Brad Boxberger vs. Herb Kelly — Career Comparison

Brad Boxberger
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Herb Kelly
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herb Kelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Boxberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.5 and 1.302 for Brad Boxberger. By the career numbers, Herb Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Boxberger and Herb Kelly

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.45
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.58
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.72
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.93
44.93
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.5
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.95
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
7.01
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
8.35
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.19
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.39
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.7
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.95
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.95
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.704
1.704
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
38.08
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
37.55
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.15
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.84
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.91
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1733
32.65
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
34.61
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Brad Boxberger and Herb Kelly

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477.2
9
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.72
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.39
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.26
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.54
90.54
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.132
0.132
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Boxberger and Herb Kelly

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
75900
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
68.22
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
80.72
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA