Junior Kennedy
1974–1983 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds
447G
.248AVG
.325OBP
.299SLG
More career statistics
258H
4HR
95RBI
12SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447 | 1,192 | 1,041 | 114 | 258 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 95 | 124 | 142 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 311 | .248 | .325 | .299 | .624 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1979-09-25 to 1980-04-17
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1979-05-11 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1978-05-29 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1979-07-22 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 229 | 607 | 123 | 2 | 46 | 70 | 71 | .235 | .318 | .298 |
| Away | 218 | 585 | 135 | 2 | 49 | 54 | 71 | .261 | .323 | .300 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 49 | 121 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 18 | .226 | .298 | .274 |
| May | 86 | 288 | 72 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 35 | .280 | .330 | .366 |
| June | 79 | 212 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 22 | .236 | .311 | .258 |
| July | 86 | 256 | 56 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 33 | .247 | .316 | .295 |
| August | 79 | 173 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 19 | .203 | .318 | .224 |
| September | 62 | 122 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | .279 | .344 | .351 |
| October | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .200 | .350 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 50 | 113 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 7 | .247 | .336 | .309 |
| atlanta-braves | 49 | 161 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 21 | .276 | .366 | .328 |
| new-york-mets | 46 | 127 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 14 | .243 | .354 | .252 |
| houston-astros | 46 | 144 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 19 | .214 | .278 | .237 |
| san-diego-padres | 46 | 116 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 9 | .314 | .345 | .362 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 44 | 103 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | .198 | .272 | .264 |
| montreal-expos | 43 | 102 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | .185 | .245 | .239 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 41 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | .228 | .322 | .253 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Cincinnati Reds | 22 | 19 | 3 | – | – | – | .158 | – | – |
| 1978 | Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 157 | 40 | – | 11 | 4 | .255 | – | – |
| 1979 | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 220 | 60 | 1 | 17 | 4 | .273 | – | – |
| 1980 | Cincinnati Reds | 104 | 337 | 88 | 1 | 34 | 3 | .261 | – | – |
| 1981 | Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 44 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Chicago Cubs | 105 | 242 | 53 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .219 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs | 17 | 22 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .136 | – | – |