Ted Hamilton vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Ted Hamilton
UnknownCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Hamilton 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 7.15 and 1.941 for Ted Hamilton. By the career numbers, Joe Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Hamilton and Joe Kelly

Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
11.91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.78
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.81
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.76
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
45.26
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.74
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
35.74
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.26
45.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Ted Hamilton and Joe Kelly

Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.35
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.17
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
2.12
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Hamilton and Joe Kelly

Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
86.54
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
20.68
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
98.08
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
14.47
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ted Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100