John Kelleher
1912–1924 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals
235G
.293AVG
.337OBP
.400SLG
More career statistics
206H
10HR
89RBI
9SB
1Rare feat
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 | 703 | 702 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 16 | 15 |
| Batting · RBI | 89 | 92 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | 792 | 703 | 81 | 206 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 45 | 42 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 281 | .293 | .337 | .400 | .737 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1921-09-08 to 1921-10-01
14longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1921-06-16 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 127 | 444 | 120 | 9 | 57 | 28 | 24 | .308 | .333 | .436 |
| Away | 108 | 348 | 86 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 18 | .276 | .296 | .356 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 34 | 125 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | .267 | .328 | .381 |
| May | 55 | 214 | 49 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | .263 | .280 | .349 |
| June | 26 | 83 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .314 | .337 | .429 |
| July | 36 | 114 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | .311 | .351 | .481 |
| August | 31 | 85 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | .342 | .341 | .438 |
| September | 47 | 149 | 45 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 7 | .317 | .329 | .401 |
| October | 6 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .182 | .300 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 42 | 141 | 47 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | .373 | .383 | .468 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 40 | 139 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | .250 | .281 | .342 |
| cincinnati-reds | 39 | 126 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | .300 | .325 | .418 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 36 | 138 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | .250 | .290 | .339 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 28 | 90 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .268 | .289 | .366 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 26 | 72 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | .226 | .278 | .452 |
| boston-braves | 24 | 86 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | .372 | .360 | .449 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 12 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1916 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1921 |  Chicago Cubs | 95 | 300 | 93 | 4 | 49 | 2 | .310 | – | – |
| 1922 | Chicago Cubs | 63 | 193 | 50 | – | 20 | 5 | .259 | – | – |
| 1923 | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 193 | 59 | 6 | 22 | 2 | .306 | – | – |
| 1924 |  Boston Braves | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |