This article lists players who have captained the Kilkenny senior hurling team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The captain is chosen from the club that has won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship.
| # | Year | Player | Club | National Titles | Provincial Titles |
| 2019 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 2018 | Cillian Buckley | Dicksboro |
| 2017 | Mark Bergin | O'Loughlin Gaels |
| 2016 | Shane Prendergast | Clara | | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2015 | Joey Holden | Ballyhale Shamrocks | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2014 | Lester Ryan | Clara | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2013 | Colin Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 2012 | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2011 | Brian Hogan | O'Loughlin Gaels | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2010 | T. J. Reid1
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2009 | Michael Fennelly2
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2008 | James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick | Ballyhale Shamrocks | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2007 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2006 | Jackie Tyrell | James Stephens | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2005 | Peter Barry | James Stephens | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2004 | Martin Comerford | O'Loughlin Gaels |
| 2003 | D.J. Carey | Young Irelands | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| Charlie Carter | Young Irelands |
| 2002 | Andy Comerford | O'Loughlin Gaels | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2001 | Denis Byrne | Graigue-Ballycallan | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2000 | Willie O'Connor | Glenmore | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1999 | Denis Byrne | Graigue-Ballycallan | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1998 | Tom Hickey | Dunnamaggin | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1997 | D.J. Carey | Young Irelands |
| 1996 | Michael Phelan | Glenmore |
| 1995 | Bill Hennessy | Tullaroan |
| 1994 | Michael Walsh | Dicksboro |
| 1993 | Eddie O'Connor | Glenmore | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1992 | Liam Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1991 | Christy Heffernan | Glenmore | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1990 | Seán Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 1989 | Kevin Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 1988 | Liam Walsh | Glenmore |
| 1987 | Paddy Prendergast | Clara | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1986 | Frank Holohan | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 1985 | Kieran Brennan | Conahy Shamrocks |
| 1984 | Liam Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 1983 | Liam Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1982 | Brian Cody | James Stephens | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1981 | Maurice Mason | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 1980 | Richie Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 1979 | Ger Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1978 | Ger Henderson | Fenians | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1977 | Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien | James Stephens |
| 1976 | Phil 'Fan' Larkin | James Stephens |
| 1975 | Nicky Orr | Fenians | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1974 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Fenians | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1973 | Pat Delaney | Fenians | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1972 | Noel Skehan | Bennettsbridge | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1971 | Pat Henderson | Fenians | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1970 | Mick Crotty | James Stephens |
| 1969 | Eddie Keher | Rower-Inistioge | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1968 | Jim Bennett | Bennettsbridge |
| 1967 | Jim Treacy | Bennettsbridge | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1966 | Jim Lynch | Mooncoin | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1965 | Paddy Moran | Bennettsbridge |
| 1964 | Seán Buckley | St. Lachtain's |
| 1963 | Séamus Cleere | Bennettsbridge | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1962 | Alfie Hickey | St. Lachtain's |
| 1961 | Séamus Cleere | Bennettsbridge |
| 1960 | Mickey Kelly | Bennettsbridge |
| 1959 | Seán Clohessy | Tullaroan | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1958 | Mick Kenny | John Locke's |
| 1957 | Mickey Kelly | Bennettsbridge | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1956 | Paddy Buggy | Bennettsbridge |
| 1955 | Paddy Buggy | Slieverue |
| 1954 | Dan Kennedy | Bennettsbridge |
| 1953 | Johnny McGovern | Bennettsbridge |
| 1952 | | Carrickshock |
| 1951 | | Dicksboro |
| 1950 | Mick Kenny | Graigue | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1949 | Paddy Malone | Tullaroan |
| 1948 | | Éire Óg |
| 1947 | Dan Kennedy | Thomastown | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1946 | Jack Mulcahy | Éire Óg | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1945 | Peter Blanchfield | Éire Óg | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1944 | |
| 1943 | Jimmy Walsh | Carrickshock | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1942 | Jimmy Walsh | Carrickshock |
| 1941 | |
| 1940 | Jim Langton | Éire Óg | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1939 | Jimmy Walsh | Carrickshock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1938 | Paddy Larkin | James Stephens |
| 1937 | Jack Duggan | Mooncoin | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1936 | Paddy Larkin | James Stephens | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1935 | Lory Meagher | Tullaroan | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1934 | Lory Meagher | Tullaroan | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1933 | Eddie Doyle | Mooncoin | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1932 | Jimmy Walsh | Carrickshock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1931 | Lory Meagher | Tullaroan | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1930 | |
| 1929 | Wattie Dunphy | Mooncoin | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1928 | |
| 1927 | John Roberts | Dicksboro |
| 1926 | Dick Grace | Tullaroan | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1925 | Dick Grace | Tullaroan | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1924 | |
| 1923 | Wattie Dunphy | Mooncoin | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1922 | Wattie Dunphy | Mooncoin | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1921 | Dick Grace | Tullaroan |
| 1920 | Dick Grace | Tullaroan |
| 1919 | Dick Grace | Tullaroan |
| 1918 | |
| 1917 | Sim Walton | Tullaroan |
| 1916 | Sim Walton | Tullaroan | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1915 | |
| 1914 | Dick 'Drug' Walsh | Mooncoin |
| 1913 | Sim Walton | Tullaroan | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1912 | Sim Walton | Tullaroan | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1911 | Sim Walton | Tullaroan | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1910 | |
| 1909 | Dick 'Drug' Walsh | Mooncoin | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1908 | |
| 1907 | Dick 'Drug' Walsh | Mooncoin | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1906 | Dick 'Drug' Walsh | Mooncoin |
| 1905 | D.J. Stapleton | Erin's Own | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1904 | Jer Doheny | Tullaroan | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1903 | Mick Dalton | Mooncoin | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1902 | Jer Doheny | Tullaroan |
| 1901 | |
| 1900 | Dick 'Manager' Walsh | Mooncoin | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1899 | |
| 1898 | Ned Hennessy | Threecastles | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1897 | Jackie Walsh | Tullaroan | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1896 | Joe Sweeney | Confederation |
| 1895 | James Grace | Tullaroan | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |
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| 1888 | John Quinn | Mooncoin | Leinster Hurling Final winning captain |