Joe Kennedy vs. Scott Medvin — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Medvin
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Medvin 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 5.17 and 1.461 for Scott Medvin. 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 Scott Medvin

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.57
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.17
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
8.45
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.76
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.93
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.64
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
38.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.87
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.94
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
35.24
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
33.81
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Scott Medvin

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.57
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.05
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.82
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Scott Medvin

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
1293.2
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
4200
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-40.32
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
52.43
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Scott Medvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Medvin
Career
Per 600 PA