Bill Kennedy vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Bill Kennedy
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kennedy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.7 and WHIP 1.833 compared to 6.79 and 1.806 for Bill Kennedy. By the career numbers, Joe Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Kennedy and Joe Murray

Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.9
12.9
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
6.79
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.7
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
10.04
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.22
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
42.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
7.77
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.806
1.806
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
36.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.27
42.27
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Kennedy and Joe Murray

Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kennedy and Joe Murray

Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1240
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
560
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.72
-28.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA