Alex Kellner
1948–1959 · bats R / throws L · ALS, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals
323G
.214AVG
.250OBP
.261SLG
138H
4HR
57RBI
0SB
101–112W–L
1,849IP
818K
4.40ERA
250GS
6SV
4Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323 | 704 | 644 | 49 | 138 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 168 | .214 | .250 | .261 | .511 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,849.0 | 321 | 250 | 99 | 101 | 112 | 6 | 1,925 | 1,016 | 904 | 184 | 747 | 818 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 | 1.445 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1949-09-08 to 1950-05-11
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1957-05-16 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1954-04-20 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 15 innings pitched | 1950-04-22 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 166 | 335 | 67 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 49 | .216 | .233 | .265 |
| Away | 157 | 369 | 71 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 57 | .213 | .241 | .257 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 30 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | .134 | .171 | .224 |
| May | 65 | 135 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 18 | .276 | .311 | .325 |
| June | 61 | 125 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 | .207 | .208 | .259 |
| July | 62 | 142 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 18 | .198 | .218 | .221 |
| August | 65 | 136 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 25 | .163 | .184 | .187 |
| September | 39 | 86 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 | .275 | .314 | .350 |
| October | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | .750 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 58 | 110 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | .170 | .209 | .190 |
| cleveland-guardians | 45 | 107 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | .120 | .140 | .180 |
| chicago-white-sox | 45 | 111 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | .194 | .225 | .296 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 40 | 97 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 15 | .275 | .278 | .352 |
| boston-red-sox | 29 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .290 | .303 | .339 |
| detroit-tigers | 29 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .176 | .224 | .176 |
| st-louis-browns | 27 | 78 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 | .284 | .282 | .311 |
| baltimore-orioles | 20 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .161 | .211 | .161 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 23 | 15 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics | 38 | 92 | 20 | – | 10 | – | .217 | 245 | 93 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 80 | 16 | – | 3 | – | .200 | 225 | 86 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 33 | 79 | 18 | – | 9 | – | .228 | 209 | 94 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 34 | 82 | 17 | 1 | 10 | – | .207 | 231 | 105 |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics | 25 | 69 | 15 | – | – | – | .217 | 201 | 81 |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Athletics | 27 | 55 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .182 | 173 | 70 |
| 1955 |  Kansas City Athletics | 30 | 56 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .214 | 162 | 75 |
| 1956 | Kansas City Athletics | 21 | 31 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .194 | 91 | 44 |
| 1957 | Kansas City Athletics | 28 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 6 | – | .234 | 132 | 72 |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics | 26 | 39 | 11 | – | 6 | – | .282 | 115 | 64 |
| 1959 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | .222 | 37 | 19 |