George Kell
1943–1957 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics
1,795G
.307AVG
.368OBP
.414SLG
2,054H
78HR
873RBI
52SB
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,795 | 7,529 | 6,701 | 880 | 2,054 | 385 | 50 | 78 | 873 | 623 | 288 | 52 | 43 | 36 | 20 | 2,773 | .307 | .368 | .414 | .782 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1949-07-27 to 1949-08-15
57longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1946-09-20 | 1 in 1,641 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1950-06-02 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1950-08-15 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 892 | 3693 | 1011 | 39 | 444 | 313 | 133 | .308 | .359 | .417 |
| Away | 903 | 3836 | 1043 | 39 | 429 | 310 | 155 | .305 | .353 | .411 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 138 | 579 | 144 | 2 | 54 | 55 | 22 | .279 | .344 | .350 |
| May | 334 | 1437 | 388 | 15 | 156 | 137 | 73 | .306 | .365 | .412 |
| June | 327 | 1338 | 372 | 20 | 174 | 109 | 50 | .314 | .359 | .432 |
| July | 363 | 1533 | 441 | 20 | 176 | 114 | 59 | .321 | .362 | .448 |
| August | 367 | 1531 | 418 | 11 | 192 | 122 | 50 | .307 | .353 | .403 |
| September | 261 | 1091 | 284 | 10 | 120 | 83 | 33 | .290 | .336 | .389 |
| October | 5 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .438 | .500 | .750 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 257 | 1092 | 305 | 4 | 134 | 94 | 38 | .314 | .365 | .401 |
| new-york-yankees | 253 | 1034 | 256 | 8 | 109 | 86 | 37 | .279 | .331 | .359 |
| cleveland-guardians | 250 | 1025 | 272 | 7 | 93 | 67 | 45 | .292 | .331 | .381 |
| boston-red-sox | 238 | 1012 | 287 | 14 | 116 | 75 | 41 | .312 | .358 | .429 |
| chicago-white-sox | 231 | 965 | 263 | 14 | 106 | 79 | 32 | .307 | .354 | .438 |
| st-louis-browns | 192 | 841 | 242 | 3 | 99 | 68 | 26 | .319 | .369 | .418 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 163 | 725 | 210 | 13 | 89 | 75 | 20 | .335 | .393 | .476 |
| detroit-tigers | 129 | 519 | 141 | 5 | 70 | 44 | 28 | .314 | .356 | .425 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics | 139 | 514 | 138 | – | 44 | 5 | .268 | – | – |
| 1945 | Philadelphia Athletics | 147 | 567 | 154 | 4 | 58 | 2 | .272 | – | – |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics | 131 | 521 | 168 | 4 | 53 | 3 | .322 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Detroit Tigers | 152 | 588 | 188 | 5 | 93 | 10 | .320 | – | – |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 92 | 367 | 112 | 2 | 44 | 2 | .305 | – | – |
| 1949 | Detroit Tigers | 134 | 522 | 179 | 3 | 60 | 7 | .343 | – | – |
| 1950 | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 641 | 218 | 8 | 101 | 3 | .340 | – | – |
| 1951 | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 598 | 191 | 2 | 59 | 10 | .319 | – | – |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers | 114 | 428 | 133 | 7 | 57 | – | .311 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Boston Red Sox | 134 | 460 | 141 | 12 | 72 | 5 | .307 | – | – |
| 1954 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox | 97 | 326 | 90 | 5 | 58 | 1 | .276 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Chicago White Sox | 128 | 429 | 134 | 8 | 81 | 2 | .312 | – | – |
| 1956 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox | 123 | 425 | 115 | 9 | 48 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Baltimore Orioles | 99 | 310 | 92 | 9 | 44 | 2 | .297 | – | – |