Bob Kennedy
1939–1957 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers
1,484G
.254AVG
.309OBP
.355SLG
1,176H
63HR
515RBI
45SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,484 | 5,061 | 4,622 | 514 | 1,176 | 196 | 41 | 63 | 515 | 363 | 444 | 45 | 54 | 6 | 7 | 1,643 | .254 | .309 | .355 | .664 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1946-07-04 to 1946-07-14
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1940-09-10 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1940-06-18 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1951-05-24 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 723 | 2382 | 549 | 31 | 248 | 193 | 198 | .255 | .312 | .356 |
| Away | 761 | 2679 | 627 | 32 | 267 | 170 | 246 | .254 | .297 | .355 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 92 | 286 | 64 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 27 | .245 | .301 | .352 |
| May | 269 | 936 | 224 | 8 | 94 | 72 | 89 | .262 | .316 | .359 |
| June | 268 | 966 | 214 | 11 | 87 | 70 | 85 | .243 | .294 | .345 |
| July | 310 | 1005 | 233 | 15 | 114 | 71 | 95 | .255 | .302 | .361 |
| August | 312 | 1075 | 237 | 14 | 105 | 77 | 81 | .242 | .292 | .334 |
| September | 230 | 782 | 203 | 12 | 91 | 51 | 65 | .281 | .325 | .391 |
| October | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .091 | .100 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 229 | 740 | 165 | 9 | 77 | 65 | 70 | .248 | .311 | .346 |
| boston-red-sox | 212 | 758 | 179 | 10 | 77 | 57 | 63 | .259 | .311 | .369 |
| detroit-tigers | 200 | 683 | 153 | 7 | 62 | 40 | 66 | .246 | .283 | .326 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 200 | 722 | 171 | 10 | 89 | 46 | 48 | .258 | .301 | .352 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 184 | 657 | 151 | 11 | 55 | 50 | 51 | .252 | .306 | .370 |
| st-louis-browns | 167 | 584 | 146 | 3 | 64 | 34 | 55 | .267 | .308 | .356 |
| cleveland-guardians | 114 | 398 | 87 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 40 | .240 | .296 | .326 |
| chicago-white-sox | 102 | 308 | 76 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 29 | .270 | .315 | .413 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  Chicago White Sox | 3 | 8 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1940 | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 605 | 153 | 3 | 52 | 3 | .253 | – | – |
| 1941 | Chicago White Sox | 76 | 257 | 53 | 1 | 29 | 5 | .206 | – | – |
| 1942 | Chicago White Sox | 113 | 412 | 95 | – | 38 | 11 | .231 | – | – |
| 1946 | Chicago White Sox | 113 | 411 | 106 | 5 | 34 | 6 | .258 | – | – |
| 1947 | Chicago White Sox | 115 | 428 | 112 | 6 | 48 | 3 | .262 | – | – |
| 1948 | Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians | 95 | 184 | 50 | – | 19 | – | .272 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Cleveland Guardians | 121 | 425 | 117 | 9 | 57 | 5 | .275 | – | – |
| 1950 | Cleveland Guardians | 146 | 540 | 157 | 9 | 54 | 3 | .291 | – | – |
| 1951 | Cleveland Guardians | 108 | 321 | 79 | 7 | 29 | 4 | .246 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians | 22 | 40 | 12 | – | 12 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians | 101 | 161 | 38 | 3 | 22 | – | .236 | – | – |
| 1954 | Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians | 107 | 323 | 81 | 6 | 45 | 2 | .251 | – | – |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox | 109 | 284 | 75 | 9 | 48 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers | 78 | 190 | 42 | 4 | 22 | 2 | .221 | – | – |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago White Sox | 23 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | .121 | – | – |