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Joe Kelly

P · LAD

38 yrs

Pitcher

Description

Position: P
Team: LAD
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: 1988-06-09
Age: 38
Country: USA
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 174 lb
Last active: 2024

Career Résumé

13 seasons

Seasons	13 2012–2024
Games	485
W-L	54-38
ERA	3.98
WHIP	1.37
IP	839
SO	767
SV	7

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2024	LAD	1	1	4.78	1.47	35	0	0	32.0	35	16	4	17	4.97	12.8%
2023	LAD	2	5	4.12	1.19	42	0	1	39.1	60	18	3	18	2.91	6.8%
2022	CWS	1	3	6.08	1.59	43	1	1	37.0	53	23	2	25	3.17	3.3%
2021	LAD	2	0	2.86	0.98	48	0	2	44.0	50	15	3	14	3.18	5.3%
2020WS Champ	LAD	0	0	1.80	1.50	12	1	0	10.0	9	7	0	2	4.33	0.0%
2019	LAD	5	4	4.56	1.38	55	0	1	51.1	62	22	6	26	3.41	5.0%
2018WS Champ	BOS	4	2	4.39	1.36	73	0	2	65.2	68	32	4	32	4.04	3.9%
2017	BOS	4	1	2.79	1.19	54	0	0	58.0	52	27	3	18	3.98	4.4%
2016	BOS	4	0	5.18	1.70	20	6	0	40.0	48	24	5	23	5.86	8.8%
2015	BOS	10	6	4.82	1.44	25	25	0	134.1	110	49	15	72	4.67	4.3%
2014	BOS	6	4	4.20	1.35	17	17	0	96.1	66	42	8	45	—	—
2013	STL	10	5	2.69	1.35	37	15	0	124.0	79	44	10	37	—	—
2012	STL	5	7	3.53	1.38	24	16	0	107.0	75	36	10	42	—	—

Fielding

Regular season · OAA 2016+

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2024	P	35	0	32.0	2	5	0	0	1.000	1.97	—
2023	P	42	0	39.1	3	8	1	1	.917	2.52	—
2022	P	43	1	37.0	3	4	0	1	1.000	1.70	—
2021	P	48	0	44.0	2	4	0	0	1.000	1.23	—
2020WS Champ	P	12	1	10.0	0	2	0	1	1.000	1.80	—
2019	P	55	0	51.1	4	8	4	0	.750	2.10	—
2018WS Champ	P	73	0	65.2	3	8	2	0	.846	1.51	—
2017	P	54	0	58.0	3	3	1	0	.857	0.93	—
2016	P	20	6	40.0	2	3	1	0	.833	1.13	—
2015	P	25	25	134.1	20	23	4	1	.915	2.88	—
2014	P	17	17	96.1	5	6	0	0	1.000	1.03	—
2013	P	37	15	124.0	13	16	3	2	.906	2.10	—
2012	P	24	16	107.0	11	19	2	3	.938	2.52	—

Pitching game log

2024 · last 35

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2024-09-27	@	COL	W	ND	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19
2024-09-22	vs	COL	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
2024-09-20	vs	COL	W	ND	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	2	29
2024-09-18	@	MIA	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
2024-08-30	@	AZ	W	ND	1.2	3	2	2	0	2	1	46
2024-08-24	vs	TB	L	L	1.0	2	2	1	1	0	0	15
2024-08-20	vs	SEA	W	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	16
2024-08-19	vs	SEA	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13
2024-08-16	@	STL	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14
2024-08-12	@	MIL	W	ND	0.1	3	1	1	1	0	1	19
2024-08-11	vs	PIT	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11
2024-08-07	vs	PHI	L	BS	1.0	1	3	3	1	2	0	20
2024-08-06	vs	PHI	L	ND	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
2024-08-02	@	ATH	L	ND	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	12
2024-07-31	@	SD	L	ND	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8
2024-07-28	@	HOU	W	H	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	13
2024-07-25	vs	SF	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3	25
2024-07-24	vs	SF	L	ND	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	16
2024-07-21	vs	BOS	W	H	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	2	11
2024-07-20	vs	BOS	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	17
2024-05-05	vs	ATL	W	H	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
2024-05-03	vs	ATL	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
2024-04-30	@	AZ	L	H	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	11
2024-04-29	@	AZ	W	H	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16
2024-04-27	@	TOR	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12
2024-04-20	vs	NYM	L	ND	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9
2024-04-19	vs	NYM	L	ND	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	21
2024-04-16	vs	WSH	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	28
2024-04-12	vs	SD	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15
2024-04-10	@	MIN	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	18
2024-04-06	@	CHC	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
2024-04-03	vs	SF	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	14
2024-04-01	vs	SF	W	ND	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	19
2024-03-30	vs	STL	L	BS	0.2	3	5	4	0	1	0	24
2024-03-20	@	SD	W	H	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8

2024 · vs 402

K/9

9.875

BB/9

4.511

HR/9

1.144

ERA

4.7822

WHIP

1.4714

xERA

4.9710

Brl%A

12.8%1

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	10	2015
SO	110	2015
SV	2	2021
ERA	1.80	2020
WHIP	0.98	2021

Comparable Players

2024 · stat-profile similarity

Joey WentzPIT28y
4.68 ERA · 73 K · 1.47 WHIP
97%
vs
Luke JacksonATL34y
5.09 ERA · 59 K · 1.47 WHIP
95%
vs
Caleb ThielbarMIN39y
5.32 ERA · 53 K · 1.56 WHIP
90%
vs
Héctor NerisHOU37y
4.10 ERA · 64 K · 1.40 WHIP
89%
vs
Caleb FergusonHOU29y
4.64 ERA · 67 K · 1.49 WHIP
87%
vs

Accolades

World Series Champion

2×

2018, 2020

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
19	LAD	5	4.56	1.38	62	51
20	LAD	0▼	1.80▼	1.50▲	9▼	10▼
21	LAD	2▲	2.86▲	0.98▼	50▲	44▲
22	CWS	1▼	6.08▲	1.59▲	53▲	37▼
23	LAD	2▲	4.12▼	1.19▼	60▲	39▲
24	LAD	1▼	4.78▲	1.47▲	35▼	32▼

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins54

46 to 100

Strikeouts767

233 to 1,000

Saves7

93 to 100

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2024 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
Sinker	30%	98.1	2138
4-Seam	24%	98.1	2176
Slider	22%	90.1	2867
Knuckle-curve	18%	87.3	3005
Changeup	7%	88.4	2078

Plate Discipline

2024 · induced

23.8%

Chase

lg 28.5%

68.1%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

20.9%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

79.1%

Contact

lg 76%

49.9%

Zone

lg 48.5%

26.2%

CSW

lg 28%

565 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	2.4
Ceiling (90th)	6.3
Floor (10th)	-1.2
Std dev	3.5
Boom rate	46%
Bust rate	31%
Profile	Volatile