What years did Joe Kelley play?

Joe Kelley played in Major League Baseball from 1891 to 1908.

Was Joe Kelley a pitcher?

No. Joe Kelley was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Joe Kelley hit?

Joe Kelley hit 65 career home runs with 2220 hits.

Is Joe Kelley in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Joe Kelley was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.

Joe Kelley

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1891-1908)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1971

AVG .317

HR 65

RBI 1,194

H 2,220

OPS .853

PIV 32,092

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 190 lb
Born: 12/9/1871 in Cambridge, MA, USA
Died: 8/14/1943 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1891-07-27
Last Game: 1908-10-03
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1971 (BBWAA)

Full name: Joseph James Kelley

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,853	7,006	1,421	2,220	358	194	65	1,194	443	911	430	.317	.402	.451	.853	32,092

Career AVG .317 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +18.8% above league average.

Career OBP .402 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — +22.0% above league average.

Career SLG .451 vs. league average .352 across their career seasons — +28.3% above league average.

Career OPS .853 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — +25.3% above 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
1891	BSN	NL	12	45	7	11	1	1	0	3	0	2	7	.244	—	—	—	—	0.0
1892	PIT	NL	56	205	26	49	7	7	0	28	8	17	21	.239	.244 (-2%)	.316 (-6%)	.327 (+4%)	.644 (-1%)	-91.1
1892	BLN	NL	10	33	3	7	0	0	0	4	2	4	7	.212	—	—	—	—	-91.1
1893	BLN	NL	125	502	120	153	27	16	9	76	33	77	44	.305	.279 (+9%)	.356 (+13%)	.379 (+26%)	.735 (+19%)	2029.6
1894	BLN	NL	129	507	165	199	48	20	6	111	46	107	36	.393	.309 (+27%)	.379 (+33%)	.435 (+38%)	.814 (+36%)	4491.1
1895	BLN	NL	131	518	148	189	26	19	10	134	54	77	29	.365	.296 (+23%)	.361 (+26%)	.399 (+37%)	.761 (+32%)	3735.9
1896	BLN	NL	131	519	148	189	31	19	8	100	87	91	19	.364	.290 (+25%)	.354 (+33%)	.387 (+40%)	.741 (+37%)	4362.6
1897	BLN	NL	131	505	113	183	31	9	5	118	44	70	19	.362	.291 (+24%)	.354 (+26%)	.387 (+26%)	.741 (+26%)	3042.4
1898	BLN	NL	124	464	71	149	18	15	2	110	24	56	24	.321	.270 (+19%)	.333 (+19%)	.347 (+26%)	.680 (+23%)	2065.7
1899	BRO	NL	143	538	108	175	21	14	6	93	31	70	23	.325	.282 (+15%)	.343 (+19%)	.366 (+23%)	.710 (+21%)	2491.8
1900	BRO	NL	121	454	90	145	23	17	6	91	26	53	18	.319	.279 (+14%)	.338 (+17%)	.366 (+32%)	.705 (+25%)	2243.7
1901	BRO	NL	120	492	77	151	22	12	4	65	18	40	26	.307	.271 (+13%)	.326 (+11%)	.359 (+18%)	.686 (+15%)	1352.3
1902	BLA	AL	60	222	50	69	17	7	1	34	12	34	16	.311	.266 (+16%)	.321 (+26%)	.343 (+35%)	.665 (+31%)	1198.2
1902	CIN	NL	40	156	24	50	9	2	1	12	3	15	17	.321	.266 (+20%)	.321 (+18%)	.343 (+23%)	.665 (+21%)	1198.2
1903	CIN	NL	105	383	85	121	22	4	3	45	18	51	24	.316	.261 (+21%)	.316 (+27%)	.345 (+21%)	.662 (+24%)	1871.0
1904	CIN	NL	123	449	75	126	21	13	0	63	15	49	25	.281	.246 (+14%)	.300 (+19%)	.321 (+20%)	.622 (+20%)	1654.8
1905	CIN	NL	90	321	43	89	7	6	1	37	8	27	23	.277	.248 (+12%)	.307 (+13%)	.322 (+7%)	.629 (+10%)	611.8
1906	CIN	NL	129	465	43	106	19	11	1	53	9	44	27	.228	.247 (-8%)	.307 (-2%)	.315 (+2%)	.622 (avg)	-27.3
1908	BSN	NL	73	228	25	59	8	2	2	17	5	27	25	.259	.240 (+8%)	.298 (+15%)	.306 (+10%)	.605 (+12%)	530.7
Career · 19 seasons			1,853	7,006	1,421	2,220	358	194	65	1,194	443	911	430	.317	—	—	—	—	32,670

