Terry Kennedy was born on Monday, June 4, 1956, in Euclid, Ohio. Kennedy was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1978, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Terry Kennedy baseball stats page.
"As the son of former major league player, manager and [front-office executive Bob Kennedy]… Terry grew up among baseball…and had the privilege of learning about hitting from the likes of Stan Musial and Ted Williams (The Sporting News). This privileged education undoubtedly contributed to Terry Kennedy's selection as the youngest player on the 1976 College All-America baseball team. He topped that honor a year later by being named collegiate Player of the Year. In a 14-year major league career, he earned a Silver Slugger Award, four All-Star berths and two seasons of Most Valuable Player consideration. A fierce competitor, self-described as 'high-strung,' his leadership skills led two clubs to World Series play and enabled a minor-league managerial career, which extended into the 21st century and included Manager of the Year honors." - Skelton, David E. Baseball Historian. SABR Baseball Biography. Terry Kennedy.
Terry KennedyTerry Kennedy Autograph on a 1983 Topps Baseball Card (#274 | Checklist) |
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Terry KennedyTerry 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Terry KennedyTerry 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 |
1978 | 22 | Cardinals | 10 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .172 | .273 | .172 |
1979 | 23 | Cardinals | 33 | 109 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .284 | .319 | .404 |
1980 | 24 | Cardinals | 84 | 248 | 28 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .254 | .325 | .375 |
1981 | 25 | Padres | 101 | 382 | 32 | 115 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 6 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .301 | .341 | .385 |
1982 | 26 | Padres | 153 | 562 | 75 | 166 | 42 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 97 | 26 | 9 | 91 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | .295 | .328 | .486 |
1983 | 27 | Padres | 149 | 549 | 47 | 156 | 27 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 98 | 51 | 15 | 89 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 10 | .284 | .342 | .434 |
1984 | 28 | Padres | 148 | 530 | 54 | 127 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 57 | 33 | 8 | 99 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .240 | .284 | .353 |
1985 | 29 | Padres | 143 | 532 | 54 | 139 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 74 | 31 | 10 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .261 | .301 | .372 |
1986 | 30 | Padres | 141 | 432 | 46 | 114 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 37 | 7 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .264 | .324 | .403 |
1987 | 31 | Orioles | 143 | 512 | 51 | 128 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 62 | 35 | 6 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .250 | .299 | .385 |
1988 | 32 | Orioles | 85 | 265 | 20 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .226 | .269 | .298 |
1989 | 33 | Giants | 125 | 355 | 19 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 7 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .239 | .306 | .324 |
1990 | 34 | Giants | 107 | 303 | 25 | 84 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .277 | .342 | .370 |
1991 | 35 | Giants | 69 | 171 | 12 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .234 | .283 | .339 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 1,491 | 4,979 | 474 | 1,313 | 244 | 12 | 113 | 2 | 628 | 365 | 86 | 855 | 22 | 39 | 16 | 125 | .264 | .314 | .386 |
Terry KennedyTerry 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 |
1978 Cardinals | C | 10 | 9 | 217 | 51 | 5.1 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .980 | 6.22 |
1979 Cardinals | C | 32 | 26 | 715 | 143 | 4.5 | 142 | 135 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | .993 | 5.36 |
1980 Cardinals | C | 41 | 38 | 1,024 | 210 | 5.1 | 203 | 182 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 13 | .967 | 5.35 |
1980 Cardinals | LF | 28 | 26 | 654 | 50 | 1.8 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.06 |
1981 Padres | C | 100 | 98 | 24 | 548 | 5.5 | 528 | 465 | 63 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .964 | 594.00 |
1982 Padres | 1B | 12 | 12 | 315 | 123 | 10.3 | 121 | 111 | 10 | 2 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 10.37 |
1982 Padres | C | 139 | 133 | 3,596 | 729 | 5.2 | 722 | 666 | 56 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 100 | 36 | .990 | 5.42 |
1983 Padres | 1B | 4 | 3 | 84 | 28 | 7.0 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1983 Padres | C | 143 | 142 | 3,720 | 873 | 6.1 | 861 | 782 | 79 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 135 | 63 | .986 | 6.25 |
1984 Padres | C | 147 | 141 | 6,336 | 776 | 5.3 | 762 | 708 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 101 | 0 | .982 | 3.25 |
1985 Padres | 1B | 5 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.57 |
1985 Padres | C | 140 | 134 | 3,545 | 731 | 5.2 | 721 | 654 | 67 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 103 | 55 | .986 | 5.49 |
1986 Padres | C | 123 | 114 | 2,997 | 770 | 6.3 | 762 | 692 | 70 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 105 | 47 | .990 | 6.86 |
