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Don Kelly LF

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
16 1220 .230 .294 .334 90 1.8
Birth Date2-15-1980
Height6' 4"
Weight215 lbs
Age44 years, 1 months, 13 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2007 PIT 27 25 32 4 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 .148 .281 .148 79 -0.8 -0.4 -0.3 0.0
2009 DET 29 31 62 14 3 1 0 4 10 1 1 0 .250 .311 .339 77 -1.6 0.5 0.8 0.1
2010 DET 30 119 251 58 4 0 9 8 42 2 3 0 .244 .272 .374 92 -2.0 0.3 4.2 0.8
2011 DET 31 113 281 63 8 3 7 14 32 3 2 1 .245 .291 .381 98 -0.2 0.1 2.0 0.9
2012 DET 32 75 127 21 2 1 1 14 22 0 2 0 .186 .276 .248 76 -3.5 1.7 -1.8 -0.1
2013 DET 33 112 251 48 6 1 6 27 28 2 2 0 .222 .309 .343 95 -1.0 0.9 -5.8 0.0
2014 DET 34 95 185 40 5 1 0 20 29 1 6 1 .245 .332 .288 84 -3.2 -0.9 -0.1 0.0
2015 MIA 35 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 79 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016 MIA 36 13 30 4 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 .148 .200 .296 81 -0.6 0.0 0.6 0.0
Career5851220252289239217111162.230.294.33490-12.92.1-0.41.8

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2001 ONE A- NYP 67 292 .000 .000 .000 .302 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 WMI A MDW 128 524 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 LAK A+ FSL 87 355 .000 .000 .000 .342 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 ERI AA EAS 22 101 .000 .000 .000 .276 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 ERI AA EAS 28 119 .000 .000 .000 .258 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 ERI AA EAS 82 371 .261 .326 .397 .372 102 6.6 3.7 0.9 155 0 -5.4 0.4 21.5 2.1
2005 TOL AAA INT 43 176 .266 .335 .425 .265 101 -7.4 4.2 1.5 73 0 2.0 0.8 -5.1 0.3
2006 ERI AA EAS 58 240 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 TOL AAA INT 66 267 .252 .318 .386 .258 95 -6 6.9 1.8 82 0 -4.0 2.4 -4.3 0.3
2007 PIT MLB NL 25 32 .253 .324 .406 .167 101 -3.4 0.9 0.1 79 9 -0.3 -0.4 -0.8 0.0
2007 IND AAA INT 52 174 .255 .324 .381 .270 94 -6.3 4.7 0.5 78 0 3.8 0.9 -3.6 0.6
2008 TUC AAA PCL 124 479 .278 .349 .447 .289 117 -12.8 14.8 1.6 75 0 -7.5 1.7 -18.5 -0.8
2009 DET MLB AL 31 62 .263 .328 .422 .304 100 -1.3 1.8 -0.4 77 9 0.8 0.5 -1.6 0.1
2009 TOL AAA INT 105 420 .263 .329 .398 .369 116 7.5 12.2 -0.6 141 0 1.3 1.3 18.6 3.2
2010 DET MLB AL 119 251 .264 .328 .415 .259 113 -7.7 6.9 -1.4 92 14 4.2 0.3 -2.0 0.8
2011 DET MLB AL 113 281 .255 .318 .397 .256 107 -5.4 7.6 -0.5 98 11 2.0 0.1 -0.2 0.9
2012 DET MLB AL 75 127 .252 .314 .403 .222 106 -7.8 3.5 -0.7 76 12 -1.8 1.7 -3.5 -0.1
2012 TOL AAA INT 20 85 .256 .328 .390 .291 99 -2 2.5 0.1 98 0 1.8 -0.9 -0.1 0.3
2013 DET MLB AL 112 251 .249 .318 .390 .226 100 -2 6.6 -0.8 95 9 -5.8 0.9 -1.0 0.0
2014 DET MLB AL 95 185 .254 .315 .387 .299 106 -5.8 4.8 -0.8 84 9 -0.1 -0.9 -3.2 0.0
2015 MIA MLB NL 2 1 .239 .311 .387 .000 85 -0.3 0.0 0 79 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015 JUP A+ FSL 12 49 .251 .319 .335 .200 91 -1.3 1.3 -0.5 86 0 -0.9 -0.2 -1.6 -0.2
2016 MIA MLB NL 13 30 .255 .314 .423 .174 85 -3.2 0.8 -0.5 81 11 0.6 0.0 -0.6 0.0
2016 NWO AAA PCL 72 230 .265 .332 .403 .239 91 -14.8 6.5 -1.9 47 0 -1.0 -1.1 -15.8 -1.4

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2001 ONE A- NYP 292 262 41 75 8 3 0 89 25 25 16 8 5 .286 .346 .340 .053 2 2
2002 WMI A MDW 524 455 72 130 21 5 1 164 59 59 40 9 6 .286 .370 .360 .075 2 2
2003 LAK A+ FSL 355 303 48 96 17 4 1 124 38 45 25 15 2 .317 .406 .409 .092 1 1
2003 ERI AA EAS 101 83 14 22 5 1 1 32 13 15 9 0 0 .265 .366 .386 .120 3 3
2004 ERI AA EAS 119 101 17 23 6 2 0 33 9 15 13 3 1 .228 .331 .327 .099 1 1
2005 ERI AA EAS 371 329 54 112 22 3 9 167 54 36 43 10 2 .340 .407 .508 .167 0 0
2005 TOL AAA INT 176 160 22 40 8 0 1 51 13 13 15 8 2 .250 .301 .319 .069 3 3
2006 TOL AAA INT 267 237 23 54 14 3 0 74 19 24 32 18 7 .228 .300 .312 .084 4 4
2006 ERI AA EAS 240 207 30 57 11 1 0 70 24 27 23 5 3 .275 .362 .338 .063 0 0
2007 IND AAA INT 174 150 20 37 5 2 0 46 11 18 17 6 4 .247 .328 .307 .060 4 4
2007 PIT MLB NL 32 27 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 3 3 0 0 .148 .281 .148 .000 0 0
2008 TUC AAA PCL 479 436 61 120 24 5 8 178 55 32 44 2 1 .275 .325 .408 .133 4 4
2009 TOL AAA INT 420 372 57 123 20 6 6 173 40 43 51 27 4 .331 .402 .465 .134 2 2
2009 DET MLB AL 62 56 8 14 3 1 0 19 3 4 10 1 0 .250 .311 .339 .089 0 1
2010 DET MLB AL 251 238 30 58 4 0 9 89 27 8 42 3 0 .244 .272 .374 .130 2 1
2011 DET MLB AL 281 257 35 63 8 3 7 98 28 14 32 2 1 .245 .291 .381 .136 1 6
2012 DET MLB AL 127 113 14 21 2 1 1 28 7 14 22 2 0 .186 .276 .248 .062 0 0
2012 TOL AAA INT 85 73 8 17 2 0 1 22 12 12 17 4 1 .233 .341 .301 .068 0 0
2013 DET MLB AL 251 216 33 48 6 1 6 74 23 27 28 2 0 .222 .309 .343 .120 4 2
2014 DET MLB AL 185 163 24 40 5 1 0 47 7 20 29 6 1 .245 .332 .288 .043 0
2015 JUP A+ FSL 49 39 5 7 1 1 0 10 4 9 5 0 1 .179 .327 .256 .077 1 0
2015 MIA MLB NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
2016 NWO AAA PCL 230 202 19 40 2 1 1 47 19 24 40 1 1 .198 .284 .233 .035 2 1
2016 MIA MLB NL 30 27 2 4 0 2 0 8 3 2 5 0 0 .148 .200 .296 .148 1 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2009 226 0.4779 0.4513 0.8235 0.6019 0.3136 0.8615 0.7568 0.1765 -0.0017
2010 936 0.5011 0.4957 0.8254 0.6674 0.3233 0.8626 0.7483 0.1746 0.0151
2011 1036 0.5376 0.4701 0.8768 0.6445 0.2672 0.9081 0.7891 0.1232 0.0056
2012 495 0.5394 0.4545 0.8222 0.5918 0.2939 0.8734 0.7015 0.1778 -0.0018
2013 1002 0.4960 0.4182 0.8783 0.6097 0.2297 0.9241 0.7586 0.1217 -0.0007
2014 749 0.5073 0.4312 0.8297 0.5842 0.2737 0.9099 0.6535 0.1703 0.0030
2016 114 0.4649 0.4386 0.9000 0.5472 0.3443 0.9310 0.8571 0.1000 0.0000
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-03-24 2014-03-31 Camp 7 0 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2013-03-03 2013-03-07 Camp 4 0 - Wrist Soreness - -
2012-06-22 2012-06-25 DTD 3 3 Left Knee Contusion Running Into Wall - -
2011-05-10 2011-05-11 DTD 1 1 Right Ankle Contusion - -
2011-05-10 2011-05-11 DTD 1 1 Right Ankle Contusion HBP -
2005-07-27 2005-08-10 Minors 14 15 Right Groin Strain -
2004-05-25 2004-09-15 Minors 113 0 Right Shoulder Nerve Injury - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2016 MIA $
2015 MIA $1,250,000
2014 DET $1,000,000
2013 DET $900,000
2012 DET $900,000
2011 DET $423,000
2010 DET $405,000
2007 PIT $380,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$5,258,000
7 yrTotal$5,258,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 138 dLagardere Sports1 year (2016)

