Joe Kelly

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 174lb (185cm, 78kg)

Born: June 9, 1988 in Anaheim, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA).

High School: Corona HS (Corona, CA)

School: University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA)

Debut: June 10, 2012 (Age 24-001d, 20,216th in major league history)
vs. CLE 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$8M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 11.029 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: ACES

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Joseph William Kelly

Nicknames: JK, Jimmy B or 909

Twitter: @JosephKellyJr

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.3

5.5

ERA

5.25

3.97

463

12.0

819.0

745

WHIP

1.500

1.366

Summary of 69 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 7 tying, 18 go ahead

4 Tms
BOS	32
STL	23
LAD	9
CHW	5

Platoon
vs RHB	37
vs LHB	32

Home/Road
Away	36
Home	33

Outs
0	29
1	22
2	18

25 Opps
HOU	8
TOR	8
ARI	6
NYY	4
BAL	4
KCR	4
TBR	3
LAD	3
WSN	3
MIL	3
SFG	2
OAK	2
CHC	2
DET	2
NYM	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
MIA	2
MIN	1
COL	1
TEX	1
SDP	1
CIN	1
SEA	1
CHW	1

62 Batters
Preston Tucker	2
Josh Donaldson	2
Carlos Correa	2
Mark Teixeira	2
Evan Gattis	2
Eduardo Escobar	2
Martín Prado	2
Mike Moustakas	1
Eric Thames	1
Justin Upton	1
Bryce Harper	1
Tyler Colvin	1
Evan Longoria	1
Eric Hosmer	1
Roger Bernadina	1
Travis Wood	1
Dexter Fowler	1
Shin-Soo Choo	1
Gary Sánchez	1
José Abreu	1
Adeiny Hechavarría	1
Sean Halton	1
Salvador Perez	1
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1
Steve Pearce	1
Ryon Healy	1
José Bautista	1
Luis Cruz	1
Pedro Álvarez	1
Stephen Vogt	1
Chris Davis	1
Jedd Gyorko	1
Logan Morrison	1
Brandon Belt	1
Brad Miller	1
Steven Souza Jr.	1
Ryan Sweeney	1
Luke Raley	1
Yan Gomes	1
David Lough	1
Trevor Plouffe	1
Miguel Montero	1
J.D. Martinez	1
Caleb Joseph	1
Ozzie Albies	1
Robinson Chirinos	1
Rickie Weeks	1
Devon Travis	1
Edwin Encarnación	1
Christian Walker	1
Jose Altuve	1
Zach McKinstry	1
Adrián González	1
Andre Ethier	1
Cavan Biggio	1
Michael A. Taylor	1
Paul Goldschmidt	1
Justin Smoak	1
Kelly Shoppach	1
Kyle Seager	1
Russell Martin	1
Derek Dietrich	1

20 Parks
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	12
Fenway Pk (BOS)	11
Dodger Stad (LOS)	8
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	5
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	5
Guaranteed (CHI)	5
Chase Field (PHO)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	2
Comerica Pk (DET)	2
Nationals Pk (WAS)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1

Where Hit
7	21
9	19
78	15
8	7
89	7

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	15
2	13
4	12
5	10
1	9
6	6
7+	4

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	54
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	35
1--	17
12-	6
123	3
-2-	3
-23	2
1-3	2
--3	1

119 Runs
RISP	17
0 on	35
1 on	21
2 on	10
3 on	3
Any on	34

Inning
1	7
2	6
3	10
4	13
5	7
6	5
7	8
8	10
9	3

1-3	23
4-6	25
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+2	7
+1	12
Tied	11
-1	7
-2	9
-3	7
-4..	10

Ahead	25
Tied	11
Behind	33

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	11
0-0	9
1-0	8
1-1	7
0-2	6
1-2	6
2-1	6
0-1	5
3-2	4
2-0	3
3-1	2
3-0	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	14
2B	9
CF	8
C	8
3B	8
RF	7
DH	6
LF	4
SS	3
PH	1
P	1

OrderPos
2nd	13
7th	12
4th	10
6th	9
5th	7
9th	6
3rd	5
1st	4
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	20
Medium Lev	20
Low Lev	29

