Tom Kelley vs. Corey Kluber — Career Comparison

Tom Kelley
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Corey Kluber
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Corey Kluber a clear advantage over Tom Kelley across the core pitching metrics. Corey Kluber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 166 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 85), and strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 77). Corey Kluber was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Kelley and Corey Kluber

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.29
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.49
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.99
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.43
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.64
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.42
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.1
60.1
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
3.75
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
3.44
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4925
27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641.2
9
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
8.82
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
8.15
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.84
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.97
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
4.57
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.02
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
5.16
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1725
9.46
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.36
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
39.04
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6688
36.67
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
3.75
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.129
1.129
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
34.1
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6200
33.99
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67

Fielding Stats for Tom Kelley and Corey Kluber

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.3
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.49
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.99
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.43
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4925
27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
407.2
9
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641.2
9
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.64
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.72
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.5
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.39
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.43
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.36
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Kelley and Corey Kluber

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
104
503.23
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
5118.75
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
561.29
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
53.23
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
53.23
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.1
5.31
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
8.45
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
53.23
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.74
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.35
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.35
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.71
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-19.32
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.72
-13.42
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.52
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
61
295.16
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
281.25
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.19
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA