Joe Kennedy vs. Jose Rodriguez — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Rodriguez
Gen XP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Rodriguez 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 9 and 3.000 for Jose Rodriguez. 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 Jose Rodriguez

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
13.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.6
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
15.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
55.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.875
2.875
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.13
55.13

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Jose Rodriguez

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
13.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Jose Rodriguez

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
1293.2
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7200
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
145.63
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Jose Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA