Bob Kelly
1951–1958 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians
123G
.178AVG
.196OBP
.178SLG
More career statistics
16H
0HR
1RBI
0SB
12–18W–L
362.0IP
146K
4.50ERA
35GS
2SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 90 | 91 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 1,576 | 1,567 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,086 | 1,085 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 97 | 90 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .178 | .196 | .178 | .374 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362.0 | 123 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 374 | 206 | 181 | 28 | 152 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.453 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1952-08-09 to 1952-08-13
2longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1951-09-05 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | 1952-08-13 | 1 in 62 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | 1953-09-10 | 1 in 30 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Chicago Cubs | 35 | 31 | 5 | – | – | – | .161 | 123 | 48 |
| 1952 | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 38 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .211 | 125 | 51 |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | .111 | 83 | 35 |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians | 15 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | 29 | 12 |