Shane Bieber vs. Mike Kelly — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Kelly
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shane Bieber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.112 compared to 9.45 and 1.950 for Mike Kelly. By the career numbers, Shane Bieber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Mike Kelly

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
44.55
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Mike Kelly

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.46
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883.1
9
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.72
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.32
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.29
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Mike Kelly

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
800
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA