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| Name | Team | Age |
| King Kelley | Retired (1998, Age 42) | Died (2034, Age 79) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 23 (1975) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Andres Galarraga League | 0 | 17 years (117 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/2/1955 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (1B) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1977 | CLE | 19 | 64 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .598 | .286 | .312 | .234 |
| 1979 | CLE | 68 | 209 | 21 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .613 | .302 | .311 | .225 |
| 1980 | CLE | 130 | 450 | 60 | 119 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 60 | 88 | 11 | 3 | 4 | .716 | .354 | .362 | .264 |
| 1981 | CLE | 135 | 480 | 47 | 136 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 57 | 85 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .731 | .360 | .371 | .283 |
| 1982 | CLE | 127 | 456 | 58 | 131 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 64 | 49 | 73 | 17 | 5 | 1 | .775 | .358 | .417 | .287 |
| 1983 | CLE | 128 | 365 | 49 | 104 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 36 | 65 | 10 | 7 | 1 | .794 | .350 | .444 | .285 |
| 1984 | CLE | 135 | 526 | 81 | 157 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 79 | 64 | 97 | 24 | 11 | 1 | .785 | .372 | .413 | .298 |
| 1985 | CLE | 60 | 110 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .702 | .320 | .382 | .245 |
| 1986 | CLE | 122 | 410 | 53 | 115 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 75 | 52 | 62 | 14 | 6 | 1 | .783 | .361 | .422 | .280 |
| 1987 | CLE | 102 | 241 | 29 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .792 | .357 | .436 | .278 |
| 1988 | CLE | 133 | 462 | 61 | 123 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 73 | 63 | 72 | 9 | 6 | 2 | .759 | .352 | .407 | .266 |
| 1989 | CLE | 113 | 266 | 36 | 64 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .644 | .332 | .312 | .241 |
| 1990 | CLE | 92 | 247 | 40 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .877 | .407 | .470 | .308 |
| 1991 | CLE | 138 | 470 | 54 | 123 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 54 | 82 | 25 | 14 | 3 | .698 | .336 | .362 | .262 |
| 1992 | CLE | 85 | 146 | 16 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .740 | .329 | .411 | .288 |
| 1993 | CLE | 85 | 225 | 21 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .591 | .302 | .289 | .209 |
| 1994 | CLE | 28 | 54 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .750 | .361 | .389 | .278 |
| 1995 | CLE | 130 | 441 | 35 | 113 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 84 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .702 | .337 | .365 | .256 |
| 1996 | CLE | 114 | 396 | 35 | 91 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 29 | 81 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .596 | .286 | .311 | .230 |
| 1997 | CLE | 52 | 180 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .573 | .295 | .278 | .217 |
| Total | 1996 | 6198 | 732 | 1651 | 295 | 50 | 102 | 777 | 729 | 1103 | 185 | 98 | 24 | .723 | .344 | .379 | .266 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1998-11-01 | King Kelley has retired from the Cleveland Spyders |
| 1997-06-12 | The Cleveland Spyders have promoted Gene Dale to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have promoted Andy Ostrowski to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have promoted Atsushi Onodera to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have designated Candy Cummings for assignment. The Cleveland Spyders have designated King Kelley for assignment. The Cleveland Spyders have designated John Hosley for assignment. |
| 1996-04-25 | King Kelley of the Cleveland Spyders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days. |
| 1994-09-26 | The Cleveland Spyders have promoted King Kelley to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have designated Joe Surhoff for assignment. |
| 1994-06-28 | The Cleveland Spyders have promoted Ross Susce to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have promoted Wladimir Bentecourt to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have promoted Jack Peterek to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have promoted Mike Rios to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have promoted Pierre Pinnance to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have designated Eric Thompson for assignment. The Cleveland Spyders have designated Dave Kerksieck for assignment. The Cleveland Spyders have designated King Kelley for assignment. The Cleveland Spyders have designated Jim McMullin for assignment. The Cleveland Spyders have designated Claude Banks for assignment. |
| 1992-04-28 | King Kelley of the Cleveland Spyders is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1985-04-13 | King Kelley of the Cleveland Spyders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days. |
| 1979-08-07 | King Kelley of the Cleveland Spyders is injured and is expected to be out 45 days. |
| 1979-04-01 | The Cleveland Spyders have promoted King Kelley to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have promoted John Wiedenbauer to the major league team. The Cleveland Spyders have designated Jake McCormick for assignment. The Cleveland Spyders have designated Bill Heileman for assignment. The Cleveland Spyders have designated Ron Reed for assignment. |
| 1977-06-08 | The Cleveland Spyders have sent King Kelley to the minors. |
| 1977-05-12 | The Cleveland Spyders have promoted King Kelley to the major league team. |
| 1977-03-25 | The Cleveland Spyders have renamed Roberto Kotsay to King Kelley. |