Aaron Kelly
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Aaron Kelly
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Nickname:
The Hammer
Birthdate:
Aug. 18, 1921 (74 y, 8 m, 11 d)
Born In:
Chicago, IL, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/194
Entry:
1943 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 6, Team: Detroit Tigers
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1958 (2nd) Detroit (RLB)
1954 Detroit (RLB)
1953 Detroit (RLB)
1952 (2nd) Detroit (RLB)
1951 (2nd) Detroit (RLB)
1949 (3rd) Detroit (RLB)
All-Star 1958 Detroit (RLB)
1955 Detroit (RLB)
1954 Detroit (RLB)
1953 Detroit (RLB)
1952 Detroit (RLB)
1951 Detroit (RLB)
1950 Detroit (RLB)
1949 Detroit (RLB)
1945 Indian Head Park (AAA)
League Champ 1952 Detroit (RLB)
Gold Glove 1961 - P Detroit (RLB)
1960 - P Detroit (RLB)
1959 - P Detroit (RLB)
Pitcher of the Month Oct 1958 Detroit (RLB)
Sep 1958 Detroit (RLB)
Sep 1957 Detroit (RLB)
Oct 1954 Detroit (RLB)
Oct 1953 Detroit (RLB)
Sep 1953 Detroit (RLB)
Oct 1947 Detroit (RLB)
Sep 1947 Detroit (RLB)
May 1945 Indian Head Park (AAA)
Player of the Week Aug 10, 1953 Detroit (RLB)
Sep 25, 1950 Detroit (RLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink35
Grey Ink285
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Matt Myer 928
Allan Gordon 900
Gary Engelhardt 883
Pat Miller 878
Bill Mabie 876
Paul McDow 875
Tim Guerriero 871
Cameron Thompson 870
Dave Anderson 867
Nick Buchman 862
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1948 18 5
1952 17 6
1953 16 4
1955 19 2
1956 15 5
Year G Rank
1946 45 8
Year GS Rank
1947 34 6
1948 36 3
1949 34 4
1950 34 3
1951 34 9
1952 35 4
1953 34 6
1954 34 7
1955 33 9
1956 34 6
1957 33 9
1960 33 4
Year W Rank
1947 18 4
1948 14 5
1949 18 7
1950 19 3
1951 17 4
1952 19 2
1953 20 2
1954 23 1
1955 16 4
1956 16 9
1957 13 10
1958 19 3
1959 16 5
Year L Rank
1947 13 9
1948 16 3
1956 15 7
Year Win % Rank
1947 0.581 9
1949 0.600 9
1950 0.576 9
1951 0.586 7
1952 0.731 3
1953 0.690 4
1954 0.767 1
1955 0.571 9
1957 0.542 10
1958 0.655 4
1959 0.593 10
Year Hold Rank
1946 3 3
Year IP Rank
1947 282.2 5
1948 290.1 4
1949 279.2 4
1950 275.1 3
1951 291.1 4
1952 286.2 3
1953 291.0 1
1954 280.1 5
1955 250.2 9
1956 266.2 7
1957 264.0 7
1958 266.1 6
1960 257.0 4
Year BF Rank
1947 1209 4
1948 1258 4
1949 1171 7
1950 1159 8
1951 1191 6
1952 1201 4
1953 1193 3
1954 1159 10
1955 1080 10
1956 1131 7
1957 1098 7
1958 1104 8
1959 1094 8
1960 1106 2
Year HR Rank
1950 32 4
1951 26 7
1957 25 10
1959 23 10
Year BB Rank
1947 109 9
1949 112 8
1953 87 9
1958 81 10
Year K Rank
1947 172 1
1948 145 3
1949 171 1
1950 158 1
1951 137 3
1952 171 2
1953 151 3
1954 165 3
1955 159 4
1956 153 4
1957 132 7
1958 140 9
1960 128 10
Year WP Rank
1956 10 3
1959 7 6
1961 12 3
Year ERA Rank
1947 3.184 8
1949 2.929 4
1950 3.825 9
1951 2.811 3
1952 3.108 8
1953 2.567 2
1954 2.793 1
1955 3.555 9
1956 3.139 4
1957 3.546 10
1958 2.636 1
Year BABIP Rank
1949 0.254 10
1950 0.239 3
1951 0.232 1
1953 0.252 4
1954 0.244 1
1958 0.266 9
Year WHIP Rank
1947 1.291 9
1949 1.223 4
1950 1.220 2
1951 1.119 1
1952 1.252 4
1953 1.162 2
1954 1.106 1
1956 1.238 8
1957 1.227 6
1958 1.220 7
Year H/9 Rank
1947 8.151 5
1949 7.402 3
1950 7.747 2
1951 7.414 1
1953 7.763 3
1954 7.416 1
1958 8.245 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1950 3.236 9
1951 2.657 7
1952 2.449 5
1953 2.691 6
1954 2.536 6
1956 2.464 6
1957 1.909 4
Year CG Rank
1947 19 3
1948 15 9
1949 18 9
1950 18 5
1951 20 4
1952 17 6
1953 18 2
1954 20 3
1956 14 8
1957 13 10
1958 15 5
1959 14 6
1960 15 2
Year SHO Rank
1947 3 4
1949 5 1
1950 5 1
1951 3 3
1952 3 2
1953 5 1
1954 5 1
1955 3 3
1956 2 8
1958 2 6
1959 3 1
1960 3 5
Year BB (Low) Rank
1956 73 10
1957 56 9
Year Hits Rank
1947 256 8
1948 295 5
1952 281 5
1953 251 10
1955 250 10
1956 257 7
1957 268 7
1959 282 4
1960 279 2
1961 268 4
Year HR (Low) Rank
1954 16 7
1958 19 8
1960 15 6
1961 16 5
Year WAR Rank
1947 6.1 4
1948 6.3 2
1949 7.2 1
1950 4.5 8
1951 5.5 6
1952 7.1 2
1953 6.5 2
1954 7.6 1
1955 5.6 6
1956 6.6 5
1957 5.5 8
1958 5.7 8
1960 5.5 6
Year W (Low) Rank
1961 11 10
Year L (Low) Rank
1951 12 10
1952 7 3
1953 9 7
1954 7 1
1955 12 10
1957 11 10
1958 10 4