Joe Kelly vs. Buck Marrow — Career Comparison

Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck Marrow
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck Marrow built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 5.06 and 1.615 for Buck Marrow. By the career numbers, Joe Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kelly and Buck Marrow

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.52
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.64
25.64
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.06
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.2
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.11
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.78
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.81
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.42
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.52
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
41.54
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.8
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.44
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.69
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
36.3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Kelly and Buck Marrow

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
27
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
9
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.795
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kelly and Buck Marrow

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
39
900
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
86.54
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
20.68
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
17.18
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
98.08
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
69.23
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
14.47
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.88
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA