Junior Kennedy Stats

Junior Kennedy was born on Wednesday, August 9, 1950, in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. Kennedy was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 9, 1974, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Junior Kennedy baseball stats page.

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Junior Kennedy

Junior Kennedy Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#501)

Junior Kennedy Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#501)
 

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Birth Name:   Junior Raymond Kennedy
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-09-1950  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Arvin High School (Arvin, CA)
College:   Bakersfield Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   08-09-1974 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-17-1983
Draft:   1968 : 1st Round (10th)
Junior Kennedy

Junior Kennedy Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Junior Kennedy

Junior Kennedy Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 24 Reds 22 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 4 0 0 0 1 .158 .360 .158
1978 28 Reds 89 157 22 40 2 2 0 0 11 31 2 28 1 0 1 4 .255 .381 .293
1979 29 Reds 83 220 29 60 7 0 1 0 17 28 0 31 2 0 0 4 .273 .355 .318
1980 30 Reds 104 337 31 88 16 3 1 1 34 36 6 34 4 8 0 5 .261 .325 .335
1981 31 Reds 27 44 5 11 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 .250 .255 .273
1982 32 Cubs 105 242 22 53 3 1 2 0 25 21 1 34 5 3 0 9 .219 .278 .264
1983 33 Cubs 17 22 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 0 1 0 2 .136 .167 .136
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 447 1,041 114 258 29 6 4 1 95 124 10 142 12 14 1 25 .248 .325 .299
Junior Kennedy

Junior Kennedy Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1974 Reds 2B 17 1 144 22 1.3 20 10 10 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.75
1974 Reds 3B 5 3 72 8 1.6 8 5 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1978 Reds 2B 71 41 1,233 237 3.3 232 94 138 5 27 n/a n/a n/a .979 5.08
1978 Reds 3B 4 1 45 4 1.0 4 0 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.40
1979 Reds 2B 59 41 1,242 244 4.1 239 95 144 5 28 n/a n/a n/a .980 5.20
1979 Reds 3B 4 0 30 2 0.5 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1979 Reds SS 5 5 135 26 5.2 26 10 16 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.20
1980 Reds 2B 103 92 2,517 509 4.9 503 200 303 6 53 n/a n/a n/a .988 5.40
1981 Reds 2B 16 8 246 49 3.1 48 21 27 1 8 n/a n/a n/a .980 5.27
1981 Reds 3B 5 3 78 6 1.2 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
1982 Cubs 2B 71 38 1,230 275 3.9 269 109 160 6 25 n/a n/a n/a .978 5.90
1982 Cubs 3B 7 4 120 9 1.3 9 1 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.03
1982 Cubs SS 28 18 546 94 3.4 88 28 60 6 10 n/a n/a n/a .936 4.35
1983 Cubs 2B 7 4 129 28 4.0 28 11 17 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.86
1983 Cubs 3B 4 0 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1983 Cubs SS 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 344 225 6,741 1,364 4.0 1,339 540 799 25 145 n/a n/a n/a .982 5.36
SS Totals 34 23 687 121 3.6 115 39 76 6 12 n/a n/a n/a .950 4.52
3B Totals 29 11 369 29 1.0 29 7 22 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.12
7 Years 407 259 7,797 1,514 3.7 1,483 586 897 31 158 n/a n/a n/a .980 5.14
Junior Kennedy

Junior Kennedy Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Reds 0 0 .000 2 1 n/a 0.0 4.8 0.0 - - -
1978 Reds 4 1 .800 16 3 n/a 0.0 5.6 14.3 - - -
1979 Reds 4 3 .571 20 2 n/a 220.0 7.1 12.9 - - -
1980 Reds 3 1 .750 2 0 n/a 337.0 9.9 9.9 - - -
1981 Reds 0 0 .000 7 0 n/a 0.0 8.8 8.8 - - -
1982 Cubs 1 4 .200 5 2 n/a 121.0 7.1 9.7 - - -
1983 Cubs 0 0 .000 3 5 n/a 0.0 3.7 7.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 12 9 .571 55 13 n/a 260.3 7.3 11.0 - - -
Junior Kennedy

Junior Kennedy Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Cincinnati Reds 11 $15,000.00 - -
1978 Cincinnati Reds 26 Undetermined - -
1979 Cincinnati Reds 26 Undetermined - -
1980 Cincinnati Reds 26 Undetermined - -
1981 Cincinnati Reds 26 Undetermined - -
1982 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -
1983 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -


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