Mike Kelly vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mike Kelly
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 9.45 and 1.950 for Mike Kelly. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Kelly and Roy Witherup

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
44.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mike Kelly and Roy Witherup

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Kelly and Roy Witherup

Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA