162 Game Avg.				9	10	.477	4.16	43	25	11	0	0	6	165	156	82	76	24	56	2	153	7	1	7	700	98	4.31	1.288	8.5	1.3	3.1	8.4	2.74
				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
KCR (5 yrs)				22	37	.373	4.48	163	86	52	0	0	30	546.2	525	287	272	100	189	7	508	21	1	15	2326	99	4.83	1.306	8.6	1.6	3.1	8.4	2.69
ARI (5 yrs)				52	41	.559	3.92	176	119	21	2	1	10	798.2	750	373	348	102	250	10	705	44	5	44	3390	103	4.06	1.252	8.5	1.1	2.8	7.9	2.82
SDP (3 yrs)				26	30	.464	3.97	73	73	0	0	0	0	426.2	407	209	188	56	147	8	436	13	2	17	1804	89	3.91	1.298	8.6	1.2	3.1	9.2	2.97
NYY (3 yrs)				1	4	.200	6.03	14	12	1	0	0	0	59.2	63	43	40	6	37	0	43	2	0	3	277	75	4.99	1.676	9.5	0.9	5.6	6.5	1.16
TEX (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	4.07	48	0	32	0	0	16	48.2	43	24	22	9	14	2	56	2	0	1	201	109	4.29	1.171	8.0	1.7	2.6	10.4	4.00
PHI (1 yr)				3	1	.750	4.13	23	0	19	0	0	10	24.0	18	12	11	7	10	1	27	2	0	0	102	102	6.21	1.167	6.8	2.6	3.8	10.1	2.70

NL (8 yrs)				81	72	.529	3.94	272	192	40	2	1	20	1249.1	1175	594	547	165	407	19	1168	59	7	61	5296	98	4.05	1.266	8.5	1.2	2.9	8.4	2.87
AL (10 yrs)				23	42	.354	4.59	225	98	85	0	0	46	655.0	631	354	334	115	240	9	607	25	1	19	2804	97	4.81	1.330	8.7	1.6	3.3	8.3	2.53

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ian Kennedy?

Ian Kennedy is 39 years old.

When was Ian Kennedy born?

Ian Kennedy was born on December 19, 1984.

Where was Ian Kennedy born?

Ian Kennedy was born in Huntington Beach, CA.

How tall is Ian Kennedy?

Ian Kennedy is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Ian Kennedy weigh when playing?

Ian Kennedy weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ian Kennedy play?

Ian Kennedy played 17 seasons.

Is Ian Kennedy in the Hall of Fame?

Ian Kennedy has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Ian Kennedy drafted?

Ian Kennedy was 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).

What position did Ian Kennedy play?

Ian Kennedy was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ian Kennedy have?

Ian Kennedy had 1,775 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ian Kennedy played for?

Ian Kennedy played for 6 teams; the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers.

When did Ian Kennedy retire?

Ian Kennedy last played in 2023.

What is Ian Kennedy's Instagram account?

Ian Kennedy is on Instagram at ian_kennedy_31.

What are Ian Kennedy's nicknames?

IPK, Budda, E are nicknames for Ian Kennedy.

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