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George Pinkney
George Burton Pinkney

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 7", Weight 160 lb.

Debut August 16, 1884
Final Game September 29, 1893
Born January 11, 1859 in Orange Prairie, IL
Died November 10, 1926 in Peoria, IL

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Batting Glossary /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1884 25 CLV NL  36  144   18   45   9  0   0   16         10   7  .313  .357  .375  128   54                    
 1885 26 BRO AA 110  447   77  124  16  5   0   42   0     27      .277  .328  .336  110  150               7    
 1886 27 BRO AA 141  597  119  156  22  7   0   37  32     70      .261  .339  .322  108  192               0    
 1887 28 BRO AA 138  580  133  155  26  6   3   69  59     61      .267  .343  .348   91  202               6    
 1888 29 BRO AA 143  575  134  156  18  8   4   52  51     66      .271  .358  .351  126  202              12    
 1889 30 BRO AA 138  545  103  134  25  7   4   82  47     59  43  .246  .327  .339   94  185               7    
 1890 31 BRO NL 126  485  115  150  20  9   7   83  47     80  19  .309  .411  .431  144  209               4    
 1891 32 BRO NL 135  501   80  137  19  6   2   71  44     67  32  .273  .367  .347  109  174               7    
 1892 33 STL NL  78  290   31   50   3  2   0   25   4     36  26  .172  .268  .197   38   57               2    
 1893 34 LOU NL 118  446   64  105  12  6   1   62  12     50   8  .235  .323  .296   71  132               8    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1163 4610  874 1212 170 56  21  539 296  0 526 135  .263  .345  .338  103 1557   0   0   0  53   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        642  122  169  24  8   3   75  41  0  73  19  .263  .345  .338  103  217   0   0   0   7   0
 Career High    143  597  134  156  26  9   7   83  59  0  80  43  .309  .411  .431  144  209   0   0   0  12   0

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1884 25 CLV NL  154   99   19   5.1    76| .313  .254| .357  .294| .375  .351| .732  .646| 128  .645   5.2   0.6     
 1885 26 BRO AA  481  323   48   4.0    73| .277  .251| .328  .297| .336  .337| .664  .634| 110  .566   6.1   0.7     
 1886 27 BRO AA  667  441   65   3.9    74| .261  .246| .339  .309| .322  .327| .661  .636| 108  .547   8.0   0.9     
 1887 28 BRO AA  647  425   68   4.1    98| .267  .281| .343  .345| .348  .379| .691  .724|  91  .471  -5.4  -0.5     
 1888 29 BRO AA  653  419   70   4.4    72| .271  .245| .358  .303| .351  .324| .709  .628| 126  .640  20.4   2.4     
 1889 30 BRO AA  611  411   59   3.7    88| .246  .262| .327  .333| .339  .355| .666  .688|  94  .455  -3.2  -0.3     
 1890 31 BRO NL  569  335   85   6.7    89| .309  .260| .411  .337| .431  .352| .842  .690| 144  .725  30.8   3.2     
 1891 32 BRO NL  575  364   62   4.5    87| .273  .259| .367  .333| .347  .352| .714  .684| 109  .561   8.7   0.9     
 1892 33 STL NL  328  240   15   1.6    85| .172  .257| .268  .331| .197  .344| .465  .676|  38  .189 -21.5  -2.4     
 1893 34 LOU NL  504  341   41   3.2    99| .235  .276| .323  .352| .296  .375| .619  .728|  71  .311 -16.9  -1.6     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     5189 3398  532   4.1    85| .263  .259| .345  .325| .338  .349| .683  .675| 103  .525  32.3   3.9     

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

Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1886 27 BRO AA   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    2    1    1   0    0    0   0   0     5       0  4.50  3.44   76 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    2    1    1   0    0    0   0   0     5       0  4.50  3.44   76 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0  136.0  136   68   68   0    0    0   0   0   340   0   0  4.50  3.44   76 1.000

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

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1884 25 CLV NL  2B   25     56   67   22   10  .848  .890  4.92  5.73                        
                 SS   11     17   43   10    1  .857  .865  5.45  4.25                        
 1885 26 BRO AA  2B   57    147  173   34   15  .904  .901  5.61  6.05                        
                 3B   51     56   83   20    4  .874  .860  2.73  2.97                        
                 SS    3      4   11    2    1  .882  .877  5.00  4.67                        
 1886 27 BRO AA  3B  141    184  234   69   17  .858  .849  2.96  3.14                        
                  P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  1.80    0    2.0
 1887 28 BRO AA  3B  136    196  290   60   26  .890  .850  3.57  3.31                        
                 SS    2      1    4    0    0 1.000  .862  2.50  4.45                        
 1888 29 BRO AA  3B  143    189  234   48   14  .898  .867  2.96  3.44                        
 1889 30 BRO AA  3B  138    183  278   53   19  .897  .857  3.34  3.53                        
 1890 31 BRO NL  3B  126    179  222   29   15  .933  .884  3.18  3.50                        
 1891 32 BRO NL  3B  130    146  261   43   10  .904  .881  3.13  3.62                        
                 SS    5      6   15    3    0  .875  .890  4.20  5.16                        
 1892 33 STL NL  3B   78     84  161   31   12  .888  .879  3.14  3.53                        
 1893 34 LOU NL  3B  118    126  279   34   26  .923  .893  3.43  3.75                        
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1884 25 CLV NL  2B   25     56   67   22   10  .848  .890  4.92  5.73                        
 1885 26 BRO AA  2B   57    147  173   34   15  .904  .901  5.61  6.05                        

