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Billy Kelly

William Joseph Kelly

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 183 lb.

Born: May 1, 1886 in Baltimore, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1910
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cardinals 1910-1913

Final Game: October 5, 1913
Died: June 3, 1940 in Detroit, MI
Buried: Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, MI
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:28AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1910 24 STL NL 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 0 0 0 /2
1911 25 PIT NL 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 1 0 0 /2
1912 26 PIT NL 48 141 132 20 42 3 2 1 11 8 2 16 .318 .328 .394 .722 98 52 0 7 2
1913 27 PIT NL 48 88 82 11 22 2 2 0 9 1 1 2 12 .268 .302 .341 .644 87 28 2 2 2
4 Seasons 104 240 224 32 65 5 4 1 20 9 1 5 30 .290 .312 .362 .673 88 81 2 9
162 Game Avg. 162 374 349 50 101 8 6 2 31 14 8 47 .290 .312 .362 .673 88 126 3 14
PIT (3 yrs) 102 237 222 31 65 5 4 1 20 9 1 4 30 .293 .311 .365 .676 89 81 2 9
STL (1 yr) 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1910 24 STL NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /2
1911 25 PIT NL 8 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /2
1912 26 PIT NL 141 -1 1 0 0 0 3 4 7 0.7 7 0.7 0.0 $ 2
1913 27 PIT NL 88 -1 0 0 0 -1 3 2 3 0.3 4 0.4 -0.1 $ 2
4 Seasons 240 -3 1 0 0 -1 6 6 9 0.9 10 1.0 -0.1 $
PIT (3 yrs) 237 -3 1 0 0 -1 6 6 9 0.9 10 1.0 -0.1 $
STL (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1910 STL NL 24 C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.30 0 0 0
1911 PIT NL 25 C 1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 11.00 .966 6.40 0 1 0 0%
1912 PIT NL 26 C 39 205 174 29 2 1 .990 5.21 .969 6.31 3 35 23 40%
1913 PIT NL 27 C 40 173 135 31 7 3 .960 4.15 .970 6.29 3 32 20 38%
4 Seasons C 81 389 320 60 9 4 .977 4.69 .969 6.30 6 68 43 39%
4 Seasons TOT 81 389 320 60 9 4 .977 4.69 .969 6.30 6 68 43 39%
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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