Joe Kennedy vs. Chin-hui Tsao — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chin-hui Tsao
MillenialTaiwanThrows RightBats RightAsiaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Chin-hui Tsao 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 5.75 and 1.526 for Chin-hui Tsao. 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 Chin-hui Tsao

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.29
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.46
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
9.74
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.74
9.74
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.04
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
3.71
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
5.53
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.22
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
40.08
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.94
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
35.26
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Chin-hui Tsao

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.29
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.58
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.95
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Chin-hui Tsao

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
1293.2
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
2137.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
93.2
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
22.67
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
38.49
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
116.5
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
110.68
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
81.55
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.41
19.86
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.59
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
52.43
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Chin-hui Tsao
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA