Ian Kennedy

PosP
B/TR/R
Born1984-12-19
Age (2026)41

Contract

No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201530MLBSan Diego Padres3030168713174483124.4%6.7%4.2%4.284.18+2.1
201631MLBKansas City Royals3333196818184653322.5%7.9%4.4%3.684.64+1.5
201732MLBKansas City Royals3030154655131593420.0%9.0%5.3%5.385.49-0.3
201833MLBKansas City Royals2424127554112412020.3%7.3%4.2%5.024.65+0.9
201934MLBKansas City Royals630632667316627.4%6.0%2.5%3.412.91+1.5
202035MLBKansas City Royals1511469154721.7%5.8%10.2%9.007.61-0.4
202136MLBPhiladelphia Phillies5505622862141227.2%6.1%5.1%3.204.40+0.4
202237MLBArizona Diamondbacks5815124046191119.0%8.2%5.1%5.795.34-0.2
202338MLBTexas Rangers380421775115926.8%8.7%4.8%4.934.57+0.2
▸ 2026 Season
202641MLBSD28281172811423.5%9.1%3.2%5.534.38+0.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202742MLBSD26261082410422.7%9.4%3.3%4.954.57+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career346119872372084428217122.7%7.6%4.6%4.514.66+6.3
/ 200 IP7927200853194653922.7%7.6%4.6%4.514.66+1.4

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Ian Kennedy (OGILVIE) 4.38 23.5%9.1%3.2% 4.57 22.7%13.2%26 +0.19
Joaquín Benoit R 2025 · 4.46 FIP 40 SW 4.46 21.6%9.9%3.5%.259 3.55 164 82
Jose Contreras R 2028 · 3.54 FIP 43 SW 3.54 20.2%8.3%2.0%.263 2.98 20.5%13.4%57 -0.56 2.98 111 80
Fernando Rodney R 2026 · 3.93 FIP 41 SW 3.93 24.6%10.9%2.8%.311 3.89 23.3%10.4%48 -0.04 2.67 295 80
Rafael Diaz R 2029 · 4.05 FIP 44 SW 4.05 17.3%10.5%2.0%.301 3.16 16.2%9.4%152 -0.89 3.06 215 73
Jose Valverde R 2026 · 5.46 FIP 41 SU 5.46 14.9%6.1%5.2%.309 2.20 122 66
Gaudencio Aguirre R 2027 · 3.26 FIP 42 SU 3.26 14.8%8.6%0.6%.293 3.88 14.9%6.8%75 +0.62 3.26 123 65
Luis Ayala R 2024 · 3.97 FIP 39 SU 3.97 15.9%11.7%1.3%.340 3.01 119 61
Koji Uehara R 2026 · 3.26 FIP 41 SU 3.26 34.2%5.4%4.3%.252 3.45 28.1%23.0%43 +0.19 2.35 130 45
Ryan Vogelsong R 2024 · 4.88 FIP 39 SP- 4.88 16.7%10.4%3.4%.270 4.44 217 41
Francisco Campos R 2027 · 4.76 FIP 42 SP- 4.76 11.5%7.9%3.0%.303 4.00 12.2%7.0%197 -0.76 3.95 332 37
Tim Hudson R 2025 · 4.40 FIP 40 SP- 4.40 12.2%6.9%2.7%.294 4.40 124 30
Walter Silva R 2025 · 3.67 FIP 40 SP- 3.67 10.4%7.6%0.9%.292 4.99 9.7%0.9%118 +1.32 3.67 428 26
Juan Antonio Pena L 2026 · 4.55 FIP 41 SU 4.55 13.7%14.1%1.5%.313 4.17 149 26
Horacio Ramirez L 2024 · 4.64 FIP 39 SU 4.64 5.7%6.0%2.3%.233 3.35 199 23
Mauricio Lara L 2025 · 4.93 FIP 40 SP- 4.93 12.3%6.8%3.7%.311 3.59 444 15
Yasutomo Kubo R 2023 · 3.94 FIP 38 SP 3.94 20.4%4.7%3.6%.327 3.94 152 0
Pablo Ortega R 2025 · 4.38 FIP 40 SP 4.38 13.4%6.0%3.0%.298 5.22 12.4%4.2%14 +0.84 4.03 375 0
R.A. Dickey R 2026 · 4.92 FIP 41 SP 4.92 17.3%8.7%4.0%.276 4.51 16.7%8.8%190 -0.41 4.20 574 0
Bartolo Colon R 2027 · 3.68 FIP 42 SP 3.68 16.7%2.3%3.1%.302 4.48 14.5%10.2%481 +0.80 3.68 676 0
Randy Wolf L 2023 · 3.41 FIP 38 SP 3.41 16.6%7.7%1.4%.329 3.41 174 0