John Kennedy
1962–1974 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, SE1, Washington Senators (1961-71)
856G
.225AVG
.281OBP
.323SLG
475H
32HR
185RBI
14SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856 | 2,324 | 2,110 | 237 | 475 | 77 | 17 | 32 | 185 | 142 | 460 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 682 | .225 | .281 | .323 | .604 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1971-06-12 to 1971-07-01
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1966-08-07 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1972-05-13 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1964-05-20 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 422 | 1100 | 229 | 19 | 93 | 74 | 221 | .230 | .275 | .341 |
| Away | 434 | 1224 | 246 | 13 | 92 | 68 | 239 | .220 | .257 | .307 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 85 | 180 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 32 | .222 | .283 | .320 |
| May | 146 | 415 | 96 | 9 | 48 | 33 | 75 | .263 | .311 | .397 |
| June | 157 | 447 | 97 | 8 | 40 | 22 | 97 | .235 | .266 | .342 |
| July | 165 | 539 | 109 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 114 | .220 | .256 | .310 |
| August | 155 | 416 | 77 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 80 | .202 | .243 | .281 |
| September | 139 | 301 | 59 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 55 | .211 | .246 | .297 |
| October | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .125 | .192 | .125 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 76 | 245 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 50 | .221 | .273 | .257 |
| minnesota-twins | 59 | 171 | 46 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 27 | .299 | .339 | .442 |
| cleveland-guardians | 58 | 177 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 37 | .227 | .260 | .350 |
| baltimore-orioles | 57 | 172 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 43 | .203 | .244 | .253 |
| new-york-yankees | 57 | 158 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | .234 | .278 | .338 |
| california-angels | 54 | 160 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 26 | .175 | .219 | .241 |
| detroit-tigers | 47 | 155 | 40 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 31 | .276 | .310 | .462 |
| boston-red-sox | 40 | 138 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 28 | .205 | .246 | .362 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 14 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 2 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1963 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 36 | 62 | 11 | – | 4 | 2 | .177 | – | – |
| 1964 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 148 | 482 | 111 | 7 | 35 | 3 | .230 | – | – |
| 1965 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 104 | 105 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .171 | – | – |
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 125 | 274 | 55 | 3 | 24 | 1 | .201 | – | – |
| 1967 |  New York Yankees | 78 | 179 | 35 | 1 | 17 | 2 | .196 | – | – |
| 1969 | SE1 | 61 | 128 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 4 | .234 | – | – |
| 1970 | Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers | 68 | 184 | 47 | 6 | 23 | – | .255 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Boston Red Sox | 74 | 272 | 75 | 5 | 22 | 1 | .276 | – | – |
| 1972 | Boston Red Sox | 71 | 212 | 52 | 2 | 22 | – | .245 | – | – |
| 1973 | Boston Red Sox | 67 | 155 | 28 | 1 | 16 | – | .181 | – | – |
| 1974 | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | .133 | – | – |