Herb Kelly vs. Ted Kleinhans — Career Comparison

Herb Kelly
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Kleinhans
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Kelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Kleinhans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 5.26 and 1.817 for Ted Kleinhans. By the career numbers, Herb Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Kelly and Ted Kleinhans

Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.45
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.51
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.75
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.56
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.95
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
5.26
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143.2
9
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.35
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
11.59
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.59
11.59
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.7
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.76
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.95
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.01
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.863
0.863
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
37.55
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
42.97
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.5
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.91
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
6.89
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.817
1.817
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
34.61
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
38.09
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.97
42.97

Fielding Stats for Herb Kelly and Ted Kleinhans

Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Kelly and Ted Kleinhans

Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
834.15
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
556.1
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
68.22
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
12.05
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
102.44
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
102.44
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
80.72
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
3.94
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
4.1
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA