Keith Hessler vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Keith Hessler
MillenialDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Hessler 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 5.56 and 1.765 for Keith Hessler. By the career numbers, Joe Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Hessler and Joe Kennedy

Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9.26
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.56
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
10.59
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.04
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.09
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
5.53
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
42.35
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.56
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
37.32
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.35
42.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Keith Hessler and Joe Kennedy

Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9.26
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Hessler and Joe Kennedy

Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
21000
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
1293.2
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
93.2
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
22.67
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
116.5
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
110.68
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.41
19.86
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA