King Kelly

Positions: Rightfielder, Catcher and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: December 31, 1857 in Troy, NY us

Died: November 8, 1894 in Boston, MA

Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, MA

Last Game: September 2, 1893 (Age 35-245d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1945. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
No induction ceremony in Cooperstown held (until 2013).
View King Kelly's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1878 season

Full Name: Michael Joseph Kelly

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.0

5896

1813

.308

1357

RBI

950

368

OBP

.368

SLG

.438

OPS

.806

OPS+

138

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1877	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	N/A		3	11	11	0	1	0	0	0										1
1877	19	-4.6	Columbus	INTA	N/A		3		11	0	1	0	0	0						.091		.091		1
1877	19		Hornellsville	LGAL	N/A
1878	20	-5.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	60	244	237	29	67	7	1	0	27			7	7	.283	.303	.321	.624	76
1879	21	-4.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	77	353	345	78	120	20	12	2	47			8	14	.348	.363	.493	.855	170
1880	22	-2.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	84	356	344	72	100	17	9	1	60			12	22	.291	.315	.401	.716	138
1881	23	-2.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	82	369	353	84	114	27	3	2	55			16	14	.323	.352	.433	.786	153
1882	24	-2.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	84	387	377	81	115	37	4	1	55			10	27	.305	.323	.432	.755	163
1883	25	-1.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	98	444	428	92	109	28	10	3	61			16	35	.255	.282	.388	.669	166
1884	26	-0.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	108	498	452	120	160	28	5	13	95			46	24	.354	.414	.524	.938	237
1885	27	0.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	107	484	438	124	126	24	7	9	75			46	24	.288	.355	.436	.792	191
1886	28	0.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	118	534	451	155	175	32	11	4	79	53		83	33	.388	.483	.534	1.018	241
1887	29	1.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	116	540	484	120	156	34	11	8	63	84		55	40	.322	.393	.488	.880	236		1
1888	30	2.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	107	475	440	85	140	22	11	9	71	56		31	39	.318	.368	.480	.848	211		4
1889	31	3.5	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	125	574	507	120	149	41	5	9	78	68		65	40	.294	.376	.448	.824	227		2
1890	32	4.2	BOS	PL	Maj	BOS	90	396	342	83	111	18	6	4	66	51		52	22	.325	.417	.447	.864	153		2
1891	33		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BOS-CKK	102	410	350	65	100	16	7	2	62	29		57	40	.286	.390	.389	.779	136		3
1891	33	5.5	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	16	59	52	7	12	1	0	0	5	6		6	10	.231	.322	.250	.572	13		1
1891	33	5.8	CKK	AA	Maj	CKK	82	336	283	56	84	15	7	1	53	22		51	28	.297	.408	.410	.818	116		2
1891	33	5.8	BOS	AA	Maj	BOS	4	15	15	2	4	0	0	1	4	1		0	2	.267	.267	.467	.733	7		0
1892	34	6.5	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	78	320	281	40	53	7	0	2	41	24		39	32	.189	.288	.235	.522	66		0
1893	35	7.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	20	73	67	9	18	1	0	0	15	3		6	5	.269	.329	.284	.612	19		0
1894	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	N/A		87	377	377	94	121	18	3	3		2				.321		.409		154
1894	36	10.0	Allentown/Easton/Ashland	PASL	N/A		72		316	83	98	15	3	3						.310		.405		128
1894	36	8.5	Binghamton/Allentown	EL	N/A		15		61	11	23	3	0	0		2				.377		.426		26
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		1456	6457	5896	1357	1813	359	102	69	950	368		549	418	.308	.368	.438	.806	2583		12
Other (2 seasons)					Other		90	388	388	94	122	18	3	3		2								155
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1546	6845	6284	1451	1935	377	105	72	950	370		549	418					2738		12