Details
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Miami as a free agent 2/4/16 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.25M in majors. Exercised opt-out, released by Miami 3/29/16. Re-signed by Miami as a free agent 3/30/16 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Miami 7/6/16. DFA by Miami 7/28/16. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/30/16.
  • 1 year/$1.25M (2015). Signed by Miami as a free agent 1/18/15 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Miami 4/1/15.
  • 1 year/$1M (2014). Re-signed by Detroit 12/2/13 (avoided arbitration). Sent outright to Triple-A by Detroit 10/31/14 (refused assignment).
  • 1 year/$0.9M (2013). Re-signed by Detroit as a free agent 1/16/13 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Detroit 3/31/13.
  • 1 year/$0.9M (2012). Re-signed by Detroit 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Detroit 8/3/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/9/12. Contract purchased by Detroit 9/1/12. Sent outright to Triple-A by Detroit 10/12. Refused assignment 10/31/12.
  • 1 year/$0.423M (2011). Re-signed by Detroit 3/11.
  • 1 year/$0.405M (2010). Re-signed by Detroit 3/2/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 1/12/09 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Detroit 6/12/09. DFA by Detroit 7/8/09. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/0/09. Contract purchased by Detroit 9/5/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 11/07 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.38M (2007). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/06 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 3/07. DFA by Pittsburgh 6/12/07. Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 7/15/07. DFA by Pittsburgh 7/19/07.
  • 1 year (2006). Contract purchased by Detroit 11/05. Re-signed by Detroit 2/06. DFA, sent outright to Triple-A by Detroit 9/06.
  • 1 year (2005). Re-signed by Detroit (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2004). Re-signed by Detroit 2/04. Optioned to Double-A 3/04. Sent outright to Triple-A by Detroit 11/04.
  • Drafted by Detroit 2001 (8-237) (Point Park, Pa.).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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DateQuestionAnswer
2011-06-29 13:30:00 (link to chat)Who are your favorite players to deal with, both past or present?
(Gerald from Savannah)
Geez. That's a tough one because there are so many good guys I have dealt with in 24 years of covering baseball. I hate to leave people out but some of my favorites would have to include Sean Casey, John Burkett, Jay Bell, Craig Wilson, Jason Schmidt, Michael Barrett from the past. From the present: Jason Bay, Cole Hamels, Carlos Pena, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Nyjer Morgan, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Adam Jones, Max Scherzer, Don Kelly, Chris Perez, Adam Dunn, Matt Capps, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Kinsler. (John Perrotto)


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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year lvl CSAA Framing Runs Blocking Chances EPAA Blocking Runs SB Attempts SRAA TRAA Throwing Runs FRAA Adj. FRAA
2011 mlb -.002 0.0 18 -.008 0.0 0 .000 -.001 0.0 0.0 2.0

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