Buddy Kennedy
2B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 10" 190LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 5, #142, Arizona Diamondbacks | Millville (NJ) HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2022 94 83 10 18 1 0 .217 .287 .325 .612
2023 29 24 1 4 0 0 .167 .310 .208 .518
2024 26 21 3 4 1 1 .190 .308 .381 .689
3 Seasons 149 128 14 26 2 1 .203 .295 .313 .608
AVG HR SB OPS
2022 .217 1 0 .612
2023 .167 0 0 .518
2024 .190 1 1 .689
3 Seasons .203 2 1 .608
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2022 23 363 62 1 1.6 1.1 88.6 104.9 13.0 38.7 .199 .284 .271 .258 .290 32.3 24.5 8.5
2023 24 120 18 0 0.0 0.0 84.8 101.8 15.3 44.4 .229 .279 .255 .303 .293 22.2 20.7 13.8
2024 25 132 15 2 13.3 7.7 88.8 103.9 12.6 60.0 .298 .462 .301 .398 .507 53.3 26.9 15.4
Player 615 95 3 3.2 2.0 87.9 104.9 13.4 43.2 .221 .312 .273 .291 .325 33.7 24.2 10.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.7 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2022 43.5 56.5 25.8 25.8 4.8 30.6 33.9 35.5 19.4 16.1 8.1 11.3 17.7 27.4
2023 38.9 61.1 27.8 27.8 5.6 33.3 33.3 33.3 11.1 16.7 11.1 22.2 16.7 22.2
2024 33.3 66.7 26.7 40.0 0.0 33.3 53.3 13.3 13.3 20.0 0.0 20.0 33.3 13.3
Player 41.1 58.9 26.3 28.4 4.2 31.6 36.8 31.6 16.8 16.8 7.4 14.7 20.0 24.2
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 0.0 35.5 32.3 24.2 6.5 1.6 1.1
2023 11.1 16.7 33.3 33.3 5.6 0.0 0.0
2024 6.7 26.7 13.3 33.3 6.7 13.3 7.7
Player 3.2 30.5 29.5 27.4 6.3 3.2 2.0
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 1 41 31.1 8 .200 .200 .375 0.0 12.5 6.7 .504 .588 .561 50.0
2024 Slider 8.4 2 27 20.5 5 .500 1.500 .790 22.2 20.0 7.1 .376 .979 .596 100.0
2024 Sinker -8.0 -2 21 15.9 6 .000 .000 .000 0.0 16.7 12.5 .213 .290 .215 20.0
2024 Cutter -2.0 0 12 9.1 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Changeup 4.7 1 12 9.1 2 .500 .500 .450 50.0 50.0 16.7 .462 .513 .431 0.0
2024 Curveball -7.1 -1 10 7.6 3 .000 .000 .000 50.0 66.7 40.0 .000 .000 .247 100.0
2024 Sweeper -4.0 0 8 6.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .029 .089 .042 100.0
2024 Split-Finger -16.9 0 1 0.8 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.6 -1 33 27.5 5 .000 .000 .140 33.3 0.0 0.0 .066 .094 .194 0.0
2023 Sinker 2.8 1 21 17.5 5 .333 .333 .460 28.6 20.0 25.0 .273 .456 .460 50.0
2023 Cutter -1.0 0 19 15.8 4 .250 .500 .313 11.1 25.0 20.0 .200 .232 .188 0.0
2023 Changeup 0.5 0 19 15.8 5 .250 .250 .320 30.0 0.0 0.0 .463 .519 .485 25.0
2023 Slider -6.7 -1 15 12.5 6 .167 .167 .150 66.7 66.7 80.0 .133 .141 .121 100.0
2023 Curveball -3.5 0 13 10.8 4 .000 .000 .175 0.0 0.0 0.0 .317 .367 .399 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 94 363 -6 -2 3 2 -4
2023 29 120 -4 -1 1 1 -2
2024 26 132 0 -1 1 1 0
Player 149 615 -10 -4 6 -10 -5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 363 53.2 61.1 82.2 18.2 64.5 43.5 25.5 41.0 21.5 8.8 71.9
2023 120 50.0 55.0 81.8 20.0 50.0 39.2 17.2 37.5 26.7 9.2 72.7
2024 132 49.2 58.5 89.5 20.9 57.1 45.5 7.7 39.4 19.2 7.6 70.0
Player 615 51.7 59.4 83.6 19.2 59.6 43.1 20.8 40.0 22.0 8.6 71.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.7 42.6 30.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength 		Bat
Speed 		Squared-up
Rate 		Swing
Length
2022 18 95 16
2023 6 95
2024 10 89
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 25.33 1 0.8 0 0 1 0 0.0
2024 24.24 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 24.79 2 1.7 0 0 2 0 0.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2022 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
2024 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024
Exit Velocity 88.6 -3.8 ↓ 84.8 4.0 ↑ 88.8
Launch Angle 13.0 2.3 ↑ 15.3 -2.7 ↓ 12.6
Barrel % 1.6 -1.6 ↓ 0.0 13.3 ↑ 13.3
Hard Hit % 32.3 -10.1 ↓ 22.2 31.1 ↑ 53.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.7 5.7 ↑ 44.4 15.6 ↑ 60.0
xBA .199 0.030 ↑ .229 0.069 ↑ .298
BA .217 -0.050 ↓ .167 0.023 ↑ .190
xwOBA .258 0.045 ↑ .303 0.095 ↑ .398
wOBA .271 -0.016 ↓ .255 0.046 ↑ .301
xSLG .284 -0.005 ↓ .279 0.183 ↑ .462
SLG .325 -0.117 ↓ .208 0.173 ↑ .381
K% 24.5 -3.8 ↓ 20.7 6.2 ↑ 26.9
BB% 8.5 5.3 ↑ 13.8 1.6 ↑ 15.4
Swing % 41.0 -3.5 ↓ 37.5 1.9 ↑ 39.4
Whiff% 21.5 5.2 ↑ 26.7 -7.5 ↓ 19.2
In Zone % 53.2 -3.2 ↓ 50.0 -0.8 ↓ 49.2
Out of Zone % 46.8 3.2 ↑ 50.0 0.8 ↑ 50.8
Out of Zone Swing % 18.2 1.8 ↑ 20.0 0.9 ↑ 20.9
First Pitch Swing % 25.5 -8.3 ↓ 17.2 -9.5 ↓ 7.7
First Pitch Strike % 53.2 -4.9 ↓ 48.3 9.4 ↑ 57.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2022 Shifts R 94 0 0.0 .271
2023 Shades R 29 1 3.4 .264 .000
2024 Shades R 26 2 7.7 .297 .345
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 119 16.8 18.5% 0.8% 66 23.7 3.0% 6.1%
2023 29 14.1 65.5% 0.0% 29 18.5 0.0% 0.0%
2024 48 15.1 43.8% 0.0% 24 18.0 4.2% 0.0%
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