George Kell #21

3B
B/T: R/R
5' 9"/175

Career Regular Season

AB	AVG	HR	RBI	SB	OPS
6702	.306	78	870	51	.781

AB	AVG	HR	RBI	SB	OPS
6702	.306	78	870	51	.781

George Kell Bio

Fullname: George Clyde Kell
Born: 8/23/1922 in Swifton, AR
College: Arkansas State
Debut: 9/28/1943
Hall of Fame: 1983
Died: 3/24/2009
Relationship(s): brother of Skeeter Kell

Year	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Career Regular Season	6702	881	2054	78	870	51	.306	.367	.781

Year	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Career Regular Season	6702	881	2054	78	870	51	.306	.367	.781

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Awards

AL All-Star

Year	Team	League
1947	Detroit Tigers	AL
1948	Detroit Tigers	AL
1949	Detroit Tigers	AL
1950	Detroit Tigers	AL
1951	Detroit Tigers	AL
1952	Boston Red Sox	AL
1953	Boston Red Sox	AL
1954	Chicago White Sox	AL
1956	Baltimore Orioles	AL
1957	Baltimore Orioles	AL

Hall Of Fame

Year	Team	League
1983	Detroit Tigers	AL

League Rankings

Games Played

Year	BP	Rank
1951	147	7th in AL
1950	157	1st in AL
1947	152	8th in AL
1946	131	23rd in
1946	105	23rd in AL
1946	26	23rd in AL
1945	147	9th in AL
1944	139	24th in AL

Stolen Bases

Year	SB	Rank
1953	5	16th in AL
1951	10	8th in AL
1949	7	15th in AL
1947	9	12th in AL
1944	5	25th in AL

Doubles

Year	2B	Rank
1956	22	19th in
1956	17	19th in AL
1956	5	19th in AL
1955	24	13th in AL
1953	41	2nd in AL
1952	23	22nd in
1952	15	22nd in AL
1952	8	22nd in AL
1951	36	1st in AL
1950	56	1st in AL
1949	38	2nd in AL
1948	24	21st in AL
1947	29	5th in AL
1946	25	15th in
1946	19	15th in AL
1946	6	15th in AL
1945	30	5th in AL

Hits

Year	H	Rank
1955	134	25th in AL
1953	141	24th in AL
1951	191	1st in AL
1950	218	1st in AL
1949	179	6th in AL
1947	188	2nd in AL
1946	168	8th in
1946	142	8th in AL
1946	26	8th in AL
1945	154	7th in AL

Batting Average

Year	AVG	Rank
1956	.271	24th in
1956	.261	24th in AL
1956	.313	24th in AL
1955	.312	3rd in AL
1953	.307	7th in AL
1952	.311	4th in
1952	.319	4th in AL
1952	.296	4th in AL
1951	.319	3rd in AL
1950	.340	2nd in AL
1949	.343	1st in AL
1947	.320	4th in AL
1946	.322	4th in
1946	.327	4th in AL
1946	.299	4th in AL
1945	.272	19th in AL

At Bats

Year	AB	Rank
1951	598	4th in AL
1950	641	1st in AL
1949	522	23rd in AL
1947	588	4th in AL
1946	521	15th in
1946	434	15th in AL
1946	87	15th in AL
1945	567	7th in AL

Plate Appearances

Year	PA	Rank
1951	674	5th in AL
1950	724	4th in AL
1949	612	21st in AL
1947	662	6th in AL
1946	577	16th in
1946	477	16th in AL
1946	100	16th in AL
1945	602	11th in AL

Total Bases

Year	TB	Rank
1953	222	22nd in AL
1951	239	12th in AL
1950	310	4th in AL
1949	244	10th in AL
1947	242	6th in AL
1946	225	16th in
1946	191	16th in AL
1946	34	16th in AL
1945	202	15th in AL

Runs Batted In

Year	RBI	Rank
1955	81	11th in AL
1954	58	22nd in
1954	48	22nd in AL
1954	10	22nd in AL
1953	73	18th in AL
1950	101	11th in AL
1947	93	7th in AL
1945	56	18th in AL

Runs

Year	R	Rank
1951	92	8th in AL
1950	114	5th in AL
1949	97	8th in AL
1947	75	18th in AL
1946	70	17th in
1946	67	17th in AL
1946	3	17th in AL

Triples

Year	3B	Rank
1950	6	15th in AL
1949	9	4th in AL
1946	10	3rd in
1946	9	3rd in AL
1946	1	3rd in AL

On Base Percentage

Year	OBP	Rank
1955	.389	8th in AL
1953	.383	11th in AL
1952	.379	11th in
1952	.390	11th in AL
1952	.359	11th in AL
1951	.386	11th in AL
1950	.403	16th in AL
1949	.424	5th in AL
1947	.387	9th in AL
1946	.372	13th in
1946	.371	13th in AL
1946	.378	13th in AL

Slugging Percentage

Year	SLG	Rank
1955	.429	14th in AL
1953	.483	8th in AL
1952	.423	15th in
1952	.453	15th in AL
1952	.368	15th in AL
1951	.400	24th in AL
1950	.484	13th in AL
1949	.467	7th in AL
1947	.412	17th in AL
1946	.432	13th in
1946	.440	13th in AL
1946	.391	13th in AL

On Base Plus Slugging

Year	OPS	Rank
1955	.818	12th in AL
1953	.866	10th in AL
1952	.802	17th in
1952	.843	17th in AL
1952	.727	17th in AL
1951	.786	20th in AL
1950	.887	10th in AL
1949	.891	5th in AL
1947	.799	13th in AL
1946	.804	15th in
1946	.811	15th in AL
1946	.769	15th in AL

Hit By Pitch

Year	HBP	Rank
1956	3	22nd in
1956	3	22nd in AL
1956	0	22nd in AL
1955	6	9th in AL
1953	5	10th in AL
1951	4	12th in AL
1949	3	14th in AL
1948	5	6th in AL
1947	3	10th in AL

Caught Stealing

Year	CS	Rank
1949	5	17th in AL
1947	11	4th in AL

Home Runs

Year	HR	Rank
1953	12	21st in AL

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