John Kelly vs. Ed Young — Career Comparison

John Kelly
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationCatcher
Ed Young
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Young posted the stronger offensive profile against John Kelly. Ed Young posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .524) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .242). By the career numbers, Ed Young 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 Ed Young

John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
152.82
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
150
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
479
600
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
600
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
587.47
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
547.25
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
106
132.78
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
153.3
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
85
106.47
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
107.14
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.29
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.49
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.76
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.25
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.07
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
21
26.3
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
46.15
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
31.52
39.48
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.32
80.21
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
132
165.34
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
224.18
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
116
145.3
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
201.92
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
48
60.13
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
85.71
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.26
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
82.42
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
52
65.14
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
159.07
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
34.69
43.46
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.56
86.18
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.53
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
42.03
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
26
32.57
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
18.42
18.42
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
182
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.75
12.75
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.84
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.48
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for John Kelly and Ed Young

John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.07
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.12
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.04
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3204
27
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4471
27
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
9
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1490.1
9
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
4.65
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503
9.08
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.19
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.71
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.2
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.34
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
7.04
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
10.13
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
5.84
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
9.78
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.99
82.99
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.457
5.457
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.67
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0