King Kelly

King Kelly

1878–1893 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'10", 170 lb · b. 1857 Troy, NY

Career 1,456 G · 1,813 H · 69 HR · 950 RBI · .308 AVG · 2–2 · 4.14 ERA · 4 SO · 45.2 IP

Seasons leading his league

10

6 best in baseball 4 league only

54 Top-5 finishes

6 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1884 Best season

Spanning 1881–1889, peaking at 3 titles in 1884.

Led in Runs for 3 straight seasons (1884–1886) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

162nd League titles 10
130th Best in baseball 6
88th Top-5 finishes 54

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

97th Stolen Bases 368
107th Runs 1,357
128th Batting Average .308
152nd Triples 102
293rd Doubles 359
326th On-Base Percentage .368
358th Runs Batted In 950
398th Hits 1,813
436th On-Base Plus Slug. .806
491st Total Bases 2,583

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Doubles	3	1st	2 yrs (1881–1882)	1881 27 1882 37 1889 41 1886 #3 1887 #2
Runs	3	1st	3 yrs (1884–1886)	1886 155 1884 NL 120 1885 NL 124 1880 #3 1881 #2
On-Base Percentage	2	1st	—	1886 .483 1884 NL .414
Batting Average	2	1st	—	1886 .388 1884 NL .354 1879 #3 1888 #3
Walks	—	#2	—	1884 #2 1886 #2
Total Bases	—	#3	—	1879 #3 1881 #3
Triples	—	#3	—	1879 #3
Slugging Percentage	—	#3	—	1879 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#2	—	1879 #3 1884 #2 1886 #2
Stolen Bases	—	#2	—	1886 #2 1887 #3 1889 #2
Hits	—	#3	—	1879 #3
Runs Batted In	—	#2	—	1880 #2 1881 #3 1884 #3 1885 #2
Home Runs	—	#2	—	1885 #2

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1889	1	2B 41
1886	3	AVG .388 R 155 OBP .483
1885	1	R 124
1884	3	AVG .354 R 120 OBP .414
1882	1	2B 37
1881	1	2B 27

Batting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1878	CN1	NL	60	237	29	67	7	1	0	27	7	7	0	.283	.303	.321	.624
1879	CN1	NL	77	345	78	120	20	12	2	47	8	14	0	.348	.363	.493	.855
1880	CHN	NL	84	344	72	100	17	9	1	60	12	22	0	.291	.315	.401	.716
1881	CHN	NL	82	353	84	114	27	3	2	55	16	14	0	.323	.352	.433	.786
1882	CHN	NL	84	377	81	115	37	4	1	55	10	27	0	.305	.323	.432	.755
1883	CHN	NL	98	428	92	109	28	10	3	61	16	35	0	.255	.282	.388	.669
1884	CHN	NL	108	452	120	160	28	5	13	95	46	24	0	.354	.414	.524	.938
1885	CHN	NL	107	438	124	126	24	7	9	75	46	24	0	.288	.355	.436	.792
1886	CHN	NL	118	451	155	175	32	11	4	79	83	33	53	.388	.483	.534	1.018
1887	BSN	NL	116	484	120	156	34	11	8	63	55	40	84	.322	.393	.488	.880
1888	BSN	NL	107	440	85	140	22	11	9	71	31	39	56	.318	.368	.480	.848
1889	BSN	NL	125	507	120	149	41	5	9	78	65	40	68	.294	.376	.448	.824
1890	BSP	PL	90	342	83	111	18	6	4	66	52	22	51	.325	.417	.447	.864
1891	CN3 +2	AA	102	350	65	100	16	7	2	62	57	40	29	.286	.390	.389	.779
1892	BSN	NL	78	281	40	53	7	0	2	41	39	32	24	.189	.288	.235	.522
1893	NY1	NL	20	67	9	18	1	0	0	15	6	5	3	.269	.329	.284	.612
Career	—	—	1,456	5,896	1,357	1,813	359	102	69	950	549	418	368	.308	.368	.438	.806

Pitching

7 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1880	CHN	NL	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	3.0	3	0	0	1	1	1.33
1883	CHN	NL	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1.00
1884	CHN	NL	0	1	8.44	2	0	0	5.1	12	5	2	2	1	2.63
1887	BSN	NL	1	0	3.46	3	0	0	13.0	17	5	1	14	0	2.39
1890	BSP	PL	1	0	4.50	1	0	0	2.0	1	1	0	2	2	1.50
1891	CN3	AA	0	1	5.28	3	0	0	15.1	21	9	2	7	0	1.83
1892	BSN	NL	0	0	1.50	1	0	0	6.0	8	1	0	4	0	2.00
Career	—	—	2	2	4.14	12	0	0	45.2	63	21	5	30	4	2.04

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	750	892	285	259	26	.820
C	584	2,198	857	368	57	.892
3B	96	108	182	59	9	.831
SS	90	128	243	92	19	.801
2B	54	122	158	52	27	.843
1B	25	125	14	19	7	.880
P	12	0	10	2	0	.833