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Joe Kuhel
Joseph Anthony Kuhel

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut July 31, 1930
Final Game May 11, 1947
Born June 25, 1906 in Cleveland, OH
Died February 26, 1984 in Kansas City, KS

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1930 24 WSH AL  18   63    9   18   3  3   0   17   1  0   5   6  .286  .348  .429   96   27   1           1    
 1931 25 WSH AL 139  524   70  141  34  8   8   85   7  5  47  45  .269  .335  .410   94  215   2           5    
 1932 26 WSH AL 101  347   52  101  21  5   4   52   5  2  32  19  .291  .353  .415   99  144   0           1    
 1933 27 WSH AL 153  602   89  194  34 10  11  107  17  8  59  48  .322  .385  .467  125  281  11           2     MVP-15
 1934 28 WSH AL  63  263   49   76  12  3   3   25   2  7  30  14  .289  .364  .392   98  103   5           1    
 1935 29 WSH AL 151  633   99  165  25  9   2   74   5  4  78  44  .261  .345  .338   80  214   8           4    
 1936 30 WSH AL 149  588  107  189  42  8  16  118  15  7  64  30  .321  .392  .502  124  295   3           4     MVP-6
 1937 31 WSH AL 136  547   73  155  24 11   6   61   6  3  63  39  .283  .357  .400   94  219   4           0    
 1938 32 CHW AL 117  412   67  110  27  4   8   51   9  7  72  35  .267  .376  .410   95  169   8           0    
 1939 33 CHW AL 139  546  107  164  24  9  15   56  18  5  64  51  .300  .376  .460  110  251  11           2   7 MVP-21
 1940 34 CHW AL 155  603  111  169  28  8  27   94  12  5  87  59  .280  .374  .488  120  294  10           3  11 MVP-13
 1941 35 CHW AL 153  600   99  150  39  5  12   63  20  5  70  55  .250  .331  .392   91  235   5           3  17
 1942 36 CHW AL 115  413   60  103  14  4   4   52  22  9  60  22  .249  .347  .332   93  137   7           2   5
 1943 37 CHW AL 153  531   55  113  21  1   5   46  14  8  76  45  .213  .319  .284   77  151   3           7   8
 1944 38 WSH AL 139  518   90  144  26  7   4   51  11  6  68  40  .278  .364  .378  116  196   9           2  12
 1945 39 WSH AL 142  533   73  152  29 13   2   75  10  5  79  31  .285  .378  .400  134  213   2           1   7 MVP-12
 1946 40 TOT AL  78  258   26   68   9  3   4   22   4  4  26  26  .264  .333  .368   99   95   3           1   7
         WSH AL  14   20    2    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   5   2  .150  .320  .150   38    3   0           0   0
         CHW AL  64  238   24   65   9  3   4   20   4  4  21  24  .273  .335  .387  104   92   3           1   7
 1947 41 CHW AL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons         7984      2212    111     1049     90     612  .277  .359  .406  104       92   0   0  39  74
               2104      1236      412    131      178    980                            3239
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        615   95  170  32  9  10   81  14  7  75  47  .277  .359  .406  104  249   7   0   0   3   6
 Career High    155  633  111  194  42 13  27  118  22  9  87  59  .322  .392  .502  134  295  11   0   0   7  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1930 24 WSH AL   70   46    9   5.2   116| .286  .295| .348  .359| .429  .434| .777  .793|  96  .496  -0.7  -0.1 100%
 1931 25 WSH AL  578  390   70   4.8   109| .269  .288| .335  .355| .410  .411| .745  .766|  94  .489  -5.3  -0.5  58%
 1932 26 WSH AL  380  248   51   5.5   110| .291  .284| .353  .355| .415  .417| .768  .772|  99  .543  -0.6  -0.1  71%
 1933 27 WSH AL  674  427  108   6.8   105| .322  .280| .385  .351| .467  .403| .852  .754| 125  .658  22.0   2.1  68%
 1934 28 WSH AL  299  199   35   4.7   108| .289  .283| .364  .356| .392  .408| .756  .764|  98  .469  -0.2   0.0  22%
 1935 29 WSH AL  723  480   73   4.1   109| .261  .284| .345  .356| .338  .410| .683  .766|  80  .404 -17.4  -1.7  55%
 1936 30 WSH AL  659  409  114   7.4   117| .321  .292| .392  .367| .502  .429| .894  .796| 124  .630  22.4   2.0  68%
 1937 31 WSH AL  614  399   78   5.2   113| .283  .285| .357  .359| .400  .424| .757  .784|  94  .492  -4.9  -0.4  66%
 1938 32 CHW AL  492  317   63   5.2   120| .267  .293| .376  .372| .410  .436| .786  .808|  95  .496  -1.5  -0.1  56%
 1939 33 CHW AL  623  405   95   6.2   116| .300  .290| .376  .366| .460  .429| .836  .795| 110  .592   7.4   0.7  78%
 1940 34 CHW AL  703  460  109   6.3   112| .280  .280| .374  .354| .488  .425| .862  .779| 120  .607  18.4   1.7  70%
 1941 35 CHW AL  678  477   79   4.4   106| .250  .274| .331  .351| .392  .404| .723  .755|  91  .470  -7.3  -0.7  80%
 1942 36 CHW AL  482  331   49   4.0    93| .249  .263| .347  .337| .332  .368| .679  .706|  93  .483  -2.1  -0.2  70%
 1943 37 CHW AL  617  437   47   2.9    87| .213  .256| .319  .330| .284  .353| .603  .684|  77  .385 -12.8  -1.4  63%
 1944 38 WSH AL  597  401   71   4.8    88| .278  .263| .364  .329| .378  .360| .742  .689| 116  .577  12.9   1.4  64%
 1945 39 WSH AL  615  395   81   5.5    82| .285  .252| .378  .323| .400  .343| .778  .665| 134  .655  25.4   2.7  66%
 1946 40 TOT AL  288  204   31   4.1    92| .264  .259| .333  .332| .368  .372| .701  .704|  99  .489  -0.4   0.0  50%
         WSH AL   25   17    1   1.6    91| .150  .256| .320  .330| .150  .369| .470  .699|  38  .144  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         CHW AL  263  187   30   4.3    92| .273  .259| .335  .332| .387  .372| .722  .705| 104  .514   1.0   0.1  50%
 1947 41 CHW AL    3    3    0   0.0    93| .000  .258| .000  .337| .000  .371| .000  .708|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     9095 6028 1163   5.2   105| .277  .277| .359  .350| .406  .401| .765  .751| 104  .539  54.7   5.3  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1930 24 WSH AL  1B   16    149    8    3   10  .981  .989  9.81  9.53            
 1931 25 WSH AL  1B  139   1255   57   12  119  .991  .991  9.44  7.19            
 1932 26 WSH AL  1B   85    761   45    5   64  .994  .989  9.48  9.83            
 1933 27 WSH AL  1B  153   1498   61    7  126  .996  .989 10.19  6.54            
 1934 28 WSH AL  1B   63    618   23    4   62  .994  .991 10.17  9.91            
 1935 29 WSH AL  1B  151   1425   87   14  150  .991  .992 10.01  6.62            
 1936 30 WSH AL  1B  149   1452   73   10  138  .993  .991 10.23  6.71            
 1937 31 WSH AL  1B  136   1242   85    9  141  .993  .991  9.76  7.35            
 1938 32 CHW AL  1B  111   1136   59   14   97  .988  .990 10.77  9.01            
 1939 33 CHW AL  1B  136   1256   72   11  113  .992  .990  9.76  7.35            
 1940 34 CHW AL  1B  155   1395   91   18  112  .988  .989  9.59  6.45            
 1941 35 CHW AL  1B  151   1444  108   10  113  .994  .990 10.28  6.62            
 1942 36 CHW AL  1B  112   1085   70   11   94  .991  .989 10.31  8.93            
 1943 37 CHW AL  1B  153   1471  106    8  143  .995  .991 10.31  6.54            
 1944 38 WSH AL  1B  138   1251   83   17  119  .987  .990  9.67  7.25            
 1945 39 WSH AL  1B  141   1323   94   16  101  .989  .989 10.05  7.09            
 1946 40 TOT AL  1B   68    625   41    4   67  .994  .989  9.79  9.24            
         WSH AL  1B    5     29    3    0    2 1.000  .988  6.40  9.24            
         CHW AL  1B   63    596   38    4   65  .994  .989 10.06  9.24            
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1930 24 WSH AL  1B   16    149    8    3   10  .981  .989  9.81  9.53            
 1931 25 WSH AL  1B  139   1255   57   12  119  .991  .991  9.44  7.19            
 1932 26 WSH AL  1B   85    761   45    5   64  .994  .989  9.48  9.83            
 1933 27 WSH AL  1B  153   1498   61    7  126  .996  .989 10.19  6.54            
 1934 28 WSH AL  1B   63    618   23    4   62  .994  .991 10.17  9.91            
 1935 29 WSH AL  1B  151   1425   87   14  150  .991  .992 10.01  6.62            
 1936 30 WSH AL  1B  149   1452   73   10  138  .993  .991 10.23  6.71            
 1937 31 WSH AL  1B  136   1242   85    9  141  .993  .991  9.76  7.35            
 1938 32 CHW AL  1B  111   1136   59   14   97  .988  .990 10.77  9.01            
 1939 33 CHW AL  1B  136   1256   72   11  113  .992  .990  9.76  7.35            
 1940 34 CHW AL  1B  155   1395   91   18  112  .988  .989  9.59  6.45            
 1941 35 CHW AL  1B  151   1444  108   10  113  .994  .990 10.28  6.62            
 1942 36 CHW AL  1B  112   1085   70   11   94  .991  .989 10.31  8.93            
 1943 37 CHW AL  1B  153   1471  106    8  143  .995  .991 10.31  6.54            
 1944 38 WSH AL  1B  138   1251   83   17  119  .987  .990  9.67  7.25            
 1945 39 WSH AL  1B  141   1323   94   16  101  .989  .989 10.05  7.09            
 1946 40 TOT AL  1B   68    625   41    4   67  .994  .989  9.79  9.24            
         WSH AL  1B    5     29    3    0    2 1.000  .988  6.40  9.24            
         CHW AL  1B   63    596   38    4   65  .994  .989 10.06  9.24            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Position Total  1B 2057  19386 1163  173 1769  .992  .990  9.99  7.41            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Overall Total      2057  19386 1163  173 1769  .992  .990  9.99  7.41

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1933   WS    WSH NYG     L   5  20   1   3  0  0  0   1   1   4  .150  .190  .150   0  1   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1933-AL-15-0.06
1936-AL-6-0.34
1939-AL-21-0.02
1940-AL-13-0.05
1945-AL-12-0.09
Car-390-0.56 shares

Batting Average
1933 AL-.322-6

On-base %
1945 AL-.378-8

OPS
1945 AL-.778-10

Games
1933 AL-153-3
1935 AL-151-5
1940 AL-155-1
1941 AL-153-6
1943 AL-153-8

At Bats
1933 AL-602-6
1935 AL-633-3
1940 AL-603-6
1941 AL-600-4

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1933 AL-674-8
1935 AL-723-1
1940 AL-703-4
1941 AL-678-7
1945 AL-615-10

Runs
1939 AL-107-10
1940 AL-111-5
1941 AL-99-10
1944 AL-90-9
1945 AL-73-10

Hits
1933 AL-194-8

Total Bases
1933 AL-281-7
1940 AL-294-8

Doubles
1936 AL-42-8
1941 AL-39-4
1945 AL-29-7

Triples
1937 AL-11-8
1945 AL-13-3

Home Runs
1940 AL-27-7

RBI
1933 AL-107-5
1945 AL-75-6

Bases on Balls
1935 AL-78-10
1940 AL-87-8
1943 AL-76-9
1944 AL-68-9
1945 AL-79-5

Stolen Bases
1933 AL-17-4
1936 AL-15-8
1939 AL-18-5
1940 AL-12-10
1941 AL-20-2
1942 AL-22-3
1943 AL-14-8
1944 AL-11-8
1945 AL-10-9

