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Joe Kelly

Red Sox Career team 2014–2018
Number #99
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 1"
Weight 174 lbs
Birth Place Anaheim, CA
Born Jun 9, 1988

Key Insights

2024
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Carlos Correa has hit .455/.533/1.000 against Kelly over 15 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

5 for 11 with 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .760 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Jose Bautista is 0 for 14 against Kelly, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

18 career plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The MIL lineup has hit .357 and slugged .643 against Kelly across 60 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

20 hits, 4 home runs and 14 strikeouts, against a .371 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Chris Colabello squares Kelly up like nobody else: 104.3 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 89.9 across the hitters he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Kelly has walked Chris Davis 8 times in 20 plate appearances, 40% of them.

8 walks in 20 plate appearances.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Adrian Beltre gets nothing on it against Kelly: 74.6 mph off the bat, against a median of 89.9 across the hitters he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 9, 1988
Birth Place Anaheim, CA
Height 6' 1"
Weight 174 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft UC Riverside