What years did Harry Kelley play?

Harry Kelley played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1939.

Was Harry Kelley a pitcher?

Yes. Harry Kelley pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 230 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Harry Kelley hit?

Harry Kelley hit 0 career home runs with 50 hits.

Harry Kelley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1925-1939)

W–L 42–47

ERA 4.86

WHIP 1.56

SO 230

Pitcher PIV -3541.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 170 lb
Born: 2/13/1906 in Parkin, AR, USA
Died: 3/23/1958 in Parkin, AR, USA
MLB Debut: 1925-04-16
Last Game: 1939-07-23

Full name: Harry Leroy Kelley

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
42	47	146	78	43	3	5	676.3	812	365	51	244	230	4.86	-3541.1

Career ERA 4.86 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 11.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1925	WS1	AL	1	1	6	1	0	0	0	16.0	30	16	12	7	9.00	4.55 (-98%)	-170.1
1926	WS1	AL	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	10.0	17	9	8	6	8.10	4.11 (-97%)	-115.6
1936	PHA	AL	15	12	35	27	20	1	3	235.3	250	101	75	82	3.86	4.59 (+16%)	-1268.7
1937	PHA	AL	13	21	41	29	14	0	0	205.0	267	122	79	68	5.36	4.34 (-23%)	-2128.6
1938	PHA	AL	0	2	4	3	0	0	0	8.0	17	15	10	3	16.88	—	0.0
1938	WS1	AL	9	8	38	14	7	2	1	148.3	162	74	46	44	4.49	4.35 (-3%)	-572.3
1939	WS1	AL	4	3	15	3	2	0	1	53.7	69	28	14	20	4.70	4.28 (-10%)	714.1
Career · 7 seasons			42	47	146	78	43	3	5	676.1	812	365	244	230	4.86	—	-3,541

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
147	232	16	50	9	0	0	25	0	5	14	.216	.235	.254	.490	-929

Career AVG .216 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 22.9% below league average.

Career OBP .235 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 31.9% below league average.

Career SLG .254 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 36.0% below league average.

Career OPS .490 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 34.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1925	WS1	AL	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	WS1	AL	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	PHA	AL	36	91	5	18	4	9	1	5	.198	.283 (-30%)	.349 (-41%)	.404 (-40%)	.753 (-41%)	-624.1
1937	PHA	AL	41	71	6	16	5	8	2	5	.225	.276 (-19%)	.342 (-25%)	.398 (-26%)	.740 (-25%)	-304.5
1938	PHA	AL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	WS1	AL	38	48	4	12	0	8	1	4	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	WS1	AL	15	15	1	4	0	0	1	0	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			147	232	16	50	9	25	5	14	.216	—	—	—	—	-929

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	67	101	7	25	0	14	.248
Away	80	131	9	25	0	12	.191

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	67	326.1	387	163	110	118	4.50
Away	79	350.1	425	195	134	112	5.01

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB
1939-07-23	MIN	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1939-07-20	MIN	DET	W	1	0	0	0
1939-07-14	MIN	SLA	W	0	0	0	0
1939-06-27	MIN	BOS	L	2	0	0	0
1939-06-22	MIN	CLE	W	4	1	0	0
1939-06-16	MIN	CHW	W	3	0	1	1
1939-06-08	MIN	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1939-06-07	MIN	CLE	W	2	0	1	0
1939-06-04	MIN	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1939-06-03	MIN	CHW	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1939-07-23	MIN	CLE	—	0.2	3	3	3	0	0	0
1939-07-20	MIN	DET	W	3.0	4	1	1	1	1	0
1939-07-14	MIN	SLA	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1939-06-27	MIN	BOS	L	8.0	11	8	7	2	7	0
1939-06-22	MIN	CLE	W	9.0	14	5	4	2	2	2
1939-06-16	MIN	CHW	W	9.0	10	2	1	0	1	0
1939-06-08	MIN	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1939-06-07	MIN	CLE	—	4.2	5	3	3	0	0	0
1939-06-04	MIN	SLA	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1939-06-03	MIN	CHW	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	146	0	29	114	8	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1925	WS1	P	6	1	6	0	0
1926	WS1	P	7	1	1	0	1
1936	PHA	P	35	5	36	3	3
1937	PHA	P	41	10	32	0	2
1938	PHA	P	4	0	0	0	0
1938	WS1	P	38	11	30	4	2
1939	WS1	P	15	1	9	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	146

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Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Kelley

What years did Harry Kelley play?: Harry Kelley played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1939.
Was Harry Kelley a pitcher?: Yes. Harry Kelley pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 230 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Kelley hit?: Harry Kelley hit 0 career home runs with 50 hits.