Brad Keller vs. Jim Otten — Career Comparison

Brad Keller
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brad Keller built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Otten as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Keller led in home run suppression (HR9+ 171 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 63), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 90). Jim Otten held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brad Keller.

Pitching Stats for Brad Keller and Jim Otten

Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.33
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.48
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.67
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.14
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
8.79
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.85
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.87
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
6.98
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.69
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.197
1.197
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.38
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3416
38.92
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
4.48
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.28
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.12
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3014
34.34
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Brad Keller and Jim Otten

Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.33
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.48
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.83
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.36
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.37
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.31
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.64
96.64
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.492
0.492
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Keller and Jim Otten

Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
7020
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
64
4800
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
480
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
10.6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
3.2
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.81
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
2.22
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA