John Kelty vs. Luis Valbuena — Career Comparison

John Kelty
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Luis Valbuena
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, John Kelty and Luis Valbuena are closely matched on the surface stats. Luis Valbuena posted stronger numbers in OPS (.707 vs .641) and slugging (.394 vs .319). John Kelty had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .313). By the career numbers, Luis Valbuena had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Kelty and Luis Valbuena

John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
59
151.93
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
169.87
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
233
600
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3571
600
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
533.05
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
528.93
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
126.18
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
119.29
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
92.7
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
70.23
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.75
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
28.4
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.15
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.51
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.58
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
19.15
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.48
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
49.06
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
25.62
65.97
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406.79
68.35
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
66
169.96
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1239
208.18
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
193.13
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1103
185.33
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.8
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
63.34
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
69.53
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
61.66
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
128.76
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
105.85
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.64
68.59
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391.95
65.86
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.3
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.19
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
22
56.65
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
62.84
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.86
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
108.15
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
788
132.4
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.55
5.55
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.51
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.53
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
57
9.58
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.75
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.85
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.69
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.75
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
4.54
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
40.74
40.74

Fielding Stats for John Kelty and Luis Valbuena

John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.11
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
1.17
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
1.01
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
27
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22714
27
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
9
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7571.1
9
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.88
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503
1.79
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
2.04
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.09
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.22
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3289
3.91
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
3.82
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.797
1.797
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.279
3.279
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.24
86.24
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
0.4
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0