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Historical player · 1878–1893 · ★ Hall of Fame 1945

King Kelly

B/T R/R · HT 70 · WT 170 · Born 12/31/1857 · From Troy, NY USA · Debut 1878-05-01 · Final 1893-09-02

Career · batting

G
1,456
 
 
AB
5,896
 
 
H
1,813
 
 
HR
69
 
 
RBI
950
 
 
SB
368
 
 
BB
549
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.308 · 0.806
 
 

Career · pitching

G
12
 
 
GS
0
 
 
IP
45.7
 
 
W-L
2-2
 
 
SV
0
 
 
SO
4
 
 
ERA
4.14
 
 
WHIP
2.04
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Chicago White Stockings · 1880–1886

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HR
33
#101 on the Stockings
1 E. Miksis
1 L. Valbuena
Hits
899
#48 on the Stockings
8 J. Sheckard
1 A. Soriano
RBI
480
#39 on the Stockings
5 L. Durham
12 W. Wilmot
SB
53
#74 on the Stockings
1 T. Campana
1 J. McCarthy
Runs
728
#23 on the Stockings
10 B. Nicholson
7 A. Rizzo
BB
229
#67 on the Stockings
6 S. Suzuki
1 B. Zobrist

Career with the Boston Beaneaters · 1887–1892

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HR
28
#122 on the Beaneaters
1 Y. Escobar
1 G. Williams
Hits
510
#105 on the Beaneaters
1 D. Cooley
4 E. Miller
RBI
258
#82 on the Beaneaters
2 B. Benedict
3 E. Williams
SB
238
#7 on the Beaneaters
2 H. Aaron
6 B. Nash
Runs
372
#59 on the Beaneaters
2 R. Klesko
2 N. Markakis
BB
196
#79 on the Beaneaters
1 M. Prado
6 J. Evers

Career with the Boston Reds · 1890–1891

HR
5
#9 on the Reds
1 M. Murphy
2 B. Joyce
Hits
115
#11 on the Reds
3 P. Radford
4 C. Stricker
RBI
70
#10 on the Reds
16 M. Murphy
5 P. Radford
SB
52
#8 on the Reds
2 C. Stricker
16 B. Joyce
Runs
85
#12 on the Reds
4 J. Quinn
9 B. Joyce
BB
52
#13 on the Reds
7 D. Farrell
7 J. Quinn

Career with the Cincinnati Reds · 1878–1879

HR
2
#3 on the Reds
2 L. Pike
1 D. White
Hits
187
#4 on the Reds
1 C. McVey
47 B. Dickerson
RBI
74
#4 on the Reds
9 C. McVey
7 J. Gerhardt
Runs
107
#3 on the Reds
10 D. White
17 B. Dickerson
BB
15
#7 on the Reds
1 R. Barnes
2 C. McVey

Career with the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers · 1891–1891

HR
1
#6 on the Killers
2 J. Carney
Hits
84
#4 on the Killers
13 J. Canavan
1 D. Johnston
RBI
53
#2 on the Killers
13 J. Canavan
2 D. Johnston
SB
22
#2 on the Killers
1 W. Robinson
1 J. Canavan
Runs
56
#4 on the Killers
3 D. Johnston
8 W. Robinson
BB
51
#3 on the Killers
17 W. Robinson
13 D. Johnston

Career with the New York Giants · 1893–1893

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Hits
18
#808 on the Giants
1 M. Caldwell
1 D. Zearfoss
RBI
15
#651 on the Giants
1 P. Douglas
1 T. Wilson
SB
3
#435 on the Giants
1 E. Adrianza
1 G. Adams
Runs
9
#800 on the Giants
1 F. Anderson
1 J. Conway
BB
6
#804 on the Giants
1 A. Baird
1 R. Adams

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
69
#1,442 all-time MLB
1 A. Bohm
1 G. Wood
Hits
1,813
#398 all-time MLB
4 R. Furcal
2 J. Doyle
RBI
950
#359 all-time MLB
1 J. Bruce
1 E. Suarez
SB
368
#97 all-time MLB
1 T. Goodwin
2 S. Crawford

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1878 Cincinnati Reds NL 602372967 71 0 27 077 0.2830.321
1879 Cincinnati Reds NL 7734578120 2012 2 47 0814 0.3480.493
1880 Stockings NL 8434472100 179 1 60 01222 0.2910.401
1881 Stockings NL 8235384114 273 2 55 01614 0.3230.433
1882 Stockings NL 8437781115 374 1 55 01027 0.3050.432
1883 Stockings NL 9842892109 2810 3 61 01635 0.2550.388
1884 Stockings NL 108452120160 285 13 95 04624 0.3540.524
1885 Stockings NL 107438124126 247 9 75 04624 0.2880.436
1886 Stockings NL 118451155175 3211 4 79 538333 0.3880.534
1887 Beaneaters NL 116484120156 3411 8 63 845540 0.3220.488
1888 Beaneaters NL 10744085140 2211 9 71 563139 0.3180.480
1889 Beaneaters NL 125507120149 415 9 78 686540 0.2940.448
1890 Boston Reds PL 9034283111 186 4 66 515222 0.3250.447
1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers AA 822835684 157 1 53 225128 0.2970.410
1891 Boston Reds AA 41524 00 1 4 102 0.2670.467
1891 Beaneaters NL 1652712 10 0 5 6610 0.2310.250
1892 Beaneaters NL 782814053 70 2 41 243932 0.1890.235
1893 Giants NL 2067918 10 0 15 365 0.2690.284
Career 1,456 5,896 1,357 1,813 359 102 69 950 368 549 418 0.308 0.368 0.438

Pitching · year by year

YearTeamLgWLGGSSVIPHERBBSOERAWHIP
1880 Stockings NL 00100 3.03011 0.001.33
1883 Stockings NL 00100 1.01000 0.001.00
1884 Stockings NL 01200 5.312521 8.442.63
1887 Beaneaters NL 10300 13.0175140 3.462.38
1890 Boston Reds PL 10100 2.01122 4.501.50
1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers AA 01300 15.321970 5.281.83
1892 Beaneaters NL 00100 6.08140 1.502.00
Career 2 2 12 0 0 45.7 63 21 30 4 4.14 2.04

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
OF75006,494.089228525926
C58404,380.02,19885736857
3B960727.0108182599
SS900748.01282439219
2B540433.01221585227
1B250133.012514197
P12045.001020

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
1945Old TimersInducted
1936Veterans1559Ballot
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