Bill Keister Stats

Bill Keister was born on Thursday, August 17, 1871, in Baltimore, Maryland. Keister was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 20, 1896, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Keister baseball stats page.

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Bill Keister
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Hoffman Keister
Nickname:   Wagon Tongue
Born On:   08-17-1871
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Baltimore, Maryland
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-19-1924
Place of Death Data Died In:   Baltimore, Maryland
Cemetery:   Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   Unknown
Player Weight Chart Weight:   168
First Game:   05-20-1896 (Age 24)
Last Game:   08-25-1903
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bill Keister

Bill Keister Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bill Keister

Bill Keister Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1896 Orioles 15 58 8 14 3 0 0 0 5 3 - 5 0 - 2 - .241 .302 .293
1898 Beaneaters 10 30 5 5 2 0 0 0 4 0 - - 0 - 0 - .167 .167 .233
1899 Orioles 136 523 96 172 22 16 3 1 73 16 - - 8 - 16 - .329 .368 .449
1900 Cardinals 126 497 78 149 26 10 1 0 72 25 - - 6 - 11 - .300 .347 .398
1901 Orioles 115 442 78 145 20 21 2 0 93 18 - - 4 - 8 - .328 .365 .482
1902 Senators 119 483 82 145 33 9 9 0 90 14 - - 11 - 7 - .300 .329 .462
1903 Phillies 100 400 53 128 27 7 3 0 63 14 - - 9 - 6 - .320 .352 .445
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 621 2,433 400 758 133 63 18 1 400 90 - 5 38 - 50 - .312 .349 .440
Bill Keister

Bill Keister Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1896 Orioles 2B 8 - - 26 3.3 24 10 14 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 -
1896 Orioles 3B 6 - - 25 4.2 19 6 13 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .760 0.00 -
1898 Beaneaters 2B 4 - - 13 3.3 13 4 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1898 Beaneaters RF 1 - - 4 4.0 4 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1898 Beaneaters SS 4 - - 9 2.3 9 3 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1899 Orioles 2B 46 - - 224 4.9 211 94 117 13 11 n/a n/a n/a .942 0.00 -
1899 Orioles LF 1 - - 3 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1899 Orioles SS 90 - - 505 5.6 452 169 283 53 25 n/a n/a n/a .895 0.00 -
1900 Cardinals 2B 116 - - 562 4.8 521 206 315 41 26 n/a n/a n/a .927 0.00 -
1900 Cardinals 3B 3 - - 14 4.7 13 4 9 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00 -
1900 Cardinals SS 7 - - 43 6.1 35 14 21 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .814 0.00 -
1901 Orioles SS 112 - - 650 5.8 553 231 322 97 30 n/a n/a n/a .851 0.00 -
1902 Senators 2B 40 - - 229 5.7 218 97 121 11 9 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1902 Senators 3B 14 - - 52 3.7 42 14 28 10 1 n/a n/a n/a .808 0.00 -
1902 Senators OF 65 - - 136 2.1 124 115 9 12 3 n/a n/a n/a .912 0.00 -
1902 Senators SS 2 - - 12 6.0 11 3 8 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 -
1903 Phillies OF 100 - - 168 1.7 158 136 22 10 1 n/a n/a n/a .940 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 215 0 0 1,219 5.7 1,060 420 640 159 58 n/a n/a n/a .870 0.00 --
2B Totals 214 0 0 1,054 4.9 987 411 576 67 48 n/a n/a n/a .936 0.00 --
OF Totals 165 0 0 304 1.8 282 251 31 22 4 n/a n/a n/a .928 0.00 --
3B Totals 23 0 0 91 4.0 74 24 50 17 2 n/a n/a n/a .813 0.00 --
RF Totals 1 0 0 4 4.0 4 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
LF Totals 1 0 0 3 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
7 Years 619 - - 2,675 4.3 2,410 1,111 1,299 265 112 n/a n/a n/a .901 0.00 --
Bill Keister

Bill Keister Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1896 Orioles 4 - - - - n/a 0.0 11.6 11.6 - - -
1898 Beaneaters 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 7.5 - - -
1899 Orioles 33 - - - - n/a 174.3 0.0 7.2 - - -
1900 Cardinals 32 - - - - n/a 497.0 0.0 6.9 - - -
1901 Orioles 24 - - - - n/a 221.0 0.0 4.8 - - -
1902 Senators 27 - - - - n/a 53.7 0.0 5.4 - - -
1903 Phillies 11 - - - - n/a 133.3 0.0 6.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 131 - - - - n/a 135.2 486.6 6.1 - - -
Bill Keister

Bill Keister Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1896 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1898 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1899 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1900 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1901 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1902 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1903 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -


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