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Bill Kelso

William Eugene Kelso

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 19, 1940 in Kansas City, MO
High School: North Kansas City HS (Kansas City, MO)
School: Whitworth College (Spokane, WA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1964 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Angels/Reds 1964-1968

Final Game: September 28, 1968 (Age 28)
Died: May 11, 2009 in North Kansas City, MO
Buried: White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, MO
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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
1962	22	LAD-min	B	0	1	.000	9.00	3	1		0	0		8.0	10	9	8	1	5	0	12	0	0	2			1.875	11.2	1.1	5.6	13.5	2.40	SLM · NORW
1963	23	LAD-min	A	14	7	.667	2.75	50	3					144.0	98	56	44	10	76								1.208	6.1	0.6	4.8			SLM · NORW
1964	24	HOU-ANA-min	AAA	9	11	.450	5.22	30	29		7	0		169.0	180	101	98	29	85	5	159	3	1	4			1.568	9.6	1.5	4.5	8.5	1.87	OKC,HAW · PCL
1964	24	LAA	AL	2	0	1.000	2.28	10	1	2	1	1	0	23.2	19	6	6	3	9	0	21	1	0	1	97	147	1.183	7.2	1.1	3.4	8.0	2.33

1965	25	ANA-min	AA	4	9	.308	6.50	29	11					108.0	125	80	78	11	61		90						1.722	10.4	0.9	5.1	7.5	1.48	ELP · TL
1966	26	ANA-min	AAA	8	5	.615	2.09	54	0		0	0		142.0	89	41	33	6	71	12	123	2	0	10			1.127	5.6	0.4	4.5	7.8	1.73	SLE · PCL
1966	26	CAL	AL	1	1	.500	2.38	5	0	1	0	0	0	11.1	11	3	3	1	6	1	11	1	0	0	52	146	1.500	8.7	0.8	4.8	8.7	1.83
1967	27	CAL	AL	5	3	.625	2.97	69	1	32	0	0	11	112.0	85	41	37	6	63	10	91	4	2	5	471	105	1.321	6.8	0.5	5.1	7.3	1.44
1968	28	CIN-min	AAA	1	5	.167	6.07	20	5		0	0		43.0	45	30	29	6	26	4	33	1	0	3			1.651	9.4	1.3	5.4	6.9	1.27	INA · PCL
1968	28	CIN	NL	4	1	.800	3.98	35	0	6	0	0	1	54.1	56	26	24	6	15	5	39	3	0	5	233	80	1.307	9.3	1.0	2.5	6.5	2.60
1969	29	KCR-OAK-MIN-min	AAA	3	4	.429	6.80	29	3		0	0	5	49.0	70	40	37	7	22	2	22	0	0	5			1.878	12.9	1.3	4.0	4.0	1.00	OMA,IWA,DEN · AA
1970	30	OAK-min	AA	10	6	.625	2.94	26	19		8	1	2	144.0	136	65	47	7	40	2	107	5	0	5			1.222	8.5	0.4	2.5	6.7	2.68	BIR · SOUL
1971	31	OAK-min	AAA	5	7	.417	3.94	19	12		4	0	0	96.0	83	46	42	10	36	4	78	3	0	3			1.240	7.8	0.9	3.4	7.3	2.17	IWA · AA
1972	32	CHC-OAK-WSN-min	AAA	12	8	.600	3.17	28	26		10	2	0	190.0	182	80	67	23	72	5	139	9	0	6			1.337	8.6	1.1	3.4	6.6	1.93	WCH,IWA,PNS · AA,IL
4 Yrs				12	5	.706	3.13	119	2	41	1	1	12	201.1	171	76	70	16	93	16	162	9	2	11	853	102	1.311	7.6	0.7	4.2	7.2	1.74
162 Game Avg.				7	3	.706	3.13	67	1	23	1	1	7	113	96	43	39	9	52	9	91	5	1	6	479	102	1.311	7.6	0.7	4.2	7.2	1.74

CAL (3 yrs)				8	4	.667	2.82	84	2	35	1	1	11	147.0	115	50	46	10	78	11	123	6	2	6	620	113	1.313	7.0	0.6	4.8	7.5	1.58
CIN (1 yr)				4	1	.800	3.98	35	0	6	0	0	1	54.1	56	26	24	6	15	5	39	3	0	5	233	80	1.307	9.3	1.0	2.5	6.5	2.60

AL (3 yrs)				8	4	.667	2.82	84	2	35	1	1	11	147.0	115	50	46	10	78	11	123	6	2	6	620	113	1.313	7.0	0.6	4.8	7.5	1.58
NL (1 yr)				4	1	.800	3.98	35	0	6	0	0	1	54.1	56	26	24	6	15	5	39	3	0	5	233	80	1.307	9.3	1.0	2.5	6.5	2.60

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1964	24	LAA	AL	23.2	10	1	6	2.28	4.28	0.29	-0.08	88.7	3.46	3	0.4	.6	-0.1	0.5	5	.540	.502

1966	26	CAL	AL	11.1	5	0	3	2.38	4.18	0.03	-0.17	105.6	4.21	2	0.3	1.1	-0.0	0.4	3	.559	.502
1967	27	CAL	AL	112.0	69	1	41	3.29	3.71	0.22	-0.14	98.5	3.30	2	0.2	1.2	-0.2	1.0	8	.503	.501	$10,000
1968	28	CIN	NL	54.1	35	0	26	4.31	3.39	-0.24	-0.15	106.1	3.69	-4	-0.6	.8	-0.0	-0.1	0	.484	.497
4 Seasons				201.1	119	2	76	3.40	3.71	0.09	-0.14	99.8	3.48	3	0.4	1.0	-0.3	1.9	16	.503	.501	$10,000

