Bobby Kielty stats
Bio
- Age
- 50 yearsAug 5, 1976
- Height
- 6' 1"
Bobby Kielty played 7 MLB seasons, 2001 to 2007.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 599
- AB
- 1,792
- R
- 257
- H
- 456
- HR
- 53
- RBI
- 253
- SB
- 21
- AVG
- .254
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | MIN | 37 | 104 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 3 | .250 |
| 2002 | MIN | 112 | 289 | 49 | 84 | 12 | 46 | 4 | .291 |
| 2003 |  MIN/TOR | 137 | 427 | 71 | 104 | 13 | 57 | 8 | .244 |
| 2004 | ATH | 83 | 238 | 29 | 51 | 7 | 31 | 1 | .214 |
| 2005 | ATH | 116 | 377 | 55 | 99 | 10 | 57 | 3 | .263 |
| 2006 | ATH | 81 | 270 | 35 | 73 | 8 | 36 | 2 | .270 |
| 2007 |  ATH/BOS | 33 | 87 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .218 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 12
- AB
- 15
- R
- 2
- H
- 3
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .200
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,084
- TB
- 732
- XBH
- 164
- HBP
- 22
- IBB
- 15
- GIDP
- 49
- P/PA
- 3.68
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | MIN | 118 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIN | 348 | 140 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | MIN/TOR | 509 | 171 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | ATH | 278 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | ATH | 433 | 149 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | ATH | 297 | 119 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | ATH/BOS | 101 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 5.5
- RC
- 261.5
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .154
- SECA
- .300
- BB/K
- 0.66
- AB/HR
- 33.8
- GO/FO
- 0.90
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | MIN | 0.1 | 12.9 | 4.1 | .135 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 52 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIN | 2.6 | 59 | 7.5 | .194 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 24.1 | 0 |
| 2003 | MIN/TOR | 0.7 | 64.5 | 5.1 | .157 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 32.8 | 0 |
| 2004 | ATH | 0.2 | 29.7 | 4.1 | .155 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 34 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | ATH | 0.7 | 51.3 | 4.6 | .133 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 37.7 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | ATH | 1.2 | 37.6 | 4.9 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 33.8 | 1 |
| 2007 | ATH/BOS | 0.0 | 6.7 | 2.4 | .069 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 87 | 1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 50 yearsAug 5, 1976
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2001
- Birthplace
- Moreno Valley, CA
- College
- Ole Miss
Latest performance
Bobby Kielty
Oct 28 · @ COL · W 4-3
- AB
- 1
- R
- 1
- H
- 1
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 1
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- 1.000
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 28 | at COLW 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thu, Oct 18 | at CLEW 7-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Oct 12 | vsCLEW 10-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun, Sep 30 | vs MINL 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 28 | vsMINW 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Sep 27 | vsMINL 5-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Bobby Kielty's career stats?
Bobby Kielty played 7 seasons for the Twins and the Athletics. He was a career .254 hitter with 456 hits, 53 home runs and 253 RBI. His best season was 2002: a .291 batting average, 12 home runs and 46 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
7 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2001 to 2007
Championships
- 2007 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
More on Bobby Kielty
Playoff series
Bobby Kielty played 12 games across 3 MLB postseasons in 5 series — 2 won, 3 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CLE | Won 2-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | COL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 |  DET | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 |  ATH | Lost 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 |  LAA | Lost 1-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Kielty’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Bobby Kielty against each club
- vs Chicago White Sox (55)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (52)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (50)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (49)
- vs Seattle Mariners (47)
- vs Texas Rangers (47)
- vs Detroit Tigers (44)
- vs Kansas City Royals (39)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (35)
- vs New York Yankees (35)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (28)
- vs Boston Red Sox (24)
- vs Athletics (21)
- vs Minnesota Twins (18)
- vs San Francisco Giants (11)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (10)
- vs Colorado Rockies (6)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (6)
- vs New York Mets (5)
- vs Atlanta Braves (4)
- vs San Diego Padres (4)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (3)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (3)
- vs Washington Nationals (3)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (2)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (2)
- vs Chicago Cubs (1)
- vs Miami Marlins (1)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (1)
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