What years did Keone Kela play?

Keone Kela played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2021.

Was Keone Kela a pitcher?

Yes. Keone Kela pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 279 strikeouts.

What was Keone Kela's career ERA?

Keone Kela finished with a 3.33 career ERA, going 23-13 with 279 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Keone Kela have?

Keone Kela recorded 279 career strikeouts.

Is Keone Kela in the Hall of Fame?

No. Keone Kela has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Keone Kela

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2021)

Keone Kela was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2021 for the Texas Rangers, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the San Diego Padres, a span of 7 seasons. Across 243 career appearances, he went 23-13 with a 3.33 ERA, 279 strikeouts, and 28 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4802.5.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 23–13

ERA 3.33

WHIP 1.13

SO 279

Pitcher PIV 4802.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 220 lb
Born: 4/16/1993 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2015-04-07
Last Game: 2021-05-07

Full name: Keone Cole Kela

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Career Pitching Statistics

Keone Kela — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	13	243	0	0	0	28	227.1	171	84	26	86	279	3.33	4802.5

Career ERA 3.33 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 21.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Keone Kela Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2015	TEX	AL	7	5	68	1	60.1	52	16	18	68	2.39	3.96 (+40%)	2023.5
2016	TEX	AL	5	1	35	0	34.0	30	23	17	45	6.09	4.19 (-45%)	-313.2
2017	TEX	AL	4	1	39	2	38.2	18	12	17	51	2.79	4.36 (+36%)	1068.8
2018	TEX	AL	3	3	38	24	36.2	28	14	14	44	3.44	4.15 (+17%)	1089.0
2018	PIT	NL	0	1	16	0	15.1	10	5	5	22	2.93	4.15 (+29%)	455.2
2019	PIT	NL	2	0	32	1	29.2	19	7	11	33	2.12	4.51 (+53%)	736.9
2020	PIT	NL	0	0	3	0	2.0	3	1	1	3	4.50	—	0.0
2021	SDN	NL	2	2	12	0	10.2	11	6	3	13	5.06	4.27 (-19%)	-257.9
Career · 8 seasons			23	13	243	28	227.1	171	84	86	279	3.33	—	4,803

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Keone Kela — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
243	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Keone Kela — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2015	TEX	AL	68	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	TEX	AL	35	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	TEX	AL	39	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	TEX	AL	38	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	PIT	NL	16	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	PIT	NL	32	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	PIT	NL	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SDN	NL	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			243	—	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Keone Kela — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Keone Kela — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2016	ALDS1	TEX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2015	ALDS2	TEX	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Keone Kela — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	4	0	0	4.2	1	1	2	3	1.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Keone Kela — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2016	ALDS1	TEX	0	0	1	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	1	0.00
2015	ALDS2	TEX	1	0	3	0	0	3.0	1	1	2	2	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Keone Kela — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	125	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	118	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Keone Kela — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	125	117.1	90	36	43	142	2.76
Away	118	110.0	81	48	43	137	3.93

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Keone Kela — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-05-07	SDP	SFG	L	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2021-05-04	SDP	PIT	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
2021-05-02	SDP	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2021-04-21	SDP	MIL	L	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	2
2021-04-18	SDP	LAD	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2021-04-16	SDP	LAD	—	1.0	2	3	1	1	2	0
2021-04-14	SDP	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2021-04-12	SDP	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2021-04-10	SDP	TEX	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2021-04-06	SDP	SFG	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Keone Kela — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	243	0	7	18	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Keone Kela — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
2015	TEX	P	68	2	6	0
2016	TEX	P	35	2	3	0
2017	TEX	P	39	0	1	0
2018	TEX	P	38	1	4	0
2018	PIT	P	16	0	2	2
2019	PIT	P	32	1	2	0
2020	PIT	P	3	0	0	0
2021	SDN	P	12	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Keone Kela — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	243

Salary History

Keone Kela — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TEX	AL	$518,000
Total Career Earnings			$518,000

Keone Kela: the record in brief

April 7, 2015 and May 7, 2021 bracket Keone Kela's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Texas Rangers (2015 to 2018), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018 to 2020), and the San Diego Padres (2021). Born on April 16, 1993, in Los Angeles, CA, USA, Kela is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Kela's listed size is 220 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Kela's full given name, per the bio, is Keone Cole Kela.

Kela went 23-13 with a 3.33 ERA in 243 games, 0 of them starts. Kela had 279 strikeouts and 28 saves. The leagues Kela pitched in allowed 4.25 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 21.8% better than average. The best win total was 7, in 2015. The most saves in one season was 24, in 2018. 2015 was Kela's sharpest full season, a 2.39 ERA against the league's 3.96. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 4,802.5 for Kela's career.

Kela appears at one position only: pitcher, in 243 games. On the mound, Kela's fielding totals are 7 putouts, 18 assists and 2 errors.

The playoff pitching line reads 1-0, 1.93 ERA, across 4 appearances. Those appearances came in 2015 and 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions about Keone Kela

What years did Keone Kela play?: Keone Kela played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2021.
Was Keone Kela a pitcher?: Yes. Keone Kela pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 279 strikeouts.
What was Keone Kela's career ERA?: Keone Kela finished with a 3.33 career ERA, going 23-13 with 279 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Keone Kela have?: Keone Kela recorded 279 career strikeouts.
Is Keone Kela in the Hall of Fame?: No. Keone Kela has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Keone Kela play for?: Keone Kela played for the Texas Rangers, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the San Diego Padres.