Bones Ely

Positions: Shortstop, Leftfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 155lb (185cm, 70kg)

Born: June 7, 1863 in North Girard, PA us

Died: January 10, 1952 in Imola, CA

Buried: Cremated

Last Game: September 24, 1902 (Age 39-109d)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1886 season

Full Name: William Frederick Ely

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Career

WAR

7.3

5167

1333

.258

656

RBI

657

165

OBP

.295

SLG

.327

OPS

.622

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1884	21	-5.5	BUF	NL	Maj	BUF	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1885	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	N/A
1885	22		Binghamton	NYSL	N/A
1885	22		Youngstown	ISLG	N/A
1886	23	-3.5	LOU	AA	Maj	LOU	10	34	32	5	5	0	0	0	6	1		2		.156	.206	.156	.362	5		0
1887	24		Binghamton	INTA	N/A
1888	25	-1.2	Syracuse	INTA	N/A		112		493	98	140	22	11	3		47				.284		.392		193
1889	26	-0.3	Syracuse	IL	N/A		107		455	68	111	19	9	5		39				.244		.358		163			24
1890	27	0.3	SYR	AA	Maj	SYR	119	529	496	72	130	16	6	0	64	44		31		.262	.308	.319	.627	158		2
1891	28	0.6	St. Paul/Duluth	WA	N/A		93		393	77	113	21	10	3		17				.288		.415		163			17
1891	28	0.5	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	31	118	111	9	17	0	1	0	11	4		7	9	.153	.203	.171	.375	19		0
1892	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B		88	367	367	55	93	17	2	5		23				.253		.352		129
1892	29	2.1	Toledo	WL	A		49		197	29	45	8	1	3		15				.228		.325		64
1892	29	3.3	Memphis	SOUA	B		39		170	26	48	9	1	2		8				.282		.382		65
1893	30	3.0	Atlanta	SOUA	B		91		388	89	116	16	3	19						.299		.503		195
1893	30	2.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	44	195	178	25	45	1	6	0	16	2		17	13	.253	.318	.326	.644	58		0
1894	31	3.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	127	553	510	85	156	20	12	12	89	23		30	34	.306	.344	.463	.807	236		0	13
1895	32	4.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	118	503	471	68	122	16	2	1	47	29		19	18	.259	.288	.308	.596	145		0	13
1896	33	4.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	128	598	537	85	153	15	9	3	77	18		33	33	.285	.326	.363	.689	195		0	28
1897	34	5.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	133	557	516	63	146	20	8	2	74	10		25	24	.283	.317	.364	.682	188		1	15
1898	35	6.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	148	556	519	49	110	14	5	2	44	6		24	34	.212	.247	.270	.517	140		0	13
1899	36	8.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	139	582	526	67	146	18	6	3	72	8		22	31	.278	.313	.352	.665	185		5	29
1900	37	8.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	130	503	475	60	116	6	6	0	51	6		17	29	.244	.272	.282	.554	134		1	10
1901	38		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT	110	435	411	29	87	12	5	0	44	11		9	42	.212	.232	.265	.497	109		2	13
1901	38	9.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	65	253	240	18	50	6	3	0	28	5		6	28	.208	.234	.258	.492	62		2	5
1901	38	10.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	45	182	171	11	37	6	2	0	16	6		3	14	.216	.230	.275	.505	47		0	8
1902	39	10.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	105	417	381	39	100	11	2	1	62	3		21	23	.263	.301	.310	.611	118		0	15
1903	40	11.1	San Francisco	PNAL	A
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		1343	5584	5167	656	1333	149	68	24	657	165		257	292	.258	.295	.327	.622	1690		11	149
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		179	755	755	144	209	33	5	24		23								324
Other (5 seasons)					Other		312	1382	1341	243	364	62	30	11		103								519			41
All Levels (20 Seasons)							1834	7721	7263	1043	1906	244	103	59	657	291		257	292					2533		11	190

A (2 seasons)					Minors		49	197	197	29	45	8	1	3		15								64
B (2 seasons)					Minors		130	558	558	115	164	25	4	21		8				.294		.466		260