MLB · Career head-to-head

Pat KellyvsBrett Gardner

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

RF · VAL group BAT

Pat Kelly

1967–1981 · 15 seasons

Full profile →

LF · VAL group BAT

Brett Gardner

2008–2021 · 14 seasons

Full profile →

At a glance

Pat Kelly and Brett Gardner: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Pat Kelly	Stat	Brett Gardner
15	Seasons	14
47.5	Career VAL	46.1
5.8 (1975)	Peak-season VAL	6.6 (2017)
1×	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Gold Gloves	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Pat Kelly and Brett Gardner have
Pat Kelly	Stat	Brett Gardner
Career
1,385	Games	1,688
Batting
1,147	Hits	1,470
76	Home runs	139
418	RBI	578
620	Runs	943
250	Stolen bases	274
588

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

Compare Pat Kelly with someone else

Share on X Current-form ratings live on the Knox Current board

Related comparisons

Ohtani vs TroutMLB · career head-to-head Ruth vs TroutMLB · career head-to-head Freeman vs GoldschmidtMLB · career head-to-head

Age	Pat Kelly	Brett Gardner
24	5.2	0
25	2.3	1.2
26	3.7	5.3
27	5.5	3.9
28	3.6	—
29	4.3	4.9
30	5.8	6.1
31	3.6	4.5
32	3.1	2.8
33	4.7	6.6
34	3.6	1.9
35	2.1	6.6
36	—	0.5
37	—	1.8

Age	Pat Kelly	Brett Gardner
24	5.2	0
25	2.3	1.2
26	3.7	5.3
27	5.5	3.9
28	3.6	—
29	4.3	4.9
30	5.8	6.1
31	3.6	4.5
32	3.1	2.8
33	4.7	6.6
34	3.6	1.9
35	2.1	6.6
36	—	0.5
37	—	1.8

Age	Pat Kelly	Brett Gardner
24	5.2	0
25	2.3	1.2
26	3.7	5.3
27	5.5	3.9
28	3.6	—
29	4.3	4.9
30	5.8	6.1
31	3.6	4.5
32	3.1	2.8
33	4.7	6.6
34	3.6	1.9
35	2.1	6.6
36	—	0.5
37	—	1.8

Age	Pat Kelly	Brett Gardner
24	5.2	0
25	2.3	1.2
26	3.7	5.3
27	5.5	3.9
28	3.6	—
29	4.3	4.9
30	5.8	6.1
31	3.6	4.5
32	3.1	2.8
33	4.7	6.6
34	3.6	1.9
35	2.1	6.6
36	—	0.5
37	—	1.8