This article lists players who have captained the senior Kerry county hurling team in the Christy Ring Cup, Joe McDonagh Cup, the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
List of captains
| Year | Player | Club | National titles |
| 2001 | Michael Slattery | Ballyheigue | |
| 2002 | James McCarthy | Kilmoyley | |
| 2003 | Ian Brick | Kilmoyley | |
| 2004 | Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | |
| 2005 | Colin Harris | Kilmoyley | |
| 2006 | Michael Conway | Lixnaw | |
| 2007 | Liam Boyle | Ballyduff | |
| 2008 | John Griffin | Lixnaw | |
| 2009 | Tom Murnane | Kilmoyley | |
| 2010 | Colin Harris | Ballincollig | |
| 2011 | Mikey Boyle | Ballyduff | Christy Ring Cup final winning captain |
| 2012 | Liam Boyle | Ballyduff | |
| 2013 | Paud Costelloe | Ballyduff | |
| 2014 | John Egan | St Brendan's, Ardfert | |
| 2015 | John Griffin | Lixnaw | Christy Ring Cup final winning captain |
| 2016 | Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | |
| 2017 | Aiden McCabe | Kilmoyley | |
| 2018 | Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2020 | Bryan Murphy | Causeway | |
| 2021 | Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley |
References
- "Murphy appointed Kerry captain". Hogan Stand. 25 January 2021.
Meanwhile, Kilmoyley's Daniel Collins is Kerry senior hurling skipper for 2021, replacing Causeway's Bryan Murphy.
- "Paul Murphy to captain Kerry senior footballers in 2021". RTÉ Sport. 25 January 2021.