Ed Kenna vs. Matt Moore — Career Comparison

Ed Kenna
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Moore
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Moore 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. Matt Moore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5.29 and 1.765 for Ed Kenna. By the career numbers, Matt Moore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Kenna and Matt Moore

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.91
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.29
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.56
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.52
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4.39
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
27
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142.2
9
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.06
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
8.64
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.18
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.83
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.29
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.54
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.32
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.82
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4961
39.07
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.39
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.94
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
4.73
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.64
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
35.47
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4373
34.44
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.07
39.07

Fielding Stats for Ed Kenna and Matt Moore

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.91
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.29
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
27
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142.2
9
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.94
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.35
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.26
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Kenna and Matt Moore

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
1892.31
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
533.33
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.15
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.15
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
19.27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.55
2.83
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.15
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
51.28
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.28
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.82
-24.72
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
47
241.03
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.38
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA