Bill Friel vs. John Kelty — Career Comparison

Bill Friel
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
John Kelty
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Friel and John Kelty are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Friel posted stronger numbers in slugging (.331 vs .319) and batting average (.245 vs .237). John Kelty had the advantage in OPS (.641 vs .623). By the career numbers, Bill Friel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Friel and John Kelty

Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
156.07
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
59
151.93
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
233
600
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
548.16
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
207
533.05
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
134.56
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
49
126.18
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
103.68
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
36
92.7
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.2
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.75
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.38
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.15
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.58
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
30.88
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.48
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103.48
57.07
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.62
65.97
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
181.43
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
66
169.96
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
170.4
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
193.13
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
67.83
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.8
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
44.12
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
69.53
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
108.64
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
128.76
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115.14
63.49
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.64
68.59
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.76
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.3
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
33.09
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.65
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
46.88
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
108.15
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
5.55
5.55
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.99
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.68
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.75
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.68
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.75
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Friel and John Kelty

Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.11
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.11
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6837
27
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
27
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2279
9
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
9
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.89
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.88
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
2.03
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.39
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
4.31
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.22
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
3.92
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.518
3.518
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.797
1.797
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.19
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0