Ren Kelly vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Ren Kelly
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ren Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ren Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Ren Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ren Kelly and Cliff Lee

Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ren Kelly and Cliff Lee

Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ren Kelly and Cliff Lee

Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50