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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 20 | CIN | NL | 60 | 244 | 237 | 29 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 7 | .283 | .303 | .321 | .624 | 113 | 76 | *O2/5 | ||||||||
| 1879 | 21 | CIN | NL | 77 | 353 | 345 | 78 | 120 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 47 | 8 | 14 | .348 | .363 | .493 | .855 | 182 | 170 | 5O2/4 | ||||||||
| 1880 | 22 | CHC | NL | 84 | 356 | 344 | 72 | 100 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 12 | 22 | .291 | .315 | .401 | .716 | 135 | 138 | *O25/416 | ||||||||
| 1881 | 23 | CHC | NL | 82 | 369 | 353 | 84 | 114 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 16 | 14 | .323 | .352 | .433 | .786 | 140 | 153 | *O2/5 | ||||||||
| 1882 | 24 | CHC | NL | 84 | 387 | 377 | 81 | 115 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 10 | 27 | .305 | .323 | .432 | .755 | 135 | 163 | 6O2/53 | ||||||||
| 1883 | 25 | CHC | NL | 98 | 444 | 428 | 92 | 109 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 61 | 16 | 35 | .255 | .282 | .388 | .669 | 94 | 166 | *O2/451 | ||||||||
| 1884 | 26 | CHC | NL | 108 | 498 | 452 | 120 | 160 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 95 | 46 | 24 | .354 | .414 | .524 | .938 | 185 | 237 | O265/314 | ||||||||
| 1885 | 27 | CHC | NL | 107 | 484 | 438 | 124 | 126 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 75 | 46 | 24 | .288 | .355 | .436 | .791 | 142 | 191 | O2/435 | ||||||||
| 1886 | 28 | CHC | NL | 118 | 534 | 451 | 155 | 175 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 79 | 53 | 83 | 33 | .388 | .483 | .534 | 1.018 | 193 | 241 | O2/3546 | |||||||
| 1887 | 29 | BSN | NL | 116 | 540 | 484 | 120 | 156 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 84 | 55 | 40 | .322 | .393 | .488 | .880 | 145 | 236 | 1 | O42/156 | ||||||
| 1888 | 30 | BSN | NL | 107 | 475 | 440 | 85 | 140 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 56 | 31 | 39 | .318 | .368 | .480 | .848 | 165 | 211 | 4 | 2O | ||||||
| 1889 | 31 | BSN | NL | 125 | 574 | 507 | 120 | 149 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 78 | 68 | 65 | 40 | .294 | .376 | .448 | .824 | 125 | 227 | 2 | *O2 | ||||||
| 1890 | 32 | BOS | PL | 90 | 396 | 342 | 83 | 111 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 51 | 52 | 22 | .325 | .417 | .447 | .864 | 127 | 153 | 2 | 26/O351 | ||||||
| 1891 | 33 | TOT | MLB | 102 | 410 | 350 | 65 | 100 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 29 | 57 | 40 | .286 | .390 | .389 | .779 | 118 | 136 | 3 | 2O/54316 | ||||||
| 1891 | 33 | TOT | AA | 86 | 351 | 298 | 58 | 88 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 23 | 51 | 30 | .295 | .402 | .413 | .814 | 127 | 123 | 2 | 2/5O4316 | ||||||
| 1891 | 33 | CKK | AA | 82 | 336 | 283 | 56 | 84 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 22 | 51 | 28 | .297 | .408 | .410 | .818 | 128 | 116 | 2 | 2/5O4316 | ||||||
| 1891 | 33 | BOS | AA | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .467 | .733 | 108 | 7 | 0 | /2 | ||||||
| 1891 | 33 | BSN | NL | 16 | 59 | 52 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | .231 | .322 | .250 | .572 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 2/O | ||||||
| 1892 | 34 | BSN | NL | 78 | 320 | 281 | 40 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 39 | 32 | .189 | .288 | .235 | .522 | 52 | 66 | 0 | 2/35O1 | ||||||
| 1893 | 35 | NYG | NL | 20 | 73 | 67 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .269 | .329 | .284 | .612 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 2/O | ||||||
| 16 Yrs | 1456 | 6457 | 5896 | 1357 | 1813 | 359 | 102 | 69 | 950 | 368 | 549 | 418 | .307 | .368 | .438 | .806 | 138 | 2583 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 718 | 656 | 151 | 202 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 106 | 61 | 47 | .307 | .368 | .438 | .806 | 138 | 287 | ||||||||||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| CHC (7 yrs) | 681 | 3072 | 2843 | 728 | 899 | 193 | 49 | 33 | 480 | 53 | 229 | 179 | .316 | .367 | .453 | .821 | 149 | 1289 | |||||||||||
| BSN (5 yrs) | 442 | 1968 | 1764 | 372 | 510 | 105 | 27 | 28 | 258 | 238 | 196 | 161 | .289 | .363 | .427 | .790 | 126 | 753 | 8 | ||||||||||
| CIN (2 yrs) | 137 | 597 | 582 | 107 | 187 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 74 | 15 | 21 | .321 | .338 | .423 | .761 | 154 | 246 | ||||||||||||
| BOS (2 yrs) | 94 | 411 | 357 | 85 | 115 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 24 | .322 | .411 | .448 | .859 | 127 | 160 | 2 | ||||||||||
| NYG (1 yr) | 20 | 73 | 67 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .269 | .329 | .284 | .612 | 63 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||
| CKK (1 yr) | 82 | 336 | 283 | 56 | 84 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 22 | 51 | 28 | .297 | .408 | .410 | .818 | 128 | 116 | 2 | ||||||||||
| NL (15 yrs) | 1280 | 5710 | 5256 | 1216 | 1614 | 326 | 89 | 63 | 827 | 294 | 446 | 366 | .307 | .362 | .439 | .801 | 140 | 2307 | 8 | ||||||||||
| AA (1 yr) | 86 | 351 | 298 | 58 | 88 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 23 | 51 | 30 | .295 | .402 | .413 | .814 | 127 | 123 | 2 | ||||||||||
| PL (1 yr) | 90 | 396 | 342 | 83 | 111 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 51 | 52 | 22 | .325 | .417 | .447 | .864 | 127 | 153 | 2 | ||||||||||
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King Kelly formed a battery with John Clarkson with both the Chicago White Stockings and the Boston Beaneaters - the "Kelly-Clarkson" battery. Kelly also had a fantastic mustache... and a pet monkey.
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