Willie Keeler
Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1892-1910)
Willie Keeler was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1892 to 1910 for 4 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 19 seasons. In 2,123 career games, he hit .341 with 2,932 hits, 33 home runs, and 810 RBI. Willie Keeler was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 29,044.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 5'4" / 140 lb
- Died
- 1/1/1923 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1892-09-30
- Last Game
- 1910-09-05
- Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1939 (BBWAA)
Full name: William Henry Keeler
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,123 | 8,591 | 1,719 | 2,932 | 241 | 145 | 33 | 810 | 495 | 524 | 136 | .341 | .388 | .415 | .802 | 29,044 |
Career AVG .341 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +29.5% above league average.
Career OBP .388 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +19.2% above league average.
Career SLG .415 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — +20.0% above league average.
Career OPS .802 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — +19.6% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | NY1 | NL | 14 | 53 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .321 | .244 (+31%) | .316 (+16%) | .327 (+15%) | .644 (+16%) | 124.1 |
| 1893 | NY1 | NL | 7 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1893 | BRO | NL | 20 | 80 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .312 | .279 (+12%) | .356 (-1%) | .379 (+2%) | .735 (+1%) | 0.0 |
| 1894 | BLN | NL | 129 | 590 | 165 | 219 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 94 | 32 | 40 | 6 | .371 | .309 (+20%) | .379 (+13%) | .435 (+19%) | .814 (+16%) | 2130.4 |
| 1895 | BLN | NL | 131 | 565 | 162 | 213 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 78 | 47 | 37 | 12 | .377 | .296 (+27%) | .361 (+19%) | .399 (+24%) | .761 (+21%) | 2588.1 |
| 1896 | BLN | NL | 126 | 544 | 153 | 210 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 82 | 67 | 37 | 9 | .386 | .290 (+33%) | .354 (+22%) | .387 (+28%) | .741 (+25%) | 2841.0 |
| 1897 | BLN | NL | 129 | 564 | 145 | 239 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 74 | 64 | 35 | 5 | .424 | .291 (+45%) | .354 (+31%) | .387 (+39%) | .741 (+35%) | 4094.8 |
| 1898 | BLN | NL | 129 | 561 | 126 | 216 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 28 | 31 | 4 | .385 | .270 (+42%) | .333 (+26%) | .347 (+18%) | .680 (+22%) | 2460.3 |
| 1899 | BRO | NL | 141 | 570 | 140 | 216 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 61 | 45 | 37 | 2 | .379 | .282 (+34%) | .343 (+24%) | .366 (+23%) | .710 (+23%) | 2785.3 |
| 1900 | BRO | NL | 136 | 563 | 106 | 204 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 68 | 41 | 30 | 4 | .362 | .279 (+30%) | .338 (+19%) | .366 (+23%) | .705 (+21%) | 2317.3 |
| 1901 | BRO | NL | 136 | 595 | 123 | 202 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 21 | 5 | .339 | .271 (+25%) | .326 (+13%) | .359 (+17%) | .686 (+15%) | 1658.0 |
| 1902 | BRO | NL | 133 | 559 | 86 | 186 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 21 | 13 | .333 | .266 (+25%) | .321 (+13%) | .343 (+12%) | .665 (+13%) | 1336.5 |
| 1903 | NYA | AL | 132 | 512 | 95 | 160 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 12 | .312 | .261 (+19%) | .316 (+16%) | .345 (+6%) | .662 (+11%) | 1215.8 |
| 1904 | NYA | AL | 143 | 543 | 78 | 186 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 35 | 12 | .343 | .246 (+39%) | .300 (+30%) | .321 (+27%) | .622 (+28%) | 2870.3 |
| 1905 | NYA | AL | 149 | 560 | 81 | 169 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 43 | 13 | .302 | .248 (+22%) | .307 (+16%) | .322 (+12%) | .629 (+14%) | 1565.4 |
| 1906 | NYA | AL | 152 | 592 | 96 | 180 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 40 | 5 | .304 | .247 (+23%) | .307 (+15%) | .315 (+7%) | .622 (+11%) | 1291.5 |
| 1907 | NYA | AL | 107 | 423 | 50 | 99 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 9 | .234 | .245 (-5%) | .304 (-13%) | .308 (-17%) | .613 (-15%) | -907.7 |
| 1908 | NYA | AL | 91 | 323 | 38 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 10 | .263 | .240 (+9%) | .298 (+13%) | .306 (-6%) | .605 (+3%) | 342.5 |
| 1909 | NYA | AL | 99 | 360 | 44 | 95 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 24 | 6 | .264 | .244 (+8%) | .306 (+7%) | .312 (+2%) | .618 (+5%) | 329.7 |
| 1910 | NY1 | NL | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 20 seasons | 2,123 | 8,591 | 1,719 | 2,932 | 241 | 145 | 33 | 810 | 495 | 524 | 136 | .341 | — | — | — | — | 29,043 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1566 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 751 | 2926 | 571 | 1003 | 15 | 261 | .343 |
| Away | 815 | 3246 | 497 | 1001 | 3 | 188 | .308 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910-09-05 | NY1 | BRO | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-08-30 | NY1 | PIT | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-08-28 | NY1 | CHC | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-08-27 | NY1 | CHC | W | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-08-06 | NY1 | STL | W | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-07-18 | NY1 | CIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-07-11 | NY1 | CHC | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-07-05 | NY1 | BSN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1910-07-04 | NY1 | BRO | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-07-01 | NY1 | BRO | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 19 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 3B | 44 | 2 | 54 | 69 | 25 | 5 |
