Dick Drott vs. Ren Kelly — Career Comparison

Dick Drott
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ren Kelly
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Drott built a career as a starting pitcher and Ren Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ren Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 4.78 and 1.515 for Dick Drott. By the career numbers, Ren Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Drott and Ren Kelly

Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.3
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.32
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.6
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.99
36.99
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.39
57.39
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
4.78
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2063
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687.2
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.19
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.1
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
5.3
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
6.02
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3078
40.28
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
5.5
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.499
1.499
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
34.68
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Dick Drott and Ren Kelly

Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.3
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.32
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2063
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
687.2
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.26
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.65
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.57
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.682
0.682
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.39
57.39
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Drott and Ren Kelly

Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
495.77
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
569.01
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.77
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.96
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
16.04
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
101.41
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.8
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.52
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
9.65
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
185.92
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.08
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.08
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drott
Career
Per 600 PA
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA