Jim Britt vs. Zack Kelly — Career Comparison

Jim Britt
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn AtlanticsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Zack Kelly
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Britt built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 4.26 and 1.624 for Jim Britt. By the career numbers, Zack Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Britt and Zack Kelly

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.67
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.89
28.89
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.97
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.26
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.15
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
27
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816.2
9
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
13.93
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
7.83
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.93
13.93
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.17
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.68
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.99
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.84
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4115
45.35
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
38.74
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.33
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
10.93
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.85
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
44.67
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
33.89
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.35
45.35
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Jim Britt and Zack Kelly

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.02
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.67
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.39
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2499
27
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
9
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
2.17
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.64
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.19
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.62
75.62
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Britt and Zack Kelly

Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
133.82
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
600
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
580.88
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
129.41
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
114.71
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.42
34.44
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
144.12
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
148.53
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
80.88
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.29
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
116.18
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.82
39.44
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.12
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
27.94
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.47
21.47
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.94
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.41
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA