What years did Pat Kelly play?

Pat Kelly played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1981.

Was Pat Kelly a pitcher?

No. Pat Kelly was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Pat Kelly hit?

Pat Kelly hit 76 career home runs with 1147 hits.

What was Pat Kelly's career batting average?

Pat Kelly batted .264 over his career, with 1,147 hits in 4,338 at bats.

How many RBI did Pat Kelly have?

Pat Kelly drove in 418 runs in his career.

Is Pat Kelly in the Hall of Fame?

No. Pat Kelly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Pat Kelly

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1981)

Pat Kelly was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1981 for 5 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,385 career games, he hit .264 with 1,147 hits, 76 home runs, and 418 RBI. Pat Kelly was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 5,345.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .264

HR 76

RBI 418

H 1,147

OPS .731

PIV 5,345

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 7/30/1944 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 10/2/2005 in Chambersburg, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-09-06
Last Game: 1981-10-04
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Harold Patrick Kelly

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Career Batting Statistics

Pat Kelly — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,385	4,338	620	1,147	189	35	76	418	250	588	768	.264	.354	.377	.731	5,345

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .354 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — +10.3% above league average.

Career SLG .377 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .731 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Pat Kelly (b. 1944) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1967	MIN	AL	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	MIN	AL	12	35	2	4	2	0	1	2	0	3	10	.114	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	KCA	AL	112	417	61	110	20	4	8	32	40	49	70	.264	.248 (+6%)	.320 (+9%)	.369 (+5%)	.689 (+7%)	618.2
1970	KCA	AL	136	452	56	106	16	1	6	38	34	76	105	.235	.253 (-8%)	.325 (+6%)	.385 (-18%)	.711 (-7%)	-270.0
1971	CHA	AL	67	213	32	62	6	3	3	22	14	36	29	.291	.249 (+17%)	.316 (+24%)	.365 (+7%)	.682 (+15%)	692.1
1972	CHA	AL	119	402	57	105	14	7	5	24	32	55	69	.261	.243 (+7%)	.310 (+14%)	.353 (+4%)	.664 (+9%)	803.6
1973	CHA	AL	144	550	77	154	24	5	1	44	22	65	91	.280	.256 (+9%)	.325 (+9%)	.378 (-8%)	.703 (avg)	138.2
1974	CHA	AL	122	424	60	119	16	3	4	21	18	46	58	.281	.256 (+9%)	.324 (+9%)	.369 (-2%)	.693 (+3%)	369.6
1975	CHA	AL	133	471	73	129	21	7	9	45	18	58	69	.274	.257 (+6%)	.327 (+8%)	.374 (+8%)	.701 (+8%)	783.6
1976	CHA	AL	107	311	42	79	20	3	5	34	15	45	45	.254	.255 (-1%)	.320 (+9%)	.360 (+7%)	.681 (+8%)	510.6
1977	BAL	AL	120	360	50	92	13	0	10	49	25	53	75	.256	.264 (-3%)	.329 (+7%)	.401 (-7%)	.730 (avg)	141.4
1978	BAL	AL	100	274	38	75	12	1	11	40	10	34	58	.274	.257 (+6%)	.323 (+10%)	.378 (+18%)	.702 (+14%)	777.1
1979	BAL	AL	68	153	25	44	11	0	9	25	4	20	25	.288	.265 (+8%)	.329 (+11%)	.397 (+35%)	.727 (+24%)	656.1
1980	BAL	AL	89	200	38	52	10	1	3	26	16	34	54	.260	.264 (-2%)	.326 (+11%)	.387 (-6%)	.714 (+2%)	170.1
1981	CLE	AL	48	75	8	16	4	0	1	16	2	14	9	.213	.255 (-17%)	.320 (+4%)	.368 (-17%)	.688 (-7%)	-46.0
Career · 15 seasons			1,385	4,338	620	1,147	189	35	76	418	250	588	768	.264	—	—	—	—	5,345

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

Pat Kelly — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	15	3	5	0	0	1	4	2	4	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Pat Kelly — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1979	ALCS	BAL	3	11	3	4	0	0	1	4	1	3	.364
1979	WS	BAL	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Pat Kelly — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	685	2092	325	579	38	209	.277
Away	700	2246	295	568	38	209	.253

Last 10 Games — Batting

Pat Kelly — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1981-10-04	CLE	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1981-10-03	CLE	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981-10-02	CLE	BOS	W	1	0	1	1	4	1	0
1981-09-27	CLE	BOS	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981-09-25	CLE	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981-09-24	CLE	BOS	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981-09-19	CLE	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981-09-17	CLE	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981-09-13	CLE	DET	L	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
1981-09-12	CLE	DET	L	2	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pat Kelly — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	997	902	1770	61	42	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pat Kelly — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1968	MIN	OF	10	9	20	1	1	0
1969	KCA	OF	107	106	237	12	5	3
1970	KCA	OF	118	109	254	8	10	2
1971	CHA	OF	61	53	100	7	1	0
1972	CHA	OF	109	96	173	8	6	3
1973	CHA	OF	141	132	254	9	6	2
1974	CHA	OF	53	46	79	2	2	2
1975	CHA	OF	115	111	222	4	2	1
1976	CHA	OF	26	22	37	1	2	0
1977	BAL	OF	109	94	181	2	3	1
1978	BAL	OF	80	74	123	3	4	1
1979	BAL	OF	24	22	36	0	0	0
1980	BAL	OF	36	27	48	4	0	0
1981	CLE	OF	8	1	6	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Pat Kelly (b. 1944) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	247
Center Field	61
Right Field	717
Designated Hitter	215

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Career Spans

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Pat Kelly: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 6, 1967 and the final game on October 4, 1981, Pat Kelly built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Minnesota Twins (1967 to 1968), the Kansas City Royals (1969 through 1970), the Chicago White Sox (1971 through 1976), the Baltimore Orioles (1977 through 1980), and the Cleveland Indians (1981). Kelly played primarily as an outfielder and batted and threw left-handed. Born on July 30, 1944, in Philadelphia, PA, USA, Kelly was listed at 6'1" and 185 pounds. The bio records the death on October 2, 2005, in Chambersburg, PA, USA. The given name on file is Harold Patrick Kelly.

In 1,385 games and 4,338 at bats, Kelly batted .264 with 1,147 hits, along with 76 home runs, 418 runs batted in, and 250 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .354 and .377 give Kelly a career OPS of .731. Against a .254 league average for those years, Kelly's .264 average was near the norm.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pat Kelly

What years did Pat Kelly play?: Pat Kelly played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1981.
Was Pat Kelly a pitcher?: No. Pat Kelly was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Pat Kelly hit?: Pat Kelly hit 76 career home runs with 1147 hits.
What was Pat Kelly's career batting average?: Pat Kelly batted .264 over his career, with 1,147 hits in 4,338 at bats.
How many RBI did Pat Kelly have?: Pat Kelly drove in 418 runs in his career.
Is Pat Kelly in the Hall of Fame?: No. Pat Kelly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.