Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1987
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1987
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,337
- AB
- 4,797
- R
- 687
- H
- 1,390
- HR
- 124
- RBI
- 585
- SB
- 235
- AVG
- .290
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 23 | 52 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .269 |
| 1988 | NYY | 38 | 77 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .247 |
| 1989 | NYY | 137 | 441 | 65 | 133 | 9 | 48 | 35 | .302 |
| 1990 | NYY | 162 | 641 | 85 | 183 | 15 | 61 | 42 | .285 |
| 1991 | NYY | 126 | 486 | 68 | 130 | 20 | 69 | 32 | .267 |
| 1992 | NYY | 152 | 580 | 81 | 158 | 10 | 66 | 28 | .272 |
| 1993 | CIN | 78 | 320 | 44 | 102 | 9 | 35 | 21 | .319 |
| 1994 |  CIN/ATL | 110 | 434 | 73 | 127 | 9 | 45 | 19 | .293 |
| 1995 |  LAD/WSH | 136 | 504 | 58 | 140 | 7 | 57 | 19 | .278 |
| 1996 | MIN | 98 | 322 | 41 | 104 | 6 | 47 | 10 | .323 |
| 1997 |  MIN/SEA | 105 | 368 | 58 | 107 | 12 | 59 | 9 | .291 |
| 1998 | TEX | 75 | 257 | 48 | 83 | 16 | 46 | 0 | .323 |
| 1999 | TEX | 87 | 290 | 41 | 87 | 8 | 37 | 6 | .300 |
| 2000 | NYY | 10 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .120 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- AB
- 34
- R
- 1
- H
- 10
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .294
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,243
- TB
- 2,063
- XBH
- 395
- HBP
- 49
- IBB
- 16
- GIDP
- 113
- P/PA
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 59 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | 84 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY | 498 | 184 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYY | 687 | 268 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYY | 543 | 216 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYY | 640 | 223 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | CIN | 343 | 152 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | CIN/ATL | 476 | 183 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | LAD/WSH | 540 | 188 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIN | 359 | 147 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIN/SEA | 398 | 173 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | TEX | 270 | 144 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | TEX | 319 | 130 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYY | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 18.2
- RC
- 691.5
- RC/27
- 5.10
- ISOP
- .140
- SECA
- .238
- BB/K
- 0.37
- AB/HR
- 38.7
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 0.5 | 7.6 | 4.8 | .115 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 52 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | 0.3 | 8.1 | 3.4 | .117 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 77 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY | 2.8 | 70 | 5.6 | .116 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 49 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYY | 5.2 | 87.5 | 4.8 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 42.7 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYY | 2.7 | 73 | 5.1 | .177 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYY | 1.1 | 72 | 4.3 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 58 | 0 |
| 1993 | CIN | 1.7 | 52.5 | 6 | .156 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 35.6 | 0 |
| 1994 | CIN/ATL | 1.0 | 62.7 | 5.1 | .129 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 48.2 | 0 |
| 1995 | LAD/WSH | -1.1 | 56 | 3.8 | .095 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 72 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIN | 1.0 | 51.7 | 5.8 | .134 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 53.7 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIN/SEA | 1.5 | 56.4 | 5.5 | .179 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30.7 | 0 |
| 1998 | TEX | 2.0 | 46.7 | 6.9 | .237 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 1999 | TEX | 0.0 | 46.4 | 5.9 | .148 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 36.3 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYY | -0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .160 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 25 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Roberto Kelly's career stats?
Roberto Kelly played 14 seasons for the Yankees, the Reds, the Twins and the Rangers. He was a career .290 hitter with 1,390 hits, 124 home runs and 585 RBI. His best season was 1996: a .323 batting average, 6 home runs and 47 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1987 to 2000
Roberto Kelly finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
- 2000 World Series with the New York Yankees
All-time career rank
- 265th in stolen bases (235)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Hits: 1990 (10th)
- Stolen Bases: 1990 (10th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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