George Kell
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1922, Swifton, USA · d. 2009 · MLB debut 1943-09-28, final game 1957-09-14
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | PHA | AL | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .600 |
| 1944 | PHA | AL | 139 | 514 | 51 | 138 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 22 | 23 | .268 | .300 | .309 |
| 1945 | PHA | AL | 147 | 567 | 50 | 154 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 27 | 15 | .272 | .306 | .356 |
| 1946 | 2TM | AL | 131 | 521 | 70 | 168 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 3 | 40 | 20 | .322 | .372 | .432 |
| 1947 | DET | AL | 152 | 588 | 75 | 188 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 9 | 61 | 16 | .320 | .387 | .412 |
| 1948 | DET | AL | 92 | 368 | 47 | 112 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 33 | 15 | .304 | .369 | .402 |
| 1949 | DET | AL | 134 | 522 | 97 | 179 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 7 | 71 | 13 | .343 | .424 | .467 |
| 1950 | DET | AL | 157 | 641 | 114 | 218 | 56 | 6 | 8 | 101 | 3 | 66 | 18 | .340 | .403 | .484 |
| 1951 | DET | AL | 147 | 598 | 92 | 191 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 61 | 18 | .319 | .386 | .400 |
| 1952 | 2TM | AL | 114 | 428 | 52 | 133 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 46 | 23 | .311 | .379 | .423 |
| 1953 | BOS | AL | 134 | 460 | 68 | 141 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 5 | 52 | 22 | .307 | .383 | .483 |
| 1954 | 2TM | AL | 97 | 326 | 40 | 90 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 33 | 15 | .276 | .334 | .362 |
| 1955 | CHA | AL | 128 | 429 | 44 | 134 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 81 | 2 | 51 | 36 | .312 | .389 | .429 |
| 1956 | 2TM | AL | 123 | 425 | 52 | 115 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 33 | 37 | .271 | .324 | .395 |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 99 | 310 | 28 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 2 | 25 | 16 | .297 | .352 | .413 |
| 1943–1957 | 1795 | 6702 | 881 | 2054 | 385 | 50 | 78 | 870 | 51 | 621 | 287 | .306 | .367 | .414 |
Awards
- 1946 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1946 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1947 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1947 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1948 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1949 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1949 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1949 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1950 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1950 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1950 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1951 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1952 TSN All-Star (ML)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | BBWAA | 33 | 201 | 151 | |
| 1964 | Run Off | 8 | 201 | ||
| 1966 | BBWAA | 29 | 302 | 227 | |
| 1967 | BBWAA | 40 | 292 | 219 | |
| 1967 | Run Off | 11 | 306 | ||
| 1968 | BBWAA | 47 | 283 | 213 | |
| 1969 | BBWAA | 60 | 340 | 255 | |
| 1970 | BBWAA | 90 | 300 | 225 | |
| 1971 | BBWAA | 105 | 360 | 270 | |
| 1972 | BBWAA | 115 | 396 | 297 | |
| 1973 | BBWAA | 114 | 380 | 285 | |
| 1974 | BBWAA | 94 | 365 | 274 | |
| 1975 | BBWAA | 114 | 362 | 272 | |
| 1976 | BBWAA | 129 | 388 | 291 | |
| 1977 | BBWAA | 141 | 383 | 288 | |
| 1983 | Veterans | Inducted |