Keone Kela

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg)

Born: April 16, 1993 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 29th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chief Sealth HS (Seattle, WA) and the Texas Rangers in the 12th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Everett Community College (Everett, WA).

High School: Chief Sealth HS (Seattle, WA)

School: Everett Community College (Everett, WA)

Debut: April 7, 2015 (Age 21-356d, 20,797th in major league history)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 7, 2021 (Age 28-021d)
vs. SFG 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

Agents: Robert Fayne • Previously: Beverly Hills Sports Council, Wasserman

Full Name: Keone Cole Kela

Nicknames: Ke, Key or Llave

Pronunciation: \kee-OH-nee KEHL-uh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

ERA

3.33

243

227.1

279

WHIP

1.130

Summary of 26 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 6 go ahead

3 Tms
TEX	17
PIT	6
SDP	3

Platoon
vs RHB	14
vs LHB	12

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	12

Outs
0	12
2	9
1	5

14 Opps
OAK	4
HOU	4
LAA	3
SEA	3
CIN	2
MIL	2
MIN	1
KCR	1
SFG	1
ATL	1
STL	1
WSN	1
CLE	1
NYY	1

25 Batters
Jose Altuve	2
Bobby Wilson	1
Salvador Perez	1
David Freese	1
Jace Peterson	1
Anthony Rendon	1
Stephen Piscotty	1
Ben Zobrist	1
Yonder Alonso	1
Austin Slater	1
Khris Davis	1
Dansby Swanson	1
Michael Brantley	1
Marwin González	1
Robinson Canó	1
Omar Narváez	1
Kyle Seager	1
Tucker Barnhart	1
Nelson Cruz	1
Harrison Bader	1
George Springer	1
Mark Teixeira	1
Mike Trout	1
Joey Votto	1
Kole Calhoun	1

13 Parks
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	8
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	3
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Petco Pk (SAN)	2
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	9
7	7
8	6
89	3
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	5
4	5
2	5
6	4
5	3
3	2
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	22
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
1--	3
-2-	3
123	2
--3	1
1-3	1

41 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	16
1 on	7
2 on	1
3 on	2
Any on	10

Inning
6	2
7	9
8	9
9	6

4-6	2
7-end	24

RelScore
+1	6
Tied	3
-1	5
-2	5
-3	2
-4..	5

Ahead	6
Tied	3
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	6
0-0	5
1-0	4
1-2	3
2-1	3
0-2	1
3-1	1
0-1	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	4
C	4
1B	3
CF	3
RF	3
LF	3
3B	3
DH	2
SS	1

OrderPos
4th	6
3rd	5
8th	3
2nd	3
7th	2
1st	2
5th	2
9th	2
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	13
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2015-04-24	David Freese	LAA		TEX	behind 1-2	b 7	2	-2-	6,(3-2) BBBCCX	2	4	5	46%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Trout Scores
2	2	2	1	2015-06-07	Salvador Perez	KCR		TEX	tied 3-3	b 8	2	---	4,(1-2) SFBX	1	7	2	32%	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2015-06-23	Ben Zobrist	OAK	@	TEX	ahead 6-5	t 7	0	1--	5,(2-2) B1CBFX	2	3	7	16%	89%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); E. Sogard Scores
4	4	4	1	2015-07-30	Mark Teixeira	NYY	@	TEX	tied 5-5	t 7	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	3	22%	65%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2016-04-11	Nelson Cruz	SEA		TEX	behind 1-7	b 8	1	-2-	2,(1-0) *BX	2	4	DH	2%	3%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); K. Seager Scores
6	6	2	1	2016-04-19	Jose Altuve	HOU	@	TEX	behind 2-6	t 7	2	---	6,(3-2) BBCBFX	1	1	4	3%	7%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
7	7	3	2	2016-04-19	George Springer	HOU	@	TEX	behind 3-6	t 7	2	---	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	1	2	9	6%	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8	8	4	1	2016-07-18	Mike Trout	LAA		TEX	ahead 6-5	b 7	1	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	3	8	12%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Simmons Scores; K. Calhoun Scores
9	9	5	1	2016-09-10	Kole Calhoun	LAA		TEX	behind 2-4	b 7	1	--3	5,(3-1) N.FBBBX	2	2	9	28%	55%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); R. Ortega Scores
10	10	6	1	2016-09-18	Khris Davis	OAK	@	TEX	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	DH	15%	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); R. Healy Scores
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2017-05-02	Marwin González	HOU		TEX	behind 3-5	b 8	2	123	4,(2-1) *BBSX	4	7	7	70%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Beltrán Scores; J. Altuve Scores; E. Gattis Scores
12	12	2	1	2017-05-13	Yonder Alonso	OAK	@	TEX	behind 4-6	t 8	2	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	5	3	9%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	3	1	2017-06-03	Jose Altuve	HOU	@	TEX	ahead 5-4	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	4	9%	91%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
14	14	4	1	2017-09-21	Robinson Canó	SEA		TEX	behind 1-4	b 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	4	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2018-05-01	Michael Brantley	CLE		TEX	behind 2-6	b 9	2	123	3,(0-2) CSX	4	4	7	49%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Zimmer Scores; F. Lindor Scores; J. Kipnis Scores
16	16	2	1	2018-05-16	Kyle Seager	SEA		TEX	behind 0-5	b 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BBCCBX	1	4	5	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	3	1	2018-07-24	Stephen Piscotty	OAK	@	TEX	behind 9-10	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	32%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
18	18	4	1	2018-08-15	Bobby Wilson	MIN		PIT	ahead 5-4	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	9	2	10%	89%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
19	19	5	1	2018-09-01	Dansby Swanson	ATL		PIT	behind 1-3	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	8	6	14%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2019-04-03	Harrison Bader	STL	@	PIT	behind 1-3	t 8	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	8	30%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); K. Wong Scores
21	21	2	1	2019-04-06	Joey Votto	CIN	@	PIT	behind 4-5	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ..FX	1	2	3	24%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
22	22	3	1	2019-04-12	Anthony Rendon	WSN		PIT	behind 2-3	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) .BCBX	1	3	5	29%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2020-08-13	Tucker Barnhart	CIN		PIT	behind 5-9	b 9	0	---	5,(1-2) .CSBFX	1	9	2	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2021-04-21	Omar Narváez	MIL	@	SDP	behind 1-2	t 6	0	-2-	7,(3-2) B*BFFFB.X	2	5	2	24%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Shaw Scores
25	25	2	2	2021-04-21	Jace Peterson	MIL	@	SDP	ahead 3-2	t 6	2	---	8,(3-2) BCCFBBFX	1	8	4	14%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	3	1	2021-05-07	Austin Slater	SFG		SDP	tied 4-4	b 7	0	---	4,(2-1) .BBFX	1	1	8	20%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)