How Joe Kelley's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Joe Kelley totaled 2,220 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1894, posting 199, well above the league average of 105.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1891 at 11, well below the league average of 90.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 89 in 1905 to 106 in 1906 and 59 in 1908, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 11 to 199 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joe Kelley Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career22206170.278
Season Avg.130.5936.290.278
162 Game Avg.194.0953.940.278
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Joe Kelley Hits Per Season

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

Joe Kelley Hits by Team

Joe Kelley's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Kelley career Hits by team bar chart

Joe Kelley Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Kelley's career Hits, 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.
Joe Kelley Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Kelley Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Kelley's seasonal Hits 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.
Joe Kelley Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Kelley Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Kelley's MLB career with Hits 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.
Joe Kelley Hits season-by-season breakdown table