Anthony Kay vs. Joe Kennedy — Career Comparison

Anthony Kay
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Anthony Kay 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 5.59 and 1.617 for Anthony Kay. By the career numbers, Joe Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Anthony Kay and Joe Kennedy

Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.91
15.91
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.59
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.49
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.04
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.96
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
9.28
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
5.53
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.582
1.582
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
41.45
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.8
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
1.606
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
35.33
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Anthony Kay and Joe Kennedy

Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.91
15.91
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Anthony Kay and Joe Kennedy

Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
600
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA