Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
King Kelly
Birthdate:
Dec. 31, 1857 (142 y, 5 m, 5 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 | 24 | 34.2 | 32.0 |
| Grey Ink | 187 | 218.6 | 176.6 |
| HoF Standard | 41 | 52.0 | 50.7 |
| WAR | 25.7 | 58.5 | 61.3 |
| WAR7 | 21.9 | 36.9 | 39.6 |
| JAWS | 23.8 | 47.7 | 50.5 |
Similar Players (RF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Mike Tiernan R | 915 |
| Mike J Griffin R | 898 |
| Ben Chapman R | 882 |
| Paul Hines R | 875 |
| Joe Vosmik R | 873 |
| Elmer Flick R | 869 |
| Sam West R | 869 |
| Frank Baker R | 865 |
| Bing Miller R | 864 |
| George Gore R | 863 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 60 | 8 |
| 1880 | 84 | 9 |
| 1881 | 82 | 7 |
| 1882 | 84 | 3 |
| 1883 | 98 | 8 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 365 | 6 |
| 1881 | 378 | 2 |
| 1882 | 397 | 6 |
| 1884 | 509 | 9 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 344 | 6 |
| 1880 | 344 | 6 |
| 1881 | 353 | 3 |
| 1881 | 353 | 3 |
| 1882 | 377 | 4 |
| 1882 | 377 | 4 |
| 1883 | 428 | 8 |
| 1883 | 428 | 8 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 120 | 1 |
| 1880 | 100 | 6 |
| 1881 | 114 | 3 |
| 1882 | 115 | 6 |
| 1884 | 160 | 3 |
| 1886 | 175 | 6 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 170 | 2 |
| 1880 | 138 | 6 |
| 1881 | 153 | 3 |
| 1882 | 163 | 3 |
| 1884 | 237 | 6 |
| 1886 | 241 | 7 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 20 | 6 |
| 1880 | 17 | 8 |
| 1881 | 27 | 1 |
| 1882 | 37 | 1 |
| 1884 | 28 | 4 |
| 1885 | 24 | 7 |
| 1886 | 32 | 5 |
| 1887 | 34 | 7 |
| 1889 | 41 | 1 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 12 | 3 |
| 1880 | 9 | 4 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 2 | 4 |
| 1881 | 2 | 3 |
| 1884 | 13 | 5 |
| 1885 | 9 | 4 |
| 1888 | 9 | 6 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 7 | 6 |
| 1879 | 10 | 1 |
| 1880 | 9 | 4 |
| 1881 | 10 | 3 |
| 1882 | 9 | 9 |
| 1884 | 17 | 2 |
| 1885 | 14 | 6 |
| 1886 | 53 | 5 |
| 1889 | 68 | 5 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 47 | 8 |
| 1880 | 60 | 2 |
| 1881 | 55 | 2 |
| 1882 | 55 | 4 |
| 1884 | 95 | 3 |
| 1885 | 75 | 4 |
| 1886 | 79 | 9 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 78 | 2 |
| 1880 | 72 | 2 |
| 1881 | 84 | 2 |
| 1882 | 81 | 5 |
| 1883 | 92 | 10 |
| 1884 | 120 | 2 |
| 1885 | 124 | 2 |
| 1886 | 155 | 1 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 7 | 10 |
| 1879 | 8 | 9 |
| 1880 | 12 | 8 |
| 1881 | 16 | 8 |
| 1884 | 46 | 2 |
| 1885 | 46 | 9 |
| 1886 | 83 | 2 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 3 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 | 1 |
| 1881 | 3 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 6 | 2 |
| 1880 | 6 | 3 |
| 1881 | 6 | 1 |
| 1882 | 7 | 1 |
| 1883 | 7 | 7 |
| 1884 | 8 | 7 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 1 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 | 1 |
| 1889 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 34 | 4 |
| 1880 | 27 | 5 |
| 1881 | 32 | 1 |
| 1882 | 42 | 1 |
| 1884 | 46 | 6 |
| 1886 | 47 | 6 |
| 1887 | 53 | 10 |
| 1889 | 55 | 5 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.354 | 1 |
| 1886 | 0.388 | 1 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.415 | 1 |
| 1886 | 0.484 | 1 |
| 1887 | 0.391 | 10 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.524 | 2 |
| 1886 | 0.534 | 4 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.170 | 4 |
| 1886 | 0.146 | 6 |
| 1889 | 0.154 | 8 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.940 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1.019 | 2 |
| 1887 | 0.879 | 10 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 60 | 8 |
| 1880 | 84 | 9 |
| 1881 | 82 | 8 |
| 1882 | 84 | 3 |
| 1883 | 98 | 9 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 1881 | 2.6 | 5 |
| 1882 | 1.7 | 9 |
| 1884 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 1886 | 5.5 | 2 |