Joe Kelley Stats

Joe Kelley was born on Saturday, December 9, 1871, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kelley was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 27, 1891, with the Boston Beaneaters. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Kelley baseball stats page.

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"Joe (Kelley) had no prominent weakness. He was fast on the bases, could hit the ball hard and was as graceful an outfielder as one would care to see. He covered an immense amount of ground and had the necessary faculty, so prominent in (Tris) Speaker and others, of being able to place himself where the batter would likely hit the ball." - John McGraw in More Ghosts in the Gallery: Another Sixteen Little-Known Greats at Cooperstown (David L. Fleitz, McFarland Publishing, 04/03/2007, Page 121)

Joe Kelley



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Birth Name:   Joseph James Kelley
Nickname:   Handsome Joe Kelley or Joe
Born On:   12-09-1871  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cambridge, Massachusetts
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-14-1943 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Baltimore, Maryland
Cemetery:   New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Saint Thomas Aquinas High School (Cambridge, MA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   07-27-1891 (Age 19)
Last Game:   10-03-1908
Draft:   Not Applicable

Joe Kelley

Joe Kelley Pitching Stats

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Joe Kelley

Joe Kelley Hitting Stats

1891 20 Beaneaters 12 45 7 11 1 1 0 0 3 2 - 7 - - 0 - .244 .277 .311
1892 21 Pirates 56 205 26 49 7 7 0 0 28 17 - 21 - - 0 - .239 .297 .341
1892 21 Orioles 10 33 3 7 0 0 0 0 4 4 - 7 - - 1 - .212 .316 .212
1893 22 Orioles 125 502 120 153 27 16 9 0 76 77 - 44 - - 4 - .305 .401 .476
1894 23 Orioles 129 507 165 199 48 20 6 1 111 107 - 36 19 - 5 - .393 .502 .602
1895 24 Orioles 131 518 148 189 26 19 10 0 134 77 - 29 12 - 10 - .365 .456 .546
1896 25 Orioles 131 519 148 189 31 19 8 1 100 91 - 19 5 - 12 - .364 .469 .543
1897 26 Orioles 131 505 113 183 31 9 5 0 118 70 - - 9 - 7 - .362 .447 .489
1898 27 Orioles 124 464 71 149 18 15 2 0 110 56 - - 7 - 3 - .321 .398 .438
1899 28 Superbas 143 538 108 175 21 14 6 0 93 70 - - 11 - 7 - .325 .410 .450
1900 29 Superbas 121 454 90 145 23 17 6 0 91 53 - - 0 - 6 - .319 .398 .485
1901 30 Superbas 120 492 77 151 22 12 4 1 65 40 - - 4 - 3 - .307 .363 .425
1902 31 Orioles 60 222 50 69 17 7 1 0 34 34 - - 6 - 1 - .311 .405 .464
1902 31 Reds 40 156 24 50 9 2 1 0 12 15 - - 1 - 0 - .321 .380 .423
1903 32 Reds 105 383 85 121 22 4 3 0 45 51 - - 7 - 4 - .316 .402 .418
1904 33 Reds 123 449 75 126 21 13 0 0 63 49 - - 15 - 6 - .281 .359 .385
1905 34 Reds 90 321 43 89 7 6 1 0 37 27 - - 11 - 7 - .277 .346 .346
1906 35 Reds 129 465 43 106 19 11 1 0 53 44 - - 27 - 4 - .228 .300 .323
1908 37 Doves 73 228 25 59 8 2 2 0 17 27 - - 6 - 2 - .259 .342 .338
17 Years 1,853 7,006 1,421 2,220 358 194 65 3 1,194 911 - 163 140 - 82 - .317 .402 .451

Joe Kelley

Joe Kelley Fielding Stats

1891 Beaneaters OF 12 - - 27 2.3 23 21 2 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .852 0.00
1892 Pirates CF 56 - - 124 2.2 114 101 13 10 4 n/a n/a n/a .919 0.00
1892 Orioles CF 10 - - 17 1.7 14 14 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .824 0.00
1893 Orioles OF 125 - - 350 2.8 329 307 22 21 4 n/a n/a n/a .940 0.00
1894 Orioles LF 129 - - 307 2.4 292 276 16 15 3 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00
1895 Orioles OF 131 - - 296 2.3 280 260 20 16 5 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00
1896 Orioles OF 131 - - 313 2.4 300 280 20 13 3 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00
1897 Orioles 3B 2 - - 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1897 Orioles LF 130 - - 266 2.0 255 240 15 11 3 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00
1897 Orioles SS 3 - - 10 3.3 9 2 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00
1898 Orioles 3B 2 - - 2 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00
1898 Orioles OF 122 - - 261 2.1 253 235 18 8 4 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00
1899 Superbas LF 143 - - 341 2.4 333 307 26 8 7 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00
1900 Superbas 1B 32 - - 277 8.7 271 259 12 6 13 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00
1900 Superbas 3B 13 - - 46 3.5 42 17 25 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .913 0.00
1900 Superbas LF 77 - - 194 2.5 186 174 12 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00
1901 Superbas 1B 115 - - 1,093 9.5 1,066 984 82 27 63 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00
1901 Superbas 3B 5 - - 16 3.2 14 4 10 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00
1902 Orioles 1B 5 - - 41 8.2 41 37 4 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1902 Orioles 3B 8 - - 32 4.0 29 15 14 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .906 0.00
1902 Orioles OF 48 - - 111 2.3 108 101 7 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00
1902 Reds 2B 10 - - 68 6.8 66 35 31 2 7 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00
1902 Reds 3B 9 - - 35 3.9 32 12 20 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .914 0.00
1902 Reds OF 20 - - 35 1.8 34 30 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00
1902 Reds SS 2 - - 5 2.5 5 1 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1903 Reds 1B 6 - - 77 12.8 76 68 8 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00
1903 Reds 2B 11 - - 55 5.0 51 25 26 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .927 0.00
1903 Reds 3B 8 - - 27 3.4 26 12 14 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00
1903 Reds OF 67 - - 132 2.0 125 117 8 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00
1903 Reds SS 12 - - 56 4.7 47 17 30 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .839 0.00
1904 Reds 1B 117 - - 1,139 9.7 1,125 1,049 76 14 48 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00
1904 Reds 2B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1904 Reds OF 6 - - 9 1.5 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1905 Reds 1B 2 - - 14 7.0 14 14 0 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1905 Reds OF 85 - - 152 1.8 148 137 11 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00
1906 Reds 1B 3 - - 26 8.7 26 25 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1906 Reds 3B 1 - - 6 6.0 5 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00
1906 Reds LF 122 - - 204 1.7 197 184 13 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00
1906 Reds SS 1 - - 4 4.0 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1908 Doves 1B 11 - - 136 12.4 133 118 15 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00
1908 Doves OF 51 - - 81 1.6 76 71 5 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 0.00
OF Totals 798 0 0 1,767 2.2 1,685 1,568 117 82 20 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00
LF Totals 601 0 0 1,312 2.2 1,263 1,181 82 49 20 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00
1B Totals 291 0 0 2,803 9.6 2,752 2,554 198 51 136 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00
CF Totals 66 0 0 141 2.1 128 115 13 13 4 n/a n/a n/a .908 0.00
3B Totals 48 0 0 165 3.4 150 62 88 15 4 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00
2B Totals 22 0 0 126 5.7 120 61 59 6 11 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00
SS Totals 18 0 0 75 4.2 65 21 44 10 6 n/a n/a n/a .867 0.00
17 Years 1,844 - - 6,389 3.5 6,163 5,562 601 226 201 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00

Joe Kelley

Joe Kelley Miscellaneous Stats

1891 Beaneaters 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.4 15.0 - - -
1892 Pirates 8 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.8 7.3 - - -
1892 Orioles 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.7 8.3 - - -
1893 Orioles 33 - - 0 0 n/a 55.8 11.4 6.6 - - -
1894 Orioles 46 - - 0 0 n/a 84.5 14.1 4.6 - - -
1895 Orioles 54 - - 0 0 n/a 51.8 17.9 3.9 - - -
1896 Orioles 87 - - 0 0 n/a 64.9 27.3 5.2 - - -
1897 Orioles 44 - - 0 0 n/a 101.0 0.0 4.3 - - -
1898 Orioles 24 - - 0 0 n/a 232.0 0.0 4.2 - - -
1899 Superbas 31 - - 0 0 n/a 89.7 0.0 5.8 - - -
1900 Superbas 26 - - 0 0 n/a 75.7 0.0 5.0 - - -
1901 Superbas 18 - - 0 0 n/a 123.0 0.0 7.6 - - -
1902 Orioles 12 - - 0 0 n/a 222.0 0.0 6.5 - - -
1902 Reds 3 - - 0 0 n/a 156.0 0.0 13.0 - - -
1903 Reds 18 - - 0 0 n/a 127.7 0.0 8.5 - - -
1904 Reds 15 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 7.1 - - -
1905 Reds 8 - - 0 0 n/a 321.0 0.0 8.7 - - -
1906 Reds 9 - - 0 0 n/a 465.0 0.0 8.8 - - -
1908 Doves 5 - - 0 0 n/a 114.0 0.0 13.4 - - -
17 Years 443 - - 0 0 n/a 107.8 43.0 5.9 - - -

Joe Kelley

Joe Kelley Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1891 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1893 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1894 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1895 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1896 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1897 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1898 Baltimore Orioles n/a $2,700.00 n/a n/a
1899 Brooklyn Superbas n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1900 Brooklyn Superbas n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1901 Brooklyn Superbas n/a $3,000.00 n/a n/a
1902 Baltimore Orioles n/a $5,200.00 n/a n/a
1902 Cincinnati Reds n/a "     "     n/a n/a
1903 Cincinnati Reds n/a $5,200.00 n/a -
1904 Cincinnati Reds n/a $5,250.00 n/a n/a
1905 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1906 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1908 Boston Doves n/a Undetermined n/a -

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In 1883, Francis Richter founded The Sporting Life, a weekly magazine devoted to coverage of all sports, with an emphasis on baseball. In 1887, Richter, and other baseball journalists, formed the Base Ball Reporters Association of America, also referred to as the National Base Ball Reporters' Association. And in 1914, Richter wrote the History and Records of Baseball: the American Nation's Chief Sport (Philadelphia: Sporting Life Publishing Co., 1914). In that historic book, Richter selected the greatest players in each position in each decade:

Greatest Players by Decade

Decade Catchers Catchers
1870-1880 Doug Allison Deacon White
1880-1890 Charlie Bennett Buck Ewing
1890-1900 Tom Daly Yank Robinson
1900-1912 Chief Meyers Billy Sullivan
Decade Pitchers Pitchers
1870-1880 Candy Cummings Al Spalding
1880-1890 John Clarkson Old Hoss Radbourn
1890-1900 Amos Rusie Cy Young
1900-1912 Christy Mathewson Rube Waddell
Decade First Base First Base
1870-1880 Wes Fisler Joe Start
1880-1890 Cap Anson Charlie Comiskey
1890-1900 Jake Beckley Dan Brouthers
1900-1912 Hal Chase Fred Tenney
Decade Second Base Second Base
1870-1880 Ross Barnes Al Reach (NA Only)
1880-1890 Fred Dunlap Bid McPhee
1890-1900 Nap Lajoie Fred Pfeffer
1900-1912 Eddie Collins Johnny Evers
Decade Third Base Third Base
1870-1880 Cap Anson Ezra Sutton
1880-1890 Jerry Denny Denny Lyons
1890-1900 John McGraw Billy Nash
1900-1912 Home Run Baker Jimmy Collins
Decade Shortstops Shortstops
1870-1880 Davy Force George Wright
1880-1890 Monte Ward Ned Williamson
1890-1900 Hughie Jennings Herman Long
1900-1912 Honus Wagner Bobby Wallace
Decade Left Fielders Left Fielders
1870-1880 Andy Leonard Lip Pike
1880-1890 Tip O'Neill George Wood
1890-1900 Ed Delahanty Joe Kelley
1900-1912 Fred Clarke Chick Stahl
Decade Center Fielders Center Fielders
1870-1880 Count Sensenderfer (NA Only) Harry Wright
1880-1890 Ned Hanlon Hardy Richardson
1890-1900 Billy Hamilton Bill Lange
1900-1912 Ty Cobb Tris Speaker
Decade Right Fielders Right Fielders
1870-1880 Jack Chapman Cal McVey
1880-1890 Joe Kelley Sam Thompson
1890-1900 Jesse Burkett Mike Tiernan
1900-1912 Sam Crawford Willie Keeler

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