Vern Kennedy

PITCHER · L/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1934–1945 BORN: KANSAS CITY, USA

All-Star ×2

Career

104 W · 4.67 ERA · 691 K

2025.2 IP · 1.59 WHIP · 344 G

1945 Season

0-3 · 5.50 ERA

36.0 IP · 13 K · 1.58 WHIP

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Vern Kennedy was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 344 career appearances, with a 4.67 ERA and 691 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1934	CWS	0	2	3.72	3	3	0	19.1	21	8	9	7	1.55
1935	CWS	11	11	3.91	31	25	1	211.2	211	92	95	65	1.45
1936	CWS	21	9	4.63	35	34	0	274.1	282	141	147	99	1.56
1937	CWS	14	13	5.09	32	30	0	221.0	238	125	124	114	1.64
1938	DET	12	9	5.06	33	26	2	190.1	215	107	113	53	1.72
1939	DET	0	3	6.43	4	4	0	21.0	25	15	9	9	1.62
1939	SLA	9	17	5.73	33	27	0	191.2	229	122	115	55	1.79
1940	SLA	12	17	5.59	34	32	0	222.1	263	138	122	70	1.73
1941	SLA	2	4	4.40	6	6	0	45.0	44	22	27	6	1.58
1941	WS1	1	7	5.70	17	7	0	66.1	77	42	39	22	1.75
1942	CLE	4	8	4.08	28	12	1	108.0	99	49	50	37	1.38
1943	CLE	10	7	2.45	28	17	0	146.2	130	40	59	63	1.29
1944	CLE	2	5	5.03	12	10	0	59.0	66	33	37	17	1.75
1944	PHI	1	5	4.23	12	7	0	55.1	60	26	20	23	1.45
1945	CIN	5	12	4.00	24	20	1	157.2	170	70	69	38	1.52
1945	PHI	0	3	5.50	12	3	0	36.0	43	22	14	13	1.58
Career Totals	—	104	132	4.67	344	263	5	2025.2	2173	1052	1049	691	1.59

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1934	CWS	3	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.286	.571
1935	CWS	31	73	5	18	3	1	0	10	0	1	18	.247	.257	.315	.572
1936	CWS	36	113	12	32	8	0	0	11	0	1	13	.283	.289	.354	.643
1937	CWS	32	87	12	20	1	1	2	9	0	0	17	.230	.239	.333	.572
1938	DET	37	79	10	23	3	0	0	8	0	1	11	.291	.300	.329	.629
1939	DET	4	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.286	.571
1939	SLA	34	67	9	10	4	0	0	6	0	3	10	.149	.186	.209	.395
1940	SLA	35	84	12	25	3	1	2	12	0	3	13	.298	.322	.429	.750
1941	SLA	6	15	2	6	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	.400	.438	.533	.971
1941	WS1	18	21	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	.143	.182	.143	.325
1942	CLE	33	30	3	6	1	0	0	0	1	2	9	.200	.250	.233	.483
1943	CLE	38	52	8	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.231	.231	.269	.500
1944	CLE	15	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.087	.087	.087	.174
1944	PHI	14	21	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571
1945	CIN	24	53	1	12	4	0	0	1	0	1	13	.226	.241	.302	.543
1945	PHI	13	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.182	.250	.182	.432
Career Totals	—	373	743	80	181	27	5	4	61	1	15	123	.244	.260	.310	.569

Awards & Achievements

Baseball Magazine All-Star (2): 1936, 1936

All-Star Selections

1936, 1938

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.