Bill Kelso vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Bill Kelso
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican 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 Bill Kelso as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Kelso posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Bill Kelso had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Kelso and Cliff Lee

Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
7.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
7.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
38.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.84
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
33.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Bill Kelso and Cliff Lee

Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kelso and Cliff Lee

Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
1929.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
551.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
2.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.89
-30.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
340.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
1.76
1.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50