Hank Johnson vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Hank Johnson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Johnson 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 4.75 and 1.570 for Hank Johnson. By the career numbers, Joe Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank Johnson and Joe Kelly

Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
2.1
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.98
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.75
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3199
27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066.1
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
9.34
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.75
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
4.79
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.81
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
4.79
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.064
1.064
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4889
41.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.68
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
5.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4290
36.21
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Hank Johnson and Joe Kelly

Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.855
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Johnson and Joe Kelly

Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
259
374.46
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
543.61
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
83.86
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.13
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.25
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.97
43.33
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
20.68
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
163.37
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
146.02
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
69.4
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
112.77
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
69.23
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.9
46.12
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
14.47
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.92
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
70.84
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.47
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100