Steve Kealey vs. Mike LaCoss — Career Comparison

Steve Kealey
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike LaCoss built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Kealey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Kealey led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 94). Mike LaCoss held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Kealey.

Pitching Stats for Steve Kealey and Mike LaCoss

Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
5.84
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.51
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.76
48.76
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.28
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.02
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
214.1
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
9.2
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1786
9.24
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.92
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.9
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
3.75
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.29
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.28
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
38.51
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7496
38.78
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.56
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.83
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.58
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.25
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.09
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
34.47
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6603
34.16
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Steve Kealey and Mike LaCoss

Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
5.85
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.84
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.59
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.51
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.35
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.25
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.216
0.216
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Kealey and Mike LaCoss

Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
3088.89
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
443.34
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
512.61
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
63.94
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.85
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
25.48
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.96
13.81
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
82.06
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
85.26
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.97
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.25
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.09
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-15.75
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.64
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.18
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
333.33
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
206.75
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.33
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA