John
Kelsch
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 220
 
Born: January 4, 1985 in Tallahassee Fl
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2009 24 ATL NL     35 35 36 13 13 13 49 49 49 17 16 16 41 41 41
2010 25 ATL NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
2011 26 ATL NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
2012 27 LAS AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
2013 28 LAS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
2014 29 LAS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
2015 30 LAS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
2016 31 LAS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
2017 32 LAS AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
2018 33 MIN AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
2019 34 MON NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   35 35 36 13 13 13 49 49 49 17 16 16 41 41 41
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2009 24 A   136 495 59 149 17 4 5 52 13 9 66 94 .301 .383 .382 .765 73.8  
2010 25 AA   138 541 71 153 31 3 10 65 16 9 47 73 .283 .340 .407 .747 73.1  
2011 26 ATL NL 46 92 4 17 3 1 0 9 3 1 6 25 .185 .252 .239 .492 6.0 0.0
    AAA   84 336 46 91 16 2 3 28 11 3 20 56 .271 .312 .357 .669 37.2  
2012 27 AAA   126 440 64 129 17 3 8 37 13 4 38 74 .293 .349 .400 .749 61.5  
2013 28 AAA   27 53 12 19 6 1 0 3 5 1 3 5 .358 .393 .509 .902 9.7  
2014 29 AAA   134 565 82 163 25 4 11 69 16 11 50 83 .288 .346 .405 .752 77.3  
2015 30 AAA   138 540 86 152 20 6 13 90 11 6 57 78 .281 .350 .413 .763 78.1  
2016 31 LAS AL 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
    AAA   125 431 70 138 22 5 11 68 10 4 40 75 .320 .378 .471 .849 72.9  
2017 32 AAA   132 534 88 160 24 6 15 62 16 6 56 84 .300 .366 .451 .817 86.7  
2018 33 MIN AL 85 268 30 57 10 2 4 22 6 3 19 69 .213 .274 .310 .584 21.4 1.1
2019 34 MON NL 25 31 3 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .258 .324 .290 .614 3.0 0.3
    AAA   51 46 11 20 4 0 3 16 2 0 5 6 .435 .490 .717 1.208 13.3  
2020 35 AAA   97 358 52 110 16 3 6 42 13 8 40 65 .307 .377 .419 .796 55.4  
4 Years Sim 158 393 37 83 14 3 4 32 10 4 27 99 .211 .274 .293 .566 30.9 1.3
9 Years AAA 914 3303 511 982 150 30 70 415 97 43 309 526 .297 .362 .424 .787 491.9  
1 Years AA 138 541 71 153 31 3 10 65 16 9 47 73 .283 .339 .407 .746 73.1  
1 Years A 136 495 59 149 17 4 5 52 13 9 66 94 .301 .386 .382 .768 73.8  
11 Years Minors 1188 4339 641 1284 198 37 85 532 126 61 422 693 .296 .362 .417 .779 638.8  
162 Game Average 402 37 85 14 3 4 32 10 4 27 101 .211 .274 .293 .566 31.7  
Career Highs 85 268 30 57 10 2 4 22 6 3 19 69 .500 .500 .500 1.000 21.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   235 24 53 6 0 3 21 4 4 15 56 .226 .284 .289 .573 17.7
vs LH   158 13 30 8 3 1 11 6 0 12 43 .190 .259 .297 .556 12.2
Home 82 206 18 44 10 2 3 18 5 3 15 59 .214 .287 .325 .612 17.6
Away 76 187 19 39 4 1 1 14 5 1 12 40 .209 .259 .257 .515 12.3
RISP   85 0 18 3 1 3 29 0 0 4 25 .212 .271 .376 .647 7.9
Pinch Hitting   14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
Close/Late   40 5 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 6 .275 .370 .350 .720 5.4
Mar/Apr 21 73 6 13 2 0 2 7 3 1 6 19 .178 .241 .288 .528 5.3
May 22 78 9 18 5 2 1 11 1 0 4 21 .231 .286 .385 .670 7.9
June 11 22 2 4 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 6 .182 .240 .409 .649 2.3
July 33 58 4 15 3 1 0 2 1 1 4 18 .259 .317 .345 .662 5.8
August 25 64 7 10 2 0 0 2 2 1 3 19 .156 .229 .188 .416 1.3
Sep/Oct 45 98 9 23 0 0 0 7 3 1 8 16 .235 .300 .235 .535 7.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2011 26 ATL NL 2B 24 20 160.0 40 65 7 15 .938 5.91   0.3
    SS 9 7 66.0 12 20 1 5 .970 4.36   0.3
    3B 2 2 15.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
2016 31 LAS AL SS 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2018 33 MIN AL 2B 40 34 309.0 64 112 7 26 .962 5.13   1.4
    SS 17 16 135.7 19 42 1 8 .984 4.05   0.5
    3B 19 13 121.7 7 31 3 3 .927 2.81   0.6
2019 34 MON NL SS 9 6 58.7 8 15 1 3 .958 3.53   0.4
    3B 6 1 18.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.98   0.0
    2B 5 1 13.0 2 6 0 0 1.000 5.54   0.0
  2B 69 55 482.0 106 183 14 41 .954 5.40   1.8
  SS 36 29 263.3 39 77 3 16 .975 3.96   1.2
  3B 27 16 155.0 8 37 3 3 .938 2.61   0.6
Career Totals   132 100 900.3 153 297 20 60 .957 4.50   3.7
Career Highs   76 63 566.3 90 185 11 37 .971 5.30    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2016 31 LAS AL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
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  4. Michael Melendrez (969)
  5. Roderick Ballesteros (965)
  6. Herman Jaquez (954)
  7. Claudio Caldera (952)
  8. Manuel Varela (950)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 95th overall pick, by Atlanta in 2009
Injured on 7/3/2009 with a Bruised Heel, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 7/9/2011, off Dontrelle Willis (FLO)
Released by Atlanta on 10/6/2011
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 2/27/2012 to a minor league contract
Injured on 4/8/2012 with a Bruised Foot, out for 4 days
Injured on 5/20/2012 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks