Dick Kelley vs. Denny O'Toole — Career Comparison

Dick Kelley
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Denny O'Toole
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Kelley built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny O'Toole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Kelley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 5.04 and 1.747 for Denny O'Toole. By the career numbers, Dick Kelley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Kelley and Denny O'Toole

Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.26
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.45
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.39
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.04
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1559
27
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519.2
9
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
7.85
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
12.76
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.76
12.76
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.68
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.89
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.72
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.97
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
6.39
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.53
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2191
37.95
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
42.13
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.67
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.9
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.34
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.747
1.747
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1957
33.89
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
38.57
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.13
42.13

Fielding Stats for Dick Kelley and Denny O'Toole

Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.25
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.5
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.57
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.11
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.04
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Kelley and Denny O'Toole

Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
846.27
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
600
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
559.7
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
53.73
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.78
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
7.38
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.64
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.87
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.74
-16.74
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
70
313.43
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.39
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA