3B George Kell #5
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/13/1955
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3B GEORGE KELL #5 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
140 574 154 27 0 7 58 42 24 .268 .316 .352 7 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 70 65 65
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 40 45 40 40
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 25
Errors: - 70 25
Arm: - 50 25
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1954 @ BRO Loss, 5-6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
09/24/1954 @ BRO Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1954 @ PHI Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1954 BRO Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1954 CIN Win, 8-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1954 CIN Loss, 1-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1954 STL Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/08/1954 ML1 Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1954 @ ML1 Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1954 PHI Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:08/23/1922
Born in:Swifton, AR
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,760
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 21 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 140 574 154 27 0 7 58 74 42 24 .268 .316 .352 .668 .310 .084 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 139 621 0 0 1 13 9 5 202 34 7 1 87.5 64.7 3.90 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   207 55 10 0 0 24 28 13 7 2 3 0 .266 .306 .314 .620
Versus Right   367 99 17 0 7 34 46 29 17 3 6 0 .270 .321 .373 .694
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   70 15 4 0 0 5 7 5 0 2 1 0 .214 .260 .271 .531
May   121 38 6 0 2 16 20 11 7 1 1 0 .314 .368 .413 .782
June   113 30 4 0 0 7 17 6 6 0 1 0 .265 .303 .301 .603
July   117 35 2 0 2 17 10 11 7 1 3 0 .299 .357 .368 .724
August   106 26 9 0 1 9 14 5 2 1 2 0 .245 .277 .358 .635
September   47 10 2 0 2 4 6 4 2 0 1 0 .213 .275 .383 .657
Spring Training   29 6 0 0 0 1 3 7 2 0 0 0 .207 .361 .207 .568
Last Year   574 154 27 0 7 58 74 42 24 5 9 0 .268 .316 .352 .668
2 Years Ago   607 173 32 3 10 69 76 51 32 4 15 0 .285 .338 .397 .735
Career   6170 1833 325 43 45 721 888 507 213 51 216 18 .297 .350 .386 .735
Home   292 88 19 0 5 28 51 20 15 2 3 0 .301 .344 .418 .762
Road   282 66 8 0 2 30 23 22 9 3 6 0 .234 .287 .284 .570
Grass   574 154 27 0 7 58 74 42 24 5 9 0 .268 .316 .352 .668
Day   374 103 20 0 5 47 45 26 16 5 6 0 .275 .319 .369 .688
Night   200 51 7 0 2 11 29 16 8 0 3 0 .255 .310 .320 .630
As Starter   573 154 27 0 7 58 74 42 24 5 9 0 .269 .316 .353 .669
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   123 31 6 0 1 6 13 7 3 1 3 0 .252 .290 .325 .615
Inning 1-3   237 71 11 0 3 27 27 16 11 3 3 0 .300 .340 .384 .724
Inning 4-6   161 39 7 0 2 17 22 14 9 1 3 0 .242 .301 .323 .624
Inning 7-9   171 41 9 0 2 13 23 12 4 1 3 0 .240 .288 .327 .616
Extra Innings   5 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
0 Outs   193 55 6 0 0 10 36 10 4 1 9 0 .285 .319 .316 .635
1 Outs   231 65 14 0 3 20 25 19 16 4 0 0 .281 .331 .381 .712
2 Outs   150 34 7 0 4 28 13 13 4 0 0 0 .227 .288 .353 .642
Scoring Position   128 35 7 0 3 50 18 9 3 5 9 0 .273 .310 .398 .708
Bases Empty   313 75 13 0 4 4 37 26 20 0 0 0 .240 .298 .319 .617
Runner on 1st   133 44 7 0 0 4 19 7 1 0 0 0 .331 .364 .383 .748
Runner on 2nd   59 14 2 0 1 10 7 7 0 0 8 0 .237 .318 .322 .640
Runner on 3rd   13 3 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 2 1 0 .231 .200 .462 .662
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 7 4 0 0 9 6 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .391 .524 .915
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 5 0 0 1 8 1 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .312 .533 .846
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   8 3 1 0 0 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 .375 .300 .500 .800
Two Strikes   191 43 3 0 4 18 27 19 24 2 0 0 .225 .292 .304 .596
First Pitch   107 40 6 0 1 12 13 0 0 0 1 0 .374 .374 .458 .832
Count 0-1   58 12 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 .207 .207 .241 .448
Count 0-2   24 7 0 0 2 6 4 0 3 1 0 0 .292 .280 .542 .822
Count 1-0   60 7 2 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 .117 .115 .150 .265
Count 1-1   74 27 7 0 2 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 .365 .360 .541 .901
Count 1-2   50 10 1 0 1 5 7 0 6 1 0 0 .200 .196 .280 .476
Count 2-0   25 8 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 .320 .320 .400 .720
Count 2-1   45 13 4 0 0 8 2 0 0 1 1 0 .289 .283 .378 .660
Count 2-2   61 12 2 0 0 2 6 0 7 0 0 0 .197 .197 .230 .426
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 4 1 0 0 2 4 11 0 0 0 0 .286 .600 .357 .957
Full Count   56 14 0 0 1 5 10 19 8 0 0 0 .250 .440 .304 .744
Behind in Count   132 29 3 0 3 12 16 0 9 2 2 0 .220 .216 .311 .527
Ahead in Count   144 32 9 0 0 15 17 23 0 2 6 0 .222 .325 .285 .610
Batting 2nd   573 154 27 0 7 58 74 42 24 5 9 0 .269 .316 .353 .669
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   261 67 15 0 4 13 36 29 14 0 1 0 .257 .331 .360 .691
Medium Leverage   222 61 9 0 2 21 29 9 4 1 5 0 .275 .302 .342 .644
High Leverage   88 26 3 0 1 24 9 4 6 4 3 0 .295 .312 .364 .676
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1943 Philadelphia - MLB 20 28 90 23 3 0 0 11 11 5 0 0 4 11 2 .256 .295 .289 .584 78 77 0.6
1944 Philadelphia - MLB 21 151 543 149 25 6 0 57 54 13 0 6 22 14 12 .274 .288 .343 .631 85 81 1.6
1945 Philadelphia - MLB 22 23 80 12 1 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 4 2 2 .150 .209 .163 .372 11 -2 -0.3
1946 Philadelphia - MLB 23 153 583 184 23 4 4 79 74 45 2 6 11 18 16 .316 .363 .389 .753 113 114 4.9
1947 Philadelphia - MLB 24 150 630 179 25 4 3 56 87 41 3 3 20 8 10 .284 .329 .351 .680 96 96 3.5
1948 Philadelphia - MLB 25 151 600 191 43 6 5 66 97 71 4 6 21 11 15 .318 .391 .435 .826 122 124 4.7
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 26 152 620 187 38 11 4 73 123 69 3 7 17 10 10 .302 .371 .418 .788 116 116 4.0
1950 Philadelphia - MLB 27 154 642 187 40 3 1 78 104 61 1 4 17 9 4 .291 .352 .368 .719 95 96 2.2
1951 Philadelphia - MLB 28 147 591 194 39 2 2 78 101 46 4 3 15 19 19 .328 .379 .411 .790 113 114 1.8
1952 Philadelphia - MLB 29 151 610 200 29 4 9 93 85 57 1 7 26 7 10 .328 .382 .433 .815 133 131 4.3
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 149 607 173 32 3 10 69 76 51 0 4 32 26 13 .285 .338 .397 .735 93 95 2.0
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 140 574 154 27 0 7 58 74 42 0 5 24 7 1 .268 .316 .352 .668 78 84 -0.1
Total MLB 1549 6170 1833 325 43 45 721 888 507 18 51 213 142 114 .297 .350 .386 .735 103 104 29.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 26 6 25 7 2 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .280 .308 .360 .668 83 82 0.1
Total MLB 6 25 7 2 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .280 .308 .360 .668 83 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 27 27 21 55 1 81 5 .938 225.2 3.03 +1.5 1.045
1944 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 150 150 130 341 23 498 27 .946 1288.1 3.29 +4.8 1.019
1945 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 23 23 29 62 8 93 2 .978 202.2 4.04 +2.5 1.043
1946 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 150 150 153 319 21 489 17 .965 1318.2 3.22 +13.9 1.067
1947 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 150 148 125 296 28 431 10 .977 1341.2 2.82 +12.1 1.063
1948 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 149 148 143 302 41 470 25 .947 1327.2 3.02 +2.6 1.012
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 150 150 134 322 25 469 13 .972 1342.1 3.06 -1.5 .999
1950 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 152 152 141 326 29 482 15 .969 1352.0 3.11 -4.1 .983
1951 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 140 140 123 254 31 403 26 .935 1260.1 2.69 -12.4 .936
1952 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 147 145 99 305 23 424 20 .953 1300.0 2.80 -6.0 .973
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 147 147 117 273 32 401 11 .973 1289.1 2.72 -0.2 1.001
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 62 60 72 102 8 184 10 .946 535.1 2.93 -3.4 .960
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 79 79 762 38 73 808 8 .990 679.0 10.60 -4.8 .947
TOTAL 1B 79 79 762 38 73 808 8 .990 679.0 10.60 -4.8 .947
TOTAL 3B 1447 1440 1287 2957 270 4425 181 .959 12784.0 2.99 +9.8 1.006
PLAYER HISTORY
10/10/1942 Signed with the Philadelphia Athletics.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (75); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
04/20/1943 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (75); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
04/18/1944 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (75); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
06/21/1946 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago White Sox, with 1 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI and 4 R.
10/17/1946 Wins the 1946 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 3B.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
10/16/1947 Wins the 1947 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 3B.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
07/11/1948 Was selected to the 1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/23/1948 Wins the 1948 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
09/25/1949 Goes 0-4 against the Washington Senators, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
08/09/1950 Goes 5-5 against the Washington Senators, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
07/01/1951 Hits for the CYCLE, going 6-7 against the Washington Senators, with 8 RBI and 2 runs scored.
07/01/1951 Goes 6-7 against the Washington Senators, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI and 2 R.
07/02/1951 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/21/1951 Goes 6-7 against the Cleveland Indians, with 3 2B, 4 RBI and 5 R.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
05/11/1952 Goes 5-5 against the Washington Senators, with 2 RBI and 3 R.
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/16/1952 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Browns, with 1 RBI and 0 R.
10/23/1952 Was traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with C Carl Sawatski, in exchange for CF Lee Walls and RP Roy Face.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1944 150 1
1946 150 10
1949 150 6
1950 152 1
Year PA Rank
1947 677 7
1948 681 6
1949 699 4
1950 708 3
1952 675 7
1953 662 9
Year AB Rank
1947 630 3
1948 600 8
1949 620 5
1950 642 1
1951 591 4
1952 610 4
1953 607 7
Year H Rank
1946 184 7
1947 179 9
1948 191 7
1949 187 7
1950 187 4
1951 194 1
1952 200 2
Year TB Rank
1952 264 10
Year 2B Rank
1948 43 3
1949 38 3
1950 40 4
1951 39 4
1953 32 6
Year 3B Rank
1949 11 6
Year SB Rank
1949 10 7
1953 26 3
Year RBI Rank
1952 93 7
Year R Rank
1949 123 2
1951 101 7
Year HP Rank
1948 4 10
Year SH Rank
1944 25 5
1947 29 3
1948 31 2
1949 29 2
1951 30 2
Year SF Rank
1944 6 9
1952 7 3
Year AVG Rank
1946 .316 6
1948 .318 7
1951 .328 3
1952 .328 1
Year OBP Rank
1948 .391 9
1952 .382 8
Year RC Rank
1952 98.90 10
Year WAR Rank
1948 4.6 8
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