Joe Kelly vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Whitehurst 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. Wally Whitehurst led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 92). Joe Kelly held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 92). Role difference aside, Wally Whitehurst holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kelly and Wally Whitehurst

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.02
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
9.69
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.78
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.81
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.78
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
38.97
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2075
38.29
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
4.39
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.36
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
34.95
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Joe Kelly and Wally Whitehurst

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.55
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.17
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.48
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
2.12
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.14
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.93
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.03
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kelly and Wally Whitehurst

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
163
740.91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
86.54
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.64
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
20.68
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
15.31
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
18
81.82
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
104.55
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
14.47
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
11.27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
140.91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0