Johnny Kling
John Kling
Born: November 13, 1875
Kansas City, MO USA
Deceased: 1947
Kansas City, MO USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160
Career: 1900-1913
Minor League Statistics
Johnny Kling compiled a career batting average of .272 with 20 home runs and 515 RBI in his 1264-game career with the Chicago Orphans, Chicago Cubs, Boston Rustlers, Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1900 season and last took the field during the 1913 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 15 | 54 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .294 | .321 | .392 | .713 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 74 | 269 | 256 | 26 | 70 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .273 | .301 | .320 | .621 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 115 | 477 | 436 | 50 | 126 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 29 | 26 | .289 | .333 | .346 | .680 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 132 | 524 | 491 | 67 | 146 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 68 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 38 | .297 | .330 | .428 | .758 | 210 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 123 | 483 | 452 | 41 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 26 | .243 | .271 | .296 | .567 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 111 | 425 | 380 | 26 | 83 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 23 | .218 | .272 | .279 | .551 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 107 | 375 | 343 | 45 | 107 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 30 | .312 | .357 | .420 | .777 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 104 | 367 | 334 | 44 | 95 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 16 | .284 | .342 | .386 | .728 | 129 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 126 | 461 | 424 | 51 | 117 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 33 | .276 | .315 | .382 | .697 | 162 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 91 | 343 | 297 | 31 | 80 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 27 | .269 | .354 | .360 | .714 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 27 | 89 | 80 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .175 | .250 | .300 | .550 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | NL | Boston Rustlers | 75 | 278 | 241 | 32 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29 | .224 | .310 | .290 | .600 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | NL | Boston Braves | 81 | 274 | 252 | 26 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 30 | .317 | .356 | .405 | .761 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 226 | 209 | 20 | 57 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | .273 | .318 | .364 | .682 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1261 | 4645 | 4246 | 475 | 1154 | 181 | 61 | 20 | 515 | 124 | 0 | 281 | 327 | .272 | .319 | .357 | .676 | 1517 | 0 | 12 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | C | 15 | 0 | 119.0 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 2 | .901 | 4.840 | 4.267 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 38.9 |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | C | 69 | 0 | 557.0 | 319 | 75 | 20 | 7 | .952 | 6.366 | 5.710 | 14 | 0 | 88 | 62 | 41.3 |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | OF | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 9.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | NL | Chicago Orphans | C | 113 | 0 | 1005.0 | 477 | 160 | 17 | 17 | .974 | 5.704 | 5.637 | 18 | 0 | 123 | 113 | 47.9 |
| 1902 | NL | Chicago Orphans | SS | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .600 | 3.857 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 132 | 0 | 1134.0 | 565 | 189 | 24 | 13 | .969 | 5.984 | 5.712 | 9 | 0 | 148 | 150 | 50.3 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 104 | 103 | 907.0 | 499 | 135 | 17 | 6 | .974 | 6.291 | 6.096 | 16 | 0 | 107 | 109 | 50.5 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 10 | 9 | 57.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.579 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 6 | 5 | 45.0 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .962 | 1.200 | 8.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 106 | 106 | 948.0 | 538 | 136 | 24 | 12 | .966 | 6.399 | 6.358 | 16 | 0 | 115 | 103 | 47.2 |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 4 | 3 | 20.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 96 | 95 | 844.0 | 520 | 126 | 12 | 7 | .982 | 6.889 | 6.729 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 88 | 57.5 |
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 98 | 98 | 861.0 | 499 | 109 | 8 | 11 | .987 | 6.355 | 6.204 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 79 | 46.2 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 117 | 114 | 1027.0 | 596 | 149 | 16 | 11 | .979 | 6.529 | 6.368 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 112 | 52.8 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 6 | 5 | 48.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 1.875 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 86 | 84 | 754.0 | 407 | 118 | 11 | 10 | .979 | 6.267 | 6.105 | 10 | 0 | 82 | 76 | 48.1 |
| 1911 | NL | Boston Rustlers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1911 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 34 | 5 | 2 | .969 | 6.240 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1911 | NL | Boston Rustlers | C | 71 | 0 | 0.0 | 302 | 106 | 21 | 6 | .951 | 5.746 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1912 | NL | Boston Braves | C | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 322 | 108 | 19 | 20 | .958 | 5.811 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1913 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 259 | 94 | 9 | 3 | .975 | 5.603 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1207 | 627 | 8381.0 | 5577 | 1564 | 217 | 132 | .971 | 7.668 | 5.916 | 127 | 0 | 942 | 906 | 49.0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 6 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .176 | .333 | .235 | .569 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .211 | .250 | .211 | .461 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 5 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .313 | .646 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 75 | 65 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | .185 | .274 | .215 | .489 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | C | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 9.170 | 9.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | C | 5 | 5 | 48.0 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 6.562 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | C | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.600 | 7.600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | C | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.480 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 19 | 19 | 171.0 | 114 | 31 | 2 | 4 | .986 | 7.632 | 7.632 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1908 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star C
1909 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star C1
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