Kip Selbach
1897–1906 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Washington Senators (1901-60), Washington Senators (1897-99)
1,612G
.293AVG
.376OBP
.411SLG
More career statistics
1,803H
44HR
779RBI
334SB
13Rare 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 | 1,612 | 1,260 |
| Batting · At bats | 6,158 | 4,793 |
| Batting · Doubles | 299 | 241 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,803 | 1,375 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 41 | 46 |
| Batting · Home runs | 44 | 26 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 76 | 217 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 7,092 | 5,538 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,064 | 781 |
| Batting · RBI | 779 | 544 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 334 | 237 |
| Batting · Triples | 149 | 97 |
| Batting · Walks | 783 | 597 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,612 | 7,092 | 6,158 | 1,064 | 1,803 | 299 | 149 | 44 | 779 | 783 | 76 | 334 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2,532 | .293 | .376 | .411 | .787 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1901-04-27 to 1901-05-16
37longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Homer, Triple, Double, Steal | 1897-09-06 | 1 in 4,385 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1901-06-09 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1897-05-20 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 656 | 2875 | 747 | 17 | 335 | 325 | 91 | .303 | .373 | .426 |
| Away | 604 | 2663 | 628 | 9 | 209 | 272 | 126 | .270 | .338 | .360 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 95 | 413 | 95 | 2 | 40 | 47 | 15 | .269 | .344 | .374 |
| May | 213 | 939 | 227 | 2 | 86 | 131 | 37 | .289 | .381 | .406 |
| June | 224 | 996 | 247 | 4 | 109 | 95 | 36 | .283 | .343 | .398 |
| July | 240 | 1082 | 281 | 3 | 101 | 99 | 38 | .294 | .351 | .384 |
| August | 221 | 965 | 233 | 7 | 86 | 94 | 44 | .275 | .339 | .380 |
| September | 215 | 925 | 233 | 7 | 99 | 103 | 40 | .292 | .363 | .407 |
| October | 52 | 218 | 59 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 7 | .324 | .399 | .423 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-athletics | 89 | 380 | 90 | 2 | 37 | 46 | 21 | .276 | .358 | .393 |
| cleveland-guardians | 89 | 391 | 99 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 11 | .287 | .343 | .391 |
| chicago-white-sox | 88 | 377 | 78 | 0 | 24 | 38 | 17 | .235 | .308 | .316 |
| detroit-tigers | 85 | 370 | 83 | 1 | 25 | 36 | 11 | .257 | .322 | .313 |
| st-louis-browns | 79 | 346 | 87 | 1 | 32 | 34 | 4 | .285 | .350 | .357 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 78 | 355 | 93 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 20 | .302 | .375 | .409 |
| boston-braves | 77 | 340 | 83 | 3 | 34 | 52 | 17 | .299 | .397 | .406 |
| chicago-cubs | 76 | 337 | 97 | 0 | 38 | 33 | 15 | .337 | .386 | .448 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | WSWashington Senators (1897-99) | 124 | 488 | 152 | 5 | 59 | 47 | .311 | – | – |
| 1898 | WSWashington Senators (1897-99) | 132 | 515 | 156 | 3 | 60 | 26 | .303 | – | – |
| 1899 |  Cincinnati Reds | 141 | 525 | 156 | 3 | 87 | 38 | .297 | – | – |
| 1900 |  New York Giants | 141 | 523 | 176 | 4 | 68 | 38 | .337 | – | – |
| 1901 | New York Giants | 125 | 504 | 145 | 1 | 56 | 8 | .288 | – | – |
| 1902 |  Baltimore Orioles (1901-02) | 128 | 503 | 161 | 3 | 60 | 22 | .320 | – | – |
| 1903 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 140 | 532 | 134 | 3 | 49 | 20 | .252 | – | – |
| 1904 | Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 146 | 554 | 146 | – | 44 | 19 | .264 | – | – |
| 1905 |  Boston Red Sox | 122 | 416 | 101 | 4 | 39 | 12 | .243 | – | – |
| 1906 | Boston Red Sox | 61 | 233 | 48 | – | 22 | 7 | .206 | – | – |