George Kell
George Clyde Kell
 
 
Born: August 23, 1922 in Swifton, AR
Died: March 24, 2009 - 86 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'9" Wt: 175
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1983
- Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an Amateur Free Agent in 1940
- College/Univ: Arkansas State University (1940)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
PHA
AL
20.9
3B
5
-
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
PHA
AL
21.9
3B
556
-
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
8.0
2.1
5.9
0.0
-4.0
-6.3
2.3
0.0
PHA
AL
22.9
3B
602
-
 
2.5
1.3
1.1
0.0
-0.1
14.9
7.7
7.2
0.0
2.0
-1.3
3.4
0.0
PHA
AL
23.9
3B
100
-
 
0.7
0.6
0.1
0.0
-0.0
3.3
2.1
1.2
0.0
1.2
0.6
0.6
0.0
DET
AL
23.9
3B
477
-
 
3.2
2.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
18.5
14.5
4.1
0.0
8.9
7.3
1.6
0.0
DET
AL
24.9
3B
662
-
 
4.2
3.5
0.7
0.0
-0.0
23.7
18.2
5.5
0.0
10.4
8.4
2.1
0.0
DET
AL
25.9
3B
414
-
 
1.1
1.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.0
11.0
8.6
2.4
0.0
2.9
2.6
0.4
0.0
DET
AL
26.9
3B
612
-
 
4.7
4.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
24.3
19.5
4.7
0.0
12.1
10.4
1.7
0.0
DET
AL
27.9
3B
724
-
 
4.9
4.7
0.3
0.0
-0.0
26.5
21.5
5.0
0.0
12.5
11.0
1.5
0.0
DET
AL
28.9
3B
674
-
 
4.0
3.8
0.1
0.0
-0.1
22.4
17.5
4.9
0.0
9.1
7.5
1.6
0.0
DET
AL
29.9
3B
171
-
 
0.8
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
3.9
3.0
1.0
0.0
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
BOS
AL
29.9
3B
312
-
 
2.1
2.1
0.0
0.0
-0.0
10.1
8.9
1.3
0.0
3.9
4.2
-0.2
0.0
BOS
AL
30.9
3B
520
-
 
3.1
3.6
-0.5
0.0
-0.0
18.3
15.3
3.0
0.0
8.1
7.6
0.4
0.0
BOS
AL
31.9
3B
109
-
 
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
1.7
1.2
0.5
0.0
-0.5
-0.5
-0.0
0.0
CHA
AL
31.9
1B
261
-
 
0.3
0.6
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
6.0
4.9
1.1
0.0
1.2
1.0
0.2
0.0
CHA
AL
32.9
3B
504
-
 
2.7
2.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
16.3
14.3
2.0
0.0
6.4
6.7
-0.3
0.0
CHA
AL
33.9
3B
91
-
 
0.4
0.4
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
2.5
1.9
0.6
0.0
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.0
BAL
AL
33.9
3B
389
-
 
1.2
1.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
9.2
6.5
2.7
0.0
1.6
0.8
0.8
0.0
BAL
AL
34.9
3B
345
-
 
1.4
1.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
10.1
8.4
1.7
0.0
3.3
3.2
0.1
0.0
15
5
3B
7528
-
  
37.5
35.4
1.6
0.0
-0.6
230.8
176.2
54.7
0.0
80.7
64.3
16.4
0.0
162 Game Average
679
-
  
3.4
3.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
  
20.8
15.9
4.9
0.0
  
7.3
5.8
1.5
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
4
3B
1263
-
 
3.2
1.9
1.2
0.0
-0.1
26.4
12.0
14.4
0.0
-0.6
-6.9
6.3
0.0
7
3B
3734
-
 
23.0
21.3
1.6
0.0
-0.2
130.2
102.7
27.5
0.0
56.5
47.5
9.0
0.0
3
3B
941
-
 
5.3
5.9
-0.7
0.0
-0.1
30.1
25.4
4.7
0.0
11.5
11.4
0.1
0.0
3
3B
856
-
 
3.3
3.7
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
24.7
21.1
3.6
0.0
8.4
8.3
0.0
0.0
2
3B
734
-
 
2.7
2.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
19.3
14.9
4.4
0.0
4.9
4.0
1.0
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James