Singles
1933 AL-139-6

Adjusted OPS+
1945 AL-134-6

Runs Created
1933 AL-108-7
1940 AL-109-7
1945 AL-81-6

Adjusted Batting Runs
1945 AL-25-7

Batting Wins
1945 AL-2.7-7

Extra-Base Hits
1933 AL-55-10
1945 AL-44-8

Times on Base
1933 AL-255-7
1940 AL-259-9
1945 AL-232-6

Offensive Win%
1945 AL-.655-10

Hit By Pitch
1931 AL-5-8
1935 AL-4-7
1936 AL-4-10
1940 AL-3-8
1941 AL-3-10
1943 AL-7-2

Sac. Hits
1940 AL-10-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1941 AL-17-6

Caught Stealing
1934 AL-7-9
1938 AL-7-10
1942 AL-9-10
1943 AL-8-9

Power/Speed Number
1933 AL-13.4-5
1936 AL-15.5-4
1939 AL-16.4-2
1940 AL-16.6-3
1941 AL-15.0-3

Outs
1933 AL-427-8
1935 AL-480-1
1940 AL-460-8
1941 AL-477-3

Oldest Player
1946 AL-40-8
1947 AL-41-5

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 79 (294) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 25.0 (419) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 28.5 (599) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
March 18, 1938: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Zeke Bonura.
November 24, 1943: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Chicago White Sox.
June 13, 1946: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Washington Senators.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Joe Kuhel's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
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MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1933-AL-15-0.06 1936-AL-6-0.34 1939-AL-21-0.02 1940-AL-13-0.05 1945-AL-12-0.09 Car-390-0.56 shares	Batting Average 1933 AL-.322-6	On-base % 1945 AL-.378-8	OPS 1945 AL-.778-10	Games 1933 AL-153-3 1935 AL-151-5 1940 AL-155-1 1941 AL-153-6 1943 AL-153-8	At Bats 1933 AL-602-6 1935 AL-633-3 1940 AL-603-6 1941 AL-600-4
Plate Appearances (approx.) 1933 AL-674-8 1935 AL-723-1 1940 AL-703-4 1941 AL-678-7 1945 AL-615-10	Runs 1939 AL-107-10 1940 AL-111-5 1941 AL-99-10 1944 AL-90-9 1945 AL-73-10	Hits 1933 AL-194-8	Total Bases 1933 AL-281-7 1940 AL-294-8	Doubles 1936 AL-42-8 1941 AL-39-4 1945 AL-29-7	Triples 1937 AL-11-8 1945 AL-13-3
Home Runs 1940 AL-27-7	RBI 1933 AL-107-5 1945 AL-75-6	Bases on Balls 1935 AL-78-10 1940 AL-87-8 1943 AL-76-9 1944 AL-68-9 1945 AL-79-5	Stolen Bases 1933 AL-17-4 1936 AL-15-8 1939 AL-18-5 1940 AL-12-10 1941 AL-20-2 1942 AL-22-3 1943 AL-14-8 1944 AL-11-8 1945 AL-10-9	Singles 1933 AL-139-6	Adjusted OPS+ 1945 AL-134-6
Runs Created 1933 AL-108-7 1940 AL-109-7 1945 AL-81-6	Adjusted Batting Runs 1945 AL-25-7	Batting Wins 1945 AL-2.7-7	Extra-Base Hits 1933 AL-55-10 1945 AL-44-8	Times on Base 1933 AL-255-7 1940 AL-259-9 1945 AL-232-6	Offensive Win% 1945 AL-.655-10
Hit By Pitch 1931 AL-5-8 1935 AL-4-7 1936 AL-4-10 1940 AL-3-8 1941 AL-3-10 1943 AL-7-2	Sac. Hits 1940 AL-10-7	Grounded into Double Plays 1941 AL-17-6	Caught Stealing 1934 AL-7-9 1938 AL-7-10 1942 AL-9-10 1943 AL-8-9	Power/Speed Number 1933 AL-13.4-5 1936 AL-15.5-4 1939 AL-16.4-2 1940 AL-16.6-3 1941 AL-15.0-3	Outs 1933 AL-427-8 1935 AL-480-1 1940 AL-460-8 1941 AL-477-3
Oldest Player 1946 AL-40-8 1947 AL-41-5