| OF | 2039 | 719 | 3097 | 258 | 138 | 60 |
| SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | NY1 | 3B | 14 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| 1893 | NY1 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1893 | NY1 | OF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1893 | NY1 | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1893 | BRO | 3B | 12 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 2 |
| 1893 | BRO | OF | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1894 | BLN | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1894 | BLN | OF | 128 | 0 | 215 | 25 | 16 | 4 |
| 1895 | BLN | OF | 131 | 0 | 244 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| 1896 | BLN | OF | 126 | 0 | 227 | 20 | 8 | 6 |
| 1897 | BLN | OF | 129 | 0 | 217 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 1898 | BLN | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | BLN | OF | 128 | 0 | 210 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 1899 | BRO | OF | 141 | 0 | 208 | 21 | 5 | 4 |
| 1900 | BRO | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | BRO | OF | 136 | 0 | 227 | 22 | 16 | 4 |
| 1901 | BRO | 2B | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | BRO | 3B | 10 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 1901 | BRO | OF | 125 | 0 | 181 | 17 | 3 | 4 |
| 1902 | BRO | OF | 133 | 0 | 208 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| 1903 | NYA | 3B | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1903 | NYA | OF | 128 | 0 | 177 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| 1904 | NYA | OF | 142 | 142 | 186 | 16 | 14 | 7 |
| 1905 | NYA | 2B | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 1905 | NYA | 3B | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1905 | NYA | OF | 137 | 137 | 194 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 1906 | NYA | OF | 152 | 151 | 213 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| 1907 | NYA | OF | 107 | 107 | 144 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| 1908 | NYA | OF | 88 | 87 | 123 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 1909 | NYA | OF | 95 | 95 | 111 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 1910 | NY1 | OF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 19 |
| Third Base | 44 |
| Shortstop | 2 |
| Left Field | 15 |
| Center Field | 9 |
| Right Field | 2014 |
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Willie Keeler: the record in brief
Willie Keeler played a first major league game on September 30, 1892 and a last one on September 5, 1910. Club by club, the record runs the New York Giants (1892 to 1910), the Brooklyn Grooms (1893), the Baltimore Orioles (1894 to 1898), the Brooklyn Superbas (1899 to 1902), and the New York Highlanders (1903 to 1909). Keeler, born on March 3, 1872, in Brooklyn, NY, USA, is listed as an outfielder and batted and threw left-handed. Size on record: 5-foot-4 and 140 pounds. Keeler's death is recorded on January 1, 1923, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Willie Keeler was the playing name; the full given name is William Henry.
Across 2,123 games at the plate, Keeler's career line reads 2,932 hits in 8,591 at bats for a .341 average, adding 33 homers, 810 runs batted in, and 495 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .388 clip and slugging .415, Keeler finished with a .802 OPS.
Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Keeler
- What years did Willie Keeler play?
- Willie Keeler played in Major League Baseball from 1892 to 1910.
- Was Willie Keeler a pitcher?
- No. Willie Keeler was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Willie Keeler hit?
- Willie Keeler hit 33 career home runs with 2,932 hits.
- Is Willie Keeler in the Hall of Fame?
- Yes. Willie Keeler was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
- What teams did Willie Keeler play for?
- Willie Keeler played for 4 teams: the New York Giants (1892–1893, 1910), the Brooklyn Superbas (1893, 1899–1902), the Baltimore Orioles (1894–1898), and the New York Highlanders (1903–1909).
- What were Willie Keeler's career stats?
- In 2,123 games, Willie Keeler had 2,932 hits, 33 home runs, 810 RBI, 1,719 runs, and 495 stolen bases, with a .341 batting average.
- What position did Willie Keeler play?
- Willie Keeler played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Willie Keeler and how much did he weigh?
- Willie Keeler was listed at 5 feet 4 inches and 140 pounds.
- How many home runs did Willie Keeler hit each season?
- Willie Keeler's home runs by season: 0 in 1892, 2 in 1893, 5 in 1894, 4 in 1895, 4 in 1896, 0 in 1897, 1 in 1898, 1 in 1899, 4 in 1900, 2 in 1901, 0 in 1902, 0 in 1903, 2 in 1904, 4 in 1905, 2 in 1906, 0 in 1907, 1 in 1908, 1 in 1909, and 0 in 1910. His most in one season was 5, in 1894.
- What was Willie Keeler's career batting average?
- Willie Keeler batted .341 over his career, with 2,932 hits in 8,591 at bats.
- How many RBI did Willie Keeler have?
- Willie Keeler drove in 810 runs in his career.