Nate Cornejo vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Nate Cornejo
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nate Cornejo 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 5.41 and 1.700 for Nate Cornejo. By the career numbers, Joe Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nate Cornejo and Joe Kelly

Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.83
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.27
29.27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
5.41
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
11.62
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.09
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.78
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.31
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.81
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.96
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
40.66
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
5.95
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.29
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
36.58
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Nate Cornejo and Joe Kelly

Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.6
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.55
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.17
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.21
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
2.12
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.16
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.93
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nate Cornejo and Joe Kelly

Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
2844.23
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
86.54
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
20.68
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
98.08
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-49.38
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
14.47
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100