How Bones Ely's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Bones Ely totaled 482 career Double Plays, well above the league average of 71.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Double Plays season came in 1900, posting 62, well above the league average of 11.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1884 at 0, well below the league average of 11.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 62 in 1900 to 42 in 1901 and 31 in 1902, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 62 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bones Ely Lifetime Double Plays

Stats similar to Double Plays for Bones Ely
Bones Ely
Double Plays
Career482
Season Avg.34.43
162 Game Avg.57.88
More InfoSee More

Bones Ely Double Plays Per Season

Bones Ely's Double Plays for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bones Ely Double Plays per season line chart

Bones Ely Double Plays by Team

Bones Ely's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bones Ely career Double Plays by team bar chart

Bones Ely Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Bones Ely's career Double Plays, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bones Ely Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Bones Ely Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bones Ely's seasonal Double Plays alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bones Ely Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bones Ely Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bones Ely's MLB career with Double Plays alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Bones Ely Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table