Players · K · Pitcher · 2023
Ian Kennedy
- Age
- 39
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- December 19, 1984 in Huntington Beach, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- September 1, 2007
- dbWAR
- 2.7 13 season(s)
- IP
- 16.1
- ERA
- 7.16
- FIP
- 5.52
- K/9
- 11.6
- FIP−
- 127 100 = avg
Ian Kennedy was a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. In 2023 he struck out 21 batters over 16.1 innings across 16 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 7.16 was 65.4% higher than the league average of 4.33. Stripping out defence, his 5.52 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 34.0% of swings (16.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 28.0%. His -0.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2023.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TEX | 16 | 0 | 16.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 7.16 | 5.52 | 1.41 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 165 | 127 | -0.1 | |
| 2022 | AZ | 57 | 0 | 50.1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 30 | 44 | 22 | 5.36 | 5.58 | 1.57 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 135 | 141 | -0.7 | |
| 2021 | TEX/PHI | 55 | 0 | 56.1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 45 | 20 | 62 | 17 | 3.20 | 4.75 | 1.10 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 75 | 111 | 0.0 | |
| 2020 | KC | 15 | 1 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 9.00 | 8.83 | 1.79 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 202 | 198 | -0.6 | |
| 2019 | KC | 63 | 0 | 63.1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 64 | 24 | 73 | 17 | 3.41 | 2.99 | 1.28 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 76 | 66 | 1.5 | |
| 2018 | KC | 22 | 22 | 119.2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 125 | 62 | 105 | 40 | 4.66 | 4.61 | 1.38 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 112 | 111 | 0.9 | |
| 2017 | KC | 30 | 30 | 154.0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 143 | 92 | 131 | 61 | 5.38 | 5.61 | 1.32 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 123 | 129 | -0.4 | |
| 2016 | KC | 33 | 33 | 195.2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 173 | 80 | 184 | 66 | 3.68 | 4.67 | 1.22 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 88 | 111 | 1.5 | |
| 2015 | SD | 30 | 30 | 168.1 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 166 | 80 | 174 | 52 | 4.28 | 4.51 | 1.30 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 108 | 114 | 0.8 |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 29 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .346 | .414 | .808 | .501 | 34.5% |
| vs RHB | 46 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .179 | .283 | .256 | .252 | 23.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ian Kennedy throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 191 | 92.4 | 2,361 | 50.8% | 25.5% | 43 | .302 | .949 | |
| Splitter | 105 | 84.7 | 976 | 41.0% | 52.3% | 20 | .100 | .350 | |
| Cutter | 14 | 84.3 | 1,949 | 57.1% | 50.0% | 2 | — | — |
Head to head
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.