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Joe Kelly

Joseph James Kelly

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 23, 1900 in New York, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1926
Team: Cubs 1926-1928

Final Game: September 25, 1928
Died: November 24, 1967 in Lynbrook, NY
Buried: Rockville Cemetery, Lynbrook, NY
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1926 26 CHC NL 65 189 176 16 59 15 3 0 32 0 7 11 .335 .361 .455 .815 117 80 0 6 O79
1928 28 CHC NL 32 57 52 3 11 1 0 1 7 0 1 3 .212 .255 .288 .543 42 15 2 2 3
2 Yrs 97 246 228 19 70 16 3 1 39 0 8 14 .307 .336 .417 .753 100 95 2 8
162 Game Avg. 162 411 381 32 117 27 5 2 65 0 13 23 .307 .336 .417 .753 100 159 3 13

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1926 26 CHC NL 65 189 4 0 0 -3 -2 -1 -0.1 6 5 0.5 .499 .499 0.8 -0.5 8 $ O79
1928 28 CHC NL 32 57 -4 0 0 0 -0 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .485 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 $ 3
2 Seasons 97 246 -1 0 0 -3 -2 -5 -0.6 7 2 0.2 .494 .498 0.5 -0.6 5 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1926 26 CHC NL 189 123 29 6.3 104 .358 .335 .288 .361 .348 .455 .400 .815 .748 117 .646 4.0 0.4 .744 .159 .119
1928 28 CHC NL 57 43 3 1.9 108 .208 .212 .289 .255 .354 .288 .411 .543 .765 42 .151 -4.6 -0.4 .439 .096 .077 .0
2 Yrs 246 166 32 5.2 105 .324 .307 .288 .336 .350 .417 .402 .753 .752 100 .552 -0.6 -0.0 .665 .145 .110 .0
162 Game Avg. 411 277 53 5.2 105 .324 .307 .288 .336 .350 .417 .402 .753 .752 100 .552 -0.6 -0.0 .665 .145 .110

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1926 26 CHC NL 189 0.0% 5.8% 3.7% 9.5% 31% 1.57 16.0 5.5 87%
1928 28 CHC NL 57 1.8% 5.3% 1.8% 3.5% 18% 3.00 17.3 52.0 7.4 84%
2 Yrs 246 0.4% 5.7% 3.3% 8.1% 29% 1.75 16.3 228.0 5.8 87%
MLB Averages 1.0% 7.3% 8.0% 6.6% 27% 0.91 12.2 87.8 7.9 80%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1926 26 65 189 176 16 59 15 3 0 32 0 7 11 .335 .361 .455 .815 117 80 0 6
1927 27 65 189 176 16 59 15 3 0 32 0 7 11 .335 .361 .455 .815 117 80 0 6
1928 28 97 246 228 19 70 16 3 1 39 0 8 14 .307 .336 .417 .753 100 95 2 8

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1926 26 68 196 183 16 61 16 3 0 32 0 7 11 .333 .358 .454 .811 29 65
1928 28 34 59 54 3 11 1 0 1 7 0 1 3 .204 .246 .278 .523 3 32
2 Yrs 102 255 237 19 72 17 3 1 39 0 8 14 .304 .332 .414 .745 32 97
162 Game Avg. 162 405 376 30 114 27 5 2 62 0 13 22 .304 .332 .414 .745 51 97

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