How Joe Kelly's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Joe Kelly totaled 81 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2015, posting 25, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2017 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 1 in 2022 to 0 in 2023 and 0 in 2024, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 25 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joe Kelly Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.6.2316.7
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Joe Kelly Starts Per Season

Joe Kelly's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Kelly Starts per season line chart

Joe Kelly Starts by Team

Joe Kelly's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Kelly career Starts by team bar chart

Joe Kelly Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Kelly's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Joe Kelly Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Kelly Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Kelly's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joe Kelly Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Kelly Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Kelly's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Joe Kelly Starts season-by-season breakdown table