Les Barnhart vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Les Barnhart
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Barnhart 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 6.75 and 1.904 for Les Barnhart. By the career numbers, Joe Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les Barnhart and Joe Kelly

Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.04
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.75
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
12.98
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.81
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
43.62
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.904
1.904
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
39.46
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Les Barnhart and Joe Kelly

Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
27
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
9
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Barnhart and Joe Kelly

Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
20.68
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.51
14.47
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Les Barnhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Les Barnhart
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100