Joe Kennedy vs. Mac MacArthur — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac MacArthur 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 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. 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 Mac MacArthur

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.6
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.61
62.61
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9.87
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Mac MacArthur

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Mac MacArthur

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA