1979
Born May 24, 1979
La Mesa, CA, USA
Joe Kennedy Notable
b. May 24, 1979 · Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2001–2003, Colorado Rockies 2004–2005, Oakland Athletics 2005–2007, Arizona Diamondbacks 2007, Toronto Blue Jays 2007
Joe Kennedy played for five clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2001 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2007.
He went 43 and 61 with a 4.79 earned run average, pitching 908.7 innings in 222 games. He struck out 558 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 222 games he batted .176, with 16 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in La Mesa, CA, USA on May 24, 1979, and died on November 23, 2007. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TBD | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 2002 | TBD | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 |
| 2003 | TBD | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | COL | 27 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
| 2005 | COL/OAK | 35 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .172 |
| 2006 | OAK | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | ARI/OAK/TOR | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 222 | 91 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .176 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TBD | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 117.2 | 122 | 58 | 34 | 78 | 4.44 |
| 2002 | TBD | 8 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 196.2 | 204 | 99 | 55 | 109 | 4.53 |
| 2003 | TBD | 3 | 12 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 133.2 | 167 | 91 | 47 | 77 | 6.13 |
| 2004 | COL | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 162.1 | 163 | 66 | 67 | 117 | 3.66 |
| 2005 | COL/OAK | 8 | 13 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 152.2 | 192 | 102 | 64 | 97 | 6.01 |
| 2006 | OAK | 4 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 35.0 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 2.31 |
| 2007 | ARI/OAK/TOR | 4 | 9 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 110.2 | 119 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 4.80 |
| Career | — | 43 | 61 | 222 | 139 | 2 | 908.2 | 1001 | 484 | 335 | 558 | 4.79 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Died November 23, 2007
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