Joe Kennedy vs. Kevin Whelan — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Whelan
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Whelan 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 3.333 for Kevin Whelan. 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 Kevin Whelan

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.64
18.64
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.04
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
21
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
5.53
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
57
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.333
3.333
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
57

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Kevin Whelan

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.96
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.74
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Kevin Whelan

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