John Kelly vs. Lew Ritter — Career Comparison

John Kelly
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationCatcher
Lew Ritter
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, John Kelly and Lew Ritter are closely matched on the surface stats. John Kelly posted stronger numbers in slugging (.281 vs .268) and batting average (.226 vs .219). Lew Ritter had the advantage in OPS (.539 vs .524). By the career numbers, John Kelly had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Kelly and Lew Ritter

John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
122
152.82
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
175.44
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
479
600
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
587.47
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437
545.7
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
132.78
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
119.62
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
106.47
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
100.25
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.29
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
12.53
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.76
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.25
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
19.37
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
31.52
39.48
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.59
45.41
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
165.34
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
146.2
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
116
145.3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
158.35
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
60.13
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
48.99
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.26
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
45.57
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
52
65.14
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
94.18
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
34.69
43.46
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.09
50.16
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.28
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.53
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
36.46
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.57
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
180
68.35
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.42
18.42
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
8.78
8.78
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.57
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Kelly and Lew Ritter

John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.07
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.09
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
0.8
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3204
27
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
27
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
9
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3614
9
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.65
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
4.59
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.19
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.29
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.2
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.25
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
7.04
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2463
6.13
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
5.84
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2363
5.88
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.99
82.99
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.457
5.457
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.395
5.395
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.74
73.74
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.67
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.08
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
1.44
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.94