Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 20 | Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 60 | 237 | 29 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | β | 7 | 7 | .283 | β | .321 | β | 3.3 |
| 1879 | 21 | Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 77 | 345 | 78 | 120 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 47 | β | 8 | 14 | .348 | β | .493 | β | 9 |
| 1880 | 22 | CHC | 84 | 84 | 344 | 72 | 100 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 60 | β | 12 | 22 | .291 | β | .401 | β | 8.7 |
| 1881 | 23 | CHC | 82 | 82 | 353 | 84 | 114 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 55 | β | 16 | 14 | .323 | β | .433 | β | 8.7 |
| 1882 | 24 | CHC | 84 | 84 | 377 | 81 | 115 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 55 | β | 10 | 27 | .305 | β | .432 | β | 7.6 |
| 1883 | 25 | CHC | 98 | 98 | 428 | 92 | 109 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 61 | β | 16 | 35 | .255 | β | .388 | β | 8.3 |
| 1884 | 26 | CHC | 108 | 108 | 452 | 120 | 160 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 95 | β | 46 | 24 | .354 | β | .524 | β | 15.5 |
| 1885 | 27 | CHC | 107 | 107 | 438 | 124 | 126 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 75 | β | 46 | 24 | .288 | β | .436 | β | 13.2 |
| 1886 | 28 | CHC | 118 | 118 | 451 | 155 | 175 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 79 | 53 | 83 | 33 | .388 | β | .534 | β | 14.6 |
| 1887 | 29 | ATL | 116 | 116 | 484 | 120 | 156 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 84 | 55 | 40 | .322 | .393 | .488 | .881 | 11.3 |
| 1888 | 30 | ATL | 107 | 107 | 440 | 85 | 140 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 56 | 31 | 39 | .318 | .368 | .480 | .848 | 12.7 |
| 1889 | 31 | ATL | 125 | 125 | 507 | 120 | 149 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 78 | 68 | 65 | 40 | .294 | .376 | .448 | .824 | 12 |
| 1890 | 32 | Boston Reds | 89 | 89 | 340 | 83 | 111 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 51 | 52 | 22 | .326 | .419 | .450 | .869 | 8.5 |
| 1891 | 33 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 52 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | .231 | .322 | .250 | .572 | 5.8 |
| 1891 | 33 | Boston Reds | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .467 | .734 | 5.8 |
| 1891 | 33 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | 82 | 82 | 283 | 56 | 84 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 22 | 51 | 28 | .297 | .408 | .410 | .818 | 5.8 |
| 1892 | 34 | ATL | 78 | 78 | 281 | 40 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 39 | 32 | .189 | .288 | .235 | .523 | 3.2 |
| 1893 | 35 | SF | 20 | 20 | 67 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .269 | .329 | .284 | .613 | β |
Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 16 seasons (1878β1893) β a true nomad. The crest trail: