Ian Kennedy
mlbretiredSP·Texas Rangers·#21
6'0" · 210 lbs · Born December 19, 1984 — Huntington Beach, CA
Background
Career
College
USC
Draft
2006 Rd 1, #21
Active
2007–2021
New York Yankees2007-2009
Arizona Diamondbacks2010-2013
San Diego Padres2013-2015
Kansas City Royals2016-2020
Texas Rangers2021
MLB · Career
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYY | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 1.89 | 1.16 | 19.0 | 15 | 9 | 1.7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NYY | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .000 | -0.9 | 8.17 | 1.92 | 39.2 | 27 | 26 | 1.0 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | ARI | 32 | 32 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 2.7 | 3.80 | 1.20 | 194.0 | 168 | 70 | 2.4 | 163 | 87 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | ARI | 33 | 33 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 4.7 | 2.88 | 1.09 | 222.0 | 198 | 55 | 3.6 | 186 | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | ARI | 33 | 33 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2.1 | 4.02 | 1.30 | 208.1 | 187 | 55 | 3.4 | 216 | 101 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | ARI | 21 | 21 | 3 | 8 | .273 | -1.5 | 5.23 | 1.42 | 124.0 | 108 | 48 | 2.3 | 128 | 79 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SD | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0.0 | 4.24 | 1.34 | 57.1 | 55 | 25 | 2.2 | 52 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | — | 31 | 31 | 7 | 10 | .412 | -1.5 | 4.91 | 1.40 | 181.1 | 163 | 73 | 2.2 | 180 | 108 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | SD | 33 | 33 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 1.4 | 3.63 | 1.29 | 201.0 | 207 | 70 | 3.0 | 189 | 85 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | SD | 30 | 30 | 9 | 15 | .375 | -0.4 | 4.28 | 1.30 | 168.1 | 174 | 52 | 3.3 | 166 | 95 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | KC | 33 | 33 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.1 | 3.68 | 1.22 | 195.2 | 184 | 66 | 2.8 | 173 | 81 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | KC | 30 | 30 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 0.5 | 5.38 | 1.32 | 154.0 | 131 | 61 | 2.1 | 143 | 99 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | KC | 22 | 22 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0.5 | 4.66 | 1.38 | 119.2 | 105 | 40 | 2.6 | 125 | 66 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | KC | 63 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.4 | 3.41 | 1.28 | 63.1 | 73 | 17 | 4.3 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | KC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | -0.9 | 9.00 | 1.79 | 14.0 | 15 | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | TEX | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.1 | 2.51 | 1.05 | 32.1 | 35 | 7 | 5.0 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | PHI | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.3 | 4.13 | 1.17 | 24.0 | 27 | 10 | 2.7 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | — | 55 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.4 | 3.20 | 1.10 | 56.1 | 62 | 17 | 3.6 | 45 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | ARI | 57 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .364 | -1.1 | 5.36 | 1.57 | 50.1 | 44 | 22 | 2.0 | 57 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 2023 | TEX | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.4 | 7.16 | 1.41 | 16.1 | 21 | 7 | 3.0 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 497 | 290 | 104 | 114 | .477 | -- | 4.16 | 1.29 | 1904.1 | 1775 | 647 | 2.7 | 1806 | 948 | 881 | 66 | 14 | 15 |
Stats via ESPN · MLB career statistics · Through 2023
Honors
Awards & Honors
World Series Champion
Career
Career Milestones
- 20+ Wins (2011)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2011)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2011)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2012)
- 200+ Strikeouts (2014)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2014)
Profile
Tags
Born in CaliforniaFirst Round PickPlayed for Arizona DiamondbacksPlayed for Kansas City RoyalsPlayed for New York YankeesPlayed for Philadelphia PhilliesPlayed for San Diego PadresPlayed for Texas RangersPlayed 10+ SeasonsPlayed 15+ SeasonsHit .300+ Season20+ Wins SeasonSub-3.00 ERA Season200+ Strikeouts Season30+ Saves Season100+ Career Wins1,500+ Career StrikeoutsBorn in CA
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