Mike Kelly vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Mike Kelly
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle 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. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 9.45 and 1.950 for Mike Kelly. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Kelly and Bill Phyle

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.48
34.48
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
10.59
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
44.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
39.65
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
6.34
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
36.35
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Mike Kelly and Bill Phyle

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.16
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Kelly and Bill Phyle

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
568.75
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100