John
Kelley
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 165
 
Born: June 15, 1924 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 SLC PL $ 1,135,714  
1953 29 OMA PL $ 1,552,000  
1954 30 OMA PL $ 5,500,000  
1955 31 OMA PL $ 5,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,135,714  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 SLC PL $ 1,135,714  
1953 29 OMA PL $ 1,552,000  
1954 30 OMA PL $ 5,500,000  
1955 31 OMA PL $ 5,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,135,714  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 28 SLC PL 10 7 .588 27 27 7 0 0 186.7 194 87 21 70 105 4.19 .269 .331 .422 .753 10.9
1953 29 OMA PL 16 10 .615 29 29 7 0 0 218.7 229 112 28 94 126 4.61 .269 .341 .428 .769 12.7
1954 30 OMA PL 12 13 .480 30 30 4 0 0 196.3 266 137 28 83 109 6.28 .327 .385 .512 .897 2.4
1955 31 OMA PL 7 8 .467 27 21 3 0 0 148.0 180 91 23 52 96 5.53 .300 .356 .480 .836 4.8
4 Years Sim 45 38 .542 113 107 21 0 0 749.7 869 427 100 299 436 5.13 .291 .353 .460 .813 30.9
Season Average 11 9 .550 28 26 5 0 0 187.4 217 106 25 74 109 5.13 .291 .353 .460 .813  
Career Highs 16 13 .615 30 30 7 0 0 218.7 266 137 28 94 126 6.28 .327 .385 .512 .897  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   407 202 43 136 258   .265 .325 .411 .736
vs LH   462 225 57 163 178   .318 .387 .512 .899
Home 21 21 .500 57 53 8 0 0 374.0 438 212 57 149 213 5.10 .293 .357 .476 .832
Away 24 17 .585 56 54 13 0 0 375.7 431 215 43 150 223 5.15 .289 .354 .445 .799
Mar/Apr 5 4 .556 11 11 2 0 0 76.0 84 43 10 32 54 5.09 .275 .344 .443 .787
May 8 6 .571 25 25 6 0 0 179.7 209 100 19 69 103 5.01 .291 .354 .449 .803
June 11 8 .579 25 25 3 0 0 159.3 204 100 29 64 103 5.65 .315 .376 .506 .883
July 8 7 .533 18 18 3 0 0 118.7 142 76 22 35 59 5.76 .299 .347 .507 .854
August 6 8 .429 18 15 4 0 0 113.7 118 61 15 51 65 4.83 .269 .346 .445 .791
Sep/Oct 7 5 .583 16 13 3 0 0 102.3 112 47 5 48 52 4.13 .278 .355 .380 .734
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 28 SLC PL 27 65 2 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .046 .074 .077 .150 -3.3 0.0
1953 29 OMA PL 29 79 7 8 3 1 1 4 1 0 4 33 .101 .145 .203 .347 1.1 0.0
1954 30 OMA PL 30 72 3 5 3 0 0 5 0 1 3 31 .069 .104 .111 .215 -2.2 0.0
1955 31 OMA PL 28 46 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 16 .087 .122 .152 .275 0.4 0.0
4 Years Sim 114 262 15 20 8 1 2 15 1 1 11 102 .076 .112 .137 .249 -4.0 0.0
162 Game Average 372 21 28 11 1 2 21 1 1 15 144 .076 .112 .137 .249 -5.7  
Career Highs 30 79 7 8 3 1 1 5 1 1 4 33 .101 .145 .203 .347 1.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   211 14 16 6 1 2 12 0 1 10 83 .076 .116 .142 .258 -3.9
vs LH   51 1 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 19 .078 .094 .118 .212 -1.6
Home 58 118 5 9 4 1 1 8 1 0 4 48 .076 .105 .153 .257 -2.1
Away 56 144 10 11 4 0 1 7 0 1 7 54 .076 .118 .125 .243 -3.4
RISP   67 0 5 3 0 0 11 0 0 4 27 .075 .120 .119 .239 -1.4
Close/Late   24 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .083 .083 .167 .250 -0.7
Mar/Apr 11 28 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 .036 .069 .071 .140 -1.5
May 25 61 4 6 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 21 .098 .149 .164 .313 0.0
June 25 54 5 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 24 .074 .167 .074 .241 -0.9
July 18 46 3 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 19 .087 .087 .174 .261 -0.9
August 19 41 3 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 16 .098 .095 .244 .339 0.1
Sep/Oct 13 32 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .031 .030 .063 .093 -2.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 28 SLC PL P 27 27 186.7 9 20 2 0 .935 1.40    
1953 29 OMA PL P 29 29 218.7 11 42 2 2 .964 2.18    
1954 30 OMA PL P 30 30 196.3 10 34 5 0 .898 2.02    
1955 31 OMA PL P 27 21 148.0 11 20 0 2 1.000 1.89    
Career Totals   113 107 749.7 41 116 9 4 .946 1.88    
Career Highs   30 30 218.7 11 42 5 2 1.000 2.18    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1952-7-4.19
Wins
CAR-37-45
Losses
CAR-42-38
Winning Pct
1952-10-.588
1953-8-.615
Games Started
CAR-39-107
Innings Pitched
CAR-42-749.7
Hits Allowed
1954-10-266
CAR-36-869
Homeruns Allowed
1953-6-28
CAR-14-100
Strikeouts
CAR-49-436
Walks Allowed
CAR-29-299
Hits per 9IP
1953-10-9.4
OAVG
1953-9-.269
OOBP
1952-9-.331
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 12
 
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History
Drafted in 9th round, 161st overall pick, by Salt Lake City in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/22/1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/30/1952, off Richard Swift (HOU)
Injured on 6/19/1952 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/12/1952 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Omaha on 3/14/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Released by Omaha on 4/14/1953
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 5/12/1953 to a 1-year deal worth $1,552,000 per year
Traded from Los Angeles to Omaha on 5/12/1953 (Going to OMA: P John Kelley. Going to LAA: LF William Stoney)
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
8/4/1953: Signed a contract extension with Omaha, $5,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Hit first career homerun on 8/22/1953, off Carl Nicosia (DEN)