George Kell vs. Eddie Mathews — Career Comparison

George Kell
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star
Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Mathews holds a real edge over George Kell in this comparison. Eddie Mathews led in home run production (HR/PA+ 254 vs 65), walk rate (BB%+ 174 vs 89), and slugging (SLG+ 142 vs 116). George Kell held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 286 vs 88). The edge belongs to Eddie Mathews.

Hitting Stats for George Kell and Eddie Mathews

George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1795
143.07
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2391
142.03
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
7528
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6702
534.17
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2054
163.71
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1541
122.82
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
30.69
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
354
21.03
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.99
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.28
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
78
6.22
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
513
40.89
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
55.72
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
985.6
78.56
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697.92
100.86
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
2773
221.01
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4349
258.33
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
2711
216.07
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3785
224.83
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
881
70.22
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
89.63
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
870
69.34
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
86.31
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
1673
133.34
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2450
145.53
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
1078.58
85.97
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.93
100.26
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.87
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.54
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
621
49.5
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.56
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
22.87
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1487
88.33
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.23
26.23
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6.79
6.79
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
11.88
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.14
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.59
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.45
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
188
14.98
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
7.31
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
4.06
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
4.04
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.87
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.32
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
6.93
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
58.62
58.62
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.55
63.55

Fielding Stats for George Kell and Eddie Mathews

George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1788
4.91
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2345
1.2
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.08
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1995
1.02
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9842
27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280.2
9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2390
6.56
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3326
9.12
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
2.24
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.46
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.16
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5884
16.14
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7664
3.91
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5716
15.68
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7351
3.75
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.197
3.197
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.135
3.135
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.07
85.07
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
0.99
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
0.23
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0