George Bamberger

George Irvin Bamberger

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 1, 1923 in Staten Island, NY
High School: McKee Tech HS (Staten Island, NY)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1951
Teams (by GP): Giants/Orioles 1951-1959

Final Game: April 22, 1959
Died: April 4, 2004 in North Redington Beach, FL
Buried: Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, FL
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1946	22	SFG-min	C	13	3	.813	1.35	26	18					160.0	121	52	24		87								1.300	6.8		4.9			ERI · MATL
1947	23	SFG-min	B	12	11	.522	3.49	33	22					165.0	135	87	64		99								1.418	7.4		5.4			MAN · NENL
1948	24	SFG-min	AAA	2	2	.500	6.37	25	7		1	0		65.0	83	52	46		42		28	0	0	4			1.923	11.5		5.8	3.9	0.67	JER · IL
1949	25	SFG-min	AAA	14	11	.560	4.50	32	26		13	5		194.0	193	119	97		87		98	1	1	11			1.443	9.0		4.0	4.5	1.13	JER · IL
1950	26	OLD	AAA	17	13	.567	4.23	39	32		14	2		236.0	226	120	111		112		133	1	5	13			1.432	8.6		4.3	5.1	1.19	OLD · PCL
1951	27	SFG-min	AAA	11	11	.500	3.36	26	25		12	4		174.0	158	75	65		57		68	0	0	5			1.236	8.2		2.9	3.5	1.19	OTT · IL
1951	27	NYG	NL	0	0		18.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	4	4	2	2		1	0	0	0	11	26	3.000	18.0	9.0	9.0	4.5	0.50
1952	28	OLD	Opn	14	6	.700	2.88	27	18		7	2		150.0	129	59	48		36		67	0	2	6			1.100	7.7		2.2	4.0	1.86	OLD · PCL
1952	28	NYG	NL	0	0		9.00	5	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	6	4	4	1	6		0	0	0	0	23	45	3.000	13.5	2.3	13.5	0.0	0.00

1953	29	OLD	Opn	15	16	.484	5.00	47	35		12	4		245.0	289	146	136	22	100		111	3	1	3			1.588	10.6	0.8	3.7	4.1	1.11	OLD · PCL
1954	30	OLD	Opn	11	8	.579	3.53	40	24		6	1		178.2	170	75	70	14	81		61	3	0	3			1.405	8.6	0.7	4.1	3.1	0.75	OLD · PCL
1955	31	OLD	Opn	12	14	.462	4.15	35	25		10	0		180.0	182	87	83	7	61		70	1	0	0			1.350	9.1	0.4	3.0	3.5	1.15	OLD · PCL
1956	32	BAL-min	Opn	9	14	.391	4.07	30	28		8	3		185.2	215	101	84	20	45		69	2	0	3			1.400	10.4	1.0	2.2	3.3	1.53	VAN · PCL
1957	33	BAL-min	Opn	14	12	.538	4.01	34	27		12	2		199.2	244	98	89	17	46		73	3	0	4			1.452	11.0	0.8	2.1	3.3	1.59	VAN · PCL
1958	34	BAL-min	AAA	15	11	.577	2.45	31	24		14	5		184.0	183	58	50	16	26		71	1	0	1			1.136	9.0	0.8	1.3	3.5	2.73	VAN · PCL
1959	35	BAL-min	AAA	11	7	.611	2.98	25	22		10	4		160.0	167	60	53	19	27		75	0	0	4			1.212	9.4	1.1	1.5	4.2	2.78	VAN · PCL
1959	35	BAL	AL	0	0		7.56	3	1	1	0	0	1	8.1	15	7	7	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	39	52	2.040	16.2	1.1	2.2	2.2	1.00
1960	36	BAL-min	AAA	12	12	.500	3.80	35	30					206.0	238	111	87	20	34								1.320	10.4	0.9	1.5			VAN · PCL
1961	37	ATL