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Portrait of Roberto Kelly

Roberto Kelly CFYankees

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
14 5226 .290 .337 .430 .271 20.8
Birth Date10-1-1964
Height6' 2"
Weight200 lbs
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1987 NYA 22 23 59 52 12 14 3 0 1 20 5 15 0 1 1 7 9 3 .269 .328 .385 .278 4.3 1.6 0.6
1988 NYA 23 38 84 77 9 19 4 1 1 28 3 15 0 1 3 7 5 2 .247 .272 .364 .256 1.5 1.1 0.3
1989 NYA 24 137 496 441 65 133 18 3 9 184 41 89 6 0 8 48 35 12 .302 .369 .417 .291 33.2 -5.5 3.0
1990 NYA 25 162 686 641 85 183 32 4 15 268 33 148 4 4 4 61 42 17 .285 .323 .418 .269 35.0 2.3 4.0
1991 NYA 26 126 543 486 68 130 22 2 20 216 45 77 5 5 2 69 32 9 .267 .333 .444 .281 33.5 -13.6 2.1
1992 NYA 27 152 632 580 81 158 31 2 10 223 41 96 4 6 1 66 28 5 .272 .322 .384 .259 20.3 3.1 2.6
1993 CIN 28 78 342 320 44 102 17 3 9 152 17 43 2 3 0 35 21 5 .319 .354 .475 .286 20.2 -0.4 2.0
1994 ATL 29 63 281 255 44 73 15 3 6 112 24 36 0 2 0 24 10 3 .286 .345 .439 .267 13.7 -5.7 0.8
1994 CIN 29 47 194 179 29 54 8 0 3 71 11 35 3 1 0 21 9 8 .302 .351 .397 .257 5.9 -0.0 0.6
1995 LAN 30 112 435 409 47 114 19 2 6 155 15 65 4 7 0 48 15 7 .279 .306 .379 .250 5.2 -8.9 -0.4
1995 MON 30 24 104 95 11 26 4 0 1 33 7 14 2 0 0 9 4 3 .274 .337 .347 .234 0.0 -3.2 -0.3
1996 MIN 31 98 357 322 41 104 17 4 6 147 23 53 7 5 0 47 10 2 .323 .375 .457 .273 16.7 -1.1 1.5
1997 MIN 32 75 269 247 39 71 19 2 5 109 17 50 2 2 1 37 7 4 .287 .336 .441 .275 7.2 -1.8 0.5
1997 SEA 32 30 129 121 19 36 7 0 7 64 5 17 1 1 1 22 2 1 .298 .328 .529 .268 4.5 1.1 0.5
1998 TEX 33 75 270 257 48 83 7 3 16 144 8 46 3 1 1 46 0 2 .323 .349 .560 .310 21.1 4.9 2.6
1999 TEX 34 87 318 290 41 87 17 1 8 130 21 57 5 2 0 37 6 1 .300 .355 .448 .266 10.7 -2.9 0.7
2000 NYA 35 10 27 25 4 3 1 0 1 7 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .120 .185 .280 .156 -3.2 0.3 -0.3
Career133752264797687139024130124206331786249412258523584.290.337.430.271229.9-28.920.8

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
1983 GRB A 20 54 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .295 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 ONE A- 48 180 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .233 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1984 GRB A 111 423 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .272 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985 FTL A+ 114 487 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .288 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986 ABY AA 86 334 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .362 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 NYA MLB 23 59 .278 .269 .334 .423 .000 .351 98 1.2 1.7 0.1 1.6 0.6 4.3 0.6 4.3 0.6
1987 COH AAA 118 516 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .344 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 NYA MLB 38 84 .256 .250 .307 .371 .000 .290 100 -0.3 2.2 0.2 1.1 0.0 1.5 0.3 1.5 0.3
1988 COH AAA 30 128 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .416 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 NYA MLB 137 496 .291 .257 .317 .375 .000 .362 104 14.8 12.9 1.2 -5.5 5.2 33.2 3.0 33.2 3.0
1990 NYA MLB 162 686 .269 .258 .320 .382 .000 .349 99 6.3 18.4 1.3 2.3 9.1 35.0 4.0 35.0 4.0
1991 NYA MLB 126 543 .281 .255 .316 .383 .000 .279 103 11.3 14.7 -0.6 -13.6 7.2 33.5 2.1 33.5 2.1
1992 NYA MLB 152 632 .259 .256 .320 .382 .000 .308 101 -0.9 16.4 -0.2 3.1 3.6 20.3 2.6 20.3 2.6
1993 CIN MLB 78 342 .286 .260 .318 .390 .000 .343 100 9.6 9.8 0.9 -0.4 -1.7 20.2 2.0 20.2 2.0
1994 ATL MLB 63 281 .267 .270 .327 .418 .000 .312 100 2.3 8.5 0.8 -5.7 1.8 13.7 0.8 13.7 0.8
1994 CIN MLB 47 194 .257 .266 .325 .409 .000 .359 103 -0.6 5.9 0.5 -0.0 -0.0 5.9 0.6 5.9 0.6
1995 LAN MLB 112 435 .250 .265 .324 .407 .000 .313 94 -4.7 13.0 -1.2 -8.9 1.0 5.2 -0.4 5.2 -0.4
1995 MON MLB 24 104 .234 .272 .330 .425 .000 .312 96 -3 3.1 0.3 -3.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3
1996 MIN MLB 98 357 .273 .273 .341 .426 .000 .366 103 5.5 11.0 -2.1 -1.1 0.5 16.7 1.5 16.7 1.5
1997 MIN MLB 75 269 .275 .272 .337 .422 .000 .340 98 4.3 7.4 -3.2 -1.8 0.4 7.2 0.5 7.2 0.5
1997 SEA MLB 30 129 .268 .277 .338 .432 .000 .296 106 1.1 3.5 -0.9 1.1 -0.2 4.5 0.5 4.5 0.5
1997 FTM A+ 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 TEX MLB 75 270 .310 .263 .328 .416 .000 .342 106 14.8 7.4 -0.8 4.9 -0.6 21.1 2.6 21.1 2.6
1999 TEX MLB 87 318 .266 .272 .341 .432 .000 .348 104 2.4 8.9 -1.6 -2.9 1.0 10.7 0.7 10.7 0.7
2000 NYA MLB 10 27 .156 .292 .352 .460 .000 .111 93 -3.3 0.8 -0.2 0.3 0.4 -3.2 -0.3 -3.2 -0.3
2001 CSP AAA 63 239 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .322 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB5226.271.263.325.400.259.32910160.8145.6-5.5-28.928.0229.920.8229.920.8

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1983 ONE A- 180 17 36 1 2 2 17 12 20 12 2 .216 .267 .281 .066 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 GRB A 54 6 13 0 0 0 3 3 5 3 4 .265 .333 .265 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1984 GRB A 423 68 86 13 2 1 26 57 49 42 10 .238 .343 .294 .055 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985 FTL A+ 487 86 103 4 13 3 38 58 70 49 14 .247 .341 .341 .094 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986 ABY AA 334 42 87 11 4 2 43 29 63 10 5 .291 .353 .375 .084 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 COH AAA 516 77 131 19 8 13 62 33 116 51 10 .278 .329 .435 .157 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 NYA MLB 59 12 14 3 0 1 7 5 15 9 3 .269 .328 .385 .115 .278 4.3 1.6 0.6
1988 COH AAA 128 25 40 8 1 3 2 6 29 11 3 .333 .367 .492 .158 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 NYA MLB 84 9 19 4 1 1 7 3 15 5 2 .247 .272 .364 .117 .256 1.5 1.1 0.3
1989 NYA MLB 496 65 133 18 3 9 48 41 89 35 12 .302 .369 .417 .116 .291 33.2 -5.5 3.0
1990 NYA MLB 686 85 183 32 4 15 61 33 148 42 17 .285 .323 .418 .133 .269 35.0 2.3 4.0
1991 NYA MLB 543 68 130 22 2 20 69 45 77 32 9 .267 .333 .444 .177 .281 33.5 -13.6 2.1
1992 NYA MLB 632 81 158 31 2 10 66 41 96 28 5 .272 .322 .384 .112 .259 20.3 3.1 2.6
1993 CIN MLB 342 44 102 17 3 9 35 17 43 21 5 .319 .354 .475 .156 .286 20.2 -0.4 2.0
1994 ATL MLB 281 44 73 15 3 6 24 24 36 10 3 .286 .345 .439 .153 .267 13.7 -5.7 0.8
1994 CIN MLB 194 29 54 8 0 3 21 11 35 9 8 .302 .351 .397 .095 .257 5.9 -0.0 0.6
1995 LAN MLB 435 47 114 19 2 6 48 15 65 15 7 .279 .306 .379 .100 .250 5.2 -8.9 -0.4
1995 MON MLB 104 11 26 4 0 1 9 7 14 4 3 .274 .337 .347 .074 .234 0.0 -3.2 -0.3
1996 MIN MLB 357 41 104 17 4 6 47 23 53 10 2 .323 .375 .457 .134 .273 16.7 -1.1 1.5
1997 FTM A+ 15 2 4 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 .364 .533 .636 .273 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 MIN MLB 269 39 71 19 2 5 37 17 50 7 4 .287 .336 .441 .154 .275 7.2 -1.8 0.5
1997 SEA MLB 129 19 36 7 0 7 22 5 17 2 1 .298 .328 .529 .231 .268 4.5 1.1 0.5
1998 TEX MLB 270 48 83 7 3 16 46 8 46 0 2 .323 .349 .560 .237 .310 21.1 4.9 2.6
1999 TEX MLB 318 41 87 17 1 8 37 21 57 6 1 .300 .355 .448 .148 .266 10.7 -2.9 0.7
2000 NYA MLB 27 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 .120 .185 .280 .160 .156 -3.2 0.3 -0.3
2001 CSP AAA 239 32 61 10 0 12 48 18 48 1 2 .288 .355 .505 .217 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2000-04-19 2000-10-27 60-DL 191 148 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2000-06-29 -
1998-04-27 1998-06-06 15-DL 40 37 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
1997-04-01 1997-04-16 15-DL 15 13 - Shoulder Recovery From Surgery - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2000 NYA $800,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$800,000
1 yrTotal$800,000

 

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BP Articles

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  Title Author Date
BP Unfiltered: Grapefruit League Journal: Minnesota TwinsMike Ferrin2013-02-25
BP Unfiltered: You've Got Questions, We've Got DataBradley Ankrom2012-03-21
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2012: The Outfielders, Part IJay Jaffe2012-01-02
One-Hoppers: Bluster and Luster: George Steinbrenner (1930-2010)Jay Jaffe2010-07-13
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: AL RoundupChristina Kahrl2009-07-04
This article requires BP Premium accessThe Class of 2007: The Hitters, Part TwoJay Jaffe2007-01-08
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Matchups: Tiger RelevanceJim Baker2006-05-30
Prospectus Notebook: Padres, RangersBaseball Prospectus2006-02-17
Prospectus Notebook: Brewers, YankeesBaseball Prospectus2006-02-10
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 25-April 6, 2003Christina Kahrl2003-04-09
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Today: Love NotesJoe Sheehan2003-03-06
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 14-18, 2002Christina Kahrl2002-03-21


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2008-02-27 13:00:00Melky Cabrera's got a pretty interesting set of comparables: Carlos Beltran, Coco Crisp, Pete Rose, and Hal McRae. Some good-looking players but (besides Beltran) nobody with too much power. What's the outlook on him? Is he the Yankee CFer of the future?
(Jim Leyritz from Florida)		It's confusing, isn't it? This is what I meant about the occasional inscrutability of the comps. If I recall correctly, at Cabrera's age, Beltran had the one bad year of his career... If Coco Crisp is your worst-case scenario, that's not bad, but the Yankees don't have a Jacoby Ellsbury to come along and rescue them... My suspicion is that Crisp is closer to the mark than Beltran or even McRae. The power just isn't there right now, might not ever be there. That leaves us with what... A player who might peak at something pretty decent without rising to the level of the All-Star game. That's not bad, you enjoy it... And then you trade Roberto Kelly for Paul O'Neill. (Steven Goldman)


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