Was George Kelb a pitcher?

Yes. George Kelb pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 8 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Kelb hit?

George Kelb hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

George Kelb

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1898)

W–L 0–1

ERA 4.41

WHIP 1.47

SO 8

Pitcher PIV 366.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Born: 7/17/1870 in Toledo, OH, USA
Died: 10/20/1936 in Toledo, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1898-04-17
Last Game: 1898-06-24

Full name: George Francis Kelb

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	3	1	1	0	0	16.3	23	8	0	1	8	4.41	366.9

Career ERA 4.41 vs. league average 3.59 across their career seasons — 22.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1898	CL4	NL	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	16.3	23	8	1	8	4.41	3.59 (-23%)	366.9
Career · 1 season			0	1	3	1	1	0	0	16.1	23	8	1	8	4.41	—	367

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 42.4% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1898	CL4	NL	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0

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

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	2	3	1	1	0	0	.333
Away	1	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	2	7.1	12	3	1	5	3.68
Away	1	9.0	11	5	0	3	5.00

Last 3 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1898-06-24	CL4	NY1	L	1	0	0
1898-05-09	CL4	CHC	L	2	1	1
1898-04-17	CL4	CIN	L	3	0	0

Last 3 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1898-06-24	CL4	NY1	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	2
1898-05-09	CL4	CHC	—	5.1	10	4	2	1	3
1898-04-17	CL4	CIN	L	9.0	11	12	5	0	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	3	0	1	3	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1898	CL4	P	3	0	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	3

Frequently Asked Questions about George Kelb

Was George Kelb a pitcher?: Yes. George Kelb pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 8 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Kelb hit?: George Kelb hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.