Joe Kelley
Career 1,853 G · 2,220 H · 65 HR · 1,194 RBI · .317 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
43
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1896
Best season
Spanning 1896–1896, peaking at 1 titles in 1896.
Team records
#1 Baltimore Orioles career HR
#1 Baltimore Orioles career RBI
#1 Baltimore Orioles career OPS
#1 Baltimore Orioles 1895 HR
#1 Baltimore Orioles 1895 RBI
#1 Baltimore Orioles 1894 R
#1 Baltimore Orioles 1894 OPS
#2 Baltimore Orioles career H
#2 Baltimore Orioles career R
#2 Baltimore Orioles career SB
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,906th League titles 1
- 1,845th Best in baseball 1
- 519th Top-5 finishes 43
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 9th Triples 194
- 41st Outfield Assists 212
- 56th Stolen Bases 443
- 59th On-Base Percentage .402
- 70th Batting Average .317
- 89th Runs 1,421
- 164th Runs Batted In 1,194
- 179th Walks 911
- 181st On-Base Plus Slug. .853
- 185th Hits 2,220
- 229th Outfield Putouts 2,864
- 251st Outfield Range Factor 2.10
- 269th Total Bases 3,161
- 295th Doubles 358
- 384th First Base Assists 198
- 436th First Base Putouts 2,554
- 462nd Outfield Fielding Percentage .955
- 469th Slugging Percentage .451
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1st | — | 1896 87 |
| Outfield Fielding Percentage | — | #3 | — | 1898 #3 1899 #3 |
| First Base Fielding Percentage | — | #3 | — | 1904 #3 |
| First Base Assists | — | #2 | — | 1901 #2 |
| Walks | — | #2 | — | 1894 #2 |
| Total Bases | — | #3 | — | 1896 #3 |
| Triples | — | #2 | — | 1896 #3 1900 #2 1904 #3 |
| Doubles | — | #2 | — | 1894 #2 1896 #3 |
| On-Base Percentage | — | #2 | — | 1894 #2 |
| On-Base Plus Slug. | — | #2 | — | 1896 #2 |
| Runs | — | #2 | — | 1894 #2 |
| Runs Batted In | — | #2 | — | 1895 #2 1898 #3 |
Batting
led the league 17 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | BSN | NL | 12 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .244 | .277 | .311 | .588 |
| 1892 | PIT +1 | NL | 66 | 238 | 29 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 10 | .235 | .300 | .324 | .624 |
| 1893 | BLN | NL | 125 | 502 | 120 | 153 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 76 | 77 | 44 | 33 | .305 | .401 | .476 | .878 |
| 1894 | BLN | NL | 129 | 507 | 165 | 199 | 48 | 20 | 6 | 111 | 107 | 36 | 46 | .393 | .502 | .602 | 1.104 |
| 1895 | BLN | NL | 131 | 518 | 148 | 189 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 134 | 77 | 29 | 54 | .365 | .456 | .546 | 1.003 |
| 1896 | BLN | NL | 131 | 519 | 148 | 189 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 100 | 91 | 19 | 87 | .364 | .470 | .543 | 1.013 |
| 1897 | BLN | NL | 131 | 505 | 113 | 183 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 118 | 70 | 19 | 44 | .362 | .447 | .489 | .936 |
| 1898 | BLN | NL | 124 | 464 | 71 | 149 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 110 | 56 | 24 | 24 | .321 | .398 | .438 | .835 |
| 1899 | BRO | NL | 143 | 538 | 108 | 175 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 93 | 70 | 23 | 31 | .325 | .410 | .450 | .860 |
| 1900 | BRO | NL | 121 | 454 | 90 | 145 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 91 | 53 | 18 | 26 | .319 | .398 | .485 | .882 |
| 1901 | BRO | NL | 120 | 492 | 77 | 151 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 65 | 40 | 26 | 18 | .307 | .363 | .425 | .787 |
| 1902 | BLA +1 | AL | 100 | 378 | 74 | 119 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 49 | 33 | 15 | .315 | .395 | .447 | .842 |
| 1903 | CIN | NL | 105 | 383 | 85 | 121 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 51 | 24 | 18 | .316 | .402 | .418 | .820 |
| 1904 | CIN | NL | 123 | 449 | 75 | 126 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 49 | 25 | 15 | .281 | .359 | .385 | .744 |
| 1905 | CIN | NL | 90 | 321 | 43 | 89 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 27 | 23 | 8 | .277 | .347 | .346 | .692 |
| 1906 | CIN | NL | 129 | 465 | 43 | 106 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 53 | 44 | 27 | 9 | .228 | .300 | .323 | .623 |
| 1908 | BSN | NL | 73 | 228 | 25 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 5 | .259 | .342 | .338 | .680 |
| Career | — | — | 1,853 | 7,006 | 1,421 | 2,220 | 358 | 194 | 65 | 1,194 | 911 | 430 | 443 | .317 | .402 | .451 | .853 |
