John Kennedy
Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1974)
John Kennedy was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1974 for 6 teams, including the Washington Senators, a span of 13 seasons. In 856 career games, he hit .225 with 475 hits, 32 home runs, and 185 RBI.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Third Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 185 lb
- Died
- 8/9/2018 in Peabody, MA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1962-09-05
- Last Game
- 1974-06-16
Full name: John Edward Kennedy
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856 | 2,110 | 237 | 475 | 77 | 17 | 32 | 185 | 14 | 142 | 461 | .225 | .281 | .323 | .604 | -3,862 |
Career AVG .225 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 10.0% below league average.
Career OBP .281 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 11.4% below league average.
Career SLG .323 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 13.2% below league average.
Career OPS .604 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 12.4% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
Click a stat to plot it across every season.
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | WS2 | AL | 14 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .262 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1963 | WS2 | AL | 36 | 62 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | .177 | .246 (-28%) | .308 (-16%) | .371 (-39%) | .680 (-29%) | -253.8 |
| 1964 | WS2 | AL | 148 | 482 | 55 | 111 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 3 | 29 | 119 | .230 | .250 (-8%) | .312 (-10%) | .377 (-14%) | .690 (-13%) | -931.6 |
| 1965 | LAN | NL | 104 | 105 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 33 | .171 | .245 (-30%) | .310 (-22%) | .371 (-39%) | .682 (-31%) | -473.6 |
| 1966 | LAN | NL | 125 | 274 | 15 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 64 | .201 | .248 (-19%) | .309 (-22%) | .376 (-25%) | .685 (-24%) | -1011.6 |
| 1967 | NYA | AL | 78 | 179 | 22 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 35 | .196 | .242 (-19%) | .306 (-14%) | .357 (-34%) | .663 (-25%) | -635.5 |
| 1969 | SE1 | AL | 61 | 128 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 25 | .234 | .248 (-6%) | .320 (-2%) | .369 (-1%) | .689 (-1%) | -11.2 |
| 1970 | ML4 | AL | 25 | 55 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .255 | .253 (avg) | .325 (-3%) | .385 (+4%) | .711 (+1%) | 5.8 |
| 1970 | BOS | AL | 43 | 129 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .256 | .253 (+1%) | .325 (-10%) | .385 (+9%) | .711 (avg) | 5.8 |
| 1971 | BOS | AL | 74 | 272 | 41 | 75 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 42 | .276 | .249 (+11%) | .316 (+1%) | .365 (+13%) | .682 (+7%) | 261.9 |
| 1972 | BOS | AL | 71 | 212 | 22 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 40 | .245 | .243 (+1%) | .310 (avg) | .353 (-5%) | .664 (-3%) | -86.3 |
| 1973 | BOS | AL | 67 | 155 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 45 | .181 | .256 (-30%) | .325 (-24%) | .378 (-28%) | .703 (-27%) | -677.1 |
| 1974 | BOS | AL | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .133 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 856 | 2,110 | 237 | 475 | 77 | 17 | 32 | 185 | 14 | 142 | 461 | .225 | — | — | — | — | -3,807 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (856 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 422 | 994 | 122 | 229 | 19 | 93 | .230 |
| Away | 434 | 1116 | 115 | 246 | 13 | 92 | .220 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-06-16 | BOS | LAA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-05-19 | BOS | BAL | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-05-18 | BOS | BAL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-05-17 | BOS | BAL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974-05-01 | BOS | LAA | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974-04-30 | BOS | LAA | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974-04-23 | BOS | KCR | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974-04-17 | BOS | NYY | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-04-14 | BOS | DET | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-04-05 | BOS | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2B | 143 | 114 | 280 | 288 | 21 | 81 |
| 3B | 455 | 273 | 299 | 665 | 48 | 52 |
| SS | 226 | 173 | 304 | 503 | 46 | 106 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | WS2 | 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | WS2 | SS | 9 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 4 |
| 1963 | WS2 | 3B | 26 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 4 |
| 1963 | WS2 | SS | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | WS2 | 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 | WS2 | 3B | 106 | 81 | 97 | 191 | 18 | 14 |
| 1964 | WS2 | SS | 49 | 43 | 71 | 130 | 7 | 27 |
| 1965 | LAN | 3B | 95 | 21 | 35 | 64 | 3 | 5 |
| 1965 | LAN | SS | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | LAN | 2B | 15 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 7 |
| 1966 | LAN | 3B | 87 | 52 | 39 | 127 | 6 | 10 |
| 1966 | LAN | SS | 28 | 24 | 37 | 57 | 2 | 15 |
| 1967 | NYA | 2B | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NYA | 3B | 34 | 24 | 31 | 64 | 4 | 5 |
| 1967 | NYA | SS | 36 | 29 | 43 | 87 | 12 | 16 |
| 1969 | SE1 | 3B | 23 | 18 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
| 1969 | SE1 | SS | 33 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 8 | 11 |
| 1970 | ML4 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | ML4 | 2B | 16 | 14 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 7 |
| 1970 | ML4 | 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | BOS | 2B | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | BOS | 3B | 33 | 28 | 31 | 65 | 4 | 4 |
| 1970 | BOS | SS | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | BOS | 2B | 37 | 31 | 71 | 76 | 4 | 16 |
| 1971 | BOS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | BOS | SS | 33 | 27 | 41 | 74 | 9 | 18 |
| 1972 | BOS | 2B | 32 | 25 | 62 | 66 | 5 | 21 |
| 1972 | BOS | 3B | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | BOS | SS | 27 | 22 | 44 | 65 | 5 | 13 |
| 1973 | BOS | 2B | 31 | 27 | 75 | 72 | 3 | 25 |
| 1973 | BOS | 3B | 24 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 5 |
| 1974 | BOS | 2B | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1974 | BOS | 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 1 |
| Second Base | 139 |
| Third Base | 459 |
| Shortstop | 226 |
| Designated Hitter | 10 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
John Kennedy (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about John Kennedy
- What years did John Kennedy play?
- John Kennedy played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1974.
- Was John Kennedy a pitcher?
- No. John Kennedy was a position player (Third Baseman).
- How many home runs did John Kennedy hit?
- John Kennedy hit 32 career home runs with 475 hits.
- What was John Kennedy's career batting average?
- John Kennedy batted .225 over his career, with 475 hits in 2,110 at bats.
- How many RBI did John Kennedy have?
- John Kennedy drove in 185 runs in his career.
- Is John Kennedy in the Hall of Fame?
- No. John Kennedy has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.