Joe Kennedy vs. Howie Reed — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Reed
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Kennedy led in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 89). Howie Reed held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 89). Role difference aside, Joe Kennedy holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kennedy and Howie Reed

Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.72
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1546
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.1
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
8.91
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.68
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2208
38.56
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.31
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.31
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
35.24
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
34.61
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Howie Reed

Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.71
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.34
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Howie Reed

Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
1249.09
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
103
600
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
91
496.36
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
14.97
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.78
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
145.63
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
60
327.27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA