Johnny Kling

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1900-1913)

AVG .272
HR 20
RBI 515
H 1,154
OPS .676
PIV 3,146
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 160 lb
Born
11/13/1875 in Kansas City, MO, USA
Died
1/31/1947 in Kansas City, MO, USA
MLB Debut
1900-09-11
Last Game
1913-09-21

Full name: John Kling

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,261 4,246 475 1,154 181 61 20 515 124 281 327 .272 .319 .357 .676 3,146

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .357 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +6.5% above league average.

Career OPS .676 vs. league average .653 across their career seasons — near 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
1900 CHN NL 15 51 8 15 3 1 0 7 0 2 3 .294 .279 (+5%) .338 (-5%) .366 (+7%) .705 (+1%) -9.0
1901 CHN NL 74 256 26 70 6 3 0 21 8 9 18 .273 .271 (+1%) .326 (-8%) .359 (-11%) .686 (-10%) -390.9
1902 CHN NL 115 436 50 126 19 3 0 59 25 29 26 .289 .266 (+8%) .321 (+4%) .343 (+1%) .665 (+2%) 169.4
1903 CHN NL 132 491 67 146 29 13 3 68 23 22 38 .297 .261 (+14%) .316 (+4%) .345 (+24%) .662 (+14%) 1102.7
1904 CHN NL 123 452 41 110 18 0 2 46 7 16 26 .243 .246 (-1%) .300 (-10%) .321 (-8%) .622 (-9%) -605.5
1905 CHN NL 111 380 26 83 8 6 1 52 13 28 23 .218 .248 (-12%) .307 (-11%) .322 (-14%) .629 (-13%) -693.6
1906 CHN NL 107 343 45 107 15 8 2 46 14 23 30 .312 .247 (+26%) .307 (+16%) .315 (+33%) .622 (+25%) 1351.2
1907 CHN NL 104 334 44 95 15 8 1 43 9 27 16 .284 .245 (+16%) .304 (+12%) .308 (+25%) .613 (+19%) 987.9
1908 CHN NL 126 424 51 117 23 5 4 59 16 21 33 .276 .240 (+15%) .298 (+5%) .306 (+25%) .605 (+15%) 953.9
1910 CHN NL 91 297 31 80 17 2 2 32 3 37 27 .269 .249 (+8%) .317 (+11%) .326 (+10%) .644 (+11%) 629.6
1911 CHN NL 27 80 8 14 3 2 1 5 1 8 14 .175 .266 (-34%) .336 (-26%) .356 (-16%) .693 (-21%) -279.4
1911 BSN NL 75 241 32 54 8 1 2 24 0 30 29 .224 .266 (-16%) .336 (-8%) .356 (-19%) .693 (-13%) -279.4
1912 BSN NL 81 252 26 80 10 3 2 30 3 15 30 .317 .268 (+18%) .335 (+6%) .358 (+13%) .694 (+10%) 389.6
1913 CIN NL 80 209 20 57 7 6 0 23 2 14 14 .273 .259 (+5%) .325 (-2%) .345 (+5%) .670 (+2%) -0.6
Career · 14 seasons 1,261 4,246 475 1,154 181 61 20 515 124 281 327 .272 — — — — 3,326

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
21 65 6 12 2 0 0 4 8 11 .185

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1910 WS CHN 5 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .077
1908 WS CHN 5 16 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 .250
1907 WS CHN 5 19 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .211
1906 WS CHN 6 17 2 3 1 0 0 0 4 3 .176

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home631206123556410213.274
Away634218724059110262.270

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1913-09-21 CINNY1L 400000001
1913-09-21 CINNY1W 300000000
1913-09-19 CINBROL 100000000
1913-09-19 CINBROW 411100000
1913-09-18 CINBROW 300000000
1913-09-16 CINPHIW 211000020
1913-09-14 CINPHIL 300000000
1913-09-13 CINBSNL 100000001
1913-09-13 CINBSNW 522000100
1913-09-11 CINBSNW 313110210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 12 8 79 3 3 3
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
C 1169 600 5474 1554 210 127
OF 24 19 23 5 2 1
SS 1 0 1 2 2 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1900 CHN C 15 0 49 15 7 2
1901 CHN 1B 1 0 6 0 1 0
1901 CHN C 69 0 319 75 20 7
1901 CHN OF 1 0 3 0 0 0
1902 CHN C 113 0 477 160 17 17
1902 CHN SS 1 0 1 2 2 1
1903 CHN C 132 0 565 189 24 13
1904 CHN 1B 6 5 51 0 2 2
1904 CHN C 104 103 499 135 17 6
1904 CHN OF 10 9 10 0 1 0
1905 CHN 1B 1 1 7 1 0 0
1905 CHN C 106 106 538 136 24 12
1905 CHN OF 4 3 4 0 0 0
1906 CHN C 96 95 520 126 12 7
1906 CHN OF 3 2 0 1 0 0
1907 CHN 1B 2 1 10 2 0 1
1907 CHN C 98 98 499 109 8 11
1908 CHN 1B 2 1 5 0 0 0
1908 CHN C 117 114 596 149 16 11
1908 CHN OF 6 5 6 4 1 1
1910 CHN C 86 84 407 118 11 10
1911 CHN C 25 0 122 34 5 2
1911 BSN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1911 BSN C 71 0 302 106 21 6
1912 BSN C 74 0 322 108 19 20
1913 CIN C 63 0 259 94 9 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 1170
First Base 12
Third Base 1
Shortstop 1
Left Field 10
Center Field 2
Right Field 14

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1909 Baseball Magazine All-Star C1
1908 Baseball Magazine All-Star C

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1911 Most Valuable Player NL 27th 1.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Johnny Kling (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Heinie Peitz
    .271 avg, 16 HR
  2. 96
    Ivey Wingo
    .260 avg, 25 HR
  3. 96
    Farmer Vaughn
    .274 avg, 21 HR
  4. 93
    Charles Zimmer
    .269 avg, 26 HR
  5. 84
    Charlie Moore
    .261 avg, 36 HR
  6. 83
    Wilbert Robinson HOF
    .273 avg, 18 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Kling

What years did Johnny Kling play?
Johnny Kling played in Major League Baseball from 1900 to 1913.
Was Johnny Kling a pitcher?
No. Johnny Kling was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Johnny Kling hit?
Johnny Kling hit 20 career home runs with 1154 hits.