Joe Kelley
1897–1908 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Baltimore Orioles (1897-99), Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds
1,853G
.317AVG
.402OBP
.451SLG
More career statistics
2,220H
65HR
1,194RBI
443SB
8Rare feats
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 · Games | 1,853 | 1,258 |
| Batting · At bats | 7,006 | 4,681 |
| Batting · Doubles | 358 | 218 |
| Batting · Hits | 2,220 | 1,427 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 82 | 53 |
| Batting · Home runs | 65 | 32 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 163 | 234 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,139 | 5,406 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,421 | 804 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,194 | 690 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 443 | 210 |
| Batting · Triples | 194 | 114 |
| Batting · Walks | 911 | 561 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,853 | 8,139 | 7,006 | 1,421 | 2,220 | 358 | 194 | 65 | 1,194 | 911 | 163 | 443 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 3,161 | .317 | .402 | .451 | .853 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1905-07-30 to 1905-08-18
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1897-04-28 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1897-09-03 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1897-07-30 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 635 | 2690 | 733 | 13 | 401 | 314 | 114 | .320 | .389 | .450 |
| Away | 623 | 2716 | 694 | 19 | 289 | 247 | 120 | .290 | .346 | .392 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 87 | 372 | 90 | 1 | 53 | 65 | 17 | .305 | .417 | .437 |
| May | 215 | 926 | 256 | 5 | 112 | 100 | 34 | .322 | .384 | .465 |
| June | 211 | 917 | 224 | 4 | 120 | 91 | 38 | .282 | .344 | .376 |
| July | 244 | 1056 | 290 | 3 | 122 | 98 | 42 | .311 | .367 | .409 |
| August | 244 | 1068 | 285 | 10 | 127 | 108 | 49 | .308 | .368 | .426 |
| September | 211 | 886 | 247 | 8 | 142 | 78 | 45 | .315 | .367 | .451 |
| October | 46 | 181 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 9 | .226 | .309 | .271 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 155 | 678 | 189 | 4 | 87 | 80 | 27 | .324 | .397 | .435 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 151 | 649 | 162 | 6 | 84 | 49 | 33 | .281 | .325 | .428 |
| chicago-cubs | 150 | 640 | 170 | 2 | 67 | 63 | 32 | .306 | .364 | .414 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 147 | 631 | 170 | 4 | 80 | 48 | 25 | .301 | .345 | .397 |
| boston-braves | 146 | 637 | 161 | 5 | 73 | 83 | 24 | .304 | .383 | .421 |
| new-york-giants | 145 | 589 | 151 | 4 | 65 | 60 | 30 | .295 | .358 | .411 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 108 | 464 | 117 | 0 | 48 | 56 | 21 | .296 | .373 | .405 |
| cincinnati-reds | 74 | 325 | 87 | 2 | 45 | 38 | 17 | .313 | .385 | .450 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 131 | 505 | 183 | 5 | 118 | 43 | .362 | – | – |
| 1898 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 124 | 466 | 150 | 2 | 110 | 24 | .322 | – | – |
| 1899 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 143 | 537 | 177 | 6 | 93 | 29 | .330 | – | – |
| 1900 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 121 | 454 | 145 | 6 | 91 | 26 | .319 | – | – |
| 1901 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 120 | 493 | 151 | 4 | 65 | 18 | .306 | – | – |
| 1902 | Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Cincinnati Reds | 100 | 378 | 119 | 2 | 46 | 15 | .315 | – | – |
| 1903 |  Cincinnati Reds | 105 | 382 | 121 | 3 | 30 | 18 | .317 | – | – |
| 1904 | Cincinnati Reds | 122 | 450 | 127 | – | 41 | 15 | .282 | – | – |
| 1905 | Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 321 | 89 | 1 | 38 | 8 | .277 | – | – |
| 1906 | Cincinnati Reds | 129 | 467 | 106 | 1 | 37 | 9 | .227 | – | – |
| 1908 |  Boston Braves | 73 | 228 | 59 | 2 | 21 | 5 | .259 | – | – |