Ian Kennedy
39-Year-Old
Free Agent
2023 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
7.16
WHIP
1.41
K
21
SV
0
2024 Projections
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Retires following World Series
Kennedy retired following the World Series on Wednesday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Kennedy ended the season on the injured list with a shoulder injury, and he opted to retire immediately after winning his first World Series with the Rangers. He pitched in 17 seasons at the big-league level and had strong runs of success as a starter as a member of the Diamondbacks, Padres and Royals before shifting to the bullpen later in his career.
Kennedy ended the season on the injured list with a shoulder injury, and he opted to retire immediately after winning his first World Series with the Rangers. He pitched in 17 seasons at the big-league level and had strong runs of success as a starter as a member of the Diamondbacks, Padres and Royals before shifting to the bullpen later in his career.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
23
Last 5 Games
23
How many pitches does Ian Kennedy generally throw?
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What part of the game does Ian Kennedy generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-48%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .255 | 57 | 23 | 49 | 13 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .241 | 70 | 23 | 69 | 14 | |||
2023vs Left | .346 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .179 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .253 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .292 | 25 | 12 | 38 | 7 | |||
2021vs Left | .231 | 28 | 10 | 21 | 6 | |||
2021vs Right | .205 | 34 | 7 | 24 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-41%
ERA at Home
2023
-84%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.52 | 1.14 | 69.0 | 9.0 | 2.9 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 6.00 | 1.57 | 54.0 | 9.7 | 4.0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.08 | 0.81 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 2.1 | ||||
2023Away | 12.91 | 2.09 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 5.9 | ||||
2022Home | 4.61 | 1.32 | 27.1 | 6.6 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Away | 6.26 | 1.87 | 23.0 | 9.4 | 4.7 | ||||
2021Home | 3.00 | 1.09 | 33.0 | 10.1 | 2.7 | ||||
2021Away | 3.47 | 1.11 | 23.1 | 9.6 | 2.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ian Kennedy compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.00K/9
11.6BB/9
3.9HR/9
2.2Fastball
92.4 mphERA
7.16WHIP
1.41BABIP
.324GB/FB
0.73Left On Base
46.0%Exit Velocity
83.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
2075 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.4%Swinging Strike
15.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Kennedy actually pitched pretty well for most of last season with the Diamondbacks, carrying a 3.19 ERA and 39:17 K:BB over 42.1 innings through the end of August. The wheels then completely fell off in September, when the veteran right-hander posted a 16.88 ERA and 3.00 WHIP across 10 appearances. Over the offseason Kennedy signed a minor-league deal with Texas, where he enjoyed plenty of success as the Rangers' closer in the first half of the 2021 season. He'll theoretically compete for the closer job again, but at 38 and coming off a dreadful finish to the previous season, Kennedy isn't even guaranteed a roster spot.
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Season over with shoulder issue
Kennedy was placed on the 60-day injured list Saturday due to a right rotator cuff strain, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
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Contract selected by Texas
The Rangers selected Kennedy's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.
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Re-ups with Texas
Kennedy re-signed with the Rangers on a minor-league contract June 13.
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Heads to open market
Kennedy elected free agency Sunday after refusing an outright assignment to Triple-A Round Rock.
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Designated for assignment
Kennedy was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Thursday.
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