Willard Hunter vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Willard Hunter
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Hunter 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 5.68 and 1.535 for Willard Hunter. By the career numbers, Joe Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Hunter and Joe Kennedy

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.6
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.68
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.03
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.04
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.71
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.97
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
40.11
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
36.16
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Willard Hunter and Joe Kennedy

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.18
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.82
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.74
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Hunter and Joe Kennedy

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
2587.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
1293.2
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
93.2
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
39.05
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
22.67
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
116.5
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
110.68
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
52.98
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.41
19.86
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
145.63
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
52.43
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA