Addie Joss vs. Leo Kiely — Career Comparison

Addie Joss
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Leo Kiely
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Addie Joss built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Kiely as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Addie Joss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.89 and WHIP 0.968 compared to 3.37 and 1.467 for Leo Kiely. By the career numbers, Addie Joss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Addie Joss and Leo Kiely

Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.11
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.6
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.01
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.62
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.38
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.26
62.26
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.06
49.06
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.66
18.66
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.91
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.17
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.37
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6981
27
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2327
9
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1888
7.3
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
9.67
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.41
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.25
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
3.56
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.65
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.11
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.22
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8891
34.39
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2269
39.05
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.7
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.82
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.11
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8469
32.76
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
35.64
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.39
34.39
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Addie Joss and Leo Kiely

Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.12
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.59
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.77
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7134
27
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1229
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2378
9
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
409.2
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.7
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.72
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.21
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.48
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
4.05
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.38
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
3.91
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
3.21
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.502
3.502
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.699
0.699
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.15
69.15
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Addie Joss and Leo Kiely

Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
194.95
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
812.9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
600
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
155
600
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
538.09
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
139
538.06
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
77.72
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
20
77.42
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
59.28
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.83
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.44
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.61
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.95
23.02
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
5.65
21.86
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
101.43
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
25
96.77
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
113.94
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
30.3
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.97
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
33.59
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
7
27.1
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
63.23
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
14
54.19
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.55
15.51
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
14.5
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
35.57
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.45
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
297
195.61
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
166.45
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
25.69
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA