Troy Cate vs. Brad Keller — Career Comparison

Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Keller
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Keller built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Cate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.14 and 1.414 for Brad Keller. By the career numbers, Troy Cate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Troy Cate and Brad Keller

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.67
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.48
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.67
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
4.14
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
8.79
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.85
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.87
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
6.98
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.206
1.206
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.38
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3416
38.92
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
4.48
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.28
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.12
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3014
34.34
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for Troy Cate and Brad Keller

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.67
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.83
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.36
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.31
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.64
96.64
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.492
0.492
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Cate and Brad Keller

Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
7020
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
480
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
10.6
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
3.2
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
2.22
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA