
Born: September 10, 1895 in San Francisco, CA
(All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1915
Final Game: July 27, 1932
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1973.
Died: October 13, 1984 in Burlingame, CA
Relatives: Brother of Ren Kelly and Cousin of Rich Chiles
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1915 | 19 | NYG | NL | 17 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .158 | .179 | .237 | .416 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | /3O | ||||
| 1916 | 20 | NYG | NL | 49 | 84 | 76 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | .158 | .220 | .211 | .430 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3O/5 | |||||
| 1917 | 21 | TOT | NL | 19 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .067 | .097 | .133 | .230 | -30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | /3O41 | |||||
| 1917 | 21 | NYG | NL | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /O341 | |||||
| 1917 | 21 | PIT | NL | 8 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .087 | .125 | .174 | .299 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | /3 | |||||
| 1919 | 23 | NYG | NL | 32 | 116 | 107 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .290 | .315 | .411 | .727 | 118 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 1920 | 24 | NYG | NL | 155 | 651 | 590 | 69 | 157 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 94 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 92 | .266 | .320 | .397 | .717 | 105 | 234 | 6 | 14 | *3 | ||||
| 1921 | 25 | NYG | NL | 149 | 647 | 587 | 95 | 181 | 42 | 9 | 23 | 122 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 73 | .308 | .356 | .528 | .884 | 130 | 310 | 3 | 17 | *3 | ||||
| 1922 | 26 | NYG | NL | 151 | 640 | 592 | 96 | 194 | 33 | 8 | 17 | 107 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 65 | .328 | .363 | .497 | .860 | 118 | 294 | 3 | 15 | *3 | ||||
| 1923 | 27 | NYG | NL | 145 | 617 | 560 | 82 | 172 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 103 | 14 | 7 | 47 | 64 | .307 | .362 | .452 | .814 | 113 | 253 | 1 | 9 | *3 | ||||
| 1924 | 28 | NYG | NL | 144 | 627 | 571 | 91 | 185 | 37 | 9 | 21 | 136 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 52 | .324 | .371 | .531 | .902 | 141 | 303 | 5 | 13 | *3O/45 | MVP-6 | |||
| 1925 | 29 | NYG | NL | 147 | 633 | 586 | 87 | 181 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 99 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 54 | .309 | .350 | .471 | .821 | 111 | 276 | 2 | 10 | *43O | MVP-3 | |||
| 1926 | 30 | NYG | NL | 136 | 552 | 499 | 70 | 151 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 80 | 4 | 36 | 52 | .303 | .352 | .445 | .797 | 114 | 222 | 2 | 15 | *34 | MVP-23 | ||||
| 1927 | 31 | CIN | NL | 61 | 236 | 222 | 27 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 23 | .270 | .308 | .446 | .754 | 102 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 34/O | |||||
| 1928 | 32 | CIN | NL | 116 | 449 | 402 | 46 | 119 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 28 | 35 | .296 | .345 | .435 | .780 | 104 | 175 | 2 | 17 | 3O | |||||
| 1929 | 33 | CIN | NL | 147 | 632 | 577 | 73 | 169 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 103 | 7 | 33 | 61 | .293 | .332 | .428 | .760 | 91 | 247 | 1 | 21 | *3 | |||||
| 1930 | 34 | TOT | NL | 90 | 384 | 354 | 40 | 109 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 14 | 36 | .308 | .336 | .432 | .768 | 86 | 153 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |||||
| 1930 | 34 | CIN | NL | 51 | 206 | 188 | 18 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 20 | .287 | .313 | .431 | .744 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |||||
| 1930 | 34 | CHC | NL | 39 | 178 | 166 | 22 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .331 | .362 | .434 | .796 | 91 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 1932 | 36 | BRO | NL | 64 | 226 | 202 | 23 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 27 | .243 | .317 | .356 | .673 | 82 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 3/O | |||||
