Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2007
- Draft
- 2006Rd 1, Pk 21
- College
- USC
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2007
- Draft
- 2006Rd 1, Pk 21
- College
- USC
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 497
- W
- 104
- L
- 114
- ERA
- 4.16
- IP
- 1904.1
- K
- 1,775
- BB
- 647
- WHIP
- 1.29
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.89 | 19.0 | 15 | 9 | 1.16 |
| 2008 | NYY | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8.17 | 39.2 | 27 | 26 | 1.92 |
| 2009 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2010 | ARI | 32 | 9 | 10 | 3.80 | 194.0 | 168 | 70 | 1.20 |
| 2011 | ARI | 33 | 21 | 4 | 2.88 | 222.0 | 198 | 55 | 1.09 |
| 2012 | ARI | 33 | 15 | 12 | 4.02 | 208.1 | 187 | 55 | 1.30 |
| 2013 |  ARI/SD | 31 | 7 | 10 | 4.91 | 181.1 | 163 | 73 | 1.40 |
| 2014 | SD | 33 | 13 | 13 | 3.63 | 201.0 | 207 | 70 | 1.29 |
| 2015 | SD | 30 | 9 | 15 | 4.28 | 168.1 | 174 | 52 | 1.30 |
| 2016 | KC | 33 | 11 | 11 | 3.68 | 195.2 | 184 | 66 | 1.22 |
| 2017 | KC | 30 | 5 | 13 | 5.38 | 154.0 | 131 | 61 | 1.32 |
| 2018 | KC | 22 | 3 | 9 | 4.66 | 119.2 | 105 | 40 | 1.38 |
| 2019 | KC | 63 | 3 | 2 | 3.41 | 63.1 | 73 | 17 | 1.28 |
| 2020 | KC | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 14.0 | 15 | 5 | 1.79 |
| 2021 |  TEX/PHI | 55 | 3 | 1 | 3.20 | 56.1 | 62 | 17 | 1.10 |
| 2022 | ARI | 57 | 4 | 7 | 5.36 | 50.1 | 44 | 22 | 1.57 |
| 2023 | TEX | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7.16 | 16.1 | 21 | 7 | 1.41 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 4.26
- IP
- 12.2
- K
- 8
- BB
- 3
- WHIP
- 1.26
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 147
- CG
- 2
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 8.4
- GB
- 2,127
- FB
- 3,460
- G/F
- 0.60
- WP
- 80
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 14 | 39 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2008 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 60 | 80 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2009 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | ARI | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 222 | 340 | 0.7 | 16 |
| 2011 | ARI | 24 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 255 | 382 | 0.7 | 11 |
| 2012 | ARI | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 255 | 384 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2013 | ARI/SD | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 218 | 327 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2014 | SD | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 240 | 325 | 0.7 | 11 |
| 2015 | SD | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 198 | 282 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2016 | KC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 192 | 363 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2017 | KC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 166 | 292 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2018 | KC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 115 | 257 | 0.4 | 4 |
| 2019 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 80 | 95 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2020 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 19 | 29 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | TEX/PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 37 | 110 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2022 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 40 | 124 | 0.3 | 3 |
| 2023 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 16 | 29 | 0.6 | 1 |
Latest performance
Ian Kennedy
Sep 15 · @ CLE · L 12-3
- IP
- 1.1
- H
- 2
- R
- 3
- ER
- 3
- BB
- 2
- K
- 3
- HR
- 1
- ERA
- 7.16
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 15 | at CLEL 12-3 | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wed, Sep 13 | at TORW 10-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mon, Sep 11 | atTORW 10-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 08 | vs ATHL 6-3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tue, Sep 05 | vs HOUL 14-1 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tue, May 09 | at SEAL 5-0 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
What were Ian Kennedy's career stats?
Ian Kennedy played 17 seasons for the Yankees, the Diamondbacks, the Padres, the Royals and the Rangers. He had 104 wins and 1,775 strikeouts with a 4.16 ERA over 1,904.1 innings. His best season was 2011: 21 wins, a 2.88 ERA and 198 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 1 postseason, 2007 to 2023
Ian Kennedy finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships ×2
- 2009 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 2023 World Series with the Texas Rangers
All-time career rank
- 133rd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,775)
- 277th in saves (66)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Ian Kennedy
Ian Kennedy against each club
- vs Chicago Cubs (7)
- vs Colorado Rockies (7)
- vs San Diego Padres (6)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (5)
- vs Houston Astros (5)
- vs Kansas City Royals (4)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (4)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (3)
- vs Miami Marlins (3)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (3)
- vs San Francisco Giants (3)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (3)
- vs Washington Nationals (3)
- vs Athletics (2)
- vs Atlanta Braves (2)
- vs New York Mets (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (2)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (2)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (1)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (1)
- vs Chicago White Sox (1)
- vs Detroit Tigers (1)
- vs Minnesota Twins (1)
- vs New York Yankees (1)
- vs Seattle Mariners (1)
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