Mike Kelley vs. Josh Thole — Career Comparison

Mike Kelley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Josh Thole
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike Kelley and Josh Thole are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Kelley posted stronger numbers in slugging (.326 vs .306) and home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). Josh Thole had the advantage in on-base percentage (.319 vs .307). By the career numbers, Mike Kelley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Kelley and Josh Thole

Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
76
145.22
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
191.33
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
314
600
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1499
600
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
538.85
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
534.76
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
129.94
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
129.29
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
99.36
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
103.27
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
21.21
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.2
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.6
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.57
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
26.02
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32.25
61.63
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125.71
50.32
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
175.8
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
163.71
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
95
181.53
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
186.52
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
91.72
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
39.63
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
63.06
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
44.43
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
149.04
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
80.45
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.84
66.58
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137.04
54.85
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.2
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
21
40.13
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
54.04
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.2
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
214
85.66
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
14.27
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.55
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.8
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.2
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
42
16.81
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.11
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.8
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.11
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.8
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Thole
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Mike Kelley and Josh Thole

Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.07
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.2
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
1.02
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
27
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9929
27
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
9
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3309.2
9
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
10.53
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2696
7.33
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.47
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
11.36
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
7.85
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
11.06
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867
7.8
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.303
10.303
Josh Thole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.501
6.501
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.03
85.03
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.52
Josh Thole
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Thole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.22
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Thole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Thole
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.57
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Thole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.18