Bones Ely was a shortstop in MLB history. Across 1343 career games, with a .258 batting average and 24 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | BFN | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1886 | LS2 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .156 | .206 | .156 | .362 | |
| 1890 | SR2 | 119 | 496 | 72 | 130 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 44 | 31 | .262 | .308 | .319 | .627 | |
| 1891 | BRO | 31 | 111 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | .153 | .203 | .171 | .375 |
| 1893 | STL | 44 | 178 | 25 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 13 | .253 | .318 | .326 | .644 |
| 1894 | STL | 127 | 510 | 85 | 156 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 89 | 23 | 30 | 34 | .306 | .344 | .463 | .807 |
| 1895 | STL | 118 | 471 | 68 | 122 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 29 | 19 | 18 | .259 | .288 | .308 | .596 |
| 1896 | PIT | 128 | 537 | 85 | 153 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 77 | 18 | 33 | 33 | .285 | .326 | .363 | .689 |
| 1897 | PIT | 133 | 516 | 63 | 146 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 10 | 25 | 24 | .283 | .317 | .364 | .682 |
| 1898 | PIT | 148 | 519 | 49 | 110 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 24 | 34 | .212 | .247 | .270 | .517 |
| 1899 | PIT | 139 | 526 | 67 | 146 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 8 | 22 | 31 | .278 | .313 | .352 | .665 |
| 1900 | PIT | 130 | 475 | 60 | 116 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 17 | 29 | .244 | .272 | .282 | .554 |
| 1901 | PHA | 45 | 171 | 11 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 14 | .216 | .230 | .275 | .505 |
| 1901 | PIT | 65 | 240 | 18 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 28 | .208 | .234 | .258 | .492 |
| 1902 | WS1 | 105 | 381 | 39 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 21 | 23 | .262 | .301 | .310 | .611 |
| Career Totals | — | 1343 | 5167 | 656 | 1333 | 149 | 68 | 24 | 657 | 165 | 257 | 292 | .258 | .295 | .327 | .622 |
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | BFN | 0 | 1 | 14.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4.40 |
| 1886 | LS2 | 0 | 4 | 5.32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 44.0 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 1.80 |
| 1890 | SR2 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| 1894 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Career Totals | — | 0 | 5 | 6.75 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 52.0 | 77 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 2.13 |