Hal Kelleher vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Hal Kelleher
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Kelleher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hal Kelleher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.95 and WHIP 1.894 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Hal Kelleher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Kelleher and Steve Smyth

Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.34
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.95
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
11.63
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.63
11.63
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.41
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.74
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
43.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
42.23
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
7.42
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.692
1.692
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
37.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.71
43.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Hal Kelleher and Steve Smyth

Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
27
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Kelleher and Steve Smyth

Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
757.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
33.63
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
171.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
38.87
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA