Kelly Paris
Kelly Jay Paris
Born: October 17, 1957
Encino, CA US
Deceased: May 27, 2019
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 2 (1975 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Taft HS (Woodland Hills, CA)
Career: 1975-1990
Major League Statistics
Kelly Paris compiled a career batting average of .270 with 90 home runs and 616 RBI in his 1327-game career with the Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals, Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds, Louisville Redbirds, Indianapolis Indians, Hawaii Islanders, Rochester Red Wings, Vancouver Canadians, Omaha Royals and Mexico City Diablos Rojos. He began playing during the 1975 season and last took the field during the 1990 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 34 | 138 | 123 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 18 | .236 | .319 | .301 | .620 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 70 | 292 | 247 | 40 | 68 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 28 | .275 | .368 | .389 | .756 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1977 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 51 | 205 | 169 | 32 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 19 | .314 | .394 | .408 | .802 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1977 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 44 | 142 | 124 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | .177 | .271 | .202 | .473 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 42 | 171 | 155 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 17 | .206 | .271 | .265 | .535 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Cardinals | 79 | 357 | 297 | 48 | 75 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 28 | .253 | .354 | .323 | .678 | 96 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1979 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 118 | 444 | 388 | 52 | 110 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 39 | .284 | .350 | .353 | .703 | 137 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1980 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 116 | 446 | 399 | 63 | 120 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 11 | 38 | 59 | .301 | .360 | .416 | .776 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 90 | 323 | 292 | 38 | 78 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 48 | .267 | .328 | .370 | .698 | 108 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 129 | 518 | 482 | 71 | 158 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 83 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 52 | .328 | .364 | .483 | .848 | 233 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 8 | 40 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .314 | .400 | .514 | .914 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 127 | 504 | 460 | 65 | 115 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 58 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 57 | .250 | .297 | .385 | .682 | 177 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 126 | 508 | 440 | 69 | 121 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 67 | 11 | 3 | 59 | 56 | .275 | .359 | .464 | .823 | 204 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 87 | 339 | 309 | 43 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 35 | .249 | .297 | .421 | .717 | 130 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 89 | 409 | 359 | 41 | 102 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 48 | .284 | .359 | .432 | .790 | 155 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 49 | 201 | 176 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 32 | .250 | .322 | .403 | .725 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 68 | 270 | 235 | 29 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 39 | .226 | .293 | .340 | .634 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| Totals | 1327 | 5307 | 4690 | 668 | 1268 | 245 | 30 | 90 | 616 | 170 | 83 | 485 | 604 | .270 | .338 | .393 | .731 | 1843 | 1 | 25 | 45 | 62 | 11 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | R | GULF | Cardinals | SS | 32 | 59 | 92 | 14 | 11 | .915 | 4.719 |
| 1976 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 1B | 70 | 621 | 43 | 7 | 57 | .990 | 9.486 |
| 1977 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 3B | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .870 | 2.222 |
| 1977 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 3B | 8 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .920 | 2.875 |
| 1977 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 1B | 42 | 347 | 22 | 3 | 24 | .992 | 8.786 |
| 1977 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 1B | 33 | 259 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 1.000 | 8.212 |
| 1978 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Cardinals | 1B | 75 | 587 | 46 | 10 | 41 | .984 | 8.440 |
| 1978 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 1B | 39 | 319 | 23 | 5 | 34 | .986 | 8.769 |
| 1978 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Cardinals | 3B | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 3.000 |
| 1978 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1978 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Cardinals | SS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 5.000 |
| 1979 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 3B | 87 | 79 | 207 | 29 | 24 | .908 | 3.287 |
| 1979 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 1B | 33 | 212 | 22 | 1 | 22 | .996 | 7.091 |
| 1980 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | SS | 116 | 181 | 349 | 38 | 68 | .933 | 4.569 |
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | SS | 69 | 105 | 198 | 26 | 42 | .921 | 4.391 |
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 3B | 22 | 14 | 39 | 10 | 7 | .841 | 2.409 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 3B | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .920 | 3.286 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 2B | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.333 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | SS | 118 | 198 | 341 | 27 | 77 | .952 | 4.568 |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | SS | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.167 |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 2B | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 2B | 7 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.857 |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | SS | 117 | 188 | 294 | 32 | 52 | .938 | 4.120 |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2B | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.286 |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.600 |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 111 | 161 | 360 | 33 | 73 | .940 | 4.694 |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 50 | 32 | 95 | 10 | 14 | .927 | 2.540 |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 37 | 59 | 107 | 6 | 34 | .965 | 4.486 |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 3B | 89 | 64 | 227 | 15 | 20 | .951 | 3.270 |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | SS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 3B | 66 | 33 | 111 | 13 | 10 | .917 | 2.182 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 1B | 5 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .973 | 7.200 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | SS | 31 | 45 | 80 | 9 | 18 | .933 | 4.032 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 3B | 12 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 1 | .879 | 2.417 |
| Totals | 1320 | 3676 | 2813 | 305 | 676 | .955 | 4.916 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1976 | R | Appalachian League | Johnson City Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1977 | R | Appalachian League | Johnson City Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1977 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1978 | A | Western Carolinas League | Gastonia Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1978 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1979 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1980 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1981 | AAA | American Association 2 | Springfield Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1982 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1983 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1984 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | PIT | ||
| 1985 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1986 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | CHA | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | CHA | ||
| 1989 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1990 | AAA | Mexican League | Mexico City Diablos Rojos |
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