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
- Philadelphia Athletics 1943-1946
- Detroit Tigers 1946-1952
- Boston Red Sox 1952-1954
- Chicago White Sox 1954-1956
- Baltimore Orioles 1956-1957
Honors
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |