Player

George Kell HOF 1983

Player Info
Full Name
George Clyde
Born
August 23, 1922
Swifton, AR, USA
Died
March 24, 2009
Size
5'9" / 175 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 28, 1943
Final Game
September 14, 1957
Career
15 years
Teams
Honors
10 x All-Star
1952 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1951 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1950 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1950 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1950 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1949 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1949 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1949 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1948 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1947 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
... and 3 more
Career Batting
1,795
G
.306
AVG
2,054
H
78
HR
870
RBI
.779
OPS
119
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Season-by-season batting statistics for George Kell
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1957 Baltimore Orioles 99 310 92 9 0 9 28 .297
1956 Chicago White Sox 21 80 25 5 0 1 7 .313
1956 Baltimore Orioles 102 345 90 17 2 8 45 .261
1955 Chicago White Sox 128 429 134 24 1 8 44 .312
1954 Boston Red Sox 26 93 24 3 0 0 15 .258
1954 Chicago White Sox 71 233 66 10 0 5 25 .283
1953 Boston Red Sox 134 460 141 41 2 12 68 .307
1952 Detroit Tigers 39 152 45 8 0 1 11 .296
1952 Boston Red Sox 75 276 88 15 2 6 41 .319
1951 Detroit Tigers 147 598 191 36 3 2 92 .319
1950 Detroit Tigers 157 641 218 56 6 8 114 .340
1949 Detroit Tigers 134 522 179 38 9 3 97 .343
1948 Detroit Tigers 92 368 112 24 3 2 47 .304
1947 Detroit Tigers 152 588 188 29 5 5 75 .320
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 26 87 26 6 1 0 3 .299
1946 Detroit Tigers 105 434 142 19 9 4 67 .327
1945 Philadelphia Athletics 147 567 154 30 3 4 50 .272
1944 Philadelphia Athletics 139 514 138 15 3 0 51 .268
1943 Philadelphia Athletics 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 .200
Advanced Batting About these stats
Season-by-season advanced batting statistics for George Kell
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1957 AL 345 .116 .290 7.2 4.6 116 9.5
1956 AL 480 .125 .276 6.9 7.7 96 9.5 ✓
1955 AL 504 .117 .323 10.1 7.1 129 8.4 ✓
1954 AL 370 .086 .270 8.9 4.1 98 5.2
1953 AL 520 .176 .303 10.0 4.2 140 12.7 ✓
1952 AL 483 .112 .317 9.5 4.8 131 7.3 ✓
1951 AL 674 .080 .327 9.1 2.7 118 2.1 ✓
1950 AL 724 .144 .342 9.1 2.5 133 8.3 ✓
1949 AL 612 .125 .348 11.6 2.1 144 3.1 ✓
1948 AL 414 .098 .313 8.0 3.6 111 2.1
1947 AL 662 .092 .323 9.2 2.4 128 5.1 ✓
1946 AL 577 .109 .330 6.9 3.5 132 4.2 ✓
1945 AL 602 .085 .274 4.5 2.5 98 4.2 ✓
1944 AL 556 .041 .281 4.0 4.1 80 0.0 ✓
1943 AL 5 .400 .200 0.0 0.0 138 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Career fielding totals by position for George Kell
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
3B 1,692 1,825 3,303 166 306 .969
1B 85 557 22 2 53 .997
OF 10 7 0 0 0 1.000
2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Season-by-season fielding statistics for George Kell
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1957 Baltimore Orioles 1B 22 146 5 0 10 1.000
1957 Baltimore Orioles 3B 80 66 122 4 15 .979
1956 Baltimore Orioles 1B 2 4 1 0 0 1.000
1956 Chicago White Sox 1B 4 19 3 0 4 1.000
1956 Baltimore Orioles 2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000
1956 Chicago White Sox 3B 18 17 28 0 0 1.000
1956 Baltimore Orioles 3B 97 97 165 7 19 .974
1955 Chicago White Sox 1B 24 133 5 1 12 .993
1955 Chicago White Sox 3B 105 83 165 6 8 .976
1955 Chicago White Sox OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1954 Chicago White Sox 1B 32 253 8 1 27 .996
1954 Chicago White Sox 3B 31 19 48 3 4 .957
1954 Boston Red Sox 3B 25 31 49 7 5 .920
1954 Chicago White Sox OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000
1953 Boston Red Sox 3B 124 114 231 10 23 .972
1953 Boston Red Sox OF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000
1952 Boston Red Sox 3B 73 75 138 9 14 .959
1952 Detroit Tigers 3B 39 38 78 5 7 .959
1951 Detroit Tigers 3B 147 175 310 20 34 .960
1950 Detroit Tigers 3B 157 186 315 9 30 .982
1949 Detroit Tigers 3B 134 154 271 11 23 .975
1948 Detroit Tigers 3B 92 108 146 8 15 .969
1947 Detroit Tigers 3B 152 167 333 20 25 .962
1946 Detroit Tigers 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1946 Detroit Tigers 3B 105 105 210 5 22 .984
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 3B 26 36 57 2 5 .979
1945 Philadelphia Athletics 3B 147 186 345 20 32 .964
1944 Philadelphia Athletics 3B 139 167 289 20 25 .958
1943 Philadelphia Athletics 3B 1 1 3 0 0 1.000