How Joe Kelly's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Joe Kelly totaled 793 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2021, posting 28, below the relief pitcher average of 31.2 that year. The highest point came in 2015 at 145, well above the relief pitcher average of 36.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 36 in 2022 to 29 in 2023 and 31 in 2024, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 28 to 145 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Joe Kelly Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Joe Kelly
| Joe Kelly
Hits | Joe Kelly
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 793 | 8.51 |
| Season Avg. | 61 | 8.51 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 264.88 | 8.51 |
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Joe Kelly Hits Per Season
Joe Kelly's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Joe Kelly's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Kelly Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Joe Kelly's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Kelly's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Kelly's MLB career with Hits 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.