| 16 Seasons | 1622 | 6565 | 5993 | 819 | 1778 | 337 | 76 | 148 | 1020 | 65 | 43 | 386 | 694 | .297 | .342 | .452 | .794 | 109 | 2711 | 28 | 158 | ||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 656 | 599 | 82 | 178 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 102 | 6 | 39 | 69 | .297 | .342 | .452 | .794 | 109 | 271 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| NYG (11 yrs) | 1136 | 4614 | 4213 | 608 | 1270 | 218 | 52 | 123 | 762 | 54 | 43 | 277 | 503 | .301 | .348 | .465 | .813 | 117 | 1961 | 23 | 101 | ||||||||
| CIN (4 yrs) | 375 | 1523 | 1389 | 164 | 402 | 104 | 21 | 18 | 217 | 11 | 79 | 139 | .289 | .329 | .433 | .763 | 95 | 602 | 4 | 51 | |||||||||
| PIT (1 yr) | 8 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .087 | .125 | .174 | .299 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| BRO (1 yr) | 64 | 226 | 202 | 23 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 27 | .243 | .317 | .356 | .673 | 82 | 72 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 39 | 178 | 166 | 22 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .331 | .362 | .434 | .796 | 91 | 72 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 1921 | 25 | NYG | NL | WS | NYY | W | 8 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .233 | .303 | .267 | .570 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | 26 | NYG | NL | WS | NYY | W | 5 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | 27 | NYG | NL | WS | NYY | L | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .217 | .182 | .399 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | 28 | NYG | NL | WS | WSH | L | 7 | 33 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .290 | .303 | .419 | .722 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 Seasons (4 Series) | 26 | 109 | 101 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 23 | .248 | .280 | .297 | .577 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 WS | 26 | 109 | 101 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 23 | .248 | .280 | .297 | .577 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
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| 1917 | 21 | NYG | NL | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.000 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.00 | |||
| 1 Season | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.000 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.00 | ||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 68 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360 | 1.000 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.00 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | LF-CF-RF | Awards |
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| 1915 | NYG | NL | 19 | 1B | 9 | 59 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .983 | 6.44 | .990 | 10.23 | ||||||
| 1915 | NYG | NL | 19 | OF | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.00 | .967 | 2.00 | 0-4-0 | |||||
| 1916 | NYG | NL | 20 | 1B | 13 | 104 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .981 | 7.85 | .988 | 10.15 | ||||||
| 1916 | NYG | NL | 20 | OF | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.50 | .967 | 2.00 | 0-2-5 | |||||
| 1916 | NYG | NL | 20 | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | .900 | 3.00 | ||||||
| 1917 | TOT | NL | 21 | 1B | 9 | 72 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .972 | 7.78 | .989 | 10.51 | ||||||
| 1917 | NYG | NL | 21 | OF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | .950 | 2.08 | 3-0-1 | |||||
| 1917 | NYG | NL | 21 | 1B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 1.000 | 10.50 | ||||||
| 1917 | NYG | NL | 21 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||
| 1917 | NYG | NL | 21 | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.80 | ||||||||
| 1917 | PIT | NL | 21 | 1B | 8 | 70 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .971 | 8.50 | .989 | 10.51 | ||||||
| 1919 | NYG | NL | 23 | 1B | 32 | 354 | 341 | 11 | 2 | 17 | .994 | 11.00 | .988 | 10.84 | ||||||
| 1920 | NYG | NL | 24 | 1B | 155 | 1873 | 1759 | 103 | 11 | 115 | .994 | 12.01 | .990 | 6.45 | ||||||
| 1921 | NYG | NL | 25 | 1B | 149 | 1684 | 1552 | 115 | 17 | 132 | .990 | 11.19 | .990 | 6.71 | ||||||
| 1922 | NYG | NL | 26 | 1B | 151 | 1758 | 1642 | 103 | 13 | 123 | .993 | 11.56 | .990 | 6.62 | ||||||
