Ed Heusser vs. Ren Kelly — Career Comparison

Ed Heusser
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ren Kelly
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Heusser 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 3.69 and 1.350 for Ed Heusser. By the career numbers, Ren Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Heusser and Ren Kelly

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
2.2
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.86
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.46
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.55
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.53
45.53
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
3.69
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
9.66
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.55
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.48
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.48
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
38.45
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.75
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
4.37
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4331
35.86
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Ed Heusser and Ren Kelly

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.49
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.955
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Heusser and Ren Kelly

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
439.67
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
600
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
553.72
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
114.05
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.91
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.22
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.14
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.21
36.71
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
152.07
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
138.84
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
52.89
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.67
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
87.6
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.28
36.83
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.79
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
150.41
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.49
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.61
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA