Bill Killefer
1909–1921 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns
1,036G
.238AVG
.273OBP
.283SLG
More career statistics
751H
4HR
240RBI
39SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 3,150 | 3,151 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 8 | 32 |
| Batting · Doubles | 86 | 87 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 35 | 33 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 126 | 150 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,400 | 3,395 |
| Batting · Runs | 237 | 238 |
| Batting · RBI | 240 | 247 |
| Batting · Walks | 113 | 109 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,036 | 3,400 | 3,150 | 237 | 751 | 86 | 21 | 4 | 240 | 113 | 126 | 39 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 891 | .238 | .273 | .283 | .556 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1919-04-24 to 1919-05-02
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1909-09-29 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1919-07-01 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1916-07-21 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 540 | 1723 | 410 | 2 | 130 | 50 | 71 | .255 | .267 | .299 |
| Away | 496 | 1672 | 341 | 2 | 117 | 59 | 79 | .221 | .239 | .266 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 65 | 227 | 56 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | .269 | .273 | .327 |
| May | 179 | 566 | 135 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 26 | .257 | .270 | .297 |
| June | 176 | 583 | 122 | 1 | 46 | 21 | 26 | .226 | .245 | .273 |
| July | 212 | 718 | 160 | 1 | 63 | 21 | 25 | .238 | .252 | .291 |
| August | 211 | 696 | 164 | 1 | 40 | 28 | 34 | .255 | .276 | .291 |
| September | 170 | 537 | 104 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 26 | .209 | .220 | .255 |
| October | 23 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .154 | .162 | .169 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 152 | 514 | 123 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 18 | .251 | .255 | .312 |
| new-york-giants | 143 | 481 | 94 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 17 | .212 | .229 | .251 |
| boston-braves | 136 | 451 | 105 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 16 | .254 | .268 | .302 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 136 | 457 | 97 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 21 | .233 | .258 | .284 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 124 | 394 | 90 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 13 | .244 | .261 | .279 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 123 | 399 | 104 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 18 | .279 | .283 | .316 |
| chicago-cubs | 93 | 303 | 74 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 21 | .261 | .277 | .310 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 44 | 160 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | .254 | .275 | .296 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 |  St. Louis Browns | 11 | 29 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | .138 | – | – |
| 1910 | St. Louis Browns | 74 | 190 | 24 | – | 8 | – | .126 | – | – |
| 1911 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 16 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .188 | – | – |
| 1912 | Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 268 | 60 | 1 | 24 | 6 | .224 | – | – |
| 1913 | Philadelphia Phillies | 120 | 361 | 88 | – | 23 | 2 | .244 | – | – |
| 1914 | Philadelphia Phillies | 99 | 302 | 70 | – | 26 | 3 | .232 | – | – |
| 1915 | Philadelphia Phillies | 105 | 320 | 76 | – | 24 | 5 | .237 | – | – |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 286 | 62 | 3 | 27 | 2 | .217 | – | – |
| 1917 | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 409 | 112 | – | 31 | 4 | .274 | – | – |
| 1918 |  Chicago Cubs | 104 | 331 | 77 | – | 25 | 5 | .233 | – | – |
| 1919 | Chicago Cubs | 103 | 315 | 90 | – | 21 | 5 | .286 | – | – |
| 1920 | Chicago Cubs | 62 | 191 | 42 | – | 17 | 2 | .220 | – | – |
| 1921 | Chicago Cubs | 45 | 133 | 43 | – | 18 | 3 | .323 | – | – |