Ren Kelly vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Ren Kelly
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. 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 Al Sima

Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.38
34.38
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.24
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
40.12
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1240
36.16
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Ren Kelly and Al Sima

Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.1
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ren Kelly and Al Sima

Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
283.87
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0