Joe Kelly vs. Tom O'Brien — Career Comparison

Joe Kelly
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Tom O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Kelly and Tom O'Brien are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom O'Brien posted stronger numbers in OPS (.590 vs .570) and slugging (.323 vs .298). Joe Kelly had the advantage in on-base percentage (.272 vs .267). By the career numbers, Tom O'Brien had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Kelly and Tom O'Brien

Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
153.47
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
270
139.06
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
600
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1341
547.35
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1111
572.19
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
122.45
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
132.36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
95.51
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
38
15.51
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
25.75
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
8.98
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.45
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.06
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
66
26.94
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125.71
51.31
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100.55
51.79
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
163.27
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
184.89
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
158.78
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
160.17
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
129
52.65
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
81.37
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
47.76
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
61
31.42
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
97.96
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
110.73
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.97
55.5
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
56.14
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.67
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
32.65
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
52
26.78
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
143
58.37
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.36
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10.28
10.28
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.54
48.54
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
16.33
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
26.94
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.24
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
26.94
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.24
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Kelly and Tom O'Brien

Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.04
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7221
27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.06
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.62
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.7
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
7.38
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
6.68
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.52
90.52
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.392
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.425
6.425
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.33
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0