Joe Kennedy vs. Cliff Young — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Young
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Young as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 4.79 and 1.496 for Joe Kennedy. By the career numbers, Cliff Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kennedy and Cliff Young

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.25
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
10.94
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.04
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.22
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.32
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.43
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.86
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4015
39.77
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
39.68
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.22
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.31
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.77
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
36.2
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Cliff Young

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.48
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Cliff Young

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
49
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
600
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA