What years did Tom Kelley play?

Tom Kelley played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1973.

Was Tom Kelley a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Kelley pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 234 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tom Kelley hit?

Tom Kelley hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.

What was Tom Kelley's career batting average?

Tom Kelley batted .095 over his career, with 11 hits in 116 at bats.

How many RBI did Tom Kelley have?

Tom Kelley drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was Tom Kelley's career ERA?

Tom Kelley finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 20-22 with 234 strikeouts.

Tom Kelley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1973)

Tom Kelley was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1973 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Atlanta Braves, a span of 10 seasons. Across 104 career appearances, he went 20-22 with a 3.75 ERA and 234 strikeouts.

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 20–22

ERA 3.75

WHIP 1.49

SO 234

Pitcher PIV -5881.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 1/5/1944 in Manchester, CT, USA
Died: 9/25/2015 in Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
MLB Debut: 1964-05-05
Last Game: 1973-05-20

Full name: Thomas Henry Kelley

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Kelley — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	22	104	45	9	1	0	408.0	400	170	38	207	234	3.75	-5881.9

Career ERA 3.75 vs. league average 3.49 across their career seasons — 7.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tom Kelley — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1964	CLE	AL	0	0	6	0	0	0	9.2	9	6	9	7	5.59	3.58 (-56%)	0.0
1965	CLE	AL	2	1	4	4	1	0	30.0	19	8	13	31	2.40	3.50 (+31%)	338.3
1966	CLE	AL	4	8	31	7	1	0	95.1	97	46	42	64	4.34	3.52 (-23%)	-2197.7
1967	CLE	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
1971	ATL	NL	9	5	28	20	5	0	143.0	140	47	69	68	2.96	3.47 (+15%)	-812.2
1972	ATL	NL	5	7	27	14	2	1	116.1	122	59	65	59	4.56	3.26 (-40%)	-3309.3
1973	ATL	NL	0	1	7	0	0	0	12.2	13	4	7	5	2.84	3.75 (+24%)	99.0
Career · 7 seasons			20	22	104	45	9	1	408.0	400	170	207	234	3.75	—	-5,882

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

Tom Kelley — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
104	116	4	11	0	0	0	4	0	3	61	.095	.118	.095	.212	0

Career AVG .095 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 61.8% below league average.

Career OBP .118 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Career SLG .095 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 74.3% below league average.

Career OPS .212 vs. league average .682 across their career seasons — 68.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tom Kelley — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1964	CLE	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	CLE	AL	4	9	1	2	1	1	6	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	CLE	AL	31	28	2	4	3	0	19	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CLE	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	ATL	NL	28	43	0	2	0	0	23	.047	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	ATL	NL	27	34	1	3	0	2	13	.088	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	ATL	NL	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			104	116	4	11	4	3	61	.095	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Kelley — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	55	44	0	4	0	0	.091
Away	49	72	4	7	0	4	.097

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Kelley — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	55	195.0	203	93	107	99	4.29
Away	49	213.0	196	77	100	135	3.25

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Kelley — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1973-05-20	ATL	LAD	L	1
1973-05-19	ATL	LAD	L	0
1973-05-13	ATL	SDP	L	0
1973-05-09	ATL	NYN	L	0
1973-05-04	ATL	PHI	L	1
1973-04-17	ATL	SFG	L	0
1973-04-08	ATL	HOU	W	0
1972-10-01	ATL	SFG	L	0
1972-09-29	ATL	SFG	L	0
1972-09-13	ATL	CIN	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tom Kelley — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1973-05-20	ATL	LAD	—	2.1	3	1	0	1	1
1973-05-19	ATL	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1973-05-13	ATL	SDP	—	3.0	4	2	2	1	0
1973-05-09	ATL	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1973-05-04	ATL	PHI	L	2.1	2	1	1	2	2
1973-04-17	ATL	SFG	—	2.0	4	1	1	2	1
1973-04-08	ATL	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1972-10-01	ATL	SFG	—	2.2	2	0	0	1	3
1972-09-29	ATL	SFG	—	0.1	3	2	2	0	1
1972-09-13	ATL	CIN	—	2.2	2	1	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Kelley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	104	45	26	39	3	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Kelley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1964	CLE	P	6	0	1	2	1	0
1965	CLE	P	4	4	1	3	0	1
1966	CLE	P	31	7	8	8	1	0
1967	CLE	P	1	0	1	1	0	1
1971	ATL	P	28	20	11	18	0	2
1972	ATL	P	27	14	4	6	1	0
1973	ATL	P	7	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tom Kelley — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	104

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Tom Kelley: the record in brief

Tom Kelley played a first major league game on May 5, 1964 and a last one on May 20, 1973. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (1964 through 1967) and the Atlanta Braves (1971 through 1973). Kelley is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-0 and 190 pounds. Kelley threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is January 5, 1944, in Manchester, CT, USA. Kelley died on September 25, 2015, in Myrtle Beach, SC, USA. The given name on file is Thomas Henry Kelley.

Kelley went 20-22 with a 3.75 ERA in 104 games, 45 of them starts. The same table counts 234 strikeouts. The league ERA over Kelley's seasons was 3.49, so the 3.75 figure ran 7.6% worse than average. No season topped the 9 wins of 1971. 1971 was Kelley's sharpest full season, a 2.96 ERA against the league's 3.47.

Kelley appears at one position only: pitcher, in 104 games. Fielding on the mound produced 26 putouts and 39 assists against 3 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Kelley

What years did Tom Kelley play?: Tom Kelley played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1973.
Was Tom Kelley a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Kelley pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 234 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Kelley hit?: Tom Kelley hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.
What was Tom Kelley's career batting average?: Tom Kelley batted .095 over his career, with 11 hits in 116 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Kelley have?: Tom Kelley drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Tom Kelley's career ERA?: Tom Kelley finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 20-22 with 234 strikeouts.