Ron Keller vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Ron Keller
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Keller as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Keller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Ron Keller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Keller and Al Sima

Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.8
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.38
34.38
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.55
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.9
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.06
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.797
0.797
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
37.97
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
35.44
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Ron Keller and Al Sima

Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.11
11.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Keller and Al Sima

Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3300
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
283.87
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ron Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0