Mike Kelly vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Mike Kelly
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth 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. Steve Smyth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 9.35 and WHIP 1.692 compared to 9.45 and 1.950 for Mike Kelly. By the career numbers, Steve Smyth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Kelly and Steve Smyth

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.35
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
11.77
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.77
11.77
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
44.55
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
42.23
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.692
1.692
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Mike Kelly and Steve Smyth

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Kelly and Steve Smyth

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
480
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
10.54
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA