Joe Kennedy vs. Donn Roach — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Donn Roach
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Donn Roach 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 5.77 and 1.795 for Donn Roach. 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 Donn Roach

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
11.77
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.62
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
42.92
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.94
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.769
1.769
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
36.46
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.92
42.92

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Donn Roach

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Donn Roach

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
1293.2
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2520
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
93.2
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
22.67
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
125.71
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
116.5
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
110.68
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
81.55
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.41
19.86
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
128.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA