Kid Elberfeld
1898–1914 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,293G
.271AVG
.355OBP
.339SLG
More career statistics
1,235H
10HR
535RBI
213SB
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 | 1,293 | 1,291 |
| Batting · At bats | 4,561 | 4,570 |
| Batting · Doubles | 169 | 168 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,235 | 1,232 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 165 | 171 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 4 | 148 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,272 | 5,288 |
| Batting · Runs | 647 | 646 |
| Batting · RBI | 535 | 537 |
| Batting · Triples | 56 | 58 |
| Batting · Walks | 427 | 420 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,293 | 5,272 | 4,561 | 647 | 1,235 | 169 | 56 | 10 | 535 | 427 | 4 | 213 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 1,546 | .271 | .355 | .339 | .694 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1906-05-16 to 1906-06-02
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1902-08-01 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1910-04-20 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1902-08-01 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 675 | 2763 | 690 | 8 | 309 | 229 | 68 | .293 | .333 | .372 |
| Away | 616 | 2525 | 542 | 2 | 228 | 191 | 80 | .245 | .290 | .302 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 116 | 477 | 106 | 3 | 58 | 40 | 14 | .264 | .306 | .351 |
| May | 214 | 873 | 230 | 3 | 97 | 74 | 22 | .303 | .348 | .402 |
| June | 161 | 628 | 144 | 2 | 57 | 48 | 19 | .264 | .306 | .330 |
| July | 228 | 963 | 240 | 2 | 104 | 78 | 22 | .291 | .330 | .370 |
| August | 247 | 1022 | 220 | 0 | 96 | 75 | 31 | .246 | .289 | .289 |
| September | 281 | 1150 | 260 | 0 | 110 | 87 | 31 | .259 | .302 | .317 |
| October | 44 | 175 | 32 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 9 | .230 | .286 | .266 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 178 | 744 | 183 | 1 | 72 | 57 | 27 | .283 | .323 | .343 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 175 | 728 | 171 | 2 | 74 | 52 | 22 | .276 | .306 | .362 |
| boston-red-sox | 173 | 694 | 155 | 3 | 72 | 61 | 20 | .258 | .311 | .348 |
| chicago-white-sox | 172 | 717 | 152 | 1 | 57 | 52 | 26 | .242 | .285 | .293 |
| st-louis-browns | 161 | 647 | 151 | 1 | 59 | 54 | 16 | .267 | .317 | .314 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 147 | 620 | 149 | 0 | 76 | 50 | 12 | .278 | .321 | .353 |
| detroit-tigers | 111 | 466 | 111 | 1 | 45 | 42 | 8 | .276 | .328 | .331 |
| new-york-yankees | 36 | 152 | 42 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1 | .326 | .355 | .403 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 38 | 9 | – | 7 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1899 |  Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 138 | 36 | – | 22 | 5 | .261 | – | – |
| 1901 |  Detroit Tigers | 121 | 433 | 133 | 3 | 76 | 23 | .307 | – | – |
| 1902 | Detroit Tigers | 130 | 488 | 127 | 1 | 64 | 19 | .260 | – | – |
| 1903 | Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees | 125 | 482 | 145 | – | 65 | 22 | .301 | – | – |
| 1904 |  New York Yankees | 122 | 445 | 117 | 2 | 46 | 18 | .263 | – | – |
| 1905 | New York Yankees | 111 | 392 | 102 | – | 50 | 18 | .260 | – | – |
| 1906 | New York Yankees | 99 | 349 | 106 | 2 | 31 | 19 | .304 | – | – |
| 1907 | New York Yankees | 120 | 446 | 120 | – | 45 | 22 | .269 | – | – |
| 1908 | New York Yankees | 20 | 56 | 11 | – | 4 | 1 | .196 | – | – |
| 1909 | New York Yankees | 106 | 379 | 90 | – | 29 | 23 | .237 | – | – |
| 1910 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 125 | 455 | 112 | 2 | 47 | 17 | .246 | – | – |
| 1911 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 127 | 406 | 110 | – | 48 | 25 | .271 | – | – |
| 1914 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 30 | 63 | 14 | – | 3 | 1 | .222 | – | – |