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George Kell

#60 RANKED AT POSITION
1943—1957
Third Base
BORN
August 23, 1922, in Swifton, AR
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-9 / 175
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers
.306
BATTING AVERAGE
1795
GAMES
37.7
WAR
.367
ON-BASE PCT
880
RUNS
28.2
WAR7
.414
SLUGGING
2054
HITS
14.0
WAR3
.781
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
78
HOME RUNS
3.4
WAR PER SEASON
Won the closest batting race in history, edging Ted Williams. Served as popular longtime broadcaster for Tigers.
Hall of Fame
10-TIME
ALL-STAR
Tigers
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame Third Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Kell
CAREER
37.7
LONG PEAK
28.2
PRIME
19.7
SHORT PEAK
14.0
JAWS
33.0
WAR PER
3.4
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
71.4
LONG PEAK
44.8
PRIME
32.0
SHORT PEAK
22.2
JAWS
58.1
WAR PER
5.1

Where Does George Kell Rank Among Third Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
60
CAREER
45
LONG PEAK
61
PRIME
70
SHORT PEAK
79
JAWS
50
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Third Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Kell
Average HOF Third Base
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.037.728.219.71432.93.471.444.83222.258.15.1Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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