Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
King Kelly
Birthdate:
Dec. 31, 1857 (151 y, 10 m, 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Black Ink | 23 |
| Grey Ink | 199 |
Similar Players (RF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Mike Tiernan | 915 |
| Mike J Griffin | 898 |
| Ben Chapman | 882 |
| Harry Stovey | 877 |
| Paul Hines | 875 |
| Joe Vosmik | 873 |
| Ken Griffey Sr | 870 |
| Sam West | 869 |
| Elmer Flick | 869 |
| Frank Baker | 865 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 84 | 2 |
| 1883 | 98 | 1 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 378 | 8 |
| 1882 | 397 | 7 |
| 1883 | 454 | 6 |
| 1884 | 509 | 9 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 353 | 7 |
| 1882 | 377 | 6 |
| 1883 | 428 | 6 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 120 | 3 |
| 1880 | 100 | 7 |
| 1881 | 114 | 3 |
| 1882 | 115 | 9 |
| 1884 | 160 | 3 |
| 1886 | 175 | 2 |
| 1887 | 156 | 6 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 170 | 3 |
| 1880 | 138 | 7 |
| 1881 | 153 | 2 |
| 1882 | 163 | 6 |
| 1884 | 237 | 5 |
| 1885 | 191 | 10 |
| 1886 | 241 | 3 |
| 1887 | 236 | 7 |
| 1888 | 211 | 6 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 20 | 7 |
| 1881 | 27 | 1 |
| 1882 | 37 | 1 |
| 1884 | 28 | 4 |
| 1885 | 24 | 4 |
| 1886 | 32 | 3 |
| 1887 | 34 | 2 |
| 1888 | 22 | 6 |
| 1889 | 41 | 1 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 12 | 3 |
| 1880 | 9 | 4 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 2 | 4 |
| 1881 | 2 | 4 |
| 1884 | 13 | 5 |
| 1885 | 9 | 3 |
| 1888 | 9 | 6 |
| 1889 | 9 | 8 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 7 | 6 |
| 1879 | 10 | 3 |
| 1880 | 9 | 8 |
| 1881 | 10 | 6 |
| 1884 | 17 | 2 |
| 1885 | 14 | 5 |
| 1886 | 53 | 2 |
| 1887 | 84 | 5 |
| 1888 | 56 | 8 |
| 1889 | 68 | 6 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 47 | 10 |
| 1880 | 60 | 2 |
| 1881 | 55 | 2 |
| 1882 | 55 | 6 |
| 1884 | 95 | 3 |
| 1885 | 75 | 3 |
| 1886 | 79 | 5 |
| 1888 | 71 | 7 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 78 | 4 |
| 1880 | 72 | 2 |
| 1881 | 84 | 2 |
| 1882 | 81 | 5 |
| 1883 | 92 | 8 |
| 1884 | 120 | 1 |
| 1885 | 124 | 1 |
| 1886 | 155 | 1 |
| 1887 | 120 | 6 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 46 | 2 |
| 1885 | 46 | 6 |
| 1886 | 83 | 2 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 3 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 | 1 |
| 1881 | 3 | 3 |
| 1882 | 2 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 6 | 4 |
| 1880 | 6 | 3 |
| 1881 | 6 | 4 |
| 1882 | 7 | 1 |
| 1883 | 7 | 6 |
| 1884 | 8 | 5 |
| 1885 | 8 | 6 |
| 1887 | 9 | 7 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 1 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 | 9 |
| 1889 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 34 | 4 |
| 1880 | 27 | 5 |
| 1881 | 32 | 3 |
| 1882 | 42 | 2 |
| 1884 | 46 | 6 |
| 1885 | 40 | 6 |
| 1886 | 47 | 3 |
| 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 | 0.415 | 1 |
| 1886 | 0.484 | 1 |
| 1887 | 0.391 | 2 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.524 | 2 |
| 1886 | 0.534 | 3 |
| 1887 | 0.488 | 6 |
| 1889 | 0.448 | 7 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.170 | 4 |
| 1886 | 0.146 | 3 |
| 1887 | 0.165 | 9 |
| 1889 | 0.154 | 6 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.940 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1.019 | 1 |
| 1887 | 0.879 | 4 |
| 1889 | 0.823 | 10 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 84 | 3 |
| 1883 | 98 | 2 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 3.0 | 5 |
| 1881 | 2.5 | 5 |
| 1882 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1884 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 1885 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1886 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1887 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 1888 | 3.8 | 7 |
| 1889 | 3.7 | 9 |