George Kell vs. Taylor Ward — Career Comparison

George Kell
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star
Taylor Ward
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

George Kell and Taylor Ward are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 112 for George Kell, 107 for Taylor Ward), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 116 vs 112). The overall lean goes to George Kell, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for George Kell and Taylor Ward

George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1795
143.07
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
704
149.1
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7528
600
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2833
600
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6702
534.17
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2494
528.2
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2054
163.71
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
615
130.25
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1541
122.82
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
370
78.36
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
30.69
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
124
26.26
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.99
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.69
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
78
6.22
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
23.93
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
40.89
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
51.89
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
985.6
78.56
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373.17
79.03
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2773
221.01
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1094
231.7
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2711
216.07
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
926
196.12
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
881
70.22
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
76.03
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
69.34
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
73.07
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1673
133.34
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
591
125.17
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1078.58
85.97
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
369.72
78.3
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
2.87
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.57
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
49.5
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
59.3
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.56
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.21
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
22.87
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
689
145.92
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.23
26.23
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
11.88
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.59
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.51
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
188
14.98
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
9.32
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
4.06
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.08
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.87
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.33
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
6.93
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
7.41
George Kell
Career
Per 600 PA
58.62
58.62
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for George Kell and Taylor Ward

George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1788
4.91
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
1.07
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.08
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.02
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9842
27
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16951
27
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280.2
9
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5650.1
9
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2390
6.56
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
2
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3326
9.12
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.46
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.04
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5884
16.14
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
2.17
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5716
15.68
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
2.14
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.197
3.197
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
0.99
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
George Kell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0