Bill Keister
1898–1903 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Baltimore Orioles (1897-99), Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
606G
.313AVG
.350OBP
.444SLG
744H
18HR
396RBI
127SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 606 | 2,548 | 2,374 | 392 | 744 | 130 | 63 | 18 | 396 | 84 | 93 | 127 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 1,054 | .313 | .350 | .444 | .794 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1899-09-20 to 1899-10-09
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 8 RBI | 1901-06-29 | 1 in 26,239 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1900-06-18 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1899-10-02 | 1 in 2,019 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 295 | 1218 | 369 | 11 | 208 | 49 | 49 | .329 | .343 | .484 |
| Away | 311 | 1330 | 375 | 7 | 188 | 35 | 44 | .300 | .308 | .408 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 37 | 163 | 51 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 6 | .336 | .350 | .559 |
| May | 113 | 478 | 153 | 0 | 72 | 12 | 19 | .340 | .345 | .444 |
| June | 97 | 428 | 131 | 9 | 81 | 16 | 9 | .330 | .343 | .519 |
| July | 114 | 478 | 128 | 1 | 63 | 21 | 19 | .294 | .312 | .401 |
| August | 121 | 497 | 131 | 1 | 67 | 12 | 26 | .280 | .288 | .406 |
| September | 109 | 454 | 133 | 1 | 68 | 16 | 14 | .314 | .328 | .409 |
| October | 15 | 50 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .354 | .360 | .521 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 49 | 203 | 58 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 11 | .297 | .300 | .410 |
| chicago-cubs | 49 | 206 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | .275 | .272 | .376 |
| new-york-giants | 43 | 190 | 55 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 9 | .316 | .337 | .391 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 43 | 177 | 55 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 6 | .337 | .345 | .485 |
| cincinnati-reds | 41 | 176 | 50 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | .303 | .330 | .418 |
| cleveland-guardians | 37 | 156 | 41 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 7 | .287 | .308 | .448 |
| boston-braves | 36 | 153 | 44 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 6 | .310 | .340 | .451 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 34 | 146 | 46 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .341 | .342 | .444 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 |  Boston Braves | 10 | 30 | 5 | – | 4 | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1899 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 136 | 522 | 172 | 3 | 73 | 34 | .330 | – | – |
| 1900 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 126 | 499 | 149 | 1 | 72 | 31 | .299 | – | – |
| 1901 |  Baltimore Orioles (1901-02) | 115 | 441 | 145 | 2 | 94 | 24 | .329 | – | – |
| 1902 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 119 | 482 | 145 | 9 | 90 | 27 | .301 | – | – |
| 1903 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 100 | 400 | 128 | 3 | 63 | 11 | .320 | – | – |