Jay Kirke
1910–1918 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, New York Giants
320G
.300AVG
.326OBP
.384SLG
346H
7HR
156RBI
24SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320 | 1,229 | 1,152 | 123 | 346 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 156 | 36 | 120 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 442 | .300 | .326 | .384 | .710 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1915-09-09 to 1915-09-20
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1912-09-27 | 1 in 107 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1911-09-26 | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1912-05-08 | 1 in 199 player-games |
Rare feats (3)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1912-09-27 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1912-10-05 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1915-09-04 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 155 | 573 | 166 | 3 | 93 | 18 | 51 | .306 | .321 | .384 |
| Away | 165 | 656 | 180 | 4 | 63 | 18 | 69 | .295 | .302 | .384 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 12 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .219 | .235 | .250 |
| May | 28 | 89 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 11 | .296 | .315 | .309 |
| June | 21 | 86 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 | .318 | .326 | .435 |
| July | 74 | 292 | 90 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 28 | .321 | .322 | .396 |
| August | 82 | 318 | 74 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 25 | .252 | .274 | .333 |
| September | 81 | 314 | 95 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 31 | .321 | .322 | .429 |
| October | 22 | 96 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 11 | .345 | .375 | .429 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 32 | 129 | 39 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 7 | .328 | .349 | .445 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 29 | 115 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 10 | .303 | .322 | .358 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 28 | 120 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | .349 | .350 | .406 |
| boston-red-sox | 27 | 106 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12 | .228 | .255 | .297 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 27 | 100 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | .286 | .300 | .316 |
| chicago-cubs | 26 | 99 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | .344 | .343 | .462 |
| cincinnati-reds | 25 | 101 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | .245 | .248 | .357 |
| new-york-giants | 22 | 80 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 11 | .304 | .300 | .342 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 |  Detroit Tigers | 8 | 25 | 5 | – | 3 | 1 | .200 | – | – |
| 1911 |  Boston Braves | 20 | 89 | 32 | – | 14 | 4 | .360 | – | – |
| 1912 | Boston Braves | 103 | 362 | 115 | 4 | 63 | 7 | .318 | – | – |
| 1913 | Boston Braves | 18 | 38 | 9 | – | 3 | 1 | .237 | – | – |
| 1914 |  Cleveland Guardians | 67 | 242 | 66 | 1 | 28 | 6 | .273 | – | – |
| 1915 | Cleveland Guardians | 87 | 340 | 105 | 2 | 43 | 5 | .309 | – | – |
| 1918 |  New York Giants | 17 | 56 | 14 | – | 2 | – | .250 | – | – |