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2012-06-16	Mike Moustakas	KCR	@	STL	behind 1-6	t 4	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	5	5	4%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	2012-06-22	Salvador Perez	KCR		STL	behind 1-11	b 4	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	7	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Moustakas Scores
3	3	3	1	2012-07-03	Tyler Colvin	COL	@	STL	behind 0-2	t 3	1	12-	4,(0-2) CFFX	3	1	8	28%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Herrera Scores/unER; J. Francis Scores
4	4	4	1	2012-07-17	Rickie Weeks	MIL		STL	tied 2-2	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	6	4	13%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	5	1	2012-07-23	Luis Cruz	LAD	@	STL	behind 0-1	t 2	1	12-	7,(2-2) BC*BCFFX	3	7	6	26%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Ethier Scores/unER; A. Kennedy Scores
6	6	6	1	2012-08-14	Miguel Montero	ARI	@	STL	behind 0-3	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	2	16%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Upton Scores
7	7	7	1	2012-08-29	Pedro Álvarez	PIT		STL	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	1-3	5,(3-1) SBBBX	3	5	5	22%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Snider Scores; G. Jones Scores
8	8	8	1	2012-09-03	Kelly Shoppach	NYM	@	STL	behind 0-4	t 7	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	7	2	8%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Baxter Scores
9	9	9	1	2012-09-14	Andre Ethier	LAD		STL	behind 1-4	b 3	2	1--	4,(3-0) 1*BBBX	2	2	9	19%	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); S. Victorino Scores
10	10	10	1	2012-09-28	Roger Bernadina	WSN	@	STL	behind 1-9	t 7	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	9	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2013-04-03	Paul Goldschmidt	ARI		STL	behind 3-4	b 5	1	--3	1,(0-0) .X	2	5	3	22%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Hill Scores
12	12	2	2	2013-04-03	Martín Prado	ARI		STL	behind 5-7	b 6	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	7	30%	54%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); E. Chavez Scores
13	13	3	1	2013-04-27	Russell Martin	PIT	@	STL	behind 0-2	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	28%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); P. Álvarez Scores
14	14	4	1	2013-05-25	Adrián González	LAD		STL	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	3	3	11%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	5	1	2013-06-28	Stephen Vogt	OAK		STL	ahead 5-0	b 4	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	8	2	2%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
16	16	6	1	2013-07-06	Logan Morrison	MIA	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	1--	5,(2-2) CFBBX	2	4	3	20%	79%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); P. Polanco Scores
17	17	7	2	2013-07-06	Derek Dietrich	MIA	@	STL	ahead 3-2	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	4	11%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	8	1	2013-08-22	Justin Upton	ATL	@	STL	behind 0-1	t 5	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	9	28%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Maholm Scores
19	19	9	1	2013-08-27	Shin-Soo Choo	CIN	@	STL	behind 0-2	t 5	0	---	7,(2-2) BCFFFBX	1	1	8	12%	35%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
20	20	10	1	2013-09-12	Sean Halton	MIL	@	STL	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	-2-	4,(2-1) B*BCX	2	7	3	12%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Gómez Scores
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2014-07-25	Ryan Sweeney	CHC		STL	behind 0-3	b 2	0	1-3	5,(1-2) CBFFX	3	7	8	19%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); L. Valbuena Scores; W. Castillo Scores
22	22	2	2	2014-07-25	Travis Wood	CHC		STL	ahead 4-3	b 4	0	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	9	1	11%	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	3	1	2014-07-30	Jedd Gyorko	SDP		STL	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	4	8%	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
24	24	4	1	2014-08-17	Jose Altuve	HOU	@	BOS	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	2	4	20%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Corporán Scores; M. Krauss Scores; R. Grossman Scores
25	25	5	2	2014-08-17	Dexter Fowler	HOU	@	BOS	ahead 6-0	t 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	8	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	6	1	2014-08-27	José Bautista	TOR		BOS	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	9	11%	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
27	27	7	1	2014-09-02	Martín Prado	NYY		BOS	behind 0-6	b 3	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	7	4	4%	10%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
28	28	8	1	2014-09-14	Eric Hosmer	KCR		BOS	tied 0-0	b 2	0	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	6	3	18%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Gordon Scores; S. Pérez Scores
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2015-04-17	Caleb Joseph	BAL	@	BOS	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	7	2	11%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
30	30	2	1	2015-04-22	Steven Souza Jr.	TBR		BOS	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	2	9	11%	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
31	31	3	1	2015-04-27	Devon Travis	TOR	@	BOS	ahead 3-2	t 3	0	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	2	4	10%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
32	32	4	1	2015-05-03	Mark Teixeira	NYY	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	3,(1-1) 1FBX	2	4	3	18%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Gardner Scores
33	33	5	1	2015-05-09	Edwin Encarnación	TOR		BOS	ahead 2-0	b 4	2	-23	5,(1-2) FCF>B.X	3	4	3	15%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Travis Scores; J. Bautista Scores
34	34	6	1	2015-05-20	Robinson Chirinos	TEX	@	BOS	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	6,(2-2) CFBFBX	1	8	2	10%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
35	35	7	1	2015-05-25	Trevor Plouffe	MIN		BOS	ahead 4-0	b 2	2	12-	8,(3-2) CBBBC>F>F>X	3	4	5	8%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Hicks Scores; J. Mauer Scores
36	36	8	1	2015-06-23	David Lough	BAL	@	BOS	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	12-	6,(3-2) BSBBCX	3	9	8	19%	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); T. Snider Scores; J. Hardy Scores
37	37	9	1	2015-07-22	Preston Tucker	HOU		BOS	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	6,(3-2) BFCBBX	1	2	7	11%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
38	38	10	2	2015-07-22	Evan Gattis	HOU		BOS	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	DH	11%	78%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
39	39	11	3	2015-07-22	Preston Tucker	HOU		BOS	ahead 2-0	b 5	2	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	2	7	12%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Altuve Scores
40	40	12	1	2015-08-07	J.D. Martinez	DET		BOS	behind 0-5	b 4	1	1--	5,(2-2) 1*BBSFX	2	5	9	9%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); I. Kinsler Scores
41	41	13	1	2015-08-14	Kyle Seager	SEA	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	4,(1-2) BCCX	1	2	5	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
42	42	14	1	2015-08-24	José Abreu	CHW		BOS	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	5,(2-2) CBSBX	1	2	DH	11%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
43	43	15	1	2015-09-15	Steve Pearce	BAL		BOS	behind 0-1	b 3	0	1--	5,(2-2) CCBBX	2	9	7	19%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Hardy Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	2016-04-08	Josh Donaldson	TOR		BOS	ahead 3-2	b 4	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	2	DH	12%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Goins Scores; D. Barney Scores; K. Pillar Scores
45	45	2	1	2016-04-13	Chris Davis	BAL	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 3	0	-2-	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	3	3	14%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Machado Scores
46	46	3	1	2016-05-27	Josh Donaldson	TOR		BOS	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	5	10%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
47	47	4	2	2016-05-27	Justin Smoak	TOR		BOS	ahead 4-2	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	3	7%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
48	48	5	1	2016-09-28	Mark Teixeira	NYY		BOS	behind 1-3	b 9	2	123	2,(0-1) CX	4	7	3	82%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Ellsbury Scores; R. Torreyes Scores; E. Young Scores
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	2017-07-09	Brad Miller	TBR		BOS	tied 3-3	b 8	2	1--	4,(1-2) FS+1BX	2	7	4	38%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Morrison Scores
50	50	2	1	2017-08-18	Gary Sánchez	NYY	@	BOS	behind 2-3	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	DH	18%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
51	51	3	1	2017-09-14	Ryon Healy	OAK	@	BOS	behind 1-6	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	DH	1%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	2018-06-01	Carlos Correa	HOU		BOS	ahead 4-3	b 8	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	4	6	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
53	53	2	2	2018-06-01	Evan Gattis	HOU		BOS	ahead 5-3	b 8	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBF>X	2	6	DH	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Y. Gurriel Scores
54	54	3	1	2018-07-02	Bryce Harper	WSN		BOS	behind 2-4	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	5	8	14%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
55	55	4	1	2018-09-03	Ozzie Albies	ATL		BOS	behind 0-3	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	7	4	10%	25%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	2019-03-29	Christian Walker	ARI	@	LAD	behind 0-3	t 7	2	12-	6,(3-2) ..CFBBBX	3	9	PH	33%	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); N. Ahmed Scores/unER; A. Avila Scores/unER; C. Walker Scores/Team unER
57	57	2	1	2019-04-01	Brandon Belt	SFG	@	LAD	behind 0-2	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	2	3	12%	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
58	58	3	1	2019-04-19	Eric Thames	MIL		LAD	behind 2-5	b 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	3	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
59	59	4	1	2019-05-27	Adeiny Hechavarría	NYM	@	LAD	behind 3-8	t 8	0	1--	7,(2-2) SSBFFBX	2	6	4	4%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Frazier Scores
60	60	5	1	2019-07-27	Yan Gomes	WSN		LAD	behind 2-9	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) ..CCBBX	1	7	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
61	61	6	1	2019-08-29	Eduardo Escobar	ARI		LAD	ahead 7-4	b 6	0	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	3	5	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); K. Marte Scores; T. Locastro Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
62	62	1	1	2021-05-20	Eduardo Escobar	ARI	@	LAD	behind 0-2	t 6	2	-2-	6,(1-2) SFFFBX	2	4	5	24%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); K. Marte Scores
63	63	2	1	2021-05-27	Evan Longoria	SFG	@	LAD	behind 0-2	t 4	2	---	2,(0-1) .FX	1	5	5	10%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
64	64	3	1	2021-08-04	Carlos Correa	HOU	@	LAD	behind 2-7	t 8	2	---	6,(2-2) BFBSFX	1	3	6	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
65	65	1	1	2022-06-20	Cavan Biggio	TOR	@	CHW	behind 5-8	t 9	1	1--	5,(2-2) BCFBX	2	9	3	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Moreno Scores
66	66	2	1	2022-08-30	Michael A. Taylor	KCR	@	CHW	ahead 8-5	t 8	1	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	1	8	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
67	67	1	1	2023-04-27	Luke Raley	TBR	@	CHW	ahead 13-3	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) .FBBX	1	8	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
68	68	2	1	2023-05-27	Zach McKinstry	DET		CHW	behind 2-3	b 7	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	9	23%	55%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
69	69	3	1	2023-07-04	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	@	CHW	behind 2-3	t 8	0	1--	4,(2-1) .BBCX	2	4	3	40%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Biggio Scores