Cliff Garrison vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Cliff Garrison
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Garrison 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 7.88 and 1.750 for Cliff Garrison. By the career numbers, Joe Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Garrison and Joe Kennedy

Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
12.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.04
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
41.06
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.06
41.06
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Cliff Garrison and Joe Kennedy

Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
27
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908.2
9
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Garrison and Joe Kennedy

Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1200
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
145.63
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA