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Van
Kelly		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 18, 1946 in Usa, NC, CHARLOTTE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 23 CLE AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 7 7 7
1970 24 CLE AL     5 5 4 2 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 7
1971 25 CLE AL     5 5 4 2 3 3 5 6 5 4 5 5 7 8 7
1972 26 CLE AL     4 4 4 2 3 3 5 6 5 4 5 5 7 8 7
1973 27 CLE AL     5 5 4 2 3 3 5 6 5 4 5 5 7 8 7
1974 28 CLE AL     5 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 8 8
1975 29 CLE AL     6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 6 5 7 8 7
1976 30 CLE AL     6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 6 5 7 8 8
1977 31 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 6 5 7 8 8
1978 32 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 4 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 6
1979 33 CLE AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 4 3 5 6 5 5 6 5 7 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1969 23 AA   56 205 20 51 7 2 3 18 4 2 20 18 .249 .316 .346 .662 23.0  
    A   81 298 44 86 16 1 10 35 2 5 51 31 .289 .393 .450 .842 52.2  
1970 24 AA   136 502 64 119 18 2 15 67 4 3 64 70 .237 .323 .371 .694 63.4  
1971 25 AA   129 412 54 108 13 2 13 52 2 2 66 49 .262 .364 .398 .762 63.1  
1972 26 AA   137 536 81 121 26 1 15 60 0 1 69 64 .226 .314 .362 .676 64.2  
1973 27 AA   134 511 57 127 24 3 8 55 2 1 66 41 .249 .334 .354 .689 63.5  
1974 28 AA   136 517 64 150 28 2 18 73 0 1 67 51 .290 .372 .456 .828 86.4  
1975 29 AAA   129 449 60 108 11 4 9 59 1 1 61 49 .241 .331 .343 .674 54.9  
1976 30 AAA   137 543 81 172 33 2 16 105 0 2 66 49 .317 .391 .473 .864 95.6  
1977 31 CLE AL 106 241 19 53 8 1 5 22 0 2 23 25 .220 .287 .324 .610 19.9 0.5
1978 32 CLE AL 140 435 64 117 14 2 7 48 1 0 34 54 .269 .322 .359 .681 46.3 6.6
1979 33 AAA   131 408 46 104 11 2 5 54 2 2 62 56 .255 .353 .328 .682 51.8  
2 Years Sim 246 676 83 170 22 3 12 70 1 2 57 79 .251 .309 .346 .655 66.2 7.1
3 Years AAA 397 1400 187 384 55 8 30 218 3 5 189 154 .274 .358 .389 .748 202.3  
6 Years AA 728 2683 340 676 116 12 72 325 12 10 352 293 .252 .337 .385 .722 363.6  
1 Years A 81 298 44 86 16 1 10 35 2 5 51 31 .289 .391 .450 .841 52.2  
10 Years Minors 1206 4381 571 1146 187 21 112 578 17 20 592 478 .262 .348 .391 .738 618.1  
162 Game Average 445 54 111 14 1 7 46 0 1 37 52 .251 .309 .346 .655 43.6  
Career Highs 140 435 64 117 14 2 7 48 1 2 34 54 .269 .322 .359 .681 46.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   583 73 150 20 2 12 63 1 2 53 65 .257 .319 .360 .679 67.8
vs LH   93 10 20 2 1 0 7 0 0 4 14 .215 .247 .258 .505 5.3
Home 123 338 43 91 9 2 6 33 1 0 31 43 .269 .331 .361 .692 41.2
Away 123 338 40 79 13 1 6 37 0 2 26 36 .234 .288 .331 .619 31.9
RISP   187 0 45 3 1 4 58 0 0 12 22 .241 .285 .332 .617 17.9
Pinch Hitting   9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
Close/Late   79 11 19 2 0 2 11 0 0 7 13 .241 .302 .342 .644 8.4
Mar/Apr 38 105 16 33 7 0 5 16 0 1 10 16 .314 .374 .524 .898 18.9
May 45 119 11 26 3 0 1 7 0 1 16 11 .218 .309 .269 .578 10.8
June 47 140 19 37 6 2 0 15 1 0 6 17 .264 .295 .336 .630 13.2
July 35 83 9 20 1 0 2 12 0 0 4 10 .241 .276 .325 .601 7.4
August 41 123 14 28 2 1 3 11 0 0 13 12 .228 .301 .333 .635 13.1
Sep/Oct 40 106 14 26 3 0 1 9 0 0 8 13 .245 .298 .302 .600 9.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1977 31 CLE AL 2B 83 60 575.0 141 247 5 54 .987 6.07   3.4
    SS 15 5 53.0 5 23 0 4 1.000 4.75   0.2
    3B 6 5 41.0 5 12 0 1 1.000 3.73   0.1
1978 32 CLE AL SS 134 120 1065.3 143 401 11 76 .980 4.60   5.1
    2B 5 2 25.0 7 9 0 1 1.000 5.76   0.1
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  SS 149 125 1118.3 148 424 11 80 .981 4.60   5.3
  2B 88 62 600.0 148 256 5 55 .988 6.06   3.5
  3B 7 5 43.0 5 12 0 1 1.000 3.56   0.1
Career Totals   244 192 1761.3 301 692 16 136 .984 5.07   9.0
Career Highs   140 122 1092.3 151 410 11 77 .989 5.83    
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  1. Irv Hall (985)
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  4. Randy Velarde (976)
  5. Reid Nichols (976)
  6. Clyde Beck (976)
  7. Mike Fischlin (974)
  8. Benny Zientara (972)
  9. John Kerr (972)
  10. Craig Shipley (971)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 64th overall pick, by Cleveland (A) in 1969
Injured on 6/6/1971 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/7/1977, off Larry Christenson (MIA)
4/3/1978: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cleveland (A)
 
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