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 1,807 hits.

What teams did Kip Selbach play for?

Kip Selbach played for 6 teams: the Washington Senators (1894–1898), the Cincinnati Reds (1899), the New York Giants (1900–1901), the Baltimore Orioles (1902), the Washington Senators (1903–1904), and the Boston Americans (1904–1906).

What were Kip Selbach's career stats?

In 1,612 games, Kip Selbach had 1,807 hits, 44 home runs, 779 RBI, 1,066 runs, and 334 stolen bases, with a .293 batting average.

What position did Kip Selbach play?

Kip Selbach played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Kip Selbach and how much did he weigh?

Kip Selbach was listed at 5 feet 7 inches and 190 pounds.

How many home runs did Kip Selbach hit each season?

Kip Selbach's home runs by season: 7 in 1894, 6 in 1895, 5 in 1896, 5 in 1897, 3 in 1898, 3 in 1899, 4 in 1900, 1 in 1901, 3 in 1902, 3 in 1903, 0 in 1904, 4 in 1905, and 0 in 1906. His most in one season was 7, in 1894.

What was Kip Selbach's career batting average?

Kip Selbach batted .293 over his career, with 1,807 hits in 6,165 at bats.

How many RBI did Kip Selbach have?

Kip Selbach drove in 779 runs in his career.

Is Kip Selbach in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kip Selbach has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kip Selbach

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

Kip Selbach was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1906 for 6 teams, including the Washington Nationals, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,612 career games, he hit .293 with 1,807 hits, 44 home runs, and 779 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 17,270.

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 October 17, 2026

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

Kip Selbach — 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

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Kip Selbach Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Kip Selbach — 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

Kip Selbach — 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

Kip Selbach — 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

Kip Selbach — 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

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Kip Selbach Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	5
Third Base	1
Shortstop	26
Left Field	1358
Center Field	66
Right Field	147

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Kip Selbach: the record in brief

The profile opens with Kip Selbach's first major league game on April 24, 1894; the last one listed came on June 29, 1906. By club, Selbach's seasons break down as the Washington Senators (1894 to 1904), the Cincinnati Reds (1899), the New York Giants (1900 through 1901), the Baltimore Orioles (1902), and the Boston Americans (1904 to 1906). Selbach played primarily as an outfielder and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 24, 1872, in Columbus, OH, USA and a listed size of 5-foot-7 and 190 pounds. Selbach died on February 17, 1956, in Columbus, OH, USA. Selbach's full given name, per the bio, is Albert Karl Selbach.

Selbach's career batting table shows 1,612 games, 6,165 at bats and 1,807 hits, a .293 average, adding 44 home runs, 779 runs batted in, and 334 stolen bases. Selbach's career OPS of .788 combines a .377 on-base mark with .412 slugging. Set against a .271 league average for the same years, Selbach's .293 average sits 8.1% above it.

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 1,807 hits.
What teams did Kip Selbach play for?: Kip Selbach played for 6 teams: the Washington Senators (1894–1898), the Cincinnati Reds (1899), the New York Giants (1900–1901), the Baltimore Orioles (1902), the Washington Senators (1903–1904), and the Boston Americans (1904–1906).
What were Kip Selbach's career stats?: In 1,612 games, Kip Selbach had 1,807 hits, 44 home runs, 779 RBI, 1,066 runs, and 334 stolen bases, with a .293 batting average.
What position did Kip Selbach play?: Kip Selbach played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Kip Selbach and how much did he weigh?: Kip Selbach was listed at 5 feet 7 inches and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did Kip Selbach hit each season?: Kip Selbach's home runs by season: 7 in 1894, 6 in 1895, 5 in 1896, 5 in 1897, 3 in 1898, 3 in 1899, 4 in 1900, 1 in 1901, 3 in 1902, 3 in 1903, 0 in 1904, 4 in 1905, and 0 in 1906. His most in one season was 7, in 1894.
What was Kip Selbach's career batting average?: Kip Selbach batted .293 over his career, with 1,807 hits in 6,165 at bats.
How many RBI did Kip Selbach have?: Kip Selbach drove in 779 runs in his career.
Is Kip Selbach in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kip Selbach has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.