How George Kell's BABIP Compares to Similar Players
George Kell posted a career BABIP of .311, near the league average of .289 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best BABIP season came in 1949, posting .348, well above the league average of .280 that year. The lowest point came in 1943 at .200, well below the league average of .271 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .323 in 1955 to .276 in 1956 and .290 in 1957. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 15 seasons.
George Kell Lifetime BABIP
Stats similar to BABIP for George Kell
| George Kell
BABIP |
|---|
| Career | 0.311 |
| Season Avg. | 0.311 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.311 |
| More Info | See More |
George Kell BABIP Per Season
George Kell's BABIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
George Kell BABIP by Team
George Kell's career BABIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
George Kell BABIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how George Kell's career BABIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
George Kell BABIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes George Kell's seasonal BABIP alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
George Kell BABIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of George Kell's MLB career with BABIP alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
