Dan Adams vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Dan Adams
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dan Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 3.98 and 1.381 for Joe Kelly. By the career numbers, Dan Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Adams and Joe Kelly

Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.47
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.84
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.74
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
3.98
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.58
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.42
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.81
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.84
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
30.32
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
38.97
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.26
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.8
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.58
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
26.47
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3196
34.28
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.32
30.32
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Dan Adams and Joe Kelly

Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
27
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
9
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.298
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Adams and Joe Kelly

Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
47
477.97
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
559.32
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
86.54
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
26.04
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.58
20.68
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
111.86
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
111.86
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
15.64
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.51
14.47
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
183.05
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100