#23 James Kennedy, Catcher, 30 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, 4/24/2081 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| James Kennedy
4/16/2051 30 USA 6"1 210
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility :
| Big League Contract $ 4,500,000 2082 7 Year(s), 22 Days (1226 total Days) 22 Day(s) 11 Year(s) Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 62 | 51 | 82 | 66 | 58 |
| Versus LHP | 62 | 51 | 82 | 66 | 58 |
| Versus RHP | 62 | 51 | 82 | 66 | 58 |
| Talent | 69 | 48 | 85 | 74 | 52 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 18 14 6 4 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 61 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 12 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 77 Infield Arm : 77 Outfield Arm : 5
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 4/10 | CHN | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 4/12 | CHN | W 6-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 4/13 | CHN | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 4/15 | HOU | L 2-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 4/16 | HOU | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 4/18 | @CIN | L 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 4/19 | @CIN | L 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 4/21 | STL | W 8-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 4/22 | STL | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 4/23 | STL | W 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 16 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 12 | .305 | .339 | .576 | .915 | .902 | .271 |
| Projected | 144 | 531 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 135 | 99 | 27 | 108 | .305 | .339 | .576 | .915 | .902 | .271 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 15 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 11.8 | 7.8 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| vs. RHP | 49 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .327 | .592 | .919 |
| Close/Late | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| Scoring Position | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .429 | .600 | 1.029 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 8 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .308 | .333 | .577 | .910 |
| Road | 8 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .303 | .343 | .576 | .919 |
| Last Week | 5 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .750 | 1.150 |
| March/April | 16 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 12 | .305 | .339 | .576 | .915 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2074 | 53 | 152 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0 | .191 | .214 | .309 | .523 | PIT |
| 2075 | 71 | 229 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .247 | .314 | .561 | PIT |
| 2076 | 79 | 225 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0 | .293 | .342 | .538 | .879 | PIT |
| 2077 | 135 | 440 | 117 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 61 | 62 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 111 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .329 | .441 | .770 | PIT |
| 2078 | 129 | 444 | 116 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 85 | 53 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 106 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .310 | .414 | .724 | PIT |
| 2079 | 129 | 447 | 109 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 79 | 59 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .315 | .432 | .746 | PIT |
| 2080 | 141 | 533 | 140 | 30 | 3 | 29 | 89 | 84 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .332 | .493 | .825 | PIT |
| 2081 | 16 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .339 | .576 | .915 | PIT |
| Total | 753 | 2529 | 640 | 129 | 9 | 107 | 410 | 346 | 220 | 3 | 22 | 638 | 2 | 1 | .253 | .311 | .438 | .749 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2070, A | 67 | 195 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 36 | 50 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .387 | .467 | .854 |
| 2070, AA | 15 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .311 | .315 | .626 |
| 2071, A | 37 | 135 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .348 | .461 | .541 | 1.002 |
| 2071, AA | 99 | 344 | 99 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 77 | 1 | 1 | .288 | .365 | .401 | .766 |
| 2072, AA | 134 | 497 | 137 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 75 | 65 | 68 | 129 | 4 | 2 | .276 | .360 | .427 | .786 |
| 2072, AAA | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 |
| 2073, AAA | 132 | 416 | 103 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 67 | 67 | 39 | 101 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .309 | .450 | .758 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2074 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2075 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2076 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| 2077 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 2078 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .188 | .071 | .259 |
| 2079 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .786 | 1.286 |
| 2080 | 16 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .254 | .415 | .669 |
| Total | 31 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | .209 | .269 | .382 | .651 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 15 | 15 | 145 | 10 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 1.000 | 131.2 | 10.59 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 30th overall pick, by Florida in 2070... Injured on 7/5/2070 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days... Traded from Florida to Pittsburgh on 6/5/2071 (Going to FLO: 1B Robert Lawson. Going to PIT: P James Saunders, P Basil Tavares, P Eddie Guzman, CF Bill Gill, 3B James Kennedy)... Had first career hit on 4/10/2074, off James Mechling (MIL)... Hit first career homerun on 4/17/2074, off Kevin Garofalo (CHN)... 2/1/2077: Gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration... Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 2077... 2/1/2078: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,642,857 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Houston on 5/31/2078... Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 2078... 2/1/2079: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,642,857 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against San Francisco on 9/4/2079... 9/11/2079: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years. Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 2079... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/2080, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2080... Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 2080...
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