Joe Kennedy vs. Charles Witherow — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charles Witherow
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Charles Witherow 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 18 and 4.000 for Charles Witherow. 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 Charles Witherow

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.38
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.6
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.61
62.61
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.79
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.31
17.31
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.32
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Charles Witherow

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

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Charles Witherow

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA