Kevin Kelly vs. Dave Knight — Career Comparison

Kevin Kelly
Gen ZVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Knight
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Knight built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.088 compared to 3.71 and 1.913 for Dave Knight. By the career numbers, Kevin Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Kelly and Dave Knight

Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
8.42
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.55
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.71
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.97
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
12.83
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.83
12.83
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.67
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.39
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
7.82
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.76
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725
36.8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
44.21
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.52
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.11
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.66
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
1.913
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
34.11
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
38.14
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.21
44.21

Fielding Stats for Kevin Kelly and Dave Knight

Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
8.42
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.07
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.73
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.67
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Kelly and Dave Knight

Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
25.81
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
31.08
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA