1988
Born June 9, 1988
Anaheim, CA, USA
Joe Kelly Notable
b. June 9, 1988 · St. Louis Cardinals 2012–2014, Boston Red Sox 2014–2018, Los Angeles Dodgers 2019–2021, 2023–2024, Chicago White Sox 2022–2023
Joe Kelly played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 2014 to 2018.
He went 54 and 38 with a 3.98 earned run average, pitching 839 innings in 485 games. He struck out 767. Across 493 games he batted .163, with 15 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Anaheim, CA, USA on June 9, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | STL | 29 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .152 |
| 2013 | STL | 40 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .152 |
| 2014 | BOS/STL | 17 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| 2015 | BOS | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 2016 | BOS | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | BOS | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | BOS | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | LAD | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | LAD | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | LAD | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | CHW | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | CHW/LAD | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | LAD | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 493 | 92 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 | .163 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | STL | 5 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 107.0 | 112 | 42 | 36 | 75 | 3.53 |
| 2013 | STL | 10 | 5 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 124.0 | 124 | 37 | 44 | 79 | 2.69 |
| 2014 | BOS/STL | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 96.1 | 88 | 45 | 42 | 66 | 4.20 |
| 2015 | BOS | 10 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 134.1 | 145 | 72 | 49 | 110 | 4.82 |
| 2016 | BOS | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 40.0 | 44 | 23 | 24 | 48 | 5.17 |
| 2017 | BOS | 4 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 42 | 18 | 27 | 52 | 2.79 |
| 2018 | BOS | 4 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 65.2 | 57 | 32 | 32 | 68 | 4.39 |
| 2019 | LAD | 5 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 51.1 | 49 | 26 | 22 | 62 | 4.56 |
| 2020 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 2021 | LAD | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 44.0 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 2.86 |
| 2022 | CHW | 1 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 37.0 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 53 | 6.08 |
| 2023 | CHW/LAD | 2 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 39.1 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 60 | 4.12 |
| 2024 | LAD | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 4.78 |
| Career | — | 54 | 38 | 485 | 81 | 7 | 839.0 | 793 | 371 | 355 | 767 | 3.98 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Major-league debut: Joe Kelly
Joe Kelly made a major-league debut on June 10, 2012.
2024
Final major-league game: Joe Kelly
Joe Kelly played a final major-league game on September 27, 2024.
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