Roberto Kelly
1987–2000 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, NLS, New York Yankees
1,337G
.290AVG
.337OBP
.430SLG
More career statistics
1,390H
124HR
585RBI
235SB
6Rare feats
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,337 | 5,243 | 4,797 | 687 | 1,390 | 241 | 30 | 124 | 585 | 317 | 862 | 235 | 84 | 49 | 41 | 2,063 | .290 | .337 | .430 | .767 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1991-09-28 to 1992-04-14
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1989-05-15 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1994-08-05 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1991-06-23 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 671 | 2584 | 684 | 57 | 279 | 162 | 402 | .290 | .327 | .426 |
| Away | 666 | 2659 | 706 | 67 | 306 | 155 | 460 | .289 | .324 | .434 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 202 | 772 | 213 | 12 | 94 | 44 | 130 | .303 | .333 | .430 |
| May | 245 | 1000 | 265 | 19 | 95 | 64 | 163 | .289 | .329 | .411 |
| June | 239 | 977 | 256 | 22 | 96 | 54 | 175 | .283 | .317 | .423 |
| July | 207 | 831 | 217 | 19 | 103 | 47 | 135 | .285 | .318 | .413 |
| August | 219 | 851 | 240 | 29 | 98 | 53 | 137 | .308 | .344 | .478 |
| September | 208 | 749 | 181 | 21 | 91 | 50 | 115 | .269 | .308 | .424 |
| October | 17 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | .310 | .365 | .483 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| toronto-blue-jays | 86 | 329 | 97 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 58 | .322 | .347 | .432 |
| baltimore-orioles | 80 | 303 | 72 | 9 | 39 | 20 | 55 | .263 | .304 | .401 |
| cleveland-guardians | 78 | 288 | 76 | 9 | 31 | 19 | 46 | .290 | .330 | .454 |
| chicago-white-sox | 76 | 303 | 80 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 51 | .288 | .333 | .403 |
| kansas-city-royals | 73 | 269 | 65 | 5 | 38 | 14 | 47 | .266 | .294 | .426 |
| boston-red-sox | 71 | 276 | 64 | 9 | 33 | 17 | 46 | .251 | .293 | .416 |
| seattle-mariners | 71 | 273 | 78 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 44 | .315 | .348 | .456 |
| texas-rangers | 70 | 259 | 59 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 44 | .254 | .301 | .401 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  New York Yankees | 23 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .269 | – | – |
| 1988 | New York Yankees | 38 | 77 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .247 | – | – |
| 1989 | New York Yankees | 137 | 441 | 133 | 9 | 48 | 35 | .302 | – | – |
| 1990 | New York Yankees | 162 | 641 | 183 | 15 | 61 | 42 | .285 | – | – |
| 1991 | New York Yankees | 126 | 486 | 130 | 20 | 69 | 32 | .267 | – | – |
| 1992 | New York Yankees | 152 | 580 | 158 | 10 | 66 | 28 | .272 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 320 | 102 | 9 | 35 | 21 | .319 | – | – |
| 1994 | Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 110 | 434 | 127 | 9 | 45 | 19 | .293 | – | – |
| 1995 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos | 136 | 504 | 140 | 7 | 57 | 19 | .278 | – | – |
| 1996 |  Minnesota Twins | 98 | 322 | 104 | 6 | 47 | 10 | .323 | – | – |
| 1997 | Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners | 105 | 368 | 107 | 12 | 59 | 9 | .291 | – | – |
| 1998 |  Texas Rangers | 75 | 257 | 83 | 16 | 46 | – | .323 | – | – |
| 1999 | Texas Rangers | 87 | 290 | 87 | 8 | 37 | 6 | .300 | – | – |
| 2000 | New York Yankees | 10 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | .120 | – | – |