Joe Kuhel

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100

1930—1947

First Base

BORN

June 25, 1906, in Cleveland, OH

BATS / THROWS

Left / Left

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-0 / 180

PRIMARY TEAM

Washington Senators

.277

BATTING AVERAGE

2104

GAMES

30.6 WAR

.359

ON-BASE PCT

1236

RUNS

23.7 WAR7

.406

SLUGGING

2212

HITS

12.5 WAR3

.765

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

131 HOME RUNS

2.4 WAR PER SEASON

Last name pronounced COOL, as in “There goes Joe Cool, the slick first baseman for the Senators.” Kuhel was a decent first baseman, and he had some pop in his bat, but he had to contend with 475-foot power alleys at Griffith Stadium in D.C. Probably would have been a 30-homer guy had he played elsewhere during his prime.

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Kuhel	CAREER 30.6	LONG PEAK 23.7	PRIME 11.6	SHORT PEAK 12.5	JAWS 27.2	WAR PER 2.4
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 Joe Kuhel Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING NR	CAREER 89	LONG PEAK 99	PRIME NR	SHORT PEAK NR	JAWS 91
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison