King Kelly
Michael Joseph Kelly
 
 
Born: December 31, 1857 in Troy, NY
Died: November 8, 1894 - 36 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'10" Wt: 170
(legend)
 Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1945
- Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as a Free Agent in 1878
- Visit Kelly's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
CN1
NL
20.5
RF
244
-
 
1.2
1.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
7.7
5.7
2.0
0.0
2.8
2.0
0.9
0.0
CN1
NL
21.5
3B
353
-
 
4.2
4.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
22.8
20.9
1.9
0.0
15.5
15.5
0.0
0.0
CHN
NL
22.5
RF
356
3.0
 
1.7
2.3
-0.8
-0.0
-0.2
16.2
13.3
2.7
0.2
9.1
7.9
1.1
0.1
CHN
NL
23.5
RF
369
-
 
2.8
2.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
17.2
13.9
3.3
0.0
10.2
8.2
1.9
0.0
CHN
NL
24.5
SS
387
-
 
2.7
2.7
0.2
0.0
0.1
16.6
12.4
4.2
0.0
8.9
6.8
2.1
0.0
CHN
NL
25.5
RF
444
1.0
 
1.0
0.9
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
12.9
9.0
3.8
0.1
4.2
2.4
1.7
0.1
CHN
NL
26.5
RF
498
5.3
 
4.8
6.0
-0.7
-0.5
0.0
22.3
20.6
1.7
0.0
12.0
13.2
-1.0
-0.2
CHN
NL
27.5
RF
484
-
 
3.5
3.6
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
25.6
19.8
5.8
0.0
15.6
12.3
3.3
0.0
CHN
NL
28.5
RF
534
-
 
7.3
7.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
37.0
32.0
5.0
0.0
26.0
23.8
2.2
0.0
BSN
NL
29.5
RF
540
13.0
 
3.0
4.5
-1.2
-0.4
-0.1
23.3
21.2
1.7
0.4
12.4
13.3
-0.9
0.0
BSN
NL
30.5
C
475
-
 
4.5
5.4
-0.6
0.0
0.4
24.2
20.6
3.6
0.0
13.7
13.2
0.5
0.0
BSN
NL
31.5
RF
574
-
 
3.0
3.4
-0.8
0.0
-0.4
22.3
19.3
3.0
0.0
12.1
10.8
1.2
0.0
BSP
PL
32.5
C
394
2.0
 
2.7
2.9
0.2
0.1
0.4
16.9
12.6
3.9
0.3
8.3
6.9
1.2
0.2
CN3
AA
33.5
C
336
15.3
 
1.9
2.2
0.3
-0.2
0.4
14.4
10.4
3.7
0.3
6.7
5.5
1.4
-0.1
BS2
AA
33.5
C
15
-
 
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
BSN
NL
33.5
C
59
-
 
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.6
0.5
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
BSN
NL
34.5
C
320
6.0
 
-0.4
0.1
-0.0
0.0
0.5
6.0
2.4
3.1
0.5
-1.5
-2.4
0.6
0.3
NY1
NL
35.5
C
73
-
 
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
0.9
0.4
0.5
0.0
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
16
6
RF
6455
45.7
  
43.2
49.5
-4.4
-1.0
1.0
287.9
235.4
50.7
1.8
155.5
138.6
16.5
0.4
162 Game Average
711
5.0
  
4.8
5.5
-0.5
-0.1
0.1
  
31.7
25.9
5.6
0.2
  
17.1
15.3
1.8
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
2
RF
597
-
 
5.4
5.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
30.5
26.5
4.0
0.0
18.4
17.5
0.9
0.0
7
RF
3072
9.3
 
23.8
25.6
-1.6
-0.5
-0.3
147.8
121.0
26.5
0.3
86.0
74.6
11.4
0.0
5
RF
1968
19.0
 
9.7
13.5
-2.9
-0.4
0.5
76.9
64.2
11.9
0.8
36.5
34.7
1.5
0.3
2
C
409
2.0
 
2.8
2.9
0.2
0.1
0.4
17.4
12.9
4.1
0.3
8.5
7.0
1.2
0.2
1
C
336
15.3
 
1.9
2.2
0.3
-0.2
0.4
14.4
10.4
3.7
0.3
6.7
5.5
1.4
-0.1
1
C
73
-
 
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
0.9
0.4
0.5
0.0
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James