Joe Kennedy vs. Jim Kern — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Kern
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Kern as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Kern led in home run suppression (HR9+ 169 vs 105), strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 89). Joe Kennedy held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 68). Role difference aside, Jim Kern holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kennedy and Jim Kern

Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.6
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.32
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
7.6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
5.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
5.53
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
7.39
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3422
38.82
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.88
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.31
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.77
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.81
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.36
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.84
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
35.24
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2846
32.29
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Jim Kern

Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.3
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.97
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.79
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Jim Kern

Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
222
1293.2
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
24960
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-39.83
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
145.63
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA