Vern Kennedy vs. Hank LaManna — Career Comparison

Vern Kennedy
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank LaManna as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vern Kennedy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.591 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Vern Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Kennedy and Hank LaManna

Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.53
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.17
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.46
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.59
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.07
44.07
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.45
76.45
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.56
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
4.67
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2173
9.65
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.23
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
4.66
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
3.07
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.24
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9055
40.23
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.25
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.34
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.591
1.591
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7982
35.46
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
34.77
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Vern Kennedy and Hank LaManna

Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.561
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Kennedy and Hank LaManna

Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
276.64
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
551.05
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
134.24
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
107.54
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
20.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.71
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.97
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
26.7
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.35
42.53
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
170.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
146.11
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
59.33
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
45.24
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
101.61
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.91
48.14
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.14
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
91.22
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
37.08
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.19
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA