Wade Boggs vs. John Kennedy — Career Comparison

Wade Boggs
Baby BoomersNebraskaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
John Kennedy
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Wade Boggs posted the stronger offensive profile against John Kennedy. Wade Boggs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.867 vs .607) and on-base percentage (.425 vs .284). John Kennedy had the advantage in home run production (32 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Wade Boggs had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wade Boggs and John Kennedy

Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2440
136.31
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
856
221
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10740
600
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
2324
600
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9180
512.85
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2110
544.75
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3010
168.16
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
475
122.63
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2253
125.87
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
349
90.1
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
32.29
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
19.88
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
3.41
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.39
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
6.59
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
8.26
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
757
42.29
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
126
32.53
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
John Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
John Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
John Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1750.46
97.79
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
193.89
50.06
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4064
227.04
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
682
176.08
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4445
248.32
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
642
165.75
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1513
84.53
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
237
61.19
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1014
56.65
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
185
47.76
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2409
134.58
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
390
100.69
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1812.32
101.25
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
196.22
50.66
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.28
John Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.45
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1412
78.88
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
142
36.66
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
10.06
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.58
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
745
41.62
John Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
119.02
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
14.42
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.04
5.04
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
29
1.62
John Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
9.29
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.36
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.84
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
236
13.18
John Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
12.39
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
1.34
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.61
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
1.96
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.58
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
3.3
John Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.2
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
40.68
40.68
John Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.33
58.33

Fielding Stats for Wade Boggs and John Kennedy

Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
1.06
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
1.38
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2223
1.03
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
0.94
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58402
27
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16169
27
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19467.1
9
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5389.2
9
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2115
0.98
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
1.48
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
1.99
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1456
2.43
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.11
John Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.19
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6651
3.07
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2457
4.1
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6419
2.97
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2342
3.91
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.32
95.32
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.809
2.809
John Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.839
2.839
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.29
97.29
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.88
67.88
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
0.22
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.4
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0