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Terry Kennedy Silver Slugger Award 1983 All-Star Selection 1981, 83, 85, 87 |
| Full Name: Terrence Edward Kennedy Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 lbs. Born: Jun 04, 1956 in Euclid, OH Major League Debut: Sep 04, 1978 |
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CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 |
TM StL StL StL SD SD SD SD SD SD Bal Bal SF SF SF |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL AL AL NL NL NL |
POS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
G 10 33 84 101 153 149 148 143 141 143 85 125 107 69 |
AB 29 109 248 382 562 549 530 532 432 512 265 355 303 171 |
R 0 11 28 32 75 47 54 54 46 51 20 19 25 12 |
H 5 31 63 115 166 156 127 139 114 128 60 85 84 40 |
2B 0 7 12 24 42 27 16 27 22 13 10 15 22 7 |
3B 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 |
HR 0 2 4 2 21 17 14 10 12 18 3 5 2 3 |
RBI 2 17 34 41 97 98 57 74 57 62 16 34 26 13 |
TB 5 44 93 147 273 238 187 198 174 197 79 115 112 58 |
BB 4 6 28 22 26 51 33 31 37 35 15 35 31 11 |
IBB 2 2 3 6 9 15 8 10 7 6 0 7 7 4 |
| Totals | G 1491 |
AB 4979 |
R 474 |
H 1313 |
2B 244 |
3B 12 |
HR 113 |
RBI 628 |
TB 1920 |
BB 365 |
IBB 86 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 |
TM StL StL StL SD SD SD SD SD SD Bal Bal SF SF SF |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL AL AL NL NL NL |
K 3 20 34 53 91 89 99 102 74 112 53 56 38 31 |
HBP 0 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 |
SH 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 3 3 0 |
SF 0 1 4 2 8 9 5 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 |
GDP 2 2 9 7 7 10 16 19 10 13 13 6 7 4 |
SB 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 |
CS 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 |
SB% -.--- -.--- -.--- .000 1.000 .250 .333 -.--- .000 1.000 -.--- .250 .333 -.--- |
AVG .172 .284 .254 .301 .295 .284 .240 .261 .264 .250 .226 .239 .277 .234 |
OBP .273 .319 .325 .341 .328 .342 .284 .301 .324 .299 .269 .306 .342 .283 |
SLG .172 .404 .375 .385 .486 .434 .353 .372 .403 .385 .298 .324 .370 .339 |
AB/HR --.- 54.5 62.0 191.0 26.8 32.3 37.9 53.2 36.0 28.4 88.3 71.0 151.5 57.0 |
AB/K 9.7 5.5 7.3 7.2 6.2 6.2 5.4 5.2 5.8 4.6 5.0 6.3 8.0 5.5 |
| Totals | K 855 |
HBP 16 |
SH 22 |
SF 39 |
GDP 125 |
SB 6 |
CS 15 |
SB% .286 |
BAVG .264 |
OBP .314 |
SLG .386 |
AB/HR 44.1 |
AB/K 5.8 |
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ALL-STAR STATISTICS -
BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1981 1983 1985 1987 |
TM SD SD SD Bal |
LG NL NL NL AL |
G 1 0 1 1 |
AB 1 0 2 2 |
R 0 0 0 0 |
H 0 0 1 0 |
2B 0 0 0 0 |
3B 0 0 0 0 |
HR 0 0 0 0 |
RBI 0 0 1 0 |
TB 0 0 1 0 |
BB 0 0 0 0 |
K 0 0 0 1 |
SB 0 0 0 0 |
BAVG .000 -.--- .500 .000 |
SLG .000 -.--- .500 .000 |
AB/HR --.- --.- --.- --.- |
AB/K --.- --.- --.- 2.0 |
| Totals | G 3 |
AB 5 |
R 0 |
H 1 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 1 |
TB 1 |
BB 0 |
K 1 |
SB 0 |
AVG .200 |
SLG .200 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K 5.0 |
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LCS STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1984 1989 |
TM SD SF |
LG NL NL |
G 5 5 |
AB 18 16 |
R 2 0 |
H 4 3 |
2B 0 1 |
3B 0 0 |
HR 0 0 |
RBI 1 0 |
TB 4 4 |
BB 1 1 |
K 3 4 |
SB 0 0 |
BAVG .222 .188 |
SLG .222 .250 |
AB/HR --.- --.- |
AB/K 6.0 4.0 |
| Totals | G 10 |
AB 34 |
R 2 |
H 7 |
2B 1 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 1 |
TB 8 |
BB 2 |
K 7 |
SB 0 |
AVG .206 |
SLG .235 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K 4.9 |
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WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1984 1989 |
TM SD SF |
LG NL NL |
G 5 4 |
AB 19 12 |
R 2 1 |
H 4 2 |
2B 1 0 |
3B 0 0 |
HR 1 0 |
RBI 3 2 |
TB 8 2 |
BB 1 1 |
K 1 3 |
SB 0 0 |
BAVG .211 .167 |
SLG .421 .167 |
AB/HR 19.0 --.- |
AB/K 19.0 4.0 |
| Totals | G 9 |
AB 31 |
R 3 |
H 6 |
2B 1 |
3B 0 |
HR 1 |
RBI 5 |
TB 10 |
BB 2 |
K 4 |
SB 0 |
AVG .194 |
SLG .323 |
AB/HR 31.0 |
AB/K 7.8 |
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| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS 1978-1980 1981-1986 1987-1988 1989-1991 |
TM StL SD Bal SF |
LG NL NL AL NL |
TEAM NAME St. Louis Cardinals San Diego Padres Baltimore Orioles San Francisco Giants |
LEAGUE NAME National League National League American League National League |
Kennedy was stuck behind catcher Ted Simmons at St. Louis until the 11-player deal on December 8, 1980 that sent Kennedy to San Diego and brought Rollie Fingers, briefly, to the Cardinals. From 1981 to 1987, only Gary Carter (940) caught more major league games than Kennedy (934).
Terry was San Diego's MVP in 1982, tying Johnny Bench's catchers' record of 40 doubles. Kennedy had 42 doubles overall and led all catchers with 64 extra-base hits. He lost his job to Benito Santiago late in 1986 but set a Padres record by batting .478 as a pinch hitter.
Traded to Baltimore for 1987, Kennedy became the second catcher to start All-Star games for both leagues and set club records in starts (135) and total games (142) as a catcher. The strikeout-prone, 6'4" 224-lb lefthanded batter never produced the power expected to go with his size. A prime target for basestealers due to a suspect throwing arm, Kennedy compensated with great knowledge of hitters and ability to handle pitchers.
Terry and his father, Bob Kennedy, are one of only four father-son duos to both play in the World Series. Acquired by the Giants in 1989 while his father was a Giants executive, Terry helped them to the NL pennant.