Jake Beckley was born on Sunday, August 4, 1867, in Hannibal, Missouri. Beckley was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 20, 1888, with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. 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 Jake Beckley baseball stats page.
"Jake Beckley was about the most popular player in Pittsburgh; He was a powerful hitter and had a strong, loyal following. I still recall persons hollering at me from Pittsburgh windows: 'Why did you trade Jake Beckley?'" - Connie Mack in Ghosts in the Gallery at Cooperstown: Sixteen Forgotten Members of the Hall of Fame (David L. Fleitz, McFarland Publishing, 01/05/2004, 'Jake Beckley', Page 157)
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Jake BeckleyJake Beckley Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1902 | 35 | Reds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 1 Year | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jake BeckleyJake Beckley Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1888 | 21 | Alleghenys | 71 | 283 | 35 | 97 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | - | 22 | - | - | 2 | - | .343 | .363 | .417 |
| 1889 | 22 | Alleghenys | 123 | 522 | 91 | 157 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 97 | 29 | - | 29 | - | - | 6 | - | .301 | .345 | .437 |
| 1890 | 23 | Burghers | 121 | 516 | 109 | 167 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 120 | 42 | - | 33 | - | - | 6 | - | .324 | .381 | .535 |
| 1891 | 24 | Pirates | 133 | 554 | 94 | 162 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 44 | - | 46 | - | - | 8 | - | .292 | .353 | .419 |
| 1892 | 25 | Pirates | 151 | 614 | 102 | 145 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 96 | 31 | - | 44 | - | - | 14 | - | .236 | .288 | .381 |
| 1893 | 26 | Pirates | 131 | 542 | 108 | 164 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 54 | - | 26 | - | - | 20 | - | .303 | .386 | .459 |
| 1894 | 27 | Pirates | 131 | 533 | 121 | 183 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 43 | - | 16 | 22 | - | 19 | - | .343 | .412 | .518 |
| 1895 | 28 | Pirates | 129 | 530 | 104 | 174 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 24 | - | 20 | 15 | - | 21 | - | .328 | .381 | .487 |
| 1896 | 29 | Pirates | 59 | 217 | 44 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 22 | - | 28 | 9 | - | 10 | - | .253 | .349 | .373 |
| 1896 | 29 | Giants | 46 | 182 | 37 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 9 | - | 7 | 1 | - | 5 | - | .302 | .352 | .473 |
| 1897 | 30 | Giants | 17 | 68 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | - | .250 | .301 | .412 |
| 1897 | 30 | Reds | 97 | 365 | 76 | 126 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 18 | - | 12 | 4 | - | 12 | - | .345 | .395 | .499 |
| 1898 | 31 | Reds | 118 | 459 | 86 | 135 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 28 | - | 27 | 9 | - | 10 | - | .294 | .348 | .416 |
| 1899 | 32 | Reds | 134 | 513 | 87 | 171 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 40 | - | 21 | 16 | - | 10 | - | .333 | .393 | .466 |
| 1900 | 33 | Reds | 141 | 558 | 98 | 190 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 40 | - | 18 | 12 | - | 4 | - | .341 | .389 | .434 |
| 1901 | 34 | Reds | 140 | 580 | 78 | 178 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 28 | - | 37 | 20 | 0 | 7 | - | .307 | .346 | .429 |
| 1902 | 35 | Reds | 129 | 531 | 82 | 175 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 34 | - | 29 | 8 | 0 | 6 | - | .330 | .377 | .427 |
| 1903 | 36 | Reds | 120 | 459 | 85 | 150 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 42 | - | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | - | .327 | .384 | .447 |
| 1904 | 37 | Cardinals | 142 | 551 | 72 | 179 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 35 | - | 31 | 15 | 0 | 9 | - | .325 | .375 | .403 |
| 1905 | 38 | Cardinals | 134 | 514 | 48 | 147 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 30 | - | 41 | 8 | 0 | 6 | - | .286 | .333 | .370 |
| 1906 | 39 | Cardinals | 87 | 320 | 29 | 79 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13 | - | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | - | .247 | .283 | .334 |
| 1907 | 40 | Cardinals | 32 | 115 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | .209 | .222 | .235 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 20 Years | 2,386 | 9,526 | 1,600 | 2,930 | 473 | 243 | 86 | 2 | 1,575 | 616 | - | 526 | 167 | 0 | 183 | - | .308 | .361 | .435 | ||
Jake BeckleyJake Beckley Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1888 Alleghenys | 1B | 71 | - | - | 779 | 11.0 | 763 | 744 | 19 | 16 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Alleghenys | 1B | 122 | - | - | 1,313 | 10.8 | 1,289 | 1,236 | 53 | 24 | 73 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Alleghenys | OF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1890 Burghers | 1B | 121 | - | - | 1,346 | 11.1 | 1,314 | 1,256 | 58 | 32 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 0.00 |
| 1891 Pirates | 1B | 133 | - | - | 1,361 | 10.2 | 1,337 | 1,250 | 87 | 24 | 63 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 0.00 |
| 1892 Pirates | 1B | 151 | - | - | 1,693 | 11.2 | 1,655 | 1,523 | 132 | 38 | 88 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 0.00 |
| 1893 Pirates | 1B | 131 | - | - | 1,476 | 11.3 | 1,455 | 1,360 | 95 | 21 | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 0.00 |
| 1894 Pirates | 1B | 131 | - | - | 1,341 | 10.2 | 1,311 | 1,227 | 84 | 30 | 80 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 0.00 |
| 1895 Pirates | 1B | 129 | - | - | 1,425 | 11.0 | 1,394 | 1,340 | 54 | 31 | 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Pirates | 1B | 56 | - | - | 600 | 10.7 | 589 | 558 | 31 | 11 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Pirates | 2B | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Pirates | CF | 3 | - | - | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Giants | 1B | 45 | - | - | 448 | 10.0 | 440 | 418 | 22 | 8 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Giants | LF | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Giants | 1B | 17 | - | - | 186 | 10.9 | 181 | 166 | 15 | 5 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Reds | 1B | 97 | - | - | 894 | 9.2 | 875 | 830 | 45 | 19 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Reds | 1B | 118 | - | - | 1,241 | 10.5 | 1,220 | 1,167 | 53 | 21 | 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 0.00 |
| 1899 Reds | 1B | 134 | - | - | 1,382 | 10.3 | 1,363 | 1,291 | 72 | 19 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 0.00 |
| 1900 Reds | 1B | 140 | - | - | 1,512 | 10.8 | 1,482 | 1,389 | 93 | 30 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 0.00 |
| 1901 Reds | 1B | 140 | 140 | 3,687 | 1,471 | 10.5 | 1,437 | 1,366 | 71 | 34 | 79 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 10.52 |
| 1902 Reds | 1B | 129 | 128 | 3,786 | 1,349 | 10.5 | 1,326 | 1,262 | 64 | 23 | 84 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 9.46 |
| 1902 Reds | P | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 20.25 |
| 1903 Reds | 1B | 119 | 119 | 3,055 | 1,235 | 10.4 | 1,205 | 1,127 | 78 | 30 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 10.65 |
| 1904 Cardinals | 1B | 142 | 142 | 3,705 | 1,610 | 11.3 | 1,590 | 1,526 | 64 | 20 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 11.59 |
| 1905 Cardinals | 1B | 134 | 134 | 3,543 | 1,539 | 11.5 | 1,511 | 1,442 | 69 | 28 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 11.51 |
| 1906 Cardinals | 1B | 85 | 83 | 2,168 | 984 | 11.6 | 971 | 928 | 43 | 13 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 12.09 |
| 1907 Cardinals | 1B | 32 | 30 | 770 | 320 | 10.0 | 316 | 303 | 13 | 4 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 11.08 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 2,377 | 776 | 20,714 | 25,505 | 10.7 | 25,024 | 23,709 | 1,315 | 481 | 1,326 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 32.62 | |
| CF Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| LF Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.00 | |
| OF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| 2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| P Totals | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 20.25 | |
| 20 Years | 2,385 | 777 | 20,726 | 25,521 | 10.7 | 25,039 | 23,721 | 1,318 | 482 | 1,326 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 32.62 | |
Jake BeckleyJake Beckley Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1888 Alleghenys | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.9 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
| 1889 Alleghenys | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 58.0 | 18.0 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 1890 Burghers | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 57.3 | 15.6 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
| 1891 Pirates | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 138.5 | 12.0 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1892 Pirates | 30 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 61.4 | 14.0 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1893 Pirates | 15 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 108.4 | 20.8 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 1894 Pirates | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 76.1 | 33.3 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
| 1895 Pirates | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 106.0 | 26.5 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| 1896 Pirates | 8 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 72.3 | 7.8 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1896 Giants | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 36.4 | 26.0 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| 1897 Giants | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 68.0 | 34.0 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1897 Reds | 23 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 52.1 | 30.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| 1898 Reds | 6 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 114.8 | 17.0 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1899 Reds | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 171.0 | 24.4 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 1900 Reds | 23 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 279.0 | 31.0 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
| 1901 Reds | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 193.3 | 15.7 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1902 Reds | 15 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 106.2 | 18.3 | 7.7 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 2.25 |
| 1903 Reds | 23 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 229.5 | 35.3 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
| 1904 Cardinals | 17 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 551.0 | 17.8 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1905 Cardinals | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 514.0 | 12.5 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1906 Cardinals | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 16.8 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1907 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 23.0 | 16.4 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 20 Years | 315 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 110.8 | 18.1 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 2.25 |
Jake BeckleyJake Beckley Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1888 Pittsburgh Alleghenys | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1889 Pittsburgh Alleghenys | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1890 Pittsburgh Burghers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1891 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1892 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1893 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1896 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1897 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1897 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1898 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1899 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1900 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1901 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1902 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $2,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1903 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $2,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1904 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1905 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1906 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1907 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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