Ed Kenna vs. Chris Mahoney — Career Comparison

Ed Kenna
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Mahoney
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Mahoney 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. Chris Mahoney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.909 compared to 5.29 and 1.765 for Ed Kenna. By the career numbers, Chris Mahoney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Kenna and Chris Mahoney

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
10.06
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.06
10.06
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.09
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
41.82
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
44.18
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.94
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.765
1.765
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
35.47
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18

Fielding Stats for Ed Kenna and Chris Mahoney

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.32
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.32
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Kenna and Chris Mahoney

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
19.27
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.28
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.13
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA