1B Luke Kelly #25
Melbourne Demons ABL
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/25/2022
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1B LUKE KELLY #25 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
123 409 110 26 4 8 39 45 70 .269 .344 .411 5 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 5 6 6
Gap 7 5 8 7
Power 5 4 6 5
Eye 6 4 6 6
Avoid K's 6 5 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 5 6
Arm: 1 7 6
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 5 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/09/2022 STK Loss, 2-6 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
09/08/2022 STK Win, 6-5 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
09/07/2022 STK Loss, 1-4 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/06/2022 STK Win, 4-0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/05/2022 STK Loss, 3-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/2022 NEW Win, 2-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/2022 NEW Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/01/2022 NEW Win, 7-4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/31/2022 NEW Win, 4-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/30/2022 NEW Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Kelly works hard and has great knowledge of the game. He's earned the respect of his teammates.
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:07/20/1989
Born in:Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA
Nationality:Australian
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$160,000
Signed Through:2022 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 130 Days
Service This Yr:159 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 123 409 110 26 4 8 39 35 45 70 .269 .344 .411 .754 .325 .142 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 104 457 2 7 0 8 0 1 168 38 5 1 83.3 58.8 5.14 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   76 18 3 0 1 3 3 3 12 0 0 0 .237 .266 .316 .582
Versus Right   333 92 23 4 7 36 32 42 58 1 0 2 .276 .360 .432 .792
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   74 20 4 2 1 7 8 10 9 0 0 0 .270 .357 .419 .776
May   76 22 5 1 2 8 8 9 12 0 0 0 .289 .365 .461 .825
June   73 22 5 0 0 8 4 7 17 1 0 1 .301 .366 .370 .736
July   68 17 5 0 3 9 7 8 10 0 0 0 .250 .329 .456 .785
August   91 20 4 0 0 2 4 7 19 0 0 1 .220 .283 .264 .547
September   27 9 3 1 2 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 .333 .419 .741 1.160
Spring Training   31 10 3 1 1 5 5 5 4 0 0 0 .323 .417 .581 .997
Last Year   324 80 21 0 9 44 33 38 42 3 0 3 .247 .329 .395 .724
2 Years Ago   419 101 27 2 8 47 31 35 77 2 0 4 .241 .304 .372 .677
Career   3026 767 181 15 96 357 345 288 568 19 0 38 .253 .324 .418 .743
Home   205 59 14 3 4 23 23 24 35 0 0 1 .288 .365 .444 .809
Road   204 51 12 1 4 16 12 21 35 1 0 1 .250 .322 .377 .699
Grass   409 110 26 4 8 39 35 45 70 1 0 2 .269 .344 .411 .754
Day   202 53 11 1 6 19 18 26 33 1 0 0 .262 .345 .416 .761
Night   207 57 15 3 2 20 17 19 37 0 0 2 .275 .342 .406 .748
As Starter   386 106 25 4 8 39 35 44 66 1 0 2 .275 .351 .422 .773
As Reliever / Substitution   23 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .174 .208 .217 .426
Pinch Hitting   18 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .167 .211 .222 .433
Close/Late   103 24 5 1 1 8 8 16 16 0 0 0 .233 .336 .330 .666
Inning 1-3   135 34 8 0 3 17 13 11 31 0 0 0 .252 .308 .378 .686
Inning 4-6   137 41 9 3 4 13 13 12 21 1 0 2 .299 .362 .496 .858
Inning 7-9   126 33 9 1 1 9 6 19 16 0 0 0 .262 .359 .373 .732
Extra Innings   11 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 .182 .357 .182 .539
0 Outs   149 37 7 1 1 3 16 12 30 1 0 1 .248 .307 .329 .636
1 Outs   115 39 10 1 5 22 10 14 18 0 0 0 .339 .411 .574 .985
2 Outs   145 34 9 2 2 14 9 19 22 0 0 1 .234 .327 .366 .693
Scoring Position   115 28 6 2 1 28 10 19 24 1 0 2 .243 .358 .357 .714
Bases Empty   225 62 16 2 4 4 17 21 36 0 0 0 .276 .337 .418 .755
Runner on 1st   69 20 4 0 3 7 8 5 10 0 0 0 .290 .338 .478 .816
Runner on 2nd   56 17 5 2 0 13 5 8 10 0 0 0 .304 .391 .464 .855
Runner on 3rd   19 5 0 0 1 6 1 5 2 0 0 1 .263 .440 .421 .861
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 4 0 0 0 4 2 2 5 0 0 1 .174 .269 .174 .443
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 .000 .273 .000 .273
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   166 30 8 1 2 13 11 11 70 0 0 2 .181 .240 .277 .517
First Pitch   59 25 6 0 2 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 .424 .469 .627 1.096
Count 0-1   37 13 2 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .351 .351 .568 .919
Count 0-2   31 4 2 0 0 2 3 0 16 0 0 1 .129 .156 .194 .350
Count 1-0   36 11 3 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 .306 .324 .528 .852
Count 1-1   42 11 5 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .262 .279 .381 .660
Count 1-2   49 9 2 1 0 3 1 0 24 0 0 1 .184 .200 .265 .465
Count 2-0   14 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Count 2-1   40 11 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .275 .350 .625
Count 2-2   49 10 3 0 1 5 4 0 16 0 0 0 .204 .204 .327 .531
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .846 .000 .846
Count 3-1   13 4 0 0 1 4 4 16 0 1 0 0 .308 .667 .538 1.205
Full Count   37 7 1 0 1 3 3 11 14 0 0 0 .189 .375 .297 .672
Behind in Count   117 26 6 1 2 9 8 0 40 0 0 2 .222 .235 .342 .577
Ahead in Count   105 31 5 3 2 14 13 28 0 1 0 0 .295 .440 .457 .897
Batting 3rd   63 15 4 2 0 4 6 8 17 0 0 0 .238 .324 .365 .689
Batting 4th   323 91 21 2 8 35 29 36 49 1 0 2 .282 .356 .433 .790
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 8th   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Batting 9th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Low Leverage   118 33 12 0 2 5 7 15 13 0 0 0 .280 .361 .432 .793
Medium Leverage   203 58 10 2 5 24 17 18 38 0 0 0 .286 .344 .429 .772
High Leverage   85 19 4 2 1 10 11 12 19 1 0 2 .224 .330 .353 .683
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2012 Essendon - ABL 22 21 64 17 3 0 2 14 9 6 0 1 12 0 0 .266 .324 .406 .730 101 105 0.1
2013 Essendon - ABL 23 125 416 102 17 3 17 52 52 33 4 6 92 1 0 .245 .303 .423 .726 110 111 0.9
2014 Essendon - ABL 24 79 250 63 16 0 11 30 37 30 4 2 49 2 0 .252 .339 .448 .787 131 130 1.3
2016 Essendon - ABL 26 125 417 108 21 3 15 44 54 42 10 1 87 1 5 .259 .340 .432 .772 121 125 1.8
2018 Essendon - ABL 28 95 331 83 24 1 14 45 42 31 4 1 72 0 0 .251 .322 .456 .778 127 132 1.8
2019 Essendon - ABL 29 119 396 103 26 2 12 42 52 28 7 2 67 0 1 .260 .319 .427 .745 115 118 1.7
2020 Melbourne - ABL 30 121 419 101 27 2 8 47 31 35 4 2 77 3 2 .241 .304 .372 .677 97 100 0.5
2021 Melbourne - ABL 31 96 324 80 21 0 9 44 33 38 3 3 42 3 1 .247 .329 .395 .724 110 113 1.6
2022 Melbourne - ABL 32 123 409 110 26 4 8 39 35 45 2 1 70 5 1 .269 .344 .411 .754 111 113 1.0
Total ABL 904 3026 767 181 15 96 357 345 288 38 19 568 15 10 .253 .324 .418 .743 114 117 10.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2009 West Adelaide - AA 19 73 167 49 12 1 5 32 24 24 1 1 39 1 0 .293 .383 .467 .850 135 138 1.4
2010 West Adelaide - AA 20 32 85 24 4 1 7 15 17 9 0 1 16 0 0 .282 .347 .600 .947 152 145 0.8
2010 Footscray - AAA 20 43 120 40 10 0 4 28 22 11 0 4 21 0 0 .333 .378 .517 .894 123 122 0.4
2011 Footscray - AAA 21 115 393 119 27 6 23 71 72 47 1 5 71 0 0 .303 .374 .578 .952 135 134 2.4
2012 Footscray - AAA 22 97 310 99 23 4 17 63 47 36 5 3 50 0 0 .319 .395 .584 .979 142 141 2.4
2014 Footscray - AAA 24 27 92 39 8 1 5 32 21 24 1 0 19 0 2 .424 .547 .696 1.243 184 186 1.4
2015 Footscray - AAA 25 105 355 110 23 1 25 71 57 52 2 1 63 0 1 .310 .400 .592 .992 137 135 2.3
2017 Footscray - AAA 27 118 406 141 24 2 33 89 91 49 3 2 71 0 0 .347 .420 .660 1.080 164 168 4.7
Total SBL 505 1676 548 115 14 107 354 310 219 12 15 295 0 3 .327 .405 .604 1.009 146 146
Total ADL 105 252 73 16 2 12 47 41 33 1 2 55 1 0 .290 .372 .512 .883 141 140
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2012 Essendon - ABL 22 7 25 4 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 .160 .222 .280 .502 38 40 -0.3
2018 Essendon - ABL 28 12 46 12 2 0 3 7 8 6 0 0 8 0 0 .261 .346 .500 .846 146 148 -0.4
2019 Essendon - ABL 29 10 28 7 1 0 3 5 6 5 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .364 .607 .971 177 193 -0.5
Total ABL 29 99 23 3 0 7 13 17 13 0 0 18 0 0 .232 .321 .475 .796 129 135
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2009 West Adelaide - AA 1B 43 41 314 17 25 334 3 .991 350.1 8.50 +1.1 1.061
2010 Footscray - AAA 1B 8 3 38 2 4 42 2 .952 37.2 9.56 -0.7 .791
2010 West Adelaide - AA 1B 22 20 137 3 15 142 2 .986 162.0 7.78 -1.1 .872
2010 Footscray - AAA 3B 2 2 0 6 0 7 1 .857 17.0 3.18 -0.6 .769
2010 West Adelaide - AA 3B 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.0 0.69 -0.0 1.093
2011 Footscray - AAA 1B 27 22 186 6 18 192 0 1.000 192.2 8.97 +0.1 .999
2011 Footscray - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Essendon - MLB 1B 15 15 126 5 14 132 1 .992 128.0 9.21 -0.9 .918
2012 Footscray - AAA 1B 81 77 621 30 70 655 4 .994 664.0 8.82 +0.9 1.021
2012 Footscray - AAA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Footscray - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Essendon - MLB 1B 106 103 831 55 57 891 5 .994 909.2 8.77 -1.7 .996
2014 Essendon - MLB 1B 66 65 509 35 35 550 6 .989 571.2 8.56 -1.9 .934
2014 Footscray - AAA 1B 26 25 212 18 40 230 0 1.000 223.0 9.28 +1.2 1.029
2015 Footscray - AAA 1B 92 92 703 32 75 739 4 .995 755.2 8.75 +0.7 1.028
2016 Essendon - MLB 1B 100 99 866 57 53 925 2 .998 895.2 9.27 +1.0 1.005
2017 Footscray - AAA 1B 103 101 783 47 108 838 8 .990 890.2 8.39 -2.5 .957
2018 Essendon - MLB 1B 82 82 699 40 70 742 3 .996 731.0 9.10 -1.1 .973
2019 Essendon - MLB 1B 98 97 918 44 69 968 6 .994 848.0 10.21 -1.5 .989
2020 Melbourne - MLB 1B 109 107 962 72 79 1041 7 .993 958.1 9.71 -1.9 .973
2021 Melbourne - MLB 1B 86 84 778 60 30 838 0 1.000 760.1 9.92 +0.9 .998
2022 Melbourne - MLB 1B 110 104 969 54 45 1032 9 .991 934.2 9.85 -2.2 .979
2022 Melbourne - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.7 .664
TOTAL 1B 1174 1137 9652 577 807 10291 62 .994 10013.1 9.19 -9.8 .987
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 7 2 0 7 0 8 1 .875 30.0 2.10 -0.7 .805
TOTAL RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.7 .664
PLAYER HISTORY
04/06/2007 Entered the Australian Baseball League as an international amateur free agent from Australia_.
04/10/2007 Signed a minor league contract ($295,000 bonus) out of Australia_ with the Essendon Knights organization.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (7); Power: 1 (6); Eye: 3 (5).
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (7); Power: 1 (6); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 2 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
04/05/2010 Named the #94 prospect in the ABL
10/14/2010 Named the #89 prospect in the ABL
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
04/04/2011 Named the #74 prospect in the ABL
06/22/2011 Named the #70 prospect in the ABL
07/23/2011 Goes 0-1 against the Williamstown Seagulls, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
08/17/2011 Hits three home runs against the Williamstown Seagulls, going 3-5 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/18/2011 Wins the 2011 Championship with the Footscray Bulldogs!
10/10/2011 Named the #62 prospect in the ABL
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
04/02/2012 Named the #67 prospect in the ABL
06/20/2012 Named the #65 prospect in the ABL
07/23/2012 Wins the SBL Player of the Week Award.
10/14/2012 Named the #90 prospect in the ABL
11/04/2012 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $39,000.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 5 (6).
04/01/2013 Named the #39 prospect in the ABL
10/29/2013 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $40,000.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 5 (5).
08/04/2014 Wins the SBL Player of the Week Award.
08/21/2014 Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
08/22/2014 Wins the 2014 Championship with the Footscray Bulldogs!
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
04/27/2015 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
06/29/2015 Wins the SBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
04/25/2016 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/24/2016 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $75,000.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
08/07/2017 Wins the SBL Player of the Week Award.
08/29/2017 Wins the 2017 SBL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
11/02/2017 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $100,350.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
06/11/2018 Wins the ABL NL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/2018 Injured (fractured finger),out for 5 weeks.
09/15/2018 Wins the 2018 ABL NL Semi Final Series MVP Award.
10/30/2018 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $125,160.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
05/15/2019 Injured (bruised jaw),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/29/2019 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
02/22/2020 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $480,000 with the Melbourne Demons organization.
09/05/2020 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
05/03/2021 Wins the ABL NL Player of the Week Award.
06/30/2021 Injured (bone marrow edema (knee)),out for 6-7 weeks.
10/14/2021 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
07/10/2022 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2014 5 5
2020 5 9
2021 6 6
2022 7 3
Year SF Rank
2013 6 4
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