Jim Handiboe vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Jim Handiboe
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Handiboe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Handiboe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.009 compared to 4.79 and 1.496 for Joe Kennedy. By the career numbers, Jim Handiboe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Handiboe and Joe Kennedy

Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.61
62.61
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.95
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.32
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.47
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.61
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.32
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.55
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
5.53
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.95
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
36.71
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.31
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
33.16
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
35.24
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Jim Handiboe and Joe Kennedy

Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.32
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.17
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.71
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Handiboe and Joe Kennedy

Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
14
168
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
44
528
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
21.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
72
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
132
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
110.68
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
144
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
81.55
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
15.17
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
72
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA