Alek Jacob vs. Dick Kelley — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Kelley
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Kelley built a career as a starting pitcher and Alek Jacob as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Kelley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Dick Kelley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Dick Kelley

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1559
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519.2
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
7.94
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
7.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.68
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.72
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
6.39
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2191
37.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.285
1.285
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1957
33.89
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Dick Kelley

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.25
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.57
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.04
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Dick Kelley

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
846.27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
559.7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
53.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.78
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
7.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.87
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.74
-16.74
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
70
313.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA