Mike Kelly vs. Robert Lacy — Career Comparison

Mike Kelly
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Lacy
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Robert Lacy built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robert Lacy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.56 and WHIP 1.843 compared to 9.45 and 1.950 for Mike Kelly. By the career numbers, Robert Lacy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Kelly and Robert Lacy

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.56
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
11.57
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.01
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.86
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
44.55
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
43.59
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.87
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
36.64
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.345
0.345
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59

Fielding Stats for Mike Kelly and Robert Lacy

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.93
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.1
9
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Kelly and Robert Lacy

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.59
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-38.65
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA