BE
1884–1902 · SS
Bones Ely
6' 1", 155 lbs·Lived to 89·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
12
Most HR · 1894
89
Most RBI · 1894
.306
Best AVG · 1894
Pitching Arc · ERA
3 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Batting
14 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | BFN | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1886 | LS2 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 6 | .156 | — | — |
| 1890 | SR2 | 119 | 496 | 0 | 64 | .262 | — | — |
| 1891 | BRO | 31 | 111 | 0 | 11 | .153 | — | — |
| 1893 | STL | 44 | 178 | 0 | 16 | .253 | — | — |
| 1894 | STL | 127 | 510 | 12 | 89 | .306 | — | — |
| 1895 | STL | 118 | 471 | 1 | 47 | .259 | — | — |
| 1896 | PIT | 128 | 537 | 3 | 77 | .285 | — | — |
| 1897 | PIT | 133 | 516 | 2 | 74 | .283 | — | — |
| 1898 | PIT | 148 | 519 | 2 | 44 | .212 | — | — |
| 1899 | PIT | 139 | 526 | 3 | 72 | .278 | — | — |
| 1900 | PIT | 130 | 475 | 0 | 51 | .244 | — | — |
| 1901 | PIT | 110 | 411 | 0 | 44 | .212 | — | — |
| 1902 | WS1 | 105 | 381 | 1 | 62 | .262 | — | — |
| Career | 1343 | 5167 | 24 | 657 | .258 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
4 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | BFN | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 14.40 | 22 | 4 | 4.400 |
| 1886 | LS2 | 6 | 44.0 | 0 | 4 | 5.32 | 63 | 28 | 1.795 |
| 1890 | SR2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 17 | 0 | 3.500 |
| 1894 | STL | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 3.000 |
| Career | 9 | 52.0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 32 | — | |
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