1987 Orioles | C | 142 | 135 | 366 | 814 | 5.7 | 808 | 750 | 58 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .993 | 59.61 |
1988 Orioles | C | 79 | 75 | 1,944 | 357 | 4.5 | 355 | 332 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 25 | .994 | 4.93 |
1989 Giants | 1B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1989 Giants | C | 121 | 102 | 2,610 | 571 | 4.7 | 563 | 516 | 47 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 36 | .986 | 5.82 |
1990 Giants | C | 103 | 84 | 2,182 | 432 | 4.2 | 428 | 390 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 24 | .991 | 5.30 |
1991 Giants | 1B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1991 Giants | C | 58 | 40 | 1,171 | 279 | 4.8 | 273 | 237 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 35 | .978 | 6.29 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,378 | 1,271 | 30,447 | 7,284 | 5.3 | 7,178 | 6,555 | 623 | 106 | 92 | 68 | 853 | 351 | .985 | 6.37 | |
LF Totals | 28 | 26 | 654 | 50 | 1.8 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.06 | |
1B Totals | 25 | 15 | 438 | 166 | 6.6 | 164 | 150 | 14 | 2 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.11 | |
14 Years | 1,431 | 1,312 | 31,539 | 7,500 | 5.2 | 7,392 | 6,754 | 638 | 108 | 104 | 68 | 853 | 351 | .986 | 6.33 |
Terry KennedyTerry 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 |
1978 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.7 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
1979 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 54.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1980 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 0 | n/a | 62.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1981 Padres | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 191.0 | 7.2 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1982 Padres | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 26.8 | 6.2 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1983 Padres | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 32.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1984 Padres | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 37.9 | 5.4 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1985 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 53.2 | 5.2 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1986 Padres | 0 | 3 | .000 | 26 | 0 | n/a | 36.0 | 5.8 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1987 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28.4 | 4.6 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1988 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.3 | 5.0 | 16.6 | - | - | - |
1989 Giants | 1 | 3 | .250 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 71.0 | 6.3 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
1990 Giants | 1 | 2 | .333 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 151.5 | 8.0 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
1991 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 0 | n/a | 57.0 | 5.5 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 6 | 15 | .286 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 5.8 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
Terry KennedyTerry Kennedy Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1978 St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1979 St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | $22,300.00 | - | - |
1980 St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | $38,000.00 | - | - |
1981 San Diego Padres | 16 | $50,000.00 | Stats | - |
1982 San Diego Padres | 16 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
1983 San Diego Padres | 16 | $520,000.00 | Stats | - |
1984 San Diego Padres | 16 | $770,000.00 | - | Stats |
1985 San Diego Padres | 16 | $870,000.00 | Stats | - |
1986 San Diego Padres | 16 | $920,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Baltimore Orioles | 15 | $1,020,000.00 | Stats | - |
1988 Baltimore Orioles | 15 | $850,000.00 | - | - |
1989 San Francisco Giants | 16 | $850,000.00 | - | Stats |
1990 San Francisco Giants | 16 | $850,000.00 | - | - |
1991 San Francisco Giants | 16 | $500,000.00 | - | - |
Terry Kennedy Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Terry Kennedy hit forty-two doubles in 1982, second most in the National League that season (Top 25 / Al Oliver had 43). Forty of those doubles were hit while he was catching (the other two while playing first base), making Terry the first catcher in baseball history to hit forty doubles during the same season.
On October 9, 1984, during Game 1 of the 1984 World Series, Terry Kennedy hit a double in the bottom of the first inning, driving in two runs, Steve Garvey and Graig Nettles. When Mr. Clean crossed the plate, giving Terry his first World Series RBI, father-and-son history was made. Terry's dad, Bob Kennedy, had an RBI during the 1948 World Series, making them the first father and son to each drive in a run during a Fall Classic.
Bob & Terry Kennedy | 1985 Topps Baseball Card (#135)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that when Terry Kennedy finished the 1983 season with a .284 batting average, it was "only" good enough for nineteenth overall (Top 25), but amongst catchers, it was tops in the National League, earning him a Silver Slugger Award - the first one EVER won by a San Diego Padres player, at any position?