Mike Balas vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Balas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Kennedy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.496 compared to 6.75 and 2.250 for Mike Balas. By the career numbers, Joe Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Joe Kennedy

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.32
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Joe Kennedy

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908.2
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Joe Kennedy

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA