Vern Kennedy Stats

Vern Kennedy was born on Wednesday, March 20, 1907, in Kansas City, Missouri. Kennedy was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1934, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Vern Kennedy baseball stats page.

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Vern Kennedy

Vern Kennedy Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#188)

Vern Kennedy Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#188)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Lloyd Vernon Kennedy
Nickname:   Vern
Born On:   03-20-1907
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kansas City, Missouri
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-28-1993
Place of Death Data Died In:   Mendon, Missouri
Cemetery:   Old Mendon Cemetery, Mendon, Missouri
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-18-1934 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-27-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable
Vern Kennedy

Vern Kennedy Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1934 White Sox 3 3 0 0 2 .000 3.72 1 0 0 19.1 80 21 8 8 1 9 - 7 0 0 0 -
1935 White Sox 31 25 5 11 11 .500 3.91 16 2 1 211.2 913 211 92 110 17 95 - 65 7 4 1 -
1936 White Sox 35 34 1 21 9 .700 4.63 20 1 0 274.1 1,214 282 141 167 13 147 - 99 8 3 0 -
1937 White Sox 32 30 2 14 13 .519 5.09 15 1 0 221.0 1,008 238 125 150 16 124 - 114 8 3 0 -
1938 Tigers 33 26 6 12 9 .571 5.06 11 0 2 190.1 877 215 107 123 13 113 - 53 7 1 2 -
1939 Tigers 4 4 0 0 3 .000 6.43 1 0 0 21.0 95 25 15 15 4 9 - 9 0 1 0 -
1939 Browns 33 27 5 9 17 .346 5.73 12 1 0 191.2 906 229 122 130 18 115 - 55 3 1 0 -
1940 Browns 34 32 1 12 17 .414 5.59 18 0 0 222.1 1,020 263 138 149 18 122 - 70 5 3 1 -
1941 Browns 6 6 0 2 4 .333 4.40 2 0 0 45.0 198 44 22 27 5 27 - 6 0 0 0 -
1941 Senators 17 7 9 1 7 .125 5.70 2 0 0 66.1 307 77 42 49 5 39 - 22 2 2 0 -
1942 Indians 28 12 9 4 8 .333 4.08 4 0 1 108.0 462 99 49 57 1 50 - 37 2 1 0 -
1943 Indians 28 17 9 10 7 .588 2.45 8 1 0 146.2 603 130 40 47 4 59 - 63 0 2 0 -
1944 Indians 12 10 2 2 5 .286 5.03 2 0 0 59.0 273 66 33 36 0 37 - 17 4 0 0 -
1944 Phillies 12 7 2 1 5 .167 4.23 3 0 0 55.1 244 60 26 31 3 20 - 23 2 0 0 -
1945 Phillies 12 3 3 0 3 .000 5.50 0 0 0 36.0 162 43 22 29 2 14 - 13 3 0 0 -
1945 Reds 24 20 2 5 12 .294 4.00 11 1 1 157.2 693 170 70 74 10 69 - 38 3 3 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 344 263 56 104 132 .441 4.67 126 7 5 2,025.2 9,055 2,173 1,052 1,202 130 1,049 - 691 54 24 4 -
Vern Kennedy

Vern Kennedy Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1934 White Sox 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .286 .286 .286
1935 White Sox 31 73 5 18 3 1 0 0 10 1 - 18 7 - 0 - .247 .257 .315
1936 White Sox 36 113 12 32 8 0 0 0 11 1 - 13 6 - 0 - .283 .289 .354
1937 White Sox 32 87 12 20 1 1 2 0 9 0 - 17 3 - 1 - .230 .239 .333
1938 Tigers 37 79 10 23 3 0 0 0 8 1 - 11 7 - 0 - .291 .300 .329
1939 Tigers 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .286 .286 .286
1939 Browns 34 67 9 10 4 0 0 0 6 3 - 10 10 - 0 1 .149 .186 .209
1940 Browns 35 84 12 25 3 1 2 0 12 3 - 13 3 - 0 1 .298 .322 .429
1941 Browns 6 15 2 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 1 1 - 0 0 .400 .438 .533
1941 Senators 18 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 0 - 0 0 .143 .182 .143
1942 Indians 33 30 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 9 2 - 0 1 .200 .250 .233
1943 Indians 38 52 8 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 - 0 2 .231 .231 .269
1944 Indians 15 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 1 .087 .087 .087
1944 Phillies 14 21 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 2 - 0 0 .286 .286 .286
1945 Phillies 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 0 - 0 0 .182 .250 .182
1945 Reds 24 53 1 12 4 0 0 0 1 1 - 13 1 - 0 1 .226 .241 .302
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 373 743 80 181 27 5 4 0 61 15 - 123 50 - 1 7 .244 .260 .310
Vern Kennedy