Fielding
5 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | BSN | NL | OF | 12 | — | 109.0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 | .852 | 1.92 |
| 1892 | PIT | NL | OF | 66 | — | 539.0 | 115 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 141 | .908 | 1.94 |
| 1893 | BLN | NL | OF | 125 | — | 1102.0 | 307 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 350 | .940 | 2.63 |
| 1894 | BLN | NL | OF | 129 | — | 1112.0 | 276 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 307 | .951 | 2.26 |
| 1895 | BLN | NL | OF | 131 | — | 1133.0 | 260 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 296 | .946 | 2.14 |
| 1896 | BLN | NL | OF | 131 | — | 1163.0 | 280 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 313 | .959 | 2.29 |
| 1897 | BLN | NL | OF | 130 | — | 1080.0 | 240 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 266 | .959 | 1.96 |
| SS | 3 | — | 14.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .900 | 3.00 | |||
| 3B | 2 | — | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.50 | |||
| 1898 | BLN | NL | OF | 122 | — | 1004.0 | 235 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 261 | .969 | 2.07 |
| 3B | 2 | — | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0.50 | |||
| 1899 | BRO | NL | OF | 143 | — | 1209.0 | 307 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 341 | .977 | 2.33 |
| 1900 | BRO | NL | OF | 77 | — | 659.0 | 174 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 194 | .959 | 2.42 |
| 1B | 32 | — | 238.0 | 259 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 277 | .978 | 8.47 | |||
| 3B | 13 | — | 104.0 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 46 | .913 | 3.23 | |||
| 1901 | BRO | NL | 1B | 115 | — | 1011.0 | 984 | 82 | 27 | 63 | 1,093 | .975 | 9.27 |
| 3B | 5 | — | 47.0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .875 | 2.80 | |||
| 1902 | BLA | AL | OF | 68 | — | 540.0 | 131 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 146 | .973 | 2.09 |
| 3B | 17 | — | 148.0 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 67 | .910 | 3.59 | |||
| 2B | 10 | — | 95.0 | 35 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 68 | .971 | 6.60 | |||
| 1B | 5 | — | 35.0 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 1.000 | 8.20 | |||
| SS | 2 | — | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.000 | 2.50 | |||
| 1903 | CIN | NL | OF | 67 | — | 563.0 | 117 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 132 | .947 | 1.87 |
| SS | 12 | — | 87.0 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 56 | .839 | 3.92 | |||
| 2B | 11 | — | 95.0 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 55 | .927 | 4.64 | |||
| 3B | 8 | — | 65.0 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .963 | 3.25 | |||
| 1B | 6 | — | 58.0 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 77 | .987 | 12.67 | |||
| 1904 | CIN | NL | 1B | 117 | 116 | 996.0 | 1,049 | 76 | 14 | 48 | 1,139 | .988 | 9.62 |
| OF | 6 | 5 | 38.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 1.50 | |||
| 2B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||
| 1905 | CIN | NL | OF | 85 | 84 | 744.0 | 137 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 152 | .974 | 1.74 |
| 1B | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1.000 | 7.00 | |||
| 1906 | CIN | NL | OF | 122 | 122 | 1054.0 | 184 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 204 | .966 | 1.62 |
| 1B | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1.000 | 8.67 | |||
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .833 | 5.00 | |||
| SS | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.00 | |||
| 1908 | BSN | NL | OF | 51 | 48 | 425.0 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 81 | .938 | 1.49 |
| 1B | 11 | 9 | 88.0 | 118 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 136 | .978 | 12.09 | |||
| Career | — | — | OF | 1,465 | 259 | 12474.0 | 2,864 | 212 | 144 | 44 | 3,220 | .955 | 2.10 |
| — | — | 1B | 291 | 129 | 2459.0 | 2,554 | 198 | 51 | 136 | 2,803 | .982 | 9.46 | |
| — | — | 3B | 48 | 0 | 385.0 | 62 | 88 | 15 | 4 | 165 | .909 | 3.13 | |
| — | — | 2B | 22 | 0 | 195.0 | 61 | 59 | 6 | 11 | 126 | .952 | 5.46 | |
| — | — | SS | 18 | 1 | 117.0 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 75 | .867 | 3.61 |