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Ian Kennedy

Diamondbacks Career team 2010–2022
Number #21
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 41
Height 6' 0"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Huntington Beach, CA
Born Dec 19, 1984

Key Insights

2023
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Brad Miller has hit .500/.692/1.250 against Kennedy over 13 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

4 for 8 with 1 home run and 2 strikeouts, against a .736 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Kennedy has struck Joey Gallo out 10 times in 15 plate appearances, 66.7% of everything between them.

10 strikeouts in 15 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The TB lineup has hit .146 and slugged .171 against Kennedy across 50 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

6 hits, 0 home runs and 9 strikeouts, against a .469 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Carlos Correa has hit .000/.071/.000 against Kennedy over 14 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 12 with 0 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .736 OPS median across his matchups.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Brandon Belt squares Kennedy up like nobody else: 101.6 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 90.9 across the hitters he has faced.

12 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Kennedy throws than Nick Markakis: 68.6% of the swings between them come up empty.

13 plate appearances between them. 100th percentile of the 6 matchups on his own record.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 19, 1984
Birth Place Huntington Beach, CA
Height 6' 0"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft USC