Tom Kelly

Jay Thomas Kelly

Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 188 lb.

Born: August 15, 1950 in Graceville, MN
High School: St. Mary's HS (South Amboy, NJ)
Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 8th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 11, 1975
Team: Twins 1975

Final Game: July 11, 1975
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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
1968	17	NWK	A-	65	218	218		69	11	4	2						.317	.317	.431	.748		94							NWK · NYPL
1969	18	MIL-min	A	100	269	269		60	10	2	6						.223	.223	.342	.565		92							CLI · MIDW
1970	19	JCK	AA	93	266	266		64	10	1	8						.241	.241	.376	.617		100							JCK · SOUL
1971	20	MIN-min	AA	100	371	303	50	89	17	0	6	41	2	2	59	52	.294	.413	.409	.822		124		4	3	2			CHR · SOUL
1972	21	MIN-min	AAA	132	487	407	76	114	19	2	10	52	4	5	70	95	.280	.390	.410	.800		167		4	5	1			TAC · PCL
1973	22	MIN-min	AAA	114	435	337	67	87	10	2	17	49	4	2	89	64	.258	.419	.451	.870		152		6	1	2			TAC · PCL
1974	23	MIN-min	AAA	115	446	357	68	110	16	0	18	69	4	2	78	41	.308	.436	.504	.940		180		6	1	4			TAC · PCL
1975	24	MIN-min	AAA	62	252	202	38	51	5	0	9	29	6	1	47	36	.252	.393	.411	.804		83		1	0	2			TAC · PCL
1975	24	MIN	AL	49	147	127	11	23	5	0	1	11	0	0	15	22	.181	.262	.244	.506	43	31	3	0	2	3	0	3/79
1976	25	BAL-min	AAA	127	506	405	71	117	19	3	18	70	2	2	85	71	.289	.413	.484	.897		196		4	7	5			ROC · IL
1977	26	MIN-min	AAA	113	451	363	80	99	12	1	12	64	11	3	78	61	.273	.393	.410	.804		149		0	1	9			TAC · PCL
1978	27	MIN-min	AAA	119	428	325	47	74	13	0	10	49	2	6	91	61	.228	.394	.360	.754		117		2	4	6			TOL · IL
1979	28	MIN-min	A	1	0	0		0	0	0	0											0							VIS · CALL
1980	29	MIN-min	A	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			VIS · CALL
1 Yr				49	147	127	11	23	5	0	1	11	0	0	15	22	.181	.262	.244	.506	43	31	3	0	2	3	0
162 Game Avg.				162	486	420	36	76	17	0	3	36	0	0	50	73	.181	.262	.244	.506	43	102	10	0	7	10	0

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
1975	24	MIN	AL	49	147	-8	-0	1	0	-2	-9	-1.0	5	-5	-0.5	.479	.494	-0.6	-0.2	-5	$	3/79
1 Season				49	147	-8	-0	1	0	-2	-9	-1.0	5	-5	-0.5	.479	.494	-0.6	-0.2	-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
1975	24	MIN	AL	147	112	9	2.2	94	.206	.181	.260	.262	.330	.244	.382	.506	.713	43	.220	-9.3	-1.0	.430	.181	.063	.0
1 Yr				147	112	9	2.2	94	.206	.181	.260	.262	.330	.244	.382	.506	.713	43	.220	-9.3	-1.0	.430	.181	.063	.0
162 Game Avg.				486	370	30	2.2	94	.206	.181	.260	.262	.330	.244	.382	.506	.713	43	.220	-9.3	-1.0	.430	.181	.063

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1975	24	MIN	AL	147	0.7%	15.0%	10.2%	4.1%	26%	1.47	5.8	127.0	11.5	1.07	73%
1 Yr				147	0.7%	15.0%	10.2%	4.1%	26%	1.47	5.8	127.0	11.5	1.07	73%
MLB Averages					1.8%	13.0%	9.0%	6.1%	27%	1.44	6.8	48.7	8.7	1.10	74%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1975	24	MIN	AL	-9.3	-1.0	151	-0.7	2.2	-2.9	1.12	-0.7	0.1	-8.9	-0.9	0.97	-8.5	1.09	5
1 Yr				-9.3	-1.0	151	-0.7	2.2	-2.9	1.12	-0.7	0.1	-8.9	-0.9	0.97	-8.5	1.09	5

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1975	24	MIN	AL	4	0	27%	52	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	33%	7	6	1	1	1	0	4	1	3
1 Yr				4	0	27%	52	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	33%	7	6	1	1	1	0	4	1	3

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1975	24	MIN	AL	147	80%	23			5	1	0	0	1.09	1	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	67%	34	3	9%	16	6	38%	98	12	12%	10	5	50%	4	2	50%	0
1 Yr				147	80%	23			5	1	0	0	1.09	1	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	67%	34	3	9%	16	6	38%	98	12	12%	10	5	50%	4	2	50%	0
MLB Averages					55%																			77%			11%			34%			14%			48%			54%

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
1975	24	49	147	127	11	23	5	0	1	11	0	0	15	22	.181	.262	.244	.506	43	31	3	0	2	3	0

Neutralized Batting

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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	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1975	24	49	150	129	12	24	5	1	12	16	22	.186	.270	.248	.518	9	49
1 Yr		49	150	129	12	24	5	1	12	16	22	.186	.270	.248	.518	9	49
162 Game Avg.		162	496	426	40	79	17	3	40	53	73	.186	.270	.248	.518	30	49

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Awards (yr lg award) 1991 AL Mgr of the year

Awards (yr lg award)
1991 AL Mgr of the year

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