Rube Fischer vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Fischer 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 5.1 and 1.667 for Rube Fischer. By the career numbers, Joe Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Joe Kelly

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
9.78
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.81
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Joe Kelly

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Joe Kelly

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
108
531.15
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.69
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
20.68
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
69.23
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
34.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
14.47
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
127.87
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100