Joe Kennedy vs. Earl Kunz — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Earl Kunz
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Earl Kunz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Kennedy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.496 compared to 5.52 and 1.577 for Earl Kunz. By the career numbers, Joe Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kennedy and Earl Kunz

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.14
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.46
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.73
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.36
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
39.61
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.77
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
35.24
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
34.88
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Earl Kunz

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
27
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908.2
9
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Earl Kunz

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1050
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
145.63
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA