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Joe Kelly

Positions: Relief Pitcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (majors, 15-day IL)

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)

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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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.2

5.6

ERA

4.73

3.96

465

13.1

820.1

746

WHIP

1.350

1.364

2017 Player Pitching Game Log

2017 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2017-04-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Pittsburgh Pirates	11-12	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	27	17	3	2	4	3	1	1
2	2017-04-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	6	1	2	1	0	0	0
3	2017-04-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	8	4	0	2	1	0	0
4	2017-04-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	7-8		2.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	44	25	6	2	3	5	3	0
5	2017-04-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	5-7	W	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	28	16	4	3	6	2	1	0
6	2017-04-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	6-8		2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	30	20	4	4	4	3	2	0
7	2017-04-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	2	3	0	2	2	0
8	2017-04-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	16	2	5	1	1	0	0
9	2017-04-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago Cubs	7-7		0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	2	1	1	2	1	0
10	2017-04-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago Cubs	7-7		0.2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	10	3	1	1	1	1	0
11	2017-05-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	1	0	3	0	0	0
12	2017-05-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	7-7		0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	11	5	3	2	0	0	0
13	2017-05-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	21	12	4	0	2	0	0	0
14	2017-05-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	1	2	1	2	1	1
15	2017-05-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Milwaukee Brewers	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	14	4	1	1	2	2	0
16	2017-05-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	26	17	1	7	2	0	0	0
17	2017-05-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	St. Louis Cardinals	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	4	1	1	1	1	0
18	2017-05-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	2	3	0	1	1	0
19	2017-05-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	8-9		1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	15	4	2	2	2	2	0
20	2017-05-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Chicago White Sox	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	29	17	3	1	1	0	0	0
21	2017-06-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0
22	2017-06-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	3	1	2	1	1	0
23	2017-06-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	9	2	2	2	0	0	0
24	2017-06-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Detroit Tigers	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	14	4	3	1	0	0	0
25	2017-06-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Philadelphia Phillies	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	10	2	2	1	3	1	1
26	2017-06-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Philadelphia Phillies	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	7	2	1	1	1	0	0
27	2017-06-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Houston Astros	7-7	W	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	24	13	2	1	1	2	2	0
28	2017-06-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Houston Astros	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	13	5	2	1	1	1	0
29	2017-06-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	1	0	0	2	1	0
30	2017-06-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Angels	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	14	8	3	2	1	1	1	0
31	2017-06-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Angels	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	3	1	3	1	1	0
32	2017-06-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	27	19	2	2	3	0	0	0
33	2017-07-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	2	2	1	2	1	0
34	2017-07-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	7-8	L	1.2	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	24	16	5	3	1	4	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-IL
35	2017-08-02	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Syracuse Chiefs	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	1	2	1	1	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
36	2017-08-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	3	1	1	1	0	1
37	2017-08-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	8-8		0.2	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	24	15	4	3	0	4	3	0
38	2017-08-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		St. Louis Cardinals	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	14	2	0	2	2	0	0
39	2017-08-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	6-7		0.1	2	3	3	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	12	2	1	2	1	0	0
40	2017-08-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	9-9		0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
41	2017-08-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	13	2	3	0	3	1	0
42	2017-08-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	6	2	0	2	2	1	0
43	2017-08-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	5-6		1.1	5	2	2	1	3	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	41	25	5	7	4	3	2	0
44	2017-08-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	8-9		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	20	14	5	2	1	3	1	1
45	2017-09-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	5-6		1.0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	0	2	2	0	0	0
46	2017-09-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	8	3	2	0	1	0	0
47	2017-09-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	4	1	0	3	0	0	0
48	2017-09-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		0.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	8	3	1	1	1	1	0
49	2017-09-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	11	4	1	2	1	0	0
50	2017-09-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	11-13		3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	33	24	3	9	5	2	0	0
51	2017-09-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	7	4	1	0	2	2	0
52	2017-09-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	10-10	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	15	1	4	0	0	0	0
53	2017-09-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cincinnati Reds	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	28	16	7	3	0	0	0	0
54	2017-09-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	7-8		1.1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	30	19	6	1	1	5	3	0
55	2017-10-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Houston Astros	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	10	3	3	0	1	0	0

2017 Player Pitching Splits

2017 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	55	241	211	19	42	7	0	3	1	1	27	53	.199	.291	.275	.565	.248	58	6	1	0	2	1

Home	26	122	109	15	26	3	0	2	0	1	12	23	.239	.320	.321	.641	.286	35	4	1	0	0	0
Away	29	119	102	4	16	4	0	1	1	0	15	30	.157	.261	.226	.486	.206	23	2	0	0	2	1

April	10	55	47	4	9	2	0	0	0	0	8	5	.192	.309	.234	.543	.214	11	2	0	0	0	0
May	10	37	35	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	12	.171	.216	.200	.416	.261	7	2	0	0	0	0
June	12	41	36	0	7	2	0	0	1	0	5	7	.194	.293	.250	.543	.241	9	2	0	0	0	1
July	2	11	9	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.222	.273	.556	.828	.143	5	0	0	0	1	0
August	10	48	42	7	12	2	0	1	0	0	4	11	.286	.354	.405	.759	.355	17	0	1	0	1	0
September	10	45	39	6	6	0	0	1	0	1	6	14	.154	.267	.231	.498	.208	9	0	0	0	0	0
October	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	55	241	211	19	42	7	0	3	1	1	27	53	.199	.291	.275	.565	.248	58	6	1	0	2	1

vs RHB as RHP	53	146	138		26	6	0	2			7	30	.188	.226	.275	.501	.224	38	6	0	0	1	0
vs LHB as RHP	50	95	73		16	1	0	1			20	23	.219	.390	.274	.664	.300	20	0	1	0	1	1

Bases Empty	47	125	110		20	4	0	2			15	25	.182	.280	.273	.553	.217	30	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	42	116	101		22	3	0	1			12	28	.218	.302	.277	.579	.284	28	6	1	0	2	1

vs. Younger Batters	50	129	112		24	4	0	3			14	31	.214	.302	.330	.633	.263	37	2	1	0	2	1
vs. Older Batters	46	112	99		18	3	0	0			13	22	.182	.277	.212	.489	.234	21	4	0	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	4	1	.800	2.75	55	0	0	59.0	42	19	18	3	27	1	53	1	0	0	241	1.170	8.1	1.96

Home	2	0	1.000	4.40	26	0	0	28.2	26	15	14	2	12	0	23	1	0	0	122	1.326	7.2	1.92
Away	2	1	.667	1.19	29	0	0	30.1	16	4	4	1	15	1	30	0	0	0	119	1.022	8.9	2.00

April	2	0	1.000	2.70	10	0	0	13.1	9	4	4	0	8	0	5	0	0	0	55	1.275	3.4	0.63
May	0	0		0.00	10	0	0	10.0	6	0	0	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	37	0.800	10.8	6.00
June	1	0	1.000	0.00	12	0	0	10.1	7	0	0	0	5	1	7	0	0	0	41	1.161	6.1	1.40
July	0	1	.000	6.75	2	0	0	2.2	2	2	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	11	1.125	6.8	2.00
August	0	0		6.10	10	0	0	10.1	12	7	7	1	4	0	11	1	0	0	48	1.548	9.6	2.75
September	1	0	1.000	3.97	10	0	0	11.1	6	6	5	1	6	0	14	0	0	0	45	1.059	11.1	2.33
October	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	1.000	18.0	2.00

As Reliever	4	1	.800	2.75	55	0	0	59.0	42	19	18	3	27	1	53	1	0	0	241	1.170	8.1	1.96

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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