Joe Kelly
1914–1919 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates
376G
.224AVG
.272OBP
.298SLG
More career statistics
300H
6HR
117RBI
66SB
2Rare 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 · At bats | 1,341 | 1,342 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 9 | 8 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,470 | 1,468 |
| Batting · RBI | 117 | 120 |
| Batting · Walks | 80 | 79 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376 | 1,470 | 1,341 | 129 | 300 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 117 | 80 | 143 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 400 | .224 | .272 | .298 | .570 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1914-07-17 to 1914-07-27
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1919-05-03 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1916-07-23 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1914-06-06 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 186 | 730 | 144 | 4 | 65 | 45 | 68 | .218 | .259 | .299 |
| Away | 190 | 738 | 156 | 2 | 55 | 34 | 75 | .229 | .257 | .297 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 31 | 120 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | .168 | .192 | .212 |
| May | 66 | 253 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 26 | .207 | .233 | .249 |
| June | 53 | 211 | 42 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 17 | .220 | .251 | .335 |
| July | 62 | 255 | 55 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 19 | .238 | .278 | .307 |
| August | 74 | 286 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 34 | .238 | .273 | .292 |
| September | 76 | 288 | 62 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 28 | .238 | .278 | .342 |
| October | 14 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .220 | .273 | .340 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 63 | 244 | 53 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 25 | .239 | .279 | .302 |
| new-york-giants | 62 | 241 | 49 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 17 | .218 | .245 | .249 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 54 | 214 | 48 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 12 | .251 | .276 | .393 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 53 | 195 | 43 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 25 | .236 | .262 | .346 |
| cincinnati-reds | 48 | 196 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 20 | .237 | .260 | .280 |
| chicago-cubs | 39 | 163 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | .184 | .239 | .265 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 29 | 112 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 11 | .240 | .295 | .354 |
| boston-braves | 28 | 103 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | .140 | .184 | .151 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 141 | 508 | 113 | 1 | 51 | 21 | .222 | – | – |
| 1916 |  Chicago Cubs | 54 | 169 | 43 | 2 | 14 | 10 | .254 | – | – |
| 1917 |  Boston Braves | 116 | 446 | 99 | 3 | 38 | 21 | .222 | – | – |
| 1918 | Boston Braves | 47 | 155 | 36 | – | 15 | 12 | .232 | – | – |
| 1919 | Boston Braves | 18 | 64 | 9 | – | 2 | 2 | .141 | – | – |