Archie Bradley vs. Bob Kelly — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Kelly
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Kelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Archie Bradley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Archie Bradley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.5 and 1.456 for Bob Kelly. By the career numbers, Archie Bradley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Bradley and Bob Kelly

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
3.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.87
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.46
28.46
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.03
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.5
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
8.69
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
9.3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.7
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
3.78
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
3.63
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2116
38.94
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
39.18
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.31
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
5.12
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
34.51
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
35.25
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Bob Kelly

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
6.13
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
37.31
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.28
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
21.54
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.14
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
30.34
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.1
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
28.82
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Bob Kelly

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
123
760.82
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
600
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
63
555.88
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
556.7
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
98.97
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
98.97
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
15.53
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
98.97
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
111.34
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.56
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.74
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
12.05
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
136.08
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30.93
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA