Ian Kennedy
mlbretiredSP·Texas Rangers·#21
6'0" · 210 lbs · Born December 19, 1984 — Huntington Beach, CA
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
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.
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)
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 Rangers
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