Provine Bradley vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Provine Bradley
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati TigersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Provine Bradley 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 5.17 and 1.468 for Provine Bradley. By the career numbers, Joe Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Provine Bradley and Joe Kelly

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.72
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.34
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.87
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.81
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.02
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
42.22
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.47
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
38.49
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.22
42.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Provine Bradley and Joe Kelly

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.56
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.95
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.17
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.73
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
2.12
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.53
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.93
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Provine Bradley and Joe Kelly

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
234.15
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
556.1
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
57.77
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
20.68
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
175.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
190.24
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
69.23
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
66.19
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
14.47
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100