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Vern Kennedy White Sox

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
12	809	.244	.260	.310	.000	0

Birth Date	3-20-1907
Height	6' 0"
Weight	175 lbs

Bats	L
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1934	CHA	27	3	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1935	CHA	28	31	81	73	5	18	3	1	0	23	1	18	0		7	10	0	0	.247	.257	.315	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1936	CHA	29	36	120	113	12	32	8	0	0	40	1	13	0		6	11	0	0	.283	.289	.354	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1937	CHA	30	32	91	87	12	20	1	1	2	29	0	17	1		3	9	0	0	.230	.239	.333	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1938	DET	31	37	87	79	10	23	3	0	0	26	1	11	0		7	8	0	0	.291	.300	.329	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1939	DET	32	4	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1939	SLA	32	34	80	67	9	10	4	0	0	14	3	10	0		10	6	0	0	.149	.186	.209	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1940	SLA	33	35	90	84	12	25	3	1	2	36	3	13	0		3	12	0	0	.298	.322	.429	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1941	SLA	34	6	17	15	2	6	0	1	0	8	1	1	0		1	2	0	0	.400	.438	.533	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1941	WS1	34	18	22	21	1	3	0	0	0	3	1	4	0		0	1	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1942	CLE	35	33	34	30	3	6	1	0	0	7	2	9	0		2	0	1	0	.200	.250	.233	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1943	CLE	36	38	60	52	8	12	0	1	0	14	0	4	0		8	0	0	0	.231	.231	.269	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1944	CLE	37	15	23	23	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1944	PHI	37	14	23	21	3	6	0	0	0	6	0	3	0		2	1	0		.286	.286	.286	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1945	CIN	38	24	55	53	1	12	4	0	0	16	1	13	0		1	1	0		.226	.241	.302	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1945	PHI	38	13	12	11	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		0	0	0		.182	.250	.182	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career			373	809	743	80	181	27	5	4	230	15	123	1		50	61	1	0	.244	.260	.310	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1934	CHA	MLB	3	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1935	CHA	MLB	31	81	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1936	CHA	MLB	36	120	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1937	CHA	MLB	32	91	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1938	DET	MLB	37	87	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1939	DET	MLB	4	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1939	SLA	MLB	34	80	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1940	SLA	MLB	35	90	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1941	SLA	MLB	6	17	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1941	WS1	MLB	18	22	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1942	CLE	MLB	33	34	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1943	CLE	MLB	38	60	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1944	CLE	MLB	15	23	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1944	PHI	MLB	14	23	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1945	CIN	MLB	24	55	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1945	PHI	MLB	13	12	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		809	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1934	CHA	MLB	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1935	CHA	MLB	81	5	18	3	1	0	10	1	18	0	0	.247	.257	.315	.068	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1936	CHA	MLB	120	12	32	8	0	0	11	1	13	0	0	.283	.289	.354	.071	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1937	CHA	MLB	91	12	20	1	1	2	9	0	17	0	0	.230	.239	.333	.103	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1938	DET	MLB	87	10	23	3	0	0	8	1	11	0	0	.291	.300	.329	.038	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1939	SLA	MLB	80	9	10	4	0	0	6	3	10	0	0	.149	.186	.209	.060	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1939	DET	MLB	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1940	SLA	MLB	90	12	25	3	1	2	12	3	13	0	0	.298	.322	.429	.131	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1941	WS1	MLB	22	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1941	SLA	MLB	17	2	6	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	.400	.438	.533	.133	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1942	CLE	MLB	34	3	6	1	0	0	0	2	9	1	0	.200	.250	.233	.033	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1943	CLE	MLB	60	8	12	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	.231	.231	.269	.038	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1944	CLE	MLB	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1944	PHI	MLB	23	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		.286	.286	.286	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1945	CIN	MLB	55	1	12	4	0	0	1	1	13	0		.226	.241	.302	.075	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1945	PHI	MLB	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		.182	.250	.182	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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	Title	Author	Date
	When Four Aces Don't Matter: The 1940 White Sox	Brandon Isleib	2007-11-21

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