Steve Howe vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Steve Howe
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Howe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Howe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 185 vs 105), walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 89). Joe Kennedy held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 76). Role difference aside, Steve Howe holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Howe and Joe Kennedy

Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.7
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.6
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.41
53.41
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.03
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
8.7
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.06
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.32
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.8
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
4.87
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
37.47
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.82
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.55
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.31
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.36
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.89
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2297
34.11
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
35.24
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Steve Howe and Joe Kennedy

Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.69
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.29
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.16
94.16
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Howe and Joe Kennedy

Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
9940
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
222
1293.2
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
5.87
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-15.48
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
200
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
145.63
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA