Joe Kennedy vs. Dave LaPoint — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave LaPoint
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Kennedy and Dave LaPoint are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 89 for Joe Kennedy and 89 for Dave LaPoint, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Dave LaPoint gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kennedy and Dave LaPoint

Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.37
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.48
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.19
48.19
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.61
62.61
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.02
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
9.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
4.86
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6471
39.17
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
5.31
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
4.53
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.47
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.92
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
35.24
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5769
34.92
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Dave LaPoint

Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.37
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.46
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.61
62.61
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Dave LaPoint

Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
588
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
103
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
502
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
52
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
50
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
6.44
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
54
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
84
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
26
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
30
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
56
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.2
-8.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
145.63
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
82
164
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
3.66
3.66
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
52.43
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
64
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA