Vern Kennedy vs. Denny O'Toole — Career Comparison

Vern Kennedy
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Denny O'Toole
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Kennedy built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny O'Toole 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 5.04 and 1.747 for Denny O'Toole. 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 Denny O'Toole

Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.53
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.45
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.17
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.46
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.59
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.07
44.07
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.45
76.45
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.56
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
4.67
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.04
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2173
9.65
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
12.76
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.76
12.76
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.58
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.89
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
4.66
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.97
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
3.07
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.53
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.24
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9055
40.23
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
42.13
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.25
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.67
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
5.34
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.34
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.591
1.591
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.747
1.747
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
35.46
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
38.57
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.13
42.13

Fielding Stats for Vern Kennedy and Denny O'Toole

Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.5
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
27
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.561
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Kennedy and Denny O'Toole

Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
276.64
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
600
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
551.05
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
134.24
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
107.54
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.02
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.71
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.97
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.35
42.53
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
170.58
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
146.11
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
59.33
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
45.24
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
101.61
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.91
48.14
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.12
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
123
91.22
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
37.08
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.19
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA