Joe Kennedy vs. Riley Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Riley Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Riley Smith 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 5.04 and 1.436 for Riley Smith. 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 Riley Smith

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
10.61
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.04
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.16
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.32
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
5.53
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
38.98
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.31
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.94
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
36.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Riley Smith

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.74
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.16
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.89
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Riley Smith

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1058.82
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.69
-59.51
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
145.63
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.55
1.55
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA