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Bones Ely
William Frederick Ely

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 155 lb.

Debut June 19, 1884
Final Game September 24, 1902
Born June 7, 1863 in North Girard, PA
Died January 10, 1952 in Berkeley, CA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1884 21 BUF NL   1    4    0    0   0  0   0    0          0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0                    
 1886 23 LOU AA  10   32    5    5   0  0   0    6   1      2      .156  .206  .156   12    5               0    
 1890 27 SYR AA 119  496   72  130  16  6   0   64  44     31      .262  .308  .319   93  158               2    
 1891 28 BRO NL  31  111    9   17   0  1   0   11   4      7   9  .153  .203  .171   10   19               0    
 1893 30 STL NL  44  178   25   45   1  6   0   16   2     17  13  .253  .318  .326   71   58               0    
 1894 31 STL NL 127  510   85  156  20 12  12   89  23     30  34  .306  .344  .463   93  236               0    
 1895 32 STL NL 117  467   68  121  16  2   1   46  28     19  17  .259  .288  .308   54  144  13           0    
 1896 33 PIT NL 128  537   85  153  15  9   3   77  18     33  33  .285  .326  .363   85  195  28           0    
 1897 34 PIT NL 133  516   63  146  20  8   2   74  10     25      .283  .317  .364   82  188  15           1    
 1898 35 PIT NL 148  519   49  110  14  5   2   44   6     24      .212  .247  .270   49  140  13           0    
 1899 36 PIT NL 138  522   66  145  18  6   3   72   8     22      .278  .313  .352   83  184  29           5    
 1900 37 PIT NL 130  475   60  116   6  6   0   51   6     17      .244  .272  .282   52  134  10           1    
 1901 38 TOT    110  411   29   87  12  5   0   44  11      9      .212  .232  .265   39  109  13           2    
         PIT NL  65  240   18   50   6  3   0   28   5      6      .208  .234  .258   41   62   5           2    
         PHA AL  45  171   11   37   6  2   0   16   6      3      .216  .230  .275   37   47   8           0    
 1902 39 WSH AL 105  381   39  100  11  2   1   62   3     21      .262  .301  .310   68  118  15           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1341 5159  655 1331 149 68  24  656 164  0 257 108  .258  .295  .327   69 1688 136   0   0  11   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        623   79  161  18  8   3   79  20  0  31  13  .258  .295  .327   69  204  16   0   0   1   0
 Career High    148  537   85  156  20 12  12   89  44  0  33  34  .306  .344  .463   93  236  29   0   0   5   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1884 21 BUF NL    4    4    0   0.0    75| .000  .252| .000  .293| .000  .350| .000  .643|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1     
 1886 23 LOU AA   34   27    1   1.0    78| .156  .252| .206  .316| .156  .336| .362  .652|  12  .088  -3.3  -0.4     
 1890 27 SYR AA  529  366   48   3.4    78| .262  .248| .308  .324| .319  .326| .627  .651|  93  .451  -5.8  -0.6     
 1891 28 BRO NL  118   94    4   1.1    87| .153  .259| .203  .332| .171  .352| .374  .684|  10  .092 -13.1  -1.4     
 1893 30 STL NL  195  133   18   3.6   106| .253  .286| .318  .364| .326  .389| .644  .753|  71  .359  -8.4  -0.8     
 1894 31 STL NL  540  354   81   5.9   127| .306  .316| .344  .387| .463  .445| .807  .832|  93  .498  -9.7  -0.8     
 1895 32 STL NL  499  359   41   3.0   111| .259  .301| .288  .367| .308  .407| .596  .774|  54  .266 -32.9  -3.0     
 1896 33 PIT NL  598  412   64   4.0   104| .285  .292| .326  .357| .363  .390| .689  .747|  85  .419 -13.1  -1.2     
 1897 34 PIT NL  557  385   59   4.0   104| .283  .293| .317  .357| .364  .390| .681  .747|  82  .415 -14.5  -1.4     
 1898 35 PIT NL  556  422   35   2.2    90| .212  .275| .247  .340| .270  .353| .517  .693|  49  .248 -36.1  -3.8     
 1899 36 PIT NL  578  406   56   3.6    99| .278  .289| .313  .351| .352  .376| .665  .727|  83  .414 -13.7  -1.4     
 1900 37 PIT NL  503  369   36   2.6    99| .244  .288| .272  .350| .282  .380| .554  .729|  52  .280 -33.0  -3.4     
 1901 38 TOT     435  337   25   2.0    95| .212  .283| .232  .339| .265  .374| .497  .713|  39  .205 -34.4  -3.7     
         PIT NL  253  195   14   1.9    91| .208  .279| .234  .335| .258  .364| .492  .699|  41  .208 -19.1  -2.1     
         PHA AL  182  142   11   2.0   100| .216  .289| .230  .346| .275  .388| .505  .734|  37  .199 -15.3  -1.6     
 1902 39 WSH AL  417  296   36   3.2    98| .262  .285| .301  .342| .310  .384| .611  .727|  68  .374 -16.8  -1.7     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     5563 3964  504   3.3   100| .258  .286| .295  .352| .327  .382| .622  .733|  69  .358 -235.6 -23.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1884 21 BUF NL   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    5.0   17   15    8   1    5    4   0   1    39       0 14.40  3.09   21 4.400
 1886 23 LOU AA   0   4   6   4   4   0   2  1   44.0   53   47   26   0   26   28   0   0   215       0  5.32  3.65   69 1.795
 1890 27 SYR AA   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    7    5    5   0    0    0   0   0     0       0 22.50  3.56   16 3.500
 1894 31 STL NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    3    0   0   1     0       0  0.00  5.42  inf 3.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL  .000   0   5   9   5   4   0   4  1   52.0   77   67   39   1   34   32   0   2   254       0  6.75  3.63   54 2.135
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0  24  43  24  19   0  19  4  252.3  373  325  189   4  165  155   0   9  1233   0   0  6.75  3.63   54 2.135
 Career High      0   4   6   4   4   0   2  1   44.0   53   47   26   1   26   28   0   1   215   0   0  5.32  3.65   69 1.795

