Vern Kennedy
Bats L · Throws R · b. 1907, Kansas City, USA · d. 1993 · MLB debut 1934-09-18, final game 1945-09-27
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | CHA | AL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
| 1935 | CHA | AL | 31 | 73 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .247 | .257 | .315 |
| 1936 | CHA | AL | 36 | 113 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .283 | .289 | .354 |
| 1937 | CHA | AL | 32 | 87 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .230 | .239 | .333 |
| 1938 | DET | AL | 37 | 79 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .291 | .300 | .329 |
| 1939 | 2TM | AL | 38 | 74 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .162 | .195 | .216 |
| 1940 | SLA | AL | 35 | 84 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .298 | .322 | .429 |
| 1941 | 2TM | AL | 24 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .250 | .289 | .306 |
| 1942 | CLE | AL | 33 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .200 | .250 | .233 |
| 1943 | CLE | AL | 38 | 52 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .269 |
| 1944 | 2TM | 29 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .182 | .182 | .182 | |
| 1945 | 2TM | NL | 37 | 64 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .219 | .242 | .281 |
| 1934–1945 | 373 | 743 | 80 | 181 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 15 | 123 | .244 | .260 | .310 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | CHA | AL | 0 | 2 | 3.72 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 1935 | CHA | AL | 11 | 11 | 3.91 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 211.2 | 211 | 92 | 17 | 95 | 65 |
| 1936 | CHA | AL | 21 | 9 | 4.63 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 274.1 | 282 | 141 | 13 | 147 | 99 |
| 1937 | CHA | AL | 14 | 13 | 5.09 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 221.0 | 238 | 125 | 16 | 124 | 114 |
| 1938 | DET | AL | 12 | 9 | 5.06 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 190.1 | 215 | 107 | 13 | 113 | 53 |
| 1939 | 2TM | AL | 9 | 20 | 5.80 | 37 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 212.2 | 254 | 137 | 22 | 124 | 64 |
| 1940 | SLA | AL | 12 | 17 | 5.59 | 34 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 222.1 | 263 | 138 | 18 | 122 | 70 |
| 1941 | 2TM | AL | 3 | 11 | 5.17 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 111.1 | 121 | 64 | 10 | 66 | 28 |
| 1942 | CLE | AL | 4 | 8 | 4.08 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 108.0 | 99 | 49 | 1 | 50 | 37 |
| 1943 | CLE | AL | 10 | 7 | 2.45 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 146.2 | 130 | 40 | 4 | 59 | 63 |
| 1944 | 2TM | 3 | 10 | 4.64 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114.1 | 126 | 59 | 3 | 57 | 40 | |
| 1945 | 2TM | NL | 5 | 15 | 4.28 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 193.2 | 213 | 92 | 12 | 83 | 51 |
| 1934–1945 | 104 | 132 | 4.67 | 344 | 263 | 126 | 7 | 5 | 2025.2 | 2173 | 1052 | 130 | 1049 | 691 |
Awards
- 1936 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1936 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)