Red Anderson vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Red Anderson
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Anderson 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 4.35 and 1.602 for Red Anderson. By the career numbers, Joe Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Anderson and Joe Kelly

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.37
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.35
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.2
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9.88
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.54
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.81
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.63
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
39.91
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.53
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
35.1
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Red Anderson and Joe Kelly

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Anderson and Joe Kelly

Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
502.33
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
544.19
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
57.46
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
20.68
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
70.03
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
14.47
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100