Sam Barkley vs. Billy Kelly — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Billy Kelly
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Billy Kelly are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Kelly had the edge in batting average (.290 vs .258). By the career numbers, Billy Kelly had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Barkley and Billy Kelly

Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
260
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
240
600
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2329
555.18
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
560
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
143.5
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
162.5
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
102.03
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.5
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
9.3
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
26.34
65.84
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
199.05
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
202.5
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
72
180
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
32
80
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
55.07
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
51
127.5
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306.28
73.01
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.81
77.02
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.86
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.95
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.5
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
75
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Billy Kelly

Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
182.25
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
4
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
720
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1565
2.78
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
135
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.45
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4066
7.23
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
875.25
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3814
6.78
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
855
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.691
4.691
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.44
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0