Casey Kelly vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Casey Kelly
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Casey Kelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5.34 and 1.662 for Casey Kelly. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Casey Kelly and Tom Thomas

Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
11.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.62
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
41.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.608
1.608
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
37.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Casey Kelly and Tom Thomas

Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Kelly and Tom Thomas

Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
775
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
18
450
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-16.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA