Bob Kelly Stats

Bob Kelly was born on Tuesday, October 4, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio. Kelly was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 4, 1951, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Kelly baseball stats page.

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Bob Kelly
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Robert Edward Kelly
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   10-04-1927
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cleveland, Ohio
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Purdue University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   05-04-1951 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-04-1958
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Kelly

Bob Kelly Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1951 Cubs 35 11 10 7 4 .636 4.66 4 0 0 123.2 534 130 64 70 8 55 - 48 7 1 0 -
1952 Cubs 31 15 10 4 9 .308 3.59 3 2 0 125.1 544 114 50 62 7 46 - 50 7 3 0 -
1953 Cubs 14 0 6 0 1 .000 9.53 0 0 0 17.0 83 27 18 19 2 9 - 6 0 1 0 -
1953 Redlegs 28 5 11 1 2 .333 4.34 0 0 2 66.1 285 71 32 36 7 26 - 29 3 0 0 -
1958 Redlegs 2 1 1 0 0 .000 4.50 0 0 0 2.0 11 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 -
1958 Indians 13 3 2 0 2 .000 5.20 0 0 0 27.2 119 29 16 18 4 13 0 12 1 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
4 Years 123 35 40 12 18 .400 4.50 7 2 2 362.0 1,576 374 181 206 28 152 1 146 18 6 0 -
Bob Kelly

Bob Kelly Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 Cubs 35 31 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 3 - 0 0 .161 .188 .161
1952 Cubs 31 37 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 7 1 - 0 2 .216 .216 .216
1953 Cubs 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1953 Redlegs 28 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 1 - 0 0 .118 .118 .118
1958 Redlegs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1958 Indians 13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 123 90 3 16 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 5 0 0 2 .178 .196 .178
Bob Kelly

Bob Kelly Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1951 Cubs P 35 11 371 35 1.0 33 13 20 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .943 2.40 -
1952 Cubs P 31 15 376 37 1.2 35 8 27 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .946 2.51 -
1953 Cubs P 14 0 51 6 0.4 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.18 -
1953 Redlegs P 28 5 199 16 0.6 15 2 13 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.04 -
1958 Redlegs P 2 1 6 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 -
1958 Indians P 13 3 83 5 0.4 5 0 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.63 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 123 35 1,086 100 0.8 95 24 71 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.36 --
4 Years 123 35 1,086 100 0.8 95 24 71 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.36 --
Bob Kelly

Bob Kelly Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.87 3.49 4.00
1952 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 37.0 1.09 3.59 3.30
1953 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.67 3.18 4.76
1953 Redlegs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 0.0 1.12 3.93 3.53
1958 Redlegs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.33 4.50 13.50
1958 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.92 3.90 4.23
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.1 90.0 0.96 3.63 3.78
Bob Kelly

Bob Kelly Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1951 Chicago Cubs 18, 33 Undetermined - -
1952 Chicago Cubs 33 Undetermined - -
1953 Chicago Cubs 33 Undetermined - -
1953 Cincinnati Redlegs 33 Undetermined - -
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 45 Undetermined - -
1958 Cleveland Indians 37 Undetermined - -


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