Bill Kelso
William Eugene Kelso
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 19, 1940 in Kansas City, MO
High School: North (Kansas City, MO)
School: Whitworth College
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1964
Final Game: September 28, 1968
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Standard Batting

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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
1964 24 LAA AL 10 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 -54 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 26 CAL AL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 27 CAL AL 69 21 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .105 .105 .105 .211 -36 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1968 28 CIN NL 35 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 119 37 34 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .059 .086 .059 .145 -56 2 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 50 46 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 .059 .086 .059 .145 -56 3 0 0 3 0 0
CAL (3 yrs) 84 29 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .077 .111 .077 .188 -43 2 0 0 2 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 35 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 84 29 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .077 .111 .077 .188 -43 2 0 0 2 0 0
NL (1 yr) 35 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1964 24 LAA AL 7 6 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .244 .143 .310 .000 .379 .143 .689 -54 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
1966 26 CAL AL 1 1 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .245 .000 .311 .000 .378 .000 .689 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1967 27 CAL AL 21 19 0 0.0 80 .333 .105 .238 .105 .306 .105 .356 .211 .662 -36 .000 -3.2 -0.4 .118 .000 .000
1968 28 CIN NL 8 8 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .259 .000 .318 .000 .364 .000 .682 -100 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
4 Seasons 37 34 0 0.0 83 .154 .059 .244 .086 .310 .059 .363 .145 .673 -56 .000 -6.6 -0.7 .094 .029 .000
162 Game Avg. 50 46 0 0.0 83 .154 .059 .244 .086 .310 .059 .363 .145 .673 -56 .000 -6.6 -0.7 .094 .029 .000
CAL (3 yrs) 29 26 0 0.0 82 .250 .077 .239 .111 .307 .077 .362 .188 .670 -43 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .125 .038 .000
CIN (1 yr) 8 8 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .259 .000 .318 .000 .364 .000 .682 -100 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
AL (3 yrs) 29 26 0 0.0 82 .250 .077 .239 .111 .307 .077 .362 .188 .670 -43 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .125 .038 .000
NL (1 yr) 8 8 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .259 .000 .318 .000 .364 .000 .682 -100 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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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
1964 24 LAA AL 7 0.0% 71.4% 14.3% 0.0% 5.00 1.2 0.00 14%
1966 26 CAL AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1967 27 CAL AL 21 0.0% 61.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.5 5.00 29%
1968 28 CIN NL 8 0.0% 37.5% 0.0% 0.0% 2.7 4.00 63%
4 Seasons 37 0.0% 56.8% 2.7% 0.0% 0% 21.00 1.6 3.33 35%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1964 24 LAA AL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 26 CAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 27 CAL AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 28 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 0 0 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1964 24 LAA AL 7 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1966 26 CAL AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 27 CAL AL 21 38% 2 1 0 0 0 0.80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 7 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1968 28 CIN NL 8 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 37 30% 2 1 0 0 0 0.80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 6 2 33% 13 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1964 24 10 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 -54 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 25 10 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 -54 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 26 15 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .125 .000 .125 -60 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 27 84 29 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .077 .111 .077 .188 -43 2 0 0 2 0 0
1968 28 119 37 34 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .059 .086 .059 .145 -56 2 0 0 2 0 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 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1964 24 10 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 10
1966 26 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1967 27 69 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 69
1968 28 35 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 35
4 Seasons 119 35 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .000 .029 .000 .029 0 119
162 Game Avg. 162 48 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 .000 .029 .000 .029 0 119

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