Ed Kenna vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Ed Kenna
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Kenna as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Leever posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.47 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 5.29 and 1.765 for Ed Kenna. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Kenna and Sam Leever

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.31
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.06
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
2.87
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.82
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.94
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
35.47
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Ed Kenna and Sam Leever

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
2.22
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
2.62
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
2.51
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Kenna and Sam Leever

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
217.32
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
554.75
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.5
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.44
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
19.27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
130.73
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
50.28
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
138
77.09
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
7.78
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.97
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100