Joe Kennedy vs. Charlie Walters — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Walters
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Walters 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 5.4 and 1.350 for Charlie Walters. 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 Charlie Walters

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.04
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
40.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
35.24
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
35.1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Charlie Walters

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.27
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Charlie Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Charlie Walters

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