CAL (3 yrs)				147.0	84	2	50	3.06	3.84	0.21	-0.13	97.5	3.40	8	0.9	1.1	-0.3	1.9	16	.511	.502	$10,000
CIN (1 yr)				54.1	35	0	26	4.31	3.39	-0.24	-0.15	106.1	3.69	-4	-0.6	.8	-0.0	-0.1	0	.484	.497

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
1959	19	LAD-min	D	23	58	58		10	2	1	3						.172	.172	.397	.569		23							ORL · FLOR
1960	20	LAD-min	D	97	327	327		87	15	1	16						.266	.266	.465	.731		152							PNC · ALFL
1961	21	LAD-min	B,D	100	315	315		72	19	1	19						.229	.229	.476	.705		150							SLM,ORL,KOK · NORW,FLOR,MIDW
1962	22	LAD-min	B	106	337	298	43	83	15	0	12	51	5	2	34	71	.279	.354	.450	.804		134		1	4	0			SLM · NORW
1963	23	LAD-min	A	50	53	53		13	4	0	3						.245	.245	.491	.736		26							SLM · NORW
1964	24	HOU-ANA-min	AAA	55	94	85	6	11	1	0	4	12	0	0	7	26	.129	.194	.282	.476		24		0	1	1			OKC,HAW · PCL
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

1965	25	ANA-min	AA	33	49	47	3	7	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	13	.149	.184	.213	.396		10							ELP · TL
1966	26	ANA-min	AAA	60	61	60	6	8	2	3	2	6	0	0	0	19	.133	.148	.367	.514		22		1	0	0			SLE · PCL
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-min	AAA	20	13	12	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	.167	.231	.417	.647		5		0	0	0			INA · PCL
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
1969	29	KCR-OAK-MIN-min	AAA	30	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000		1		0	0	0			OMA,IWA,DEN · AA
1970	30	OAK-min	AA	37	69	64	8	16	2	0	3	15	0	0	4	13	.250	.294	.422	.716		27		0	1	0			BIR · SOUL
1971	31	OAK-min	AAA	24	43	40	5	13	1	0	2	8	0	0	2	9	.325	.349	.500	.849		20		0	0	1			IWA · AA
1972	32	CHC-OAK-WSN-min	AAA	34	86	79	9	17	2	0	5	15	0	0	6	26	.215	.267	.430	.698		34		0	0	1			WCH,IWA,PNS · AA,IL
4 Yrs				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

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1964	24	LAA	AL	10	7	-1	-0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.496	.500	-0.0	-0.0	-0		1

1966	26	CAL	AL	5	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.497	.500	-0.0	-0.0	-0		/1
1967	27	CAL	AL	69	21	-3	-0	0	0	2	-1	-0.1	1	-0	-0.1	.499	.499	-0.1	-0.1	-0	$10,000	1
1968	28	CIN	NL	35	8	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.497	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1		1
4 Seasons				119	37	-6	-0	0	0	4	-2	-0.3	1	-1	-0.3	.498	.500	-0.3	-0.1	-1	$10,000

CAL (3 yrs)				84	29	-5	-0	0	0	3	-1	-0.2	1	-0	-0.2	.498	.500	-0.2	-0.1	-0	$10,000
CIN (1 yr)				35	8	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.497	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO
1964	LAA	AL	24	P	10	1	1	23.2	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	1.90	0.50	.956	1.90	1.89	0	0			0
1966	CAL	AL	26	P	5	0	0	11.1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.59	0.40	.950	1.99	1.98	2	0	0%	38%	0
1967	CAL	AL	27	P	69	1	0	112.0	27	5	20	2	1	.926	2.01	0.36	.957	1.96	1.96	7	10	59%	41%	1
1968	CIN	NL	28	P	35	0	0	54.1	7	1	6	0	0	1.000	1.16	0.20	.959	2.00	2.02	2	2	50%	40%	0
	4 Seasons			P	119	2	1	201.1	41	7	32	2	1	.951	1.74	0.33	.957	1.97	1.97	11	12	52%	40%	1
	4 Seasons			TOT	119	2	1	201.1	41	7	32	2	1	.951	1.74	0.33	.957	1.97	1.97	11	12	52%	40%	1

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played s c a p y 1967 AL 69 (3rd)	Games Finished s c a p y 1967 AL 32 (8th)	Def. Games as P s c a p y 1967 AL 69 (3rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1967 AL 69 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1967 AL 32 (8th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1967 AL 69 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 1 (2652), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 1 (1982), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS	Relief Pitcher (1096th), 1.6 career WAR/1.6 7yr-peak WAR/1.6 JAWS Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

Before 1962 Season: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.
December 2, 1963: Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1963 rule 5 draft.
November 29, 1967: Traded by the California Angels with Jorge Rubio to the Cincinnati Reds for Sammy Ellis.
March 18, 1969: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Cincinnati Reds.
March 29, 1969: Returned to the Cincinnati Reds by the Boston Red Sox following previous purchase.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1967	27	California Angels	$10,000	Noll/Fort/Hylan database

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$10,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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