George Kelb vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

George Kelb
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and George Kelb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Kelb posted a career ERA of 4.41 against Tim Wakefield's 4.41, with WHIP of 1.469 and 1.361 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Kelb and Tim Wakefield

George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.67
12.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
41.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
38.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.33
41.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for George Kelb and Tim Wakefield

George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kelb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Kelb and Tim Wakefield

George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kelb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kelb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA