John Kennedy was born on Thursday, May 29, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois. Kennedy was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 5, 1962, with the Washington Senators. 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 John Kennedy baseball stats page.
"I always ran as hard as I could and played as hard as I could throughout my career. Shagging, throwing batting practice, and all that is part of the job and a way to increase my value and improve my chances of staying in the game. I threw batting practice to Yaz after games if coaches weren't available. When I went down to Pawtucket during the 1974 season, I worked with (Jim) Rice and (Fred) Lynn and threw them extra batting practice. I told (Pawtucket Manager / HOFer) Joe Morgan that I was going to retire at the end of the season and to let the young kids play and I would work with them to help them get better. I think I got a (Minor League) managing job with the Red Sox in 1975 as a result." - John Kennedy in his SABR Baseball Biography (Paul Hirsch, John Kennedy, Full Biography)
John KennedyJohn 'Supersub' Kennedy Autograph on a 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#437) |
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John KennedyJohn Kennedy Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
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Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
John KennedyJohn Kennedy Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1962 | 21 | Senators | 14 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .295 | .381 |
1963 | 22 | Senators | 36 | 62 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .177 | .261 | .226 |
1964 | 23 | Senators | 148 | 482 | 55 | 111 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 119 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | .230 | .280 | .324 |
1965 | 24 | Dodgers | 104 | 105 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .171 | .243 | .229 |
1966 | 25 | Dodgers | 125 | 274 | 15 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .201 | .241 | .281 |
1967 | 26 | Yankees | 78 | 179 | 22 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .196 | .265 | .235 |
1969 | 28 | Pilots | 61 | 128 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .234 | .315 | .367 |
1970 | 29 | Brewers | 25 | 55 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .317 | .400 |
1970 | 29 | Red Sox | 43 | 129 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .256 | .292 | .419 |
1971 | 30 | Red Sox | 74 | 272 | 41 | 75 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .276 | .320 | .412 |
1972 | 31 | Red Sox | 71 | 212 | 22 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .245 | .311 | .335 |
1973 | 32 | Red Sox | 67 | 155 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .181 | .246 | .271 |
1974 | 33 | Red Sox | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .188 | .333 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 856 | 2,110 | 237 | 475 | 77 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 185 | 142 | 10 | 461 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 48 | .225 | .281 | .323 |
John KennedyJohn Kennedy Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1962 Senators | 3B | 2 | 2 | 48 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .778 | 3.94 |
1962 Senators | SS | 9 | 9 | 234 | 39 | 4.3 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 4.38 |
1963 Senators | 3B | 26 | 18 | 480 | 65 | 2.5 | 62 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 3.49 |
1963 Senators | SS | 2 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 6.00 |
1964 Senators | 2B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
1964 Senators | 3B | 107 | 81 | 2,274 | 306 | 2.9 | 288 | 97 | 191 | 18 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 3.42 |
1964 Senators | SS | 49 | 43 | 1,116 | 208 | 4.2 | 201 | 71 | 130 | 7 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 4.86 |
1965 Dodgers | 3B | 95 | 21 | 1,023 | 102 | 1.1 | 99 | 35 | 64 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.61 |
1965 Dodgers | SS | 5 | 2 | 87 | 16 | 3.2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 4.66 |
1966 Dodgers | 2B | 15 | 10 | 279 | 52 | 3.5 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.03 |
1966 Dodgers | 3B | 87 | 52 | 1,476 | 172 | 2.0 | 166 | 39 | 127 | 6 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 3.04 |
1966 Dodgers | SS | 28 | 24 | 636 | 96 | 3.4 | 94 | 37 | 57 | 2 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 3.99 |
1967 Yankees | 2B | 3 | 3 | 87 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.10 |
1967 Yankees | 3B | 33 | 24 | 711 | 99 | 3.0 | 95 | 31 | 64 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 3.61 |
1967 Yankees | SS | 36 | 29 | 762 | 142 | 3.9 | 130 | 43 | 87 | 12 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 4.61 |
1969 Pilots | 3B | 23 | 18 | 489 | 60 | 2.6 | 58 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.20 |
1969 Pilots | SS | 33 | 14 | 459 | 95 | 2.9 | 87 | 42 | 45 | 8 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .916 | 5.12 |
1970 Brewers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
1970 Brewers | 2B | 16 | 14 | 390 | 63 | 3.9 | 58 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 4.02 |
1970 Brewers | 3B | 5 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
1970 Red Sox | 2B | 2 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
1970 Red Sox | 3B | 33 | 28 | 750 | 100 | 3.0 | 96 | 31 | 65 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 3.46 |
1970 Red Sox | SS | 4 | 2 | 66 | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.91 |
1971 Red Sox | 2B | 37 | 31 | 831 | 151 | 4.1 | 147 | 71 | 76 | 4 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 4.78 |
1971 Red Sox | 3B | 5 | 5 | 126 | 15 | 3.0 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.21 |
1971 Red Sox | SS | 33 | 27 | 780 | 124 | 3.8 | 115 | 41 | 74 | 9 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 3.98 |
1972 Red Sox | 2B | 27 | 24 | 630 | 133 | 4.9 | 128 | 62 | 66 | 5 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 5.49 |
1972 Red Sox | 3B | 15 | 7 | 258 | 17 | 1.1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .824 | 1.47 |
1972 Red Sox | SS | 27 | 22 | 660 | 114 | 4.2 | 109 | 44 | 65 | 5 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 4.46 |
1973 Red Sox | 2B | 31 | 27 | 753 | 150 | 4.8 | 147 | 75 | 72 | 3 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 5.27 |
1973 Red Sox | 3B | 24 | 14 | 468 | 56 | 2.3 | 53 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 3.06 |
1974 Red Sox | 2B | 6 | 1 | 78 | 18 | 3.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .778 | 4.85 |
1974 Red Sox | 3B | 4 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 459 | 273 | 8,193 | 1,012 | 2.2 | 964 | 299 | 665 | 48 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.18 | |
SS Totals | 226 | 173 | 4,827 | 853 | 3.8 | 807 | 304 | 503 | 46 | 106 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 4.51 | |
2B Totals | 139 | 113 | 3,129 | 589 | 4.2 | 568 | 280 | 288 | 21 | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 4.90 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 | |
12 Years | 825 | 559 | 16,155 | 2,457 | 3.0 | 2,342 | 886 | 1,456 | 115 | 239 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.91 |
John KennedyJohn Kennedy Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1962 Senators | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 42.0 | 6.0 | 21.0 | - | - | - |
1963 Senators | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 15.5 | - | - | - |
1964 Senators | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 9 | n/a | 68.9 | 4.1 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
1965 Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 8 | n/a | 105.0 | 3.2 | 21.0 | - | - | - |
1966 Dodgers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 5 | n/a | 91.3 | 4.3 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
1967 Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5 | 3 | n/a | 179.0 | 5.1 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1969 Pilots | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 9 | n/a | 32.0 | 5.1 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1970 Brewers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 27.5 | 6.1 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1970 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 1 | n/a | 32.3 | 9.2 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1971 Red Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 54.4 | 6.5 | 12.4 | - | - | - |
1972 Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 7 | n/a | 106.0 | 5.3 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1973 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 155.0 | 3.4 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
1974 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 14 | 10 | .583 | 43 | 70 | 9 | 65.9 | 4.6 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
John KennedyJohn Kennedy Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1962 Washington Senators | 34 | $5,700.00 | - | - |
1963 Washington Senators | 2, 36 | $6,400.00 | - | - |
1964 Washington Senators | 2 | $7,000.00 | - | - |
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | $12,000.00 | - | Stats |
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | $12,000.00 | - | Stats |
1967 New York Yankees | 26 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1969 Seattle Pilots | 11 | $14,500.00 | - | - |
1970 Milwaukee Brewers | 11 | $23,000.00 | - | - |
1970 Boston Red Sox | 12 | " " | - | - |
1971 Boston Red Sox | 12 | $23,000.00 | - | - |
1972 Boston Red Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1973 Boston Red Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1974 Boston Red Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
John Kennedy Stats by Baseball Almanac |
John Edward Kennedy was a Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators (1962-1964), Los Angeles Dodgers (1965-1966), New York Yankees (1967), Seattle Pilots (1969), Milwaukee Brewers (1970), and Boston Red Sox (1970-1974).
Did you know that when John Kennedy made his Major League debut, on September 5, 1962, pinch-hitting for Senators twirler Ed Hobaugh in the sixth inning, he hit a home run in his first at-bat that also broke up a no-hit effort by Dick Stigman of the Minnesota Twins?
Did you know that John Kennedy, who was nicknamed The Supersub, was sent into the perfect game being thrown by Sandy Koufax on September 9, 1965, during the ninth inning, replacing third baseman Jim Gilliam? Frank Carey, a close friend of John's, said (The Daily Item, 08/12/2018, Source), "We used to kid him. We'd say to him that Koufax looked out and decided he'd have to strike out all three batters." Koufax did exactly that.
John Kennedy MLB Debut | The Democrat and Chronicle | September 6, 1962 | Page 43Baseball Almanac Research Library
In 1969, John Kennedy wore #11, the first and only Seattle Pilots player to ever use the number. The franchise moved to Milwaukee in 1970, and when Supersub stepped onto the field April 8th, he became the first Milwaukee Brewers player to ever wear #11 as well!