Bones Ely career batting average
.258Career Regular Season
Bones Ely has a career batting average of .258 over 14 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1884 | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1886 | — | 10 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 | .206 | .156 | .362 |
| 1890 | — | 119 | 496 | 72 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 44 | .262 | .308 | .319 | .627 |
| 1891 |  LAD | 31 | 111 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .153 | .203 | .171 | .375 |
| 1893 |  STL | 44 | 178 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .318 | .326 | .644 |
| 1894 | STL | 127 | 510 | 85 | 156 | 12 | 0 | 23 | .306 | .344 | .463 | .807 |
| 1895 | STL | 117 | 467 | 68 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 28 | .259 | .288 | .308 | .596 |
| 1896 |  PIT | 128 | 537 | 85 | 153 | 3 | 0 | 18 | .285 | .326 | .363 | .689 |
| 1897 | PIT | 133 | 516 | 63 | 146 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .283 | .317 | .364 | .682 |
| 1898 | PIT | 148 | 519 | 49 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .212 | .247 | .270 | .517 |
| 1899 | PIT | 138 | 522 | 66 | 145 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .278 | .313 | .352 | .666 |
| 1900 | PIT | 130 | 475 | 60 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .244 | .272 | .282 | .554 |
| 1901 |  PIT/ATH | 110 | 411 | 29 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .212 | .232 | .265 | .497 |
| 1902 |  MIN | 105 | 381 | 39 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .262 | .301 | .310 | .611 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .306 in 1894.
- Most recent: .262 in 1902.
Average of 14 regular seasons, 1884 through 1902. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 25, 2026.