Vern Kennedy Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1934 White Sox P 3 3 58 7 2.3 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.26 -
1935 White Sox P 31 25 635 64 2.1 62 8 54 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.64 -
1936 White Sox P 35 34 823 65 1.9 63 13 50 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.07 -
1937 White Sox P 32 30 663 52 1.6 49 9 40 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .942 2.00 -
1938 Tigers P 33 26 571 55 1.7 52 6 46 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .945 2.46 -
1939 Tigers P 4 4 63 7 1.8 7 1 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00 -
1939 Browns P 33 27 575 39 1.2 38 7 31 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .974 1.78 -
1940 Browns P 34 32 667 63 1.9 63 13 50 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.55 -
1941 Browns P 6 6 135 13 2.2 12 2 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.40 -
1941 Senators P 17 7 199 17 1.0 16 2 14 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.17 -
1942 Indians P 28 12 324 31 1.1 28 4 24 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .903 2.33 -
1943 Indians P 28 17 440 45 1.6 44 8 36 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.70 -
1944 Indians P 12 10 177 22 1.8 20 6 14 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.05 -
1944 Phillies P 12 7 166 14 1.2 13 2 11 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.11 -
1945 Phillies P 12 3 108 16 1.3 15 4 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 3.75 -
1945 Reds P 24 20 473 49 2.0 48 12 36 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.74 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 344 263 6,077 559 1.6 537 98 439 22 28 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.39 --
12 Years 344 263 6,077 559 1.6 537 98 439 22 28 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.39 --
Vern Kennedy

Vern Kennedy Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1934 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.78 3.26 4.19
1935 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.1 7.3 0.68 2.76 4.04
1936 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.7 10.3 0.67 3.25 4.82
1937 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 43.5 5.1 9.7 0.92 4.64 5.05
1938 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.2 9.9 0.47 2.51 5.34
1939 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 1.00 3.86 3.86
1939 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.7 11.2 0.48 2.58 5.40
1940 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 42.0 6.5 7.0 0.57 2.83 4.94
1941 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 15.0 7.5 0.22 1.20 5.40
1941 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 21.0 0.56 2.98 5.29
1942 Indians 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.74 3.08 4.17
1943 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 13.0 0.0 1.07 3.87 3.62
1944 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 11.5 0.0 0.46 2.59 5.64
1944 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 7.0 21.0 1.15 3.74 3.25
1945 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.93 3.25 3.50
1945 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.1 53.0 0.55 2.17 3.94
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 185.8 6.0 12.2 0.66 3.07 4.66
Vern Kennedy

Vern Kennedy Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1934 Chicago White Sox 24 Undetermined - -
1935 Chicago White Sox 24 Undetermined - -
1936 Chicago White Sox 24 Undetermined Stats -
1937 Chicago White Sox 24 Undetermined - -
1938 Detroit Tigers 11 Undetermined Stats -
1939 Detroit Tigers 11 Undetermined - -
1939 St. Louis Browns 24, 33 Undetermined - -
1940 St. Louis Browns 23 Undetermined - -
1941 St. Louis Browns 27 Undetermined - -
1941 Washington Senators 17, 22, 33 Undetermined - -
1942 Cleveland Indians 12 Undetermined - -
1943 Cleveland Indians 12 Undetermined - -
1944 Cleveland Indians 12 Undetermined - -
1944 Philadelphia Phillies 11 Undetermined - -
1945 Philadelphia Phillies 19 Undetermined n/a -
1945 Cincinnati Reds 36 Undetermined n/a -


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