Joe Kennedy vs. Danny Young — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Young
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Young as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.79 and 1.496 for Joe Kennedy. By the career numbers, Danny Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kennedy and Danny Young

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9.35
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.01
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.31
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.71
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
5.53
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
11.57
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.63
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
39.91
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.71
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.31
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
35.24
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
34.12
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Danny Young

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9.35
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.064
0.064
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Danny Young

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
600
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Danny Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Young
Career
Per 600 PA