Sal Campfield vs. Merrill Kelly — Career Comparison

Sal Campfield
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Merrill Kelly
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merrill Kelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Sal Campfield as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Merrill Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 4 and 1.370 for Sal Campfield. By the career numbers, Merrill Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Campfield and Merrill Kelly

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.54
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.58
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.47
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.08
55.08
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.77
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
8.1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
2.68
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
8.13
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4143
36.98
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.68
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
33.92
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Sal Campfield and Merrill Kelly

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.54
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.8
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.81
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.72
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.62
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.78
93.78
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Campfield and Merrill Kelly

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
874.58
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
503.39
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
35.21
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.39
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
50.85
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.59
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
28.65
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.33
-32.16
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.51
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
52
264.41
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA