Bert Cole vs. Bill Kennedy — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Kennedy
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bert Cole posted a stronger line than Bill Kennedy. Bert Cole posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.593 vs 1.694) and home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 0.66). By the career numbers, Bert Cole had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Bill Kennedy

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.87
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.16
26.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1394
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
464.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
9.63
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
5.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
41.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.18
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
5.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1844
35.72
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Bill Kennedy

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
105.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
44.18
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
59.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
54.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.75
91.75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.517
0.517
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Bill Kennedy

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
758.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
120
529.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
110.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
24
105.88
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.65
24.94
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
114.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
33
145.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
66.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6.72
29.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
136.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA