Ian Kennedy stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 2023

Relief Pitcher · #21

Age 41 · 6' 0"

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Ian Kennedy played 17 MLB seasons, 2007 to 2023.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
497
W
104
L
114
ERA
4.16
IP
1,904.1
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.

Standard by season
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.
2007NYY3101.8919.01591.16
2008NYY10048.1739.227261.92
2009NYY1000.001.0122.00
2010ARI329103.80194.0168701.20
2011ARI332142.88222.0198551.09
2012ARI3315124.02208.1187551.30
2013ARI/SD317104.91181.1163731.40
2014SD3313133.63201.0207701.29
2015SD309154.28168.1174521.30
2016KC3311113.68195.2184661.22
2017KC305135.38154.0131611.32
2018KC22394.66119.2105401.38
2019KC63323.4163.173171.28
2020KC15029.0014.01551.79
2021TEX/PHI55313.2056.162171.10
2022ARI57475.3650.144221.57
2023TEX16017.1616.12171.41

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

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; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
2007NYY2007.114390.40
2008NYY2006.160800.83
2009NYY0009.00200
2010ARI15007.82223400.716
2011ARI24118.02553820.711
2012ARI20108.12553840.75
2013ARI/SD14008.12183270.710
2014SD19009.32403250.711
2015SD17009.31982820.75
2016KC15008.51923630.54
2017KC10007.71662920.64
2018KC9007.91152570.44
2019KC00010.480950.83
2020KC0009.619290.70
2021TEX/PHI0009.9371100.30
2022ARI0007.9401240.33
2023TEX00011.616290.61

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
41 yearsDec 19, 1984
Height
6' 0"
Debut
2007
Birthplace
Huntington Beach, CA
Draft
2006Rd 1, Pk 21
College
USC

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
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Fri, Sep 15atCLEL 12-31.12333
Wed, Sep 13atTORW 10-010001
Mon, Sep 11atTORW 10-411110
Fri, Sep 08vsATHL 6-31.20002
Tue, Sep 05vsHOUL 14-11.12112
Tue, May 09atSEAL 5-01.12112

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

All-time career rank

  • 133rd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,775)
  • 277th in saves (66)

Among the 9,244 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

Playoff series

Ian Kennedy played 2 games across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.

Ian Kennedy's line in each playoff series
SeasonOppSeriesGIPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.KK: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2011MILLost 0-2212.21368

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.