What years did Kip Selbach play?

Kip Selbach played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1906.

Was Kip Selbach a pitcher?

No. Kip Selbach was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Kip Selbach hit?

Kip Selbach hit 44 career home runs with 1807 hits.

Kip Selbach

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1894-1906)

AVG .293

HR 44

RBI 779

H 1,807

OPS .788

PIV 17,270

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 190 lb
Born: 3/24/1872 in Columbus, OH, USA
Died: 2/17/1956 in Columbus, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1894-04-24
Last Game: 1906-06-29

Full name: Albert Karl Selbach

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,612	6,165	1,066	1,807	301	149	44	779	334	785	358	.293	.377	.412	.788	17,270

Career AVG .293 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — +8.1% above league average.

Career OBP .377 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +13.8% above league average.

Career SLG .412 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — +15.4% above league average.

Career OPS .788 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — +14.7% 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
1894	WAS	NL	97	372	69	114	21	17	7	71	21	51	20	.306	.309 (-1%)	.379 (+3%)	.435 (+17%)	.814 (+11%)	755.7
1895	WAS	NL	130	519	116	168	22	22	6	55	31	71	28	.324	.296 (+9%)	.361 (+12%)	.399 (+21%)	.761 (+17%)	1900.5
1896	WAS	NL	127	487	100	148	17	13	5	100	49	76	28	.304	.290 (+5%)	.354 (+14%)	.387 (+9%)	.741 (+12%)	1423.2
1897	WAS	NL	124	486	113	152	25	16	5	59	46	80	32	.313	.291 (+7%)	.354 (+17%)	.387 (+19%)	.741 (+18%)	1993.0
1898	WAS	NL	132	515	88	156	28	11	3	60	25	64	21	.303	.270 (+12%)	.333 (+15%)	.347 (+20%)	.680 (+18%)	1830.4
1899	CIN	NL	141	525	105	156	28	11	3	87	38	70	26	.297	.282 (+5%)	.343 (+12%)	.366 (+12%)	.710 (+12%)	1441.4
1900	NY1	NL	141	523	98	176	29	12	4	68	36	72	25	.337	.279 (+21%)	.338 (+25%)	.366 (+26%)	.705 (+26%)	2975.2
1901	NY1	NL	125	502	89	145	29	6	1	56	8	45	39	.289	.271 (+6%)	.326 (+7%)	.359 (+5%)	.686 (+6%)	606.3
1902	BLA	AL	128	503	86	161	27	9	3	60	22	58	18	.320	.266 (+20%)	.321 (+22%)	.343 (+24%)	.665 (+23%)	2334.8
1903	WS1	AL	140	533	68	134	23	12	3	49	20	41	38	.251	.261 (-4%)	.316 (-4%)	.345 (+3%)	.662 (avg)	-90.6
1904	WS1	AL	48	178	15	49	8	4	0	14	9	24	14	.275	.246 (+12%)	.300 (+20%)	.321 (+14%)	.622 (+17%)	522.9
1904	BOS	AL	98	376	50	97	19	8	0	30	10	48	23	.258	.246 (+5%)	.300 (+15%)	.321 (+9%)	.622 (+12%)	522.9
1905	BOS	AL	121	418	54	103	16	6	4	47	12	67	28	.246	.248 (-1%)	.307 (+15%)	.322 (+6%)	.629 (+11%)	1060.8
1906	BOS	AL	60	228	15	48	9	2	0	23	7	18	18	.211	.247 (-15%)	.307 (-10%)	.315 (-15%)	.622 (-13%)	-389.4
Career · 14 seasons			1,612	6,165	1,066	1,807	301	149	44	779	334	785	358	.293	—	—	—	—	16,887

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	594	2224	384	667	14	303	.300
Away	542	2081	284	556	7	182	.267

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1906-06-29	BOS	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1906-06-28	BOS	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1906-06-26	BOS	PHA	L	4	0	1	0	0	1
1906-06-25	BOS	PHA	L	3	0	1	1	0	1
1906-06-23	BOS	PHA	L	4	0	0	0	0	1
1906-06-22	BOS	PHA	W	4	0	0	0	1	0
1906-06-20	BOS	CHW	L	4	1	2	0	0	0
1906-06-18	BOS	CHW	L	6	0	0	0	0	0
1906-06-17	BOS	CHW	L	3	0	1	0	1	0
1906-06-16	BOS	CHW	L	4	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	5	0	16	17	1	1
3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
OF	1570	314	3399	197	214	48
SS	26	0	67	86	31	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1894	WAS	OF	80	0	153	8	15	2
1894	WAS	SS	19	0	52	54	23	5
1895	WAS	2B	5	0	16	17	1	1
1895	WAS	OF	119	0	293	21	30	4
1895	WAS	SS	6	0	15	26	8	1
1896	WAS	OF	126	0	303	13	18	3
1897	WAS	OF	124	0	305	14	15	2
1898	WAS	OF	131	0	320	24	19	6
1898	WAS	SS	1	0	0	6	0	0
1899	CIN	OF	141	0	358	27	19	10
1900	NY1	OF	141	0	327	25	18	8
1901	NY1	OF	125	0	215	11	14	2
1902	BLA	OF	127	0	286	17	19	3
1903	WS1	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1903	WS1	OF	140	0	251	10	12	2
1904	WS1	OF	48	48	103	5	8	1
1904	BOS	OF	98	98	190	8	8	2
1905	BOS	OF	112	109	186	8	15	1
1906	BOS	OF	58	59	109	6	4	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	5
Third Base	1
Shortstop	26
Left Field	1358
Center Field	66
Right Field	147

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kip Selbach

What years did Kip Selbach play?: Kip Selbach played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1906.
Was Kip Selbach a pitcher?: No. Kip Selbach was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Kip Selbach hit?: Kip Selbach hit 44 career home runs with 1807 hits.