Willie Adams vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Willie Adams
Gen XNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie 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. Joe Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 5.81 and 1.552 for Willie Adams. By the career numbers, Joe Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Adams and Joe Kelly

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.67
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.6
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
5.81
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.96
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.34
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.78
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.68
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.81
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
7.02
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
40.83
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
6.15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
35.69
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Willie Adams and Joe Kelly

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.67
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.6
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.07
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.54
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.54
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Adams and Joe Kelly

Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
600
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
86.54
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
20.68
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
98.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
14.47
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100