Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2012
- Draft
- 2009Rd 3, Pk 98
- College
- UC Riverside
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2012
- Draft
- 2009Rd 3, Pk 98
- College
- UC Riverside
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 485
- W
- 54
- L
- 38
- ERA
- 3.98
- IP
- 839.0
- K
- 767
- BB
- 355
- WHIP
- 1.37
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | STL | 24 | 5 | 7 | 3.53 | 107.0 | 75 | 36 | 1.38 |
| 2013 | STL | 37 | 10 | 5 | 2.69 | 124.0 | 79 | 44 | 1.35 |
| 2014 |  STL/BOS | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4.20 | 96.1 | 66 | 42 | 1.35 |
| 2015 | BOS | 25 | 10 | 6 | 4.82 | 134.1 | 110 | 49 | 1.44 |
| 2016 | BOS | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5.18 | 40.0 | 48 | 24 | 1.70 |
| 2017 | BOS | 54 | 4 | 1 | 2.79 | 58.0 | 52 | 27 | 1.19 |
| 2018 | BOS | 73 | 4 | 2 | 4.39 | 65.2 | 68 | 32 | 1.36 |
| 2019 | LAD | 55 | 5 | 4 | 4.56 | 51.1 | 62 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 2020 | LAD | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 10.0 | 9 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 2021 | LAD | 48 | 2 | 0 | 2.86 | 44.0 | 50 | 15 | 0.98 |
| 2022 | CHW | 43 | 1 | 3 | 6.08 | 37.0 | 53 | 23 | 1.59 |
| 2023 |  CHW/LAD | 42 | 2 | 5 | 4.12 | 39.1 | 60 | 18 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | LAD | 35 | 1 | 1 | 4.78 | 32.0 | 35 | 16 | 1.47 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 41
- W
- 4
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 3.45
- IP
- 60.0
- K
- 56
- BB
- 22
- WHIP
- 1.27
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 36
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 8.2
- GB
- 1,302
- FB
- 1,158
- G/F
- 1.10
- WP
- 53
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | STL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 184 | 157 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2013 | STL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 210 | 194 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2014 | STL/BOS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 168 | 131 | 1.3 | 3 |
| 2015 | BOS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 195 | 226 | 0.9 | 9 |
| 2016 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 55 | 59 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 81 | 77 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2018 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 88 | 92 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 87 | 52 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2020 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 15 | 11 | 1.4 | 3 |
| 2021 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 66 | 47 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2022 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | 61 | 30 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | CHW/LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 51 | 37 | 1.4 | 6 |
| 2024 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 41 | 45 | 0.9 | 3 |
Latest performance
Joe Kelly
Sep 27 · @ COL · W 11-4
- IP
- 1.1
- H
- 0
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 1
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 4.78
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 27 | at COLW 11-4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun, Sep 22 | vsCOLW 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fri, Sep 20 | vsCOLW 6-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wed, Sep 18 | at MIAW 8-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Aug 30 | at ARIW 10-9 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sat, Aug 24 | vs TBL 9-8 F/10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
What were Joe Kelly's career stats?
Joe Kelly played 13 seasons for the Cardinals, the Red Sox, the Dodgers and the White Sox. He had 54 wins and 767 strikeouts with a 3.98 ERA over 839.0 innings. His best season was 2013: 10 wins, a 2.69 ERA and 79 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 8 postseasons, 2012 to 2024
Joe Kelly finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships ×3
- 2018 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
- 2020 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2024 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Joe Kelly
Playoff series
Joe Kelly played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | IPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | KK: Batters this pitcher struck out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ARI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Joe Kelly against each club
- vs Kansas City Royals (11)
- vs Detroit Tigers (10)
- vs San Francisco Giants (10)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (8)
- vs San Diego Padres (8)
- vs Colorado Rockies (7)
- vs Minnesota Twins (7)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (6)
- vs New York Yankees (5)
- vs Athletics (4)
- vs Boston Red Sox (4)
- vs Houston Astros (4)
- vs Seattle Mariners (4)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (3)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (3)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (3)
- vs Atlanta Braves (2)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (2)
- vs Chicago Cubs (2)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (2)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
- vs Miami Marlins (2)
- vs New York Mets (2)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (2)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (2)
- vs Texas Rangers (2)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (1)
- vs Washington Nationals (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Joe Kelly among MLB players at the same position.
- Randall DelgadoAlike in Wins, ERA88out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jesse ChavezAlike in Innings pitched, Strikeouts88out of 100 on profile similarity
- Brett CecilAlike in Innings pitched, Strikeouts85out of 100 on profile similarity
- Carlos TorresAlike in Saves, WHIP85out of 100 on profile similarity
- Kameron LoeAlike in Innings pitched, Saves84out of 100 on profile similarity
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