Joe Kelley
Joseph James Kelley
Born: December 9, 1871
Cambridge, MA USA
Deceased: 1943
Baltimore, MD USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Career: 1891-1908
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Minor League Statistics
Joe Kelley compiled a career batting average of .317 with 65 home runs and 1194 RBI in his 1852-game career with the Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Doves. He began playing during the 1891 season and last took the field during the 1908 campaign. Kelley was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
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Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 12 | 47 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .244 | .277 | .311 | .588 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 56 | 222 | 205 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 21 | .239 | .297 | .341 | .639 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 10 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .212 | .316 | .212 | .528 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1893 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 125 | 583 | 502 | 120 | 153 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 76 | 33 | 0 | 77 | 44 | .305 | .401 | .476 | .877 | 239 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1894 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 129 | 638 | 507 | 165 | 199 | 48 | 20 | 6 | 111 | 46 | 0 | 107 | 36 | .393 | .502 | .602 | 1.104 | 305 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1895 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 131 | 617 | 518 | 148 | 189 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 134 | 54 | 0 | 77 | 29 | .365 | .456 | .546 | 1.003 | 283 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1896 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 131 | 627 | 519 | 148 | 189 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 100 | 87 | 0 | 91 | 19 | .364 | .469 | .543 | 1.013 | 282 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 131 | 591 | 505 | 113 | 183 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 118 | 44 | 0 | 70 | 19 | .362 | .447 | .489 | .936 | 247 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 124 | 530 | 464 | 71 | 149 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 110 | 24 | 0 | 56 | 24 | .321 | .398 | .438 | .835 | 203 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 143 | 626 | 538 | 108 | 175 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 93 | 31 | 0 | 70 | 23 | .325 | .410 | .450 | .860 | 242 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 121 | 513 | 454 | 90 | 145 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 91 | 26 | 0 | 53 | 18 | .319 | .398 | .485 | .882 | 220 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 120 | 539 | 492 | 77 | 151 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 65 | 18 | 0 | 40 | 26 | .307 | .363 | .425 | .787 | 209 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 60 | 263 | 222 | 50 | 69 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 16 | .311 | .405 | .464 | .869 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 172 | 156 | 24 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 17 | .321 | .380 | .423 | .803 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 105 | 445 | 383 | 85 | 121 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 0 | 51 | 24 | .316 | .402 | .418 | .820 | 160 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 123 | 519 | 449 | 75 | 126 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 49 | 25 | .281 | .359 | .385 | .744 | 173 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 366 | 321 | 43 | 89 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 23 | .277 | .346 | .346 | .692 | 111 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 129 | 540 | 465 | 43 | 106 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 27 | .228 | .300 | .323 | .623 | 150 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | Boston Doves | 73 | 263 | 228 | 25 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 25 | .259 | .342 | .338 | .680 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1853 | 8139 | 7006 | 1421 | 2220 | 358 | 194 | 65 | 1194 | 443 | 0 | 911 | 430 | .317 | .402 | .451 | .853 | 3161 | 0 | 82 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 12 | 0 | 109.0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .852 | 1.899 | 1.917 |
| 1892 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 56 | 0 | 472.0 | 101 | 13 | 10 | 4 | .919 | 2.174 | 2.036 |
| 1892 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 10 | 0 | 67.0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 1.881 | 1.400 |
| 1893 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 125 | 0 | 1102.0 | 307 | 22 | 21 | 4 | .940 | 2.687 | 2.632 |
| 1894 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 129 | 0 | 1112.0 | 276 | 16 | 15 | 3 | .951 | 2.363 | 2.264 |
| 1895 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 131 | 0 | 1133.0 | 260 | 20 | 16 | 5 | .946 | 2.224 | 2.137 |
| 1896 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 131 | 0 | 1163.0 | 280 | 20 | 13 | 3 | .958 | 2.322 | 2.290 |
| 1897 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 130 | 0 | 1080.0 | 240 | 15 | 11 | 3 | .959 | 2.125 | 1.962 |
| 1897 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 5.786 | 3.000 |
| 1897 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 |
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 122 | 0 | 1004.0 | 235 | 18 | 8 | 4 | .969 | 2.268 | 2.074 |
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.500 | .500 |
| 1899 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | OF | 143 | 0 | 1209.0 | 307 | 26 | 8 | 7 | .977 | 2.479 | 2.329 |
| 1900 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | OF | 77 | 0 | 659.0 | 174 | 12 | 8 | 2 | .959 | 2.540 | 2.416 |
| 1900 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 1B | 32 | 0 | 238.0 | 259 | 12 | 6 | 13 | .978 | 1.248 | 8.469 |
| 1900 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 3B | 13 | 0 | 104.0 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 3 | .913 | 3.635 | 3.231 |
| 1901 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 1B | 115 | 0 | 1011.0 | 984 | 82 | 27 | 63 | .975 | 9.490 | 9.270 |
| 1901 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 3B | 5 | 0 | 47.0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 2.681 | 2.800 |
| 1902 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 48 | 0 | 397.0 | 101 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .973 | 2.448 | 2.250 |
| 1902 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 20 | 0 | 143.0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 2.140 | 1.700 |
| 1902 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 10 | 0 | 95.0 | 35 | 31 | 2 | 7 | .971 | 6.253 | 6.600 |
| 1902 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 9 | 0 | 75.0 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .914 | 3.840 | 3.556 |
| 1902 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 8 | 0 | 73.0 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .906 | 3.575 | 3.625 |
| 1902 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 5 | 0 | 35.0 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.543 | 8.200 |
| 1902 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 2.500 |
| 1903 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 67 | 0 | 563.0 | 117 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .947 | 1.998 | 1.866 |
| 1903 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 11 | 0 | 95.0 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 4 | .927 | 4.832 | 4.636 |
| 1903 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 12 | 0 | 87.0 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 5 | .839 | 4.862 | 3.917 |
| 1903 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 8 | 0 | 65.0 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 3.600 | 3.250 |
| 1903 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 6 | 0 | 58.0 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .987 | 11.793 | 12.667 |
| 1904 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 117 | 116 | 996.0 | 1049 | 76 | 14 | 48 | .988 | 1.166 | 9.615 |
| 1904 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 6 | 5 | 38.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.132 | 1.500 |
| 1904 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 3.000 |
| 1905 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 85 | 84 | 744.0 | 137 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .974 | 1.790 | 1.741 |
| 1905 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.455 | 7.000 |
| 1906 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 122 | 122 | 1054.0 | 184 | 13 | 7 | 5 | .966 | 1.682 | 1.615 |
| 1906 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.636 | 8.667 |
| 1906 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 3.750 | 5.000 |
| 1906 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 4.000 |
| 1908 | NL | Boston Doves | OF | 51 | 48 | 425.0 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .938 | 1.609 | 1.490 |
| 1908 | NL | Boston Doves | 1B | 11 | 9 | 88.0 | 118 | 15 | 3 | 2 | .978 | 13.602 | 12.091 |
| Totals | 1844 | 389 | 15630.0 | 5562 | 601 | 226 | 201 | .965 | 3.549 | 3.342 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
