Mike Kelley vs. Bob Thorpe — Career Comparison

Mike Kelley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bob Thorpe
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Mike Kelley and Bob Thorpe are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Kelley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.634 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.307 vs .266). Bob Thorpe had the advantage in batting average (.251 vs .241). 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 Bob Thorpe

Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
76
145.22
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
192.42
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
314
600
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
600
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
282
538.85
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
579.01
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
129.94
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
145.19
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
99.36
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.95
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.02
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.74
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.57
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
26.24
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.25
61.63
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
26.47
46.3
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
92
175.8
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
187.17
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
181.53
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
90
157.43
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
91.72
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
38.48
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
63.06
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
32
55.98
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
149.04
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
51
89.21
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.84
66.58
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
29.17
51.02
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.75
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
40.13
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.5
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
83.97
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
14.27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
7.15
7.15
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.55
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.24
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.11
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.5
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.11
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Mike Kelley and Bob Thorpe

Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.07
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
10.53
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
11.36
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
11.06
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.45
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.303
10.303
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.52
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0