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Billy HamiltonvsGeorge Kell

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

CF · VAL group BAT

Billy Hamilton

1888–1901 · 14 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

George Kell

1943–1957 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Billy Hamilton and George Kell: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Billy Hamilton	Stat	George Kell
14	Seasons	15
85.2	Career VAL	73.9
11.9 (1900)	Peak-season VAL	11.9 (1950)
Inducted 1961	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1983
—	All-Star Selections	10×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Billy Hamilton and George Kell have
Billy Hamilton	Stat	George Kell
Career
1,591	Games	1,795
Batting
2,159	Hits	2,054
40	Home runs	78
739	RBI	870
1,691	Runs	881
912	Stolen bases	51
1,187

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Billy Hamilton	George Kell
21	—	0
22	1	0
23	5.8	6.9
24	5.4	5.9
25	7.2	1.7
26	8.9	11.5
27	6.9	11.9
28	6.1	9
29	7.2	6.6
30	8.7	6.7
31	3.3	0.9
32	6.3	6.8
33	0.4	2.5
34	11.9	3.5
35	6.1	—