Cal Cooper vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Cal Cooper
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Cal Cooper 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 45 and 6.000 for Cal Cooper. By the career numbers, Joe Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Cooper and Joe Kennedy

Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.97
50.97
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.04
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Cal Cooper and Joe Kennedy

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

Hitting Stats for Cal Cooper and Joe Kennedy

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