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	571	2047	374	649	12	343	.317
Away	556	2129	317	595	15	225	.279

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1908-10-03	BSN	BRO	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-09-23	BSN	STL	W	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
1908-09-23	BSN	STL	W	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
1908-09-21	BSN	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-09-16	BSN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-09-12	BSN	PHI	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1908-09-12	BSN	PHI	L	2	1	1	1	1	0	1
1908-09-11	BSN	PHI	L	3	1	2	0	0	1	0
1908-09-07	BSN	BRO	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-09-05	BSN	BRO	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	291	129	2554	198	51	136
2B	22	0	61	59	6	11
3B	48	0	62	88	15	4
OF	1465	259	2864	212	144	44
SS	18	1	21	44	10	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1891	BSN	OF	12	0	21	2	4	0
1892	PIT	OF	56	0	101	13	10	4
1892	BLN	OF	10	0	14	0	3	0
1893	BLN	OF	125	0	307	22	21	4
1894	BLN	OF	129	0	276	16	15	3
1895	BLN	OF	131	0	260	20	16	5
1896	BLN	OF	131	0	280	20	13	3
1897	BLN	3B	2	0	0	1	0	0
1897	BLN	OF	130	0	240	15	11	3
1897	BLN	SS	3	0	2	7	1	0
1898	BLN	3B	2	0	0	1	1	0
1898	BLN	OF	122	0	235	18	8	4
1899	BRO	OF	143	0	307	26	8	7
1900	BRO	1B	32	0	259	12	6	13
1900	BRO	3B	13	0	17	25	4	3
1900	BRO	OF	77	0	174	12	8	2
1901	BRO	1B	115	0	984	82	27	63
1901	BRO	3B	5	0	4	10	2	0
1902	BLA	1B	5	0	37	4	0	4
1902	BLA	3B	8	0	15	14	3	1
1902	BLA	OF	48	0	101	7	3	2
1902	CIN	2B	10	0	35	31	2	7
1902	CIN	3B	9	0	12	20	3	0
1902	CIN	OF	20	0	30	4	1	1
1902	CIN	SS	2	0	1	4	0	1
1903	CIN	1B	6	0	68	8	1	2
1903	CIN	2B	11	0	25	26	4	4
1903	CIN	3B	8	0	12	14	1	0
1903	CIN	OF	67	0	117	8	7	0
1903	CIN	SS	12	0	17	30	9	5
1904	CIN	1B	117	116	1049	76	14	48
1904	CIN	2B	1	0	1	2	0	0
1904	CIN	OF	6	5	9	0	0	0
1905	CIN	1B	2	1	14	0	0	2
1905	CIN	OF	85	84	137	11	4	0
1906	CIN	1B	3	3	25	1	0	2
1906	CIN	3B	1	0	2	3	1	0
1906	CIN	OF	122	122	184	13	7	5
1906	CIN	SS	1	1	1	3	0	0
1908	BSN	1B	11	9	118	15	3	2
1908	BSN	OF	51	48	71	5	5	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	292
Second Base	22
Third Base	48
Shortstop	18
Left Field	1132
Center Field	329
Right Field	9

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Kelley

What years did Joe Kelley play?: Joe Kelley played in Major League Baseball from 1891 to 1908.
Was Joe Kelley a pitcher?: No. Joe Kelley was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Joe Kelley hit?: Joe Kelley hit 65 career home runs with 2220 hits.
Is Joe Kelley in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Joe Kelley was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.