Joe
Kennedy
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 240
 
Born: May 24, 1979 in Los angeles Ca
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 28 TBA AL $ 3,750,000 4 58 55 56 75 69 70 62 65 64
2008 29 TBA AL $ 3,750,000 4 57 54 55 75 69 70 65 67 67
2009 30 TBA AL $ 3,750,000 4 55 52 53 64 58 59 55 57 57
2010 31 TBA AL $ 3,750,000 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 6
2011 32 KCA AL $ 4,500,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2012 33 KCA AL $ 4,500,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
2013 34 SFN NL   7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000 7 58 55 56 75 69 70 65 67 67
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 28 TBA AL $ 3,750,000   48 48 48 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
2008 29 TBA AL $ 3,750,000   48 48 48 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
2009 30 TBA AL $ 3,750,000   48 48 48 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
2010 31 TBA AL $ 3,750,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2011 32 KCA AL $ 4,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2012 33 KCA AL $ 4,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2013 34 SFN NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000   48 48 48 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2002 23 TBA   8 11 .421 30   5 1 0 196.7 204 99   55 109 4.53  
2003 24 TBA   11 14 .440 34   2 1 0 213.3 211 95   66 136 4.01  
2004 25 TBA   13 15 .464 37   3 2 0 246.3 236 132   66 166 4.82  
2005 26 TBA   16 10 .615 35   2 1 0 236.7 219 100   64 173 3.80  
2006 27 TBA   7 13 .350 34   1 1 0 217.7 218 109   80 133 4.51  
2007 28 TBA AL 9 16 .360 34 34 1 0 0 220.3 200 84 12 58 142 3.43 .240 .296 .356 .652 13.6
2008 29 TBA AL 11 13 .458 37 37 1 0 0 217.3 222 109 21 66 135 4.51 .264 .332 .401 .733 13.9
2009 30 TBA AL 12 14 .462 36 36 1 0 0 227.3 246 120 18 64 118 4.75 .280 .341 .413 .755 12.6
2010 31 TBA AL 17 13 .567 39 39 1 0 0 240.0 253 116 29 67 144 4.35 .268 .331 .426 .757 13.6
2011 32 KCA AL 15 14 .517 37 37 1 0 0 219.3 252 117 31 71 129 4.80 .284 .351 .450 .801 10.1
2012 33 KCA AL 8 5 .615 35 7 0 0 1 95.3 119 73 22 39 76 6.89 .298 .381 .528 .909 0.5
2013 34 AAA   13 7 .650 28 28 0 0 0 177.3 186 86 20 62 183 4.36 .266 .326 .403 .729  
6 Years Sim 72 75 .490 218 190 5 0 1 1219.7 1292 619 133 365 744 4.57 .270 .335 .420 .755 64.3
11 Years Pro 127 138 .479 388   18 6 1 2330.3 2380 1154   696 1461 4.46  
1 Years AAA 13 7 .650 28 28 0 0 0 177.3 186 86 20 62 183 4.36 .266 .326 .403 .729  
Season Average 12 12 .500 36 31 0 0 0 203.3 215 103 22 60 124 4.57 .270 .335 .420 .755  
Career Highs 17 16 .615 39 39 1 0 1 240.0 253 120 31 71 144 6.89 .298 .381 .528 .909  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   973 457 101 257 523   .283 .333 .442 .774
vs LH   319 162 32 108 221   .238 .295 .365 .660
Home 33 44 .429 112 99 1 0 0 630.3 680 322 65 186 380 4.60 .274 .325 .416 .741
Away 39 31 .557 106 91 4 0 1 589.3 612 297 68 179 364 4.54 .266 .319 .425 .744
Mar/Apr 13 12 .520 32 32 1 0 0 197.7 205 83 19 61 131 3.78 .265 .319 .398 .716
May 16 9 .640 38 32 2 0 0 224.0 205 89 18 53 131 3.58 .244 .289 .374 .663
June 12 13 .480 37 31 0 0 0 194.3 224 116 28 66 117 5.37 .286 .341 .466 .807
July 10 8 .556 35 30 1 0 0 190.3 189 80 15 57 115 3.78 .256 .309 .383 .693
August 11 16 .407 38 31 1 0 1 205.7 221 124 31 69 124 5.43 .273 .330 .444 .774
Sep/Oct 10 17 .370 38 34 0 0 0 207.6 248 127 22 59 126 5.50 .297 .343 .453 .796
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2002 23 TBA   2 7 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 1.1  
2004 25 TBA   37 6 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1.2  
2005 26 TBA   35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
2006 27 TBA   34 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
2007 28 TBA AL 5 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .100 .182 .100 .282 0.0 0.0
2008 29 TBA AL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
2009 30 TBA AL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
2010 31 TBA AL 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 .600 .333 .933 1.0 0.2
2011 32 KCA AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
5 Years Sim 13 26 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 .154 .241 .154 .395 1.0 0.2
9 Years Pro 121 49 4 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 18 .204 .250 .204 .454 2.4  
162 Game Average 324 24 49 0 0 0 37 0 0 37 124 .154 .241 .154 .395 12.5  
Career Highs 5 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .333 .600 .333 .933 1.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   16 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .188 .316 .188 .503 1.3
vs LH   10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Away 13 26 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 .154 .241 .154 .395 0.9
RISP   7 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .429 .429 .429 .857 1.1
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 8 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 .176 .300 .176 .476 1.2
July 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2007 28 TBA AL P 34 34 220.3 13 50 3 3 .955 2.57    
2008 29 TBA AL P 37 37 217.3 17 52 2 3 .972 2.86    
2009 30 TBA AL P 36 36 227.3 22 42 1 3 .985 2.53    
2010 31 TBA AL P 39 39 240.0 20 41 1 1 .984 2.29    
2011 32 KCA AL P 37 37 219.3 17 34 7 6 .879 2.09    
2012 33 KCA AL P 35 7 95.3 9 12 1 0 .955 1.98    
Career Totals   218 190 1219.7 98 231 15 16 .956 2.43    
Career Highs   39 39 240.0 22 52 7 6 .985 2.86    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2011 32 KCA AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.7 5 1 1 4 2 2.46 .294 .429 .529 .958
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.7 5 1 1 4 2 2.46 .294 .429 .529 .958
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
2010-10-17
Losses
2007-3-16
2009-6-14
2011-9-14
Games Started
2007-6-34
2008-2-37
2009-4-36
2010-1-39
2011-1-37
Innings Pitched
2009-7-227.3
2010-6-240.0
Hits Allowed
2009-6-246
2010-3-253
2011-5-252
OSLG
2007-9-.356
OOPS
2007-9-.652
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 2)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 6)
 
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History
Injured on 5/30/2009 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/24/2011 to a 2-year deal worth $4,500,000 per year