Bob Kelly
Robert Edward Kelly
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 4, 1927 in Cleveland, OH
Schools: Case Western Reserve University, Purdue University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1951
Final Game: June 4, 1958
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1951 23 CHC NL 7 4 .636 4.66 35 11 10 4 0 0 123.2 130 70 64 8 55 48 1 0 7 534 88 1.496 9.5 0.6 4.0 3.5 0.87
1952 24 CHC NL 4 9 .308 3.59 31 15 10 3 2 0 125.1 114 62 50 7 46 50 3 0 7 544 107 1.277 8.2 0.5 3.3 3.6 1.09
1953 25 TOT NL 1 3 .250 5.40 42 5 17 0 0 2 83.1 98 55 50 9 35 35 1 0 3 368 80 1.596 10.6 1.0 3.8 3.8 1.00
1953 25 CHC NL 0 1 .000 9.53 14 0 6 0 0 0 17.0 27 19 18 2 9 6 1 0 0 83 46 2.118 14.3 1.1 4.8 3.2 0.67
1953 25 CIN NL 1 2 .333 4.34 28 5 11 0 0 2 66.1 71 36 32 7 26 29 0 0 3 285 100 1.462 9.6 0.9 3.5 3.9 1.12
1958 30 TOT MLB 0 2 .000 5.16 15 4 3 0 0 0 29.2 32 19 17 4 16 1 13 1 0 1 130 72 1.618 9.7 1.2 4.9 3.9 0.81
1958 30 CIN NL 0 0 4.50 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 92 3.000 13.5 0.0 13.5 4.5 0.33
1958 30 CLE AL 0 2 .000 5.20 13 3 2 0 0 0 27.2 29 18 16 4 13 0 12 1 0 1 119 71 1.518 9.4 1.3 4.2 3.9 0.92
4 Seasons 12 18 .400 4.50 123 35 40 7 2 2 362.0 374 206 181 28 152 1 146 6 0 18 1576 90 1.453 9.3 0.7 3.8 3.6 0.96
162 Game Avg. 5 8 .400 4.50 53 15 17 3 1 1 156 161 89 78 12 65 63 3 0 8 678 90 1.453 9.3 0.7 3.8 3.6 0.96
CHC (3 yrs) 11 14 .440 4.47 80 26 26 7 2 0 266.0 271 151 132 17 110 104 5 0 14 1161 89 1.432 9.2 0.6 3.7 3.5 0.95
CIN (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 4.35 30 6 12 0 0 2 68.1 74 37 33 7 29 1 30 0 0 3 296 99 1.507 9.7 0.9 3.8 4.0 1.03
CLE (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.20 13 3 2 0 0 0 27.2 29 18 16 4 13 0 12 1 0 1 119 71 1.518 9.4 1.3 4.2 3.9 0.92
NL (4 yrs) 12 16 .429 4.44 110 32 38 7 2 2 334.1 345 188 165 24 139 1 134 5 0 17 1457 91 1.448 9.3 0.6 3.7 3.6 0.96
AL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.20 13 3 2 0 0 0 27.2 29 18 16 4 13 0 12 1 0 1 119 71 1.518 9.4 1.3 4.2 3.9 0.92

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1958 30 CIN NL 2 11 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 .500 .667 .833 1.500 .600 5 0 0 2 0 1
1958 30 CLE AL 13 119 103 18 29 1 1 4 1 1 13 12 .282 .368 .427 .795 .287 44 8 1 2 0 0
1958 30 TOT MLB 15 130 109 19 32 1 2 4 1 1 16 13 .294 .389 .450 .838 .304 49 8 1 4 0 1
1 Season 15 130 109 19 32 1 2 4 1 1 16 13 .294 .389 .450 .838 .304 49 8 1 4 0 1
162 Game Avg. 54 465 390 68 115 4 7 14 4 4 57 47 .294 .389 .450 .838 .304 175 29 4 14 0
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1958 30 TOT MLB 15 4 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 .750 0 3 0 0 1 25% 40 58 23 10 0 1 3 4.1 0.0 2.8
1958 30 CIN NL 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 41 41 41 2 0 0 1 2.6 0.0 0.3
1958 30 CLE AL 13 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .667 0 2 0 0 1 33% 39 58 23 8 0 1 2 4.8 0.0 3.7
1 Season 15 4 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 .750 0 3 0 0 1 25% 40 58 23 10 0 1 3 4.1 0.0 2.8
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1958 30 TOT MLB 15 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 18% 0.743 2 1 8 0 0 11 6 5 6 2 6 2 5.0
1958 30 CIN NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 8 1.192 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5.0
1958 30 CLE AL 13 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 22% 3 0.702 1 1 8 0 0 10 5 5 5 2 5 2 5.0
1 Season 15 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 18% 0.743 2 1 8 0 0 11 6 5 6 2 6 2 5.0

