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George Kelly

George Kelly

#100 RANKED AT POSITION
1915—1932
First Base
BORN
September 10, 1895, in San Francisco, CA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-4 / 190
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Giants
.297
BATTING AVERAGE
1622
GAMES
25.6
WAR
.342
ON-BASE PCT
819
RUNS
24.2
WAR7
.452
SLUGGING
1778
HITS
12.6
WAR3
.794
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
148
HOME RUNS
2.6
WAR PER SEASON
Called High Pockets because of his impossibly long legs. Had a strong arm and played for Giants in 1920s when they won four pennants.
Hall of Fame
1921-22
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Kelly
CAREER
25.6
LONG PEAK
24.2
PRIME
18.7
SHORT PEAK
12.6
JAWS
24.9
WAR PER
2.6
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
61.0
LONG PEAK
42.1
PRIME
30.8
SHORT PEAK
21.0
JAWS
51.6
WAR PER
4.7

Where Does George Kelly Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
100
CAREER
92
LONG PEAK
82
PRIME
71
SHORT PEAK
100
JAWS
87
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Kelly
Average HOF First Base
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.025.624.218.712.624.92.56142.130.82151.64.7Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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