Junior Kennedy stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1983

Second Baseman

Age 76 · 5' 11"

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Junior Kennedy played 7 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1983.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
447
AB
1,041
R
114
H
258
HR
4
RBI
95
SB
12
AVG
.248
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1974CIN221923000.158
1978CIN8915722400114.255
1979CIN8322029601174.273
1980CIN10433731881343.261
1981CIN2744511050.250
1982CHC10524222532251.219
1983CHC172233030.136

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
1,192
TB
311
XBH
39
HBP
1
IBB
10
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1974CIN25300100
1978CIN1904641200
1979CIN2507080000
1980CIN385113200600
1981CIN471210000
1982CHC2716460100
1983CHC24300000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
2.3
RC
114.2
RC/27
3.80
ISOP
.051
SECA
.173
BB/K
0.87
AB/HR
260.3
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1974CIN-0.21.93.1.0000.31.500
1978CIN1.222.15.0380.31.100
1979CIN1.327.74.5.0450.20.92200
1980CIN0.941.74.3.0740.21.13370
1981CIN0.13.22.5.0230.00.200
1982CHC-0.717.92.4.0450.10.61210
1983CHC-0.30-0.1.0000.00.200

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
76 yearsAug 9, 1950
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Fort Gibson, OK

What were Junior Kennedy's career stats?

Junior Kennedy played 7 seasons for the Reds and the Cubs. He was a career .248 hitter with 258 hits, 4 home runs and 95 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .273 batting average, 1 home run and 17 RBI.

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