Tom Gilles vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Tom Gilles
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Gilles 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 6.75 and 1.500 for Tom Gilles. By the career numbers, Joe Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gilles and Joe Kennedy

Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.32
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
5.53
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Tom Gilles and Joe Kennedy

Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Tom Gilles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gilles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gilles and Joe Kennedy

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