John Kane
1907–1910 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds
270G
.220AVG
.303OBP
.297SLG
More career statistics
181H
7HR
59RBI
53SB
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 · Hit by pitch | 22 | 24 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 10 | 98 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 975 | 974 |
| Batting · Runs | 118 | 121 |
| Batting · RBI | 59 | 55 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 53 | 56 |
| Batting · Walks | 76 | 72 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | 975 | 824 | 118 | 181 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 76 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 245 | .220 | .303 | .297 | .600 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1908-08-14 to 1908-08-25
11longest on-base streak
The two rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1908-06-05 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1908-06-17 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 122 | 407 | 82 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 38 | .237 | .280 | .318 |
| Away | 148 | 567 | 99 | 5 | 32 | 40 | 60 | .207 | .245 | .282 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 21 | 76 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .200 | .224 | .246 |
| May | 44 | 178 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 22 | .214 | .236 | .262 |
| June | 38 | 147 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 13 | .252 | .279 | .358 |
| July | 46 | 165 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | .181 | .224 | .236 |
| August | 53 | 199 | 41 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 21 | .238 | .291 | .349 |
| September | 53 | 169 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | .197 | .260 | .282 |
| October | 15 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .333 | .350 | .394 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 45 | 160 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 11 | .243 | .287 | .346 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 42 | 149 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 14 | .225 | .255 | .287 |
| boston-braves | 38 | 138 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | .231 | .254 | .308 |
| new-york-giants | 37 | 145 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | .224 | .234 | .256 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 36 | 125 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | .229 | .296 | .333 |
| chicago-cubs | 30 | 112 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | .175 | .214 | .216 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 30 | 115 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | .234 | .287 | .383 |
| cincinnati-reds | 12 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .048 | .200 | .048 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 |  Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 262 | 65 | 3 | 12 | 20 | .248 | – | – |
| 1908 | Cincinnati Reds | 131 | 455 | 97 | 3 | 26 | 30 | .213 | – | – |
| 1909 |  Chicago Cubs | 23 | 45 | 4 | – | 5 | 1 | .089 | – | – |
| 1910 | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 5 | .242 | – | – |