 1885 26 BRO AA  3B   51     56   83   20    4  .874  .860  2.73  2.97                        
 1886 27 BRO AA  3B  141    184  234   69   17  .858  .849  2.96  3.14                        
 1887 28 BRO AA  3B  136    196  290   60   26  .890  .850  3.57  3.31                        
 1888 29 BRO AA  3B  143    189  234   48   14  .898  .867  2.96  3.44                        
 1889 30 BRO AA  3B  138    183  278   53   19  .897  .857  3.34  3.53                        
 1890 31 BRO NL  3B  126    179  222   29   15  .933  .884  3.18  3.50                        
 1891 32 BRO NL  3B  130    146  261   43   10  .904  .881  3.13  3.62                        
 1892 33 STL NL  3B   78     84  161   31   12  .888  .879  3.14  3.53                        
 1893 34 LOU NL  3B  118    126  279   34   26  .923  .893  3.43  3.75                        

 1886 27 BRO AA   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  1.80    0    2.0

 1884 25 CLV NL  SS   11     17   43   10    1  .857  .865  5.45  4.25                        
 1885 26 BRO AA  SS    3      4   11    2    1  .882  .877  5.00  4.67                        
 1887 28 BRO AA  SS    2      1    4    0    0 1.000  .862  2.50  4.45                        
 1891 32 BRO NL  SS    5      6   15    3    0  .875  .890  4.20  5.16                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  3B 1061   1343 2042  387  143  .897  .868  3.19  3.44                        
                 2B   82    203  240   56   25  .888  .898  5.40  5.95                        
                 SS   21     28   73   15    2  .871  .871  4.81  4.55                        
                  P*   1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                0    2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      1165   1574 2355  458  170  .896  .871  3.37  3.64

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1889   WS    BRO NYG     L   9  31   2   8  2  0  0   3   4   2  .258  .343  .323   2                
 1890   WS    BRO LOU     T   4  14   4   5  0  2  0   3   2   1  .357  .438  .643   1                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-1  13  45   6  13  2  2  0   6   6   3  .289  .373  .422   3                
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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.

Batting Average
1890 NL-.309-8

On-base %
1888 AA-.358-8
1890 NL-.411-3

Slugging %
1890 NL-.431-10

OPS
1890 NL-.842-4

Games
1886 AA-141-1
1887 AA-138-3
1888 AA-143-1
1889 AA-138-7

At Bats
1886 AA-597-1
1887 AA-580-4
1888 AA-575-2

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1886 AA-667-1
1887 AA-647-2
1888 AA-653-1

Runs
1886 AA-119-5
1887 AA-133-9
1888 AA-134-1
1890 NL-115-7

Hits
1886 AA-156-8
1888 AA-156-7

Total Bases
1890 NL-209-10

Home Runs
1890 NL-7-5

RBI
1890 NL-83-8

Bases on Balls
1886 AA-70-1
1888 AA-66-5
1890 NL-80-7

Stolen Bases
1890 NL-47-10

Singles
1885 AA-103-7
1886 AA-127-4
1888 AA-126-3

Adjusted OPS+
1890 NL-144-6

Runs Created
1888 AA-70-7
1890 NL-85-6

Adjusted Batting Runs
1888 AA-20-10
1890 NL-31-5

Batting Wins
1888 AA-2.4-10
1890 NL-3.2-4

Times on Base
1886 AA-226-4
1888 AA-234-1
1890 NL-234-7

Offensive Win%
1890 NL-.725-4

Hit By Pitch
1885 AA-7-7
1888 AA-12-7

Power/Speed Number
1890 NL-12.2-5

At Bats per Strikeout
1890 NL-25.5-5
1893 NL-55.8-9

At Bats per Home Run
1890 NL-69.3-8

Outs
1886 AA-441-3
1887 AA-425-4
1888 AA-419-1
1889 AA-411-5

Games Finished
1886 AA-1-9

Black Ink: Batting - 8 (274) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 48 (510) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 16.4 (873) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 22.5 (710) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
January 3, 1885: Purchased by the Brooklyn Grays from the Cleveland Blues.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View George Pinkney's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
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Batting Average 1890 NL-.309-8	On-base % 1888 AA-.358-8 1890 NL-.411-3	Slugging % 1890 NL-.431-10	OPS 1890 NL-.842-4	Games 1886 AA-141-1 1887 AA-138-3 1888 AA-143-1 1889 AA-138-7	At Bats 1886 AA-597-1 1887 AA-580-4 1888 AA-575-2
Plate Appearances (approx.) 1886 AA-667-1 1887 AA-647-2 1888 AA-653-1	Runs 1886 AA-119-5 1887 AA-133-9 1888 AA-134-1 1890 NL-115-7	Hits 1886 AA-156-8 1888 AA-156-7	Total Bases 1890 NL-209-10	Home Runs 1890 NL-7-5	RBI 1890 NL-83-8
Bases on Balls 1886 AA-70-1 1888 AA-66-5 1890 NL-80-7	Stolen Bases 1890 NL-47-10	Singles 1885 AA-103-7 1886 AA-127-4 1888 AA-126-3	Adjusted OPS+ 1890 NL-144-6	Runs Created 1888 AA-70-7 1890 NL-85-6	Adjusted Batting Runs 1888 AA-20-10 1890 NL-31-5
Batting Wins 1888 AA-2.4-10 1890 NL-3.2-4	Times on Base 1886 AA-226-4 1888 AA-234-1 1890 NL-234-7	Offensive Win% 1890 NL-.725-4	Hit By Pitch 1885 AA-7-7 1888 AA-12-7	Power/Speed Number 1890 NL-12.2-5	At Bats per Strikeout 1890 NL-25.5-5 1893 NL-55.8-9
At Bats per Home Run 1890 NL-69.3-8	Outs 1886 AA-441-3 1887 AA-425-4 1888 AA-419-1 1889 AA-411-5	Games Finished 1886 AA-1-9