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1951 23 CHC NL
1952 24 CHC NL
1953 25 TOT NL
1953 25 CHC NL
1953 25 CIN NL
1958 30 TOT MLB 130 32% 3.1% 10.0% 12.3% 5.4% 22% 1.35 71% 39 8 21%
1958 30 CIN NL 11 36% 0.0% 9.1% 27.3% 9.1% 33% 3.00 45% 4 0 0%
1958 30 CLE AL 119 32% 3.4% 10.1% 10.9% 5.0% 21% 1.30 73% 35 8 23%
4 Seasons 130 32% 21.5% 112.3% 116.9% 5.4% 2% 1.35 71% 39 8 21%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1951 23 CHC NL 130 8 7
1952 24 CHC NL 114 7 7
1953 25 TOT NL 98 9 3
1953 25 CHC NL 27 2 0
1953 25 CIN NL 71 7 3
1958 30 TOT MLB 130 32 4 0 4 3 1 1 3 8 7 0 88% 4 1 1 58 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
1958 30 CIN NL 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 30 CLE AL 119 29 4 0 4 3 1 1 3 8 7 0 88% 4 1 1 51 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
4 Seasons 130 374 28 0 4 3 1 1 3 8 7 0 88% 4 18 1 58 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1951 23 7 4 .636 4.66 35 11 10 4 0 0 123.2 130 70 64 8 55 48 1 0 7 534 88 1.496 9.5 0.6 4.0 3.5 0.87 88
1952 24 11 13 .458 4.12 66 26 20 7 2 0 249.0 244 132 114 15 101 98 4 0 14 1078 96 1.386 8.8 0.5 3.7 3.5 0.97 96
1953 25 12 16 .429 4.44 108 31 37 7 2 2 332.1 342 187 164 24 136 133 5 0 17 1446 91 1.438 9.3 0.6 3.7 3.6 0.98 91
1954 26 12 16 .429 4.44 108 31 37 7 2 2 332.1 342 187 164 24 136 133 5 0 17 1446 91 1.438 9.3 0.6 3.7 3.6 0.98 91
1955 27 12 16 .429 4.44 108 31 37 7 2 2 332.1 342 187 164 24 136 133 5 0 17 1446 91 1.438 9.3 0.6 3.7 3.6 0.98 91
1956 28 12 16 .429 4.44 108 31 37 7 2 2 332.1 342 187 164 24 136 133 5 0 17 1446 91 1.438 9.3 0.6 3.7 3.6 0.98 91
1957 29 12 16 .429 4.44 108 31 37 7 2 2 332.1 342 187 164 24 136 133 5 0 17 1446 91 1.438 9.3 0.6 3.7 3.6 0.98 91
1958 30 12 18 .400 4.50 123 35 40 7 2 2 362.0 374 206 181 28 152 1 146 6 0 18 1576 90 1.453 9.3 0.7 3.8 3.6 0.96 90

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1951 23 5 8 .385 4.68 123.0 131 71 64 8 55 48 1 1.512 9.6 4.0 3.5 0.87 0.6 35
1952 24 7 7 .500 3.71 131.0 123 60 54 8 50 52 3 1.321 8.5 3.4 3.6 1.04 0.5 31
1953 25 3 6 .333 5.04 84.0 96 52 47 9 34 35 1 1.548 10.3 3.6 3.8 1.03 1.0 42
1958 30 1 2 .333 6.11 28.0 34 21 19 4 17 12 1 1.821 10.9 5.5 3.9 0.71 1.3 15
4 Seasons 16 23 .410 4.52 366.0 384 204 184 29 156 147 6 1.475 9.4 3.6 0.94 0.7 123

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1951 NL--7--5th
1952 NL--7--2nd

                                         

Similarity Scores

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