Irv Higginbotham vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Irv Higginbotham
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Irv Higginbotham posted a stronger line than Joe Kennedy. Irv Higginbotham posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 4.79) and WHIP (1.223 vs 1.496). By the career numbers, Irv Higginbotham had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Irv Higginbotham and Joe Kennedy

Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.77
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.89
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.59
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.81
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
8.57
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.44
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.32
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
3.18
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
37.49
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.59
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.03
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.31
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
34.79
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
35.24
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Irv Higginbotham and Joe Kennedy

Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.78
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.89
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.78
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.56
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Irv Higginbotham and Joe Kennedy

Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
48
320
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
566.67
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
100
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
93.2
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
100
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
19.44
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
100
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
120
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
110.68
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
18.76
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA