Billy Kelsey vs. Scott Rolen — Career Comparison

Billy Kelsey
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Scott Rolen
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Billy Kelsey and Scott Rolen are closely matched on the surface stats. Scott Rolen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.859 vs .800) and slugging (.490 vs .400). Billy Kelsey had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .369). By the career numbers, Scott Rolen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Kelsey and Scott Rolen

Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2038
143.55
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8518
600
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7398
521.11
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2077
146.3
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
84.6
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
36.42
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.03
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
22.26
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876
61.7
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
88.74
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349.19
95.04
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3628
255.55
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3103
218.57
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1211
85.3
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1287
90.66
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2182
153.7
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1338.18
94.26
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
8.95
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
63.32
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.02
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1410
99.32
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.04
6.04
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.07
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
6.55
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 600 PA
150
10.57
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.31
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.45
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
11.76
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.66
70.66

Fielding Stats for Billy Kelsey and Scott Rolen

Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
1.04
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
1.03
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52438
27
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17479.1
9
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1478
0.76
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4081
2.1
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.1
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5745
2.96
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5559
2.86
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
96.76
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.748
2.748
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.67
98.67
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
0.18
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Kelsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Scott Rolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Kelsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Scott Rolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0