#64 John Kennedy, Shortstop, 34 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Tuesday, 4/4/1976 |
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| John Kennedy
5/29/1941
34
USA,IL,
6"0
190
Shortstop
R
R
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2.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,575,001
1976
7 Year(s), 40 Days (1244 total Days)
0 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 40 Days (1932 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Out of Option Years
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Talent | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
2B : 6 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 4 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 10 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 10
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1964 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .296 | .208 | .505 | WS2 |
| 1969 | 113 | 328 | 75 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .273 | .335 | .608 | WS2 SD |
| 1970 | 123 | 400 | 121 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 1 | .302 | .373 | .417 | .791 | SD |
| 1971 | 154 | 523 | 146 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 64 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .345 | .375 | .720 | SD |
| 1972 | 114 | 374 | 91 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .305 | .318 | .623 | SD |
| 1973 | 137 | 425 | 111 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 43 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .318 | .365 | .683 | SD |
| 1974 | 135 | 413 | 117 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 50 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 2 | 0 | .283 | .333 | .402 | .735 | SD |
| 1975 | 66 | 78 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .250 | .359 | .609 | PIT |
| Total | 851 | 2565 | 682 | 127 | 28 | 27 | 300 | 286 | 201 | 35 | 22 | 403 | 3 | 5 | .266 | .325 | .369 | .694 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1964, AAA | 129 | 566 | 144 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 66 | 73 | 28 | 111 | 3 | 11 | .254 | .277 | .417 | .694 |
| 1965, AAA | 138 | 503 | 135 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 65 | 71 | 30 | 101 | 5 | 7 | .268 | .299 | .406 | .704 |
| 1966, AAA | 137 | 487 | 124 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 59 | 43 | 84 | 5 | 3 | .255 | .309 | .405 | .714 |
| 1967, AAA | 138 | 560 | 161 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 65 | 104 | 40 | 94 | 8 | 0 | .287 | .318 | .471 | .789 |
| 1968, AAA | 135 | 505 | 134 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 52 | 84 | 46 | 88 | 4 | 3 | .265 | .321 | .426 | .747 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1971 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .316 | .412 | .728 |
| 1972 | 9 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .500 | .758 | 1.258 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| Total | 17 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .373 | .439 | .627 | 1.066 |
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Drafted in 4th round, 76th overall pick, by Washington in 1964...
Had first career hit on 9/4/1964, off Jim Archer (BAL)...
Injured on 9/5/1965 with a Swollen Ear, out for one week...
Traded from Washington to Montreal on 2/3/1969 (Going to WS2: C William AAA. Going to : P Dick Thoenen, P Eddie Watt, RF Dick Simpson, RF Jimmie Hall, SS John Kennedy)...
Traded from Montreal to San Diego on 2/3/1969 (Going to SD: SS John Kennedy, P Dick Thoenen, P Dooley Womack, P Roberto Rodriguez, P Frank Bertaina. Going to : CF Bob Allison, P Wally Bunker, CF
Buddy Bradford, 2B Don Mason)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/22/1969, off Gerry Arrigo (PIT)...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Pittsburgh on 9/10/1971...
Injured on 5/12/1972 with a Broken Nose, out for one week...
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1972...
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/27/1975 to a 2-year deal worth $3,575,001 per year...
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