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1884 21 BUF NL OF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.80 0 0 1 P 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.34 1 5.0 1886 23 LOU AA P 6 2 8 0 0 1.000 .885 1.67 1.87 2.05 2.00 4 44.0 OF 5 7 0 1 0 .875 .875 1.40 1.76 4 1 0 1890 27 SYR AA OF 78 179 14 18 1 .915 .916 2.47 1.79 70 8 0 SS 36 81 123 12 14 .944 .885 5.67 4.84 1B 4 34 0 2 5 .944 .974 8.50 10.22 2B 2 2 2 1 0 .800 .930 2.00 5.40 3B 1 2 4 0 0 1.000 .870 6.00 3.60 P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1891 28 BRO NL SS 28 54 106 24 9 .870 .889 5.71 5.16 3B 2 3 7 2 0 .833 .877 5.00 3.60 2B 1 1 4 0 0 1.000 .926 5.00 5.90 1893 30 STL NL SS 44 98 139 25 16 .905 .897 5.39 5.47 1894 31 STL NL SS 126 273 442 79 51 .901 .898 5.67 5.59 2B 1 3 4 2 0 .778 .933 7.00 5.70 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1895 32 STL NL SS 117 247 407 53 52 .925 .899 5.59 5.54 1896 33 PIT NL SS 128 258 432 62 52 .918 .903 5.39 5.52 1897 34 PIT NL SS 133 308 451 60 41 .927 .908 5.71 5.67 1898 35 PIT NL SS 148 311 527 51 58 .943 .913 5.66 5.56 1899 36 PIT NL SS 132 274 472 58 45 .928 .910 5.65 5.53 2B 6 15 28 1 2 .977 .941 7.17 5.47 1900 37 PIT NL SS 130 242 503 52 62 .935 .922 5.73 5.76 1901 38 TOT SS 109 197 371 53 42 .915 .913 5.21 5.50 PIT NL SS 64 112 215 30 23 .916 .925 5.11 5.66 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.20 PHA AL SS 45 85 156 23 19 .913 .898 5.36 5.27 1902 39 WSH AL SS 105 238 350 49 31 .923 .928 5.60 5.68
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1890 27 SYR AA 1B 4 34 0 2 5 .944 .974 8.50 10.22 1890 27 SYR AA 2B 2 2 2 1 0 .800 .930 2.00 5.40 1891 28 BRO NL 2B 1 1 4 0 0 1.000 .926 5.00 5.90 1894 31 STL NL 2B 1 3 4 2 0 .778 .933 7.00 5.70 1899 36 PIT NL 2B 6 15 28 1 2 .977 .941 7.17 5.47 1890 27 SYR AA 3B 1 2 4 0 0 1.000 .870 6.00 3.60 1891 28 BRO NL 3B 2 3 7 2 0 .833 .877 5.00 3.60 1901 38 PIT NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.20 1884 21 BUF NL OF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.80 0 0 1 1886 23 LOU AA OF 5 7 0 1 0 .875 .875 1.40 1.76 4 1 0 1890 27 SYR AA OF 78 179 14 18 1 .915 .916 2.47 1.79 70 8 0 1884 21 BUF NL P 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.34 1 5.0 1886 23 LOU AA P 6 2 8 0 0 1.000 .885 1.67 1.87 2.05 2.00 4 44.0 1890 27 SYR AA P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1894 31 STL NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1890 27 SYR AA SS 36 81 123 12 14 .944 .885 5.67 4.84 1891 28 BRO NL SS 28 54 106 24 9 .870 .889 5.71 5.16 1893 30 STL NL SS 44 98 139 25 16 .905 .897 5.39 5.47 1894 31 STL NL SS 126 273 442 79 51 .901 .898 5.67 5.59 1895 32 STL NL SS 117 247 407 53 52 .925 .899 5.59 5.54 1896 33 PIT NL SS 128 258 432 62 52 .918 .903 5.39 5.52 1897 34 PIT NL SS 133 308 451 60 41 .927 .908 5.71 5.67 1898 35 PIT NL SS 148 311 527 51 58 .943 .913 5.66 5.56 1899 36 PIT NL SS 132 274 472 58 45 .928 .910 5.65 5.53 1900 37 PIT NL SS 130 242 503 52 62 .935 .922 5.73 5.76 1901 38 TOT SS 109 197 371 53 42 .915 .913 5.21 5.50 PIT NL SS 64 112 215 30 23 .916 .925 5.11 5.66 PHA AL SS 45 85 156 23 19 .913 .898 5.36 5.27 1902 39 WSH AL SS 105 238 350 49 31 .923 .928 5.60 5.68
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total SS 1236 2581 4323 578 473 .923 .908 5.59 5.56 OF 84 186 14 20 1 .909 .914 2.38 1.79 74 9 1 2B 10 21 38 4 2 .937 .938 5.90 5.52 P* 9 2 9 1 0 .917 .887 1.22 1.88 5 52.0 1B 4 34 0 2 5 .944 .974 8.50 10.22 3B 4 5 12 2 0 .895 .876 4.25 3.50 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1347 2829 4396 607 481 .922 .909 5.36 5.31
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1897 NL-133-10

At Bats
1896 NL-537-9

Sac. Hits
1896 NL-28-2
1899 NL-29-1

Outs
1896 NL-412-1
1897 NL-385-10

Saves
1886 AA-1-1

Games Finished
1886 AA-2-2

Oldest Player
1899 NL-36-7
1900 NL-37-3
1901 AL-38-3
1901 NL-38-2
1902 AL-39-3

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (549) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2075) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 3 (2076) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 11.9 (1399) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1811) Pitching - 1.0 (1831) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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Transactions 

January, 1896: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Monte Cross, Bill Hart, and $750.

July 25, 1901: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 3, 1901: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.

November 22, 1901: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

September 28, 1902: Released by the Washington Senators.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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