| 1923 | NYG | NL | 27 | 1B | 145 | 1640 | 1568 | 60 | 12 | 111 | .993 | 11.23 | .990 | 6.90 | ||||||
| 1924 | NYG | NL | 28 | 1B | 125 | 1379 | 1309 | 60 | 10 | 107 | .993 | 10.95 | .989 | 8.00 | MVP-6 | |||||
| 1924 | NYG | NL | 28 | OF | 14 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 2.86 | .963 | 2.24 | 5-9-0 | MVP-6 | ||||
| 1924 | NYG | NL | 28 | 2B | 5 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .931 | 5.40 | .962 | 5.60 | MVP-6 | |||||
| 1924 | NYG | NL | 28 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.80 | MVP-6 | |||||||
| 1925 | NYG | NL | 29 | 2B | 108 | 679 | 272 | 394 | 13 | 68 | .981 | 6.17 | .967 | 5.61 | MVP-3 | |||||
| 1925 | NYG | NL | 29 | 1B | 25 | 282 | 263 | 16 | 3 | 13 | .989 | 11.16 | .989 | 9.73 | MVP-3 | |||||
| 1925 | NYG | NL | 29 | OF | 17 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .941 | 1.88 | .968 | 2.33 | 8-0-9 | MVP-3 | ||||
| 1926 | NYG | NL | 30 | 1B | 114 | 1284 | 1196 | 79 | 9 | 89 | .993 | 11.18 | .989 | 8.77 | MVP-23 | |||||
| 1926 | NYG | NL | 30 | 2B | 18 | 108 | 37 | 65 | 6 | 12 | .944 | 5.67 | .966 | 5.29 | MVP-23 | |||||
| 1927 | CIN | NL | 31 | 1B | 49 | 492 | 456 | 32 | 4 | 46 | .992 | 9.96 | .989 | 10.16 | ||||||
| 1927 | CIN | NL | 31 | 2B | 13 | 55 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 2 | .927 | 3.92 | .967 | 5.63 | ||||||
| 1927 | CIN | NL | 31 | OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 1.000 | 2.35 | 2-0-0 | |||||
| 1928 | CIN | NL | 32 | 1B | 99 | 972 | 894 | 69 | 9 | 99 | .991 | 9.73 | .989 | 10.10 | ||||||
| 1928 | CIN | NL | 32 | OF | 13 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 2.62 | .972 | 2.31 | 9-0-4 | |||||
| 1929 | CIN | NL | 33 | 1B | 147 | 1651 | 1537 | 103 | 11 | 127 | .993 | 11.16 | .989 | 6.80 | ||||||
| 1930 | TOT | NL | 34 | 1B | 89 | 989 | 917 | 67 | 5 | 75 | .995 | 11.06 | .990 | 9.90 | ||||||
| 1930 | CIN | NL | 34 | 1B | 50 | 542 | 503 | 35 | 4 | 44 | .993 | 10.76 | .990 | 9.90 | ||||||
| 1930 | CHC | NL | 34 | 1B | 39 | 447 | 414 | 32 | 1 | 31 | .998 | 11.44 | .990 | 9.90 | ||||||
| 1932 | BRO | NL | 36 | 1B | 62 | 621 | 575 | 36 | 10 | 48 | .984 | 9.85 | .990 | 9.91 | ||||||
| 1932 | BRO | NL | 36 | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 2.40 | 0-1-0 | |||||
| 16 Seasons | 1B | 1373 | 15214 | 14232 | 861 | 121 | 1111 | .992 | 10.99 | .990 | 7.94 | |||||||||
| 5 Seasons | 2B | 145 | 871 | 337 | 509 | 25 | 84 | .971 | 5.83 | .966 | 5.57 | |||||||||
| 8 Seasons | OF | 67 | 132 | 120 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .955 | 1.88 | .967 | 2.21 | 27-16-19 | ||||||||
| 2 Seasons | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | .900 | 2.90 | |||||||||
| 1 Season | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.80 | |||||||||||
| 16 Seasons | TOT | 1588 | 16218 | 14690 | 1376 | 152 | 1197 | .991 | 10.12 | .979 | 7.47 | 27-16-19 | ||||||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 13 (180), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 79 (298), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 48 (389), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 22 (639), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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July 28, 1915: Purchased by the New York Giants from Victoria (Northwest) for $1,200. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 25, 1917: Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Giants.
August 4, 1917: Selected off waivers by the New York Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 9, 1927: Traded by the New York Giants with cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Edd Roush.
July 10, 1930: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
July 17, 1930: Signed as a Free Agent with Minneapolis (American Association).
August 18, 1930: Traded by Minneapolis (American Association) to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later and Mal Moss. The Chicago Cubs sent Chick Tolson (August 22, 1930) to Minneapolis (American Association) to complete the trade.
February, 1931: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
April 7, 1932: Traded by Minneapolis (American Association) to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pea Ridge Day.
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