| Willie Keeler | |
|---|---|
 Keeler c. 1903 | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born: March 3, 1872 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: January 1, 1923 (aged 50) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 30, 1892, for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 5, 1910, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .341 |
| Hits | 2,932 |
| Home runs | 33 |
| Runs batted in | 810 |
| Stolen bases | 495 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the National | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1939 |
| Vote | 75.5% (fourth ballot) |
William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 – January 1, 1923), nicknamed "Wee Willie" because of his small stature, was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the National League, and the New York Highlanders in the American League. Keeler, one of the best hitters of his time, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. One of the greatest contact hitters of all time and notoriously hard to strike out, Keeler has the highest career at bats-per-strikeout ratio in MLB history, averaging 63.17 at bats between each strikeout.[1] His plate appearance-per-strikeout ratio is also one of the best of all time, with Keeler averaging 70.66 plate appearances between strikeouts, second only to Joe Sewell, another Hall of Famer, who averaged 73.06 plate appearances between each strikeout.[2]
- ^ "Most career at bats per strikeout by a player in MLB history, minimum 3000 career plate appearances". StatMuse. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Most career plate appearances per strikeout by a player in MLB history, minimum 3000 career plate appearances". StatMuse. Retrieved April 23, 2024.