Joe Kelly vs. Al Schulz — Career Comparison

Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schulz
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BluesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schulz 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. Al Schulz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 3.98 and 1.381 for Joe Kelly. By the career numbers, Al Schulz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kelly and Al Schulz

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.54
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.06
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.6
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.12
43.12
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.54
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
3.98
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.32
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2800
27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
933.1
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
8.51
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.36
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.18
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.81
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
3.94
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
4.29
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
38.97
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
37.38
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
4.39
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.19
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3196
34.28
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3447
33.24
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Joe Kelly and Al Schulz

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
27
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
9
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.54
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.006
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schulz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kelly and Al Schulz

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
160
294.48
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
559.51
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
86.54
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
86.5
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
69.94
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
16.56
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
20.68
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
22.91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
110.43
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
112.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
29.45
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
25.77
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
53.37
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
14.47
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
15.86
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.93
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
149.08
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schulz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.72
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Al Schulz
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100