Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
King Kelly
Birthdate:
Dec. 31, 1857 (172 y, 9 m, 17 d)Born In:
Troy, MI, USANationality:
American
Position:
RFBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/170
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 26 | 28.1 | 26.2 |
| Grey Ink | 248 | 179.0 | 150.9 |
| HoF Standard | 35 | 48.3 | 45.6 |
| WAR | 57.6 | 58.8 | 59.1 |
| WAR7 | 44.2 | 36.2 | 38.2 |
| JAWS | 50.9 | 47.5 | 48.6 |
Similar Players (RF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Mike Griffin R | 903 |
| Joe Vosmik R | 902 |
| Pete Fox R | 898 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson R | 888 |
| Mike Tiernan R | 885 |
| Oyster Burns R | 884 |
| George Gore R | 883 |
| Elmer Flick R | 882 |
| Harry Stovey R | 882 |
| Tommy McCarthy R | 881 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 60 | 8 |
| 1880 | 84 | 7 |
| 1881 | 82 | 4 |
| 1882 | 84 | 2 |
| 1883 | 98 | 1 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 364 | 8 |
| 1880 | 367 | 5 |
| 1881 | 380 | 2 |
| 1882 | 398 | 5 |
| 1883 | 457 | 5 |
| 1884 | 513 | 10 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 345 | 9 |
| 1879 | 345 | 9 |
| 1880 | 344 | 5 |
| 1880 | 344 | 5 |
| 1881 | 353 | 2 |
| 1881 | 353 | 2 |
| 1882 | 377 | 4 |
| 1882 | 377 | 4 |
| 1883 | 428 | 5 |
| 1883 | 428 | 5 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 120 | 1 |
| 1880 | 100 | 5 |
| 1881 | 114 | 3 |
| 1882 | 115 | 6 |
| 1884 | 160 | 4 |
| 1886 | 175 | 3 |
| 1887 | 156 | 8 |
| 1888 | 140 | 8 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 27 | 7 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 170 | 2 |
| 1880 | 138 | 5 |
| 1881 | 153 | 2 |
| 1882 | 163 | 3 |
| 1884 | 237 | 6 |
| 1886 | 241 | 4 |
| 1887 | 236 | 7 |
| 1888 | 211 | 6 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 20 | 5 |
| 1880 | 17 | 7 |
| 1881 | 27 | 1 |
| 1882 | 37 | 1 |
| 1883 | 28 | 7 |
| 1884 | 28 | 7 |
| 1885 | 24 | 5 |
| 1886 | 32 | 2 |
| 1887 | 34 | 2 |
| 1888 | 22 | 5 |
| 1889 | 41 | 1 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 12 | 3 |
| 1880 | 9 | 3 |
| 1881 | 3 | 9 |
| 1883 | 10 | 10 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 2 | 3 |
| 1880 | 1 | 10 |
| 1881 | 2 | 2 |
| 1884 | 13 | 5 |
| 1885 | 9 | 3 |
| 1888 | 9 | 6 |
| 1889 | 9 | 8 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 11 | 7 |
| 1879 | 16 | 2 |
| 1880 | 14 | 7 |
| 1881 | 16 | 3 |
| 1884 | 27 | 2 |
| 1885 | 22 | 8 |
| 1886 | 53 | 2 |
| 1887 | 84 | 8 |
| 1888 | 56 | 8 |
| 1889 | 68 | 3 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 47 | 8 |
| 1880 | 60 | 2 |
| 1881 | 55 | 2 |
| 1882 | 55 | 4 |
| 1883 | 61 | 10 |
| 1884 | 95 | 4 |
| 1885 | 75 | 4 |
| 1886 | 79 | 6 |
| 1888 | 71 | 6 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 78 | 2 |
| 1880 | 72 | 2 |
| 1881 | 84 | 2 |
| 1882 | 81 | 5 |
| 1883 | 92 | 7 |
| 1884 | 120 | 1 |
| 1885 | 124 | 1 |
| 1886 | 155 | 1 |
| 1887 | 120 | 7 |
| 1888 | 85 | 10 |
| 1889 | 120 | 9 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 7 | 10 |
| 1879 | 8 | 8 |
| 1880 | 12 | 7 |
| 1881 | 16 | 5 |
| 1884 | 46 | 3 |
| 1885 | 46 | 7 |
| 1886 | 83 | 2 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 3 | 3 |
| 1879 | 5 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 | 4 |
| 1881 | 4 | 2 |
| 1882 | 4 | 6 |
| 1884 | 7 | 10 |
| 1886 | 6 | 6 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 5 | 3 |
| 1880 | 7 | 2 |
| 1881 | 7 | 1 |
| 1882 | 7 | 4 |
| 1883 | 9 | 1 |
| 1885 | 9 | 3 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 1 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 | 7 |
| 1889 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 34 | 3 |
| 1880 | 27 | 4 |
| 1881 | 32 | 1 |
| 1882 | 42 | 1 |
| 1883 | 41 | 9 |
| 1884 | 46 | 6 |
| 1885 | 40 | 7 |
| 1886 | 47 | 4 |
| 1887 | 53 | 5 |
| 1888 | 42 | 6 |
| 1889 | 55 | 4 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.354 | 1 |
| 1886 | 0.388 | 1 |
| 1887 | 0.322 | 5 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.421 | 1 |
| 1886 | 0.488 | 1 |
| 1887 | 0.391 | 4 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.524 | 2 |
| 1886 | 0.534 | 3 |
| 1887 | 0.488 | 6 |
| 1889 | 0.448 | 8 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.170 | 4 |
| 1886 | 0.146 | 4 |
| 1887 | 0.165 | 10 |
| 1889 | 0.154 | 6 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.945 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1.022 | 1 |
| 1887 | 0.879 | 5 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1 | 9 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 3.0 | 10 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 13 | 10 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1 | 9 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1 | 8 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 60 | 8 |
| 1880 | 84 | 7 |
| 1881 | 82 | 5 |
| 1882 | 84 | 2 |
| 1883 | 98 | 2 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1879 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 1880 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1881 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 1882 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1884 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 1885 | 4.3 | 3 |
| 1886 | 11.9 | 1 |
| 1887 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 1888 | 10.4 | 1 |
| 1889 | 4.5 | 8 |