Kevin Kelly vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Kevin Kelly
Gen ZVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade 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 3.77 and 1.309 for Lee Wade. 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 Lee Wade

Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
8.42
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.55
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
3.77
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.97
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.67
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.19
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
7.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.76
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
36.8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.52
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.66
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.309
1.309
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
34.11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Kevin Kelly and Lee Wade

Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
8.42
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.07
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.73
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Kelly and Lee Wade

Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
187.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
600
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA