Merrill Kelly vs. Joe Ross — Career Comparison

Merrill Kelly
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Ross
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merrill Kelly and Joe Ross are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 114 for Merrill Kelly and 112 for Joe Ross, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 107 and 109 respectively. If forced to pick, Joe Ross gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Merrill Kelly and Joe Ross

Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.54
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.53
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.38
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.58
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.49
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.47
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.55
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.08
55.08
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.97
46.97
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.38
54.38
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.77
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.28
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
8.1
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
9.15
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.16
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.17
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.68
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
2.98
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
8.13
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
8.04
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4143
36.98
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2456
38.89
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
4.64
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.68
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.62
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
33.92
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
34.92
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Merrill Kelly and Joe Ross

Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.54
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.53
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.38
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.8
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.46
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.81
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.08
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.72
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.58
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.62
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.54
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.78
93.78
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.38
54.38
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merrill Kelly and Joe Ross

Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
874.58
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
99
503.39
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
538.29
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
99.43
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
85.71
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.39
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
22.59
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
113.14
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
50.85
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
126.86
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.14
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.59
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
41.14
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.33
-32.16
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.72
19.61
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.57
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
264.41
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
236.57
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
2.54
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.29
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA