Bert Cole vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bert Cole and Joe Kennedy are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bert Cole posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.67 vs 4.79) and home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 1.04). Joe Kennedy had the advantage in WHIP (1.496 vs 1.593). 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 Joe Kennedy

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Joe Kennedy

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Joe Kennedy

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
103
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
93.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
22.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
116.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
110.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
81.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
19.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA