Ownie Carroll vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Ownie Carroll
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ownie Carroll 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 4.43 and 1.517 for Ownie Carroll. By the career numbers, Joe Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ownie Carroll and Joe Kelly

Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.68
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.03
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.43
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.56
41.56
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.69
61.69
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.48
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
4.43
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3992
27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330.2
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
10.36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.41
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.29
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
3.81
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
2.1
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.28
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.32
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5901
39.91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.41
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
5.46
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5367
36.3
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Ownie Carroll and Joe Kelly

Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
27
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
9
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.59
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.709
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ownie Carroll and Joe Kelly

Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
275
305.56
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
543.33
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
108.89
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
87.78
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
16.67
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.44
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
21.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.02
33.36
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
20.68
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
134.44
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
143.33
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
51.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
46.67
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
97.78
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
69.23
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.02
35.57
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
14.47
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.33
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
57.78
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.38
10.38
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
22.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.44
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ownie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ownie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100