John Kelly Stats

John Kelly was born on Thursday, March 3, 1859, in Paterson, New Jersey. Kelly was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 7, 1879, with the Cleveland Blues. 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 John Kelly baseball stats page.
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John Kelly
 
 
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Birth Name:   John Francis Kelly
Nickname:   Father or Honest John
Born On:   03-03-1859
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Paterson, New Jersey
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-13-1908
Place of Death Data Died In:   Paterson, New Jersey
Cemetery:   Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Paterson, New Jersey
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   06-07-1879 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-19-1884
Draft:   Not Applicable
John Kelly

John Kelly Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
John Kelly

John Kelly Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1879 Blues 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 - .250 .250 .250
1882 Blues 30 104 6 14 2 0 0 0 5 1 - - - - 0 - .135 .143 .154
1883 Orioles 48 202 18 46 9 2 0 0 0 3 - - - - 0 - .228 .239 .292
1883 Phillies 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1884 Outlaw Reds 38 142 23 40 5 1 1 0 0 6 - - - - 0 - .282 .311 .352
1884 Nationals 4 14 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - .357 .357 .429
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 122 469 48 106 17 3 1 0 5 10 - 0 - - 0 - .226 .242 .281
John Kelly

John Kelly Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1879 Blues 1B 1 - - 7 7.0 7 7 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1879 Blues C 1 - - 7 7.0 4 4 0 3 0 0 - - .571 0.00 -
1882 Blues C 30 - - 185 6.2 148 113 35 37 2 52 - - .800 0.00 -
1883 Orioles C 38 - - 254 6.7 204 169 35 50 3 73 - - .803 0.00 -
1883 Orioles OF 13 - - 30 2.3 22 19 3 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .733 0.00 -
1883 Phillies OF 1 - - 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1884 Outlaw Reds C 37 - - 312 8.4 270 210 60 42 3 65 - - .865 0.00 -
1884 Outlaw Reds OF 2 - - 7 3.5 6 6 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1884 Nationals C 3 - - 30 10.0 29 22 7 1 0 4 - - .967 0.00 -
1884 Nationals RF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 109 0 0 788 7.2 655 518 137 133 8 194 n/a n/a .831 0.00 --
OF Totals 16 0 0 39 2.4 30 26 4 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .769 0.00 --
RF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
1B Totals 1 0 0 7 7.0 7 7 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
4 Years 127 - - 835 6.6 693 552 141 142 9 194 n/a n/a .830 0.00 --
John Kelly

John Kelly Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1879 Blues - - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1882 Blues - - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 20.8 - - -
1883 Orioles - - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1883 Phillies - - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1884 Outlaw Reds - - - - - n/a 142.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1884 Nationals - - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years - - - - - n/a 469.0 0.0 93.8 - - -
John Kelly

John Kelly Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1879 Cleveland Blues n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1882 Cleveland Blues n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1883 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1883 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 Washington Nationals n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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