Bob Kelly MLB Baseball Statistics

High Level

MLB

Years

1951-1958 (1951-1958)

Proper Name

Robert Edward Kelly

Positions

P (123)

Positions

Height / Weight

6-0 / 180

Bats / Throws

Right / Right

Birthdate

October 4,1927

Death Date

November 27,2024 Age: 97.054

Place

Cleveland, Ohio

High School

Shaw (East Cleveland,OH)

Colleges

Purdue University (West Lafayette,IN), Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland,OH)

Drafted/Signed

UDFA: 1947-Chicago Cubs

MLB Debut

May 4,1951

MLBAM ID

116958

Retrosheet#

kellb103

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gf	gr	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so_bb
1951	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	18,33	23	7	4	4.66	35	11	4	0	10	24	0	123.2	130	70	64	8	55	48	7	0	1	1.50	9.46	0.58	4.00	3.49	5.09	0.87
1952	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	33	24	4	9	3.59	31	15	3	2	10	16	0	125.1	114	62	50	7	46	50	7	0	3	1.28	8.19	0.50	3.30	3.59	4.45	1.09
1953	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	33	25	0	1	9.53	14	0	0	0	6	14	0	17.0	27	19	18	2	9	6	0	0	1	2.12	14.29	1.06	4.76	3.18	10.06	0.67
1953	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	33	25	1	2	4.34	28	5	0	0	11	23	2	66.1	71	36	32	7	26	29	3	0	0	1.46	9.63	0.95	3.53	3.93	4.88	1.12
1958	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	45	30	0	0	4.50	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	3.00	13.50	0.00	13.50	4.50	4.50	0.33
1958	Cleveland Indians	AL	MLB	CLE	37	30	0	2	5.20	13	3	0	0	2	10	0	27.2	29	18	16	4	13	12	1	0	1	1.52	9.43	1.30	4.23	3.90	5.86	0.92
1951	MLB	Total	--	CHN	--	--	7	4	4.66	35	11	4	0	24	10	0	123.2	130	70	64	8	55	48	7	0	1	1.50	9.46	0.58	4.00	3.49	5.09	0.87
1952	MLB	Total	--	CHN	--	--	4	9	3.59	31	15	3	2	16	10	0	125.1	114	62	50	7	46	50	7	0	3	1.28	8.19	0.50	3.30	3.59	4.45	1.09
1953	MLB	Total	--	CIN,CHN	--	--	1	3	5.40	42	5	0	0	37	17	2	83.1	98	55	50	9	35	35	3	0	1	1.60	10.58	0.97	3.78	3.78	5.94	1.00
1958	MLB	Total	--	CIN,CLE	--	--	0	2	5.16	15	4	0	0	11	3	0	29.2	32	19	17	4	16	13	1	0	1	1.62	9.71	1.21	4.85	3.94	5.76	0.81
Tot:	MLB (4 yrs)		MLB				12	18	4.50	123	35	7	2	88	40	2	362.0	374	206	181	28	152	146	18	0	6	1.45	9.30	0.70	3.78	3.63	5.12	0.96
Tot:	AL (1 yrs)		AL				0	2	5.20	13	3	0	0	10	2	0	27.2	29	18	16	4	13	12	1	0	1	1.52	9.43	1.30	4.23	3.90	5.86	0.92
Tot:	NL (4 yrs)		NL				12	16	4.44	110	32	7	2	78	38	2	334.1	345	188	165	24	139	134	17	0	5	1.45	9.29	0.65	3.74	3.61	5.06	0.96

Batting Statistics

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	iw	dp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so_bb	ab_hr
1951	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	18,33	23	P	35	31	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	3	0	0	0	5	35	0	5	.161	.188	.161	.349	.032	.000	.000	2.86	22.86	8.00	0.00
1952	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	33	24	P	31	37	2	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	2	8	38	0	8	.216	.216	.216	.432	.000	.000	.000	0.00	18.42	0.00	0.00
1953	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	33	25	P	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
1953	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	33	25	P	28	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	18	0	2	.118	.118	.118	.236	.000	.000	.000	0.00	33.33	0.00	0.00
1958	Cleveland Indians	AL	MLB	CLE	37	30	P	13	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	.250	.000	.250	20.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
1951	MLB	Total	--	CHN	--	--	--	35	31	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	3	0	0	0	5	35	0	5	.161	.188	.161	.349	.032	.000	.217	2.86	22.86	8.00		NL	1951
1952	MLB	Total	--	CHN	--	--	--	31	37	2	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	2	8	38	0	8	.216	.216	.216	.432	.000	.000	.267	0.00	18.42			NL	1952
1953	MLB	Total	--	CHN,CIN	--	--	--	42	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	19	0	2	.111	.111	.111	.222	.000	.000	.182	0.00	36.84			NL	1953
1958	MLB	Total	--	CLE	--	--	--	13	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	.250	.000	.250	20.00	0.00	0.00		AL	1958
Tot:	MLB (4 yrs)		MLB					121	90	3	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	22	0	5	0	0	2	16	97	0	16	.178	.196	.178	.373	.022	.000	.235	2.06	22.68	11.00
Tot:	NL (3 yrs)		NL					108	86	3	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	22	0	5	0	0	2	15	92	0	15	.174	.184	.174	.358	.012	.000	.234	1.09	23.91	22.00
Tot:	AL (1 yrs)		AL					13	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	.250	.000	.250	20.00	0.00	0.00

Fielding Statistics

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year	team	league	level	age	pos	g	gs	inn	po	a	e	dp	tc	tsc	sb	cs	sb%	fpct	rfg	rfi	rf9i	tm share	pl share	tm rank
1951	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	23	P	35	-	-	13	20	2	1	35	33	0	0		.943	0.9	0.00	0.00	22.7	100.0	3
1952	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	24	P	31	-	-	8	27	2	1	37	35	0	0		.946	1.1	0.00	0.00	20.1	100.0	6
1953	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	25	P	28	-	-	2	13	1	2	16	15	0	0		.938	0.5	0.00	0.00	18.2	100.0	7
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Yearly Summary

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year	team	league	level	mlb-class	age	w	l	rank	rpi	gp	manager	salary	service time	playoffs	awards
1951	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	23	62	92	8	-	35	Phil Cavarretta, Frankie Frisch			dnq
1952	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	24	77	77	5	-	31	Phil Cavarretta			dnq
1953	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	25	65	89	7	-	14	Phil Cavarretta			dnq
1953	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	25	68	86	6	-	28	Rogers Hornsby, Buster Mills			dnq
1958	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	30	76	78	4	-	2	Birdie Tebbetts, Jimmy Dykes			dnq
1958	Cleveland Indians	AL	MLB	CLE	30	77	76	4	-	13	Joe Gordon, Bobby Bragan			dnq
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date	transaction description	team	minor team	40-man	status
1958-04-23	Traded from Cincinnati Reds to Cleveland Indians for Fred Hatfield	Cleveland Indians		No	Hist
1953-06-12	Traded from Chicago Cubs with Fred Baczewski to Cincinnati Reds for Bubba Church	Cincinnati Reds		No	Hist
1947-08-01	Signed as undrafted free agent (Purdue)	Chicago Cubs		No	Hist
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[1947] Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in Round #0 (#0) out of Purdue

[1951] Played for Chicago Cubs (MLB)

[1952] Played for Chicago Cubs (MLB)

[1953] Played for Chicago Cubs (MLB) ... Played for Cincinnati Reds (MLB)

[1958] Played for Cleveland Indians (MLB) ... Played for Cincinnati Reds (MLB)

[1963] Ivy League All-Conference

Stat Capsule	w-l	g	gs	sv	ip	h	so	era	whip
MLB Career	12-18	123	35	2	362.0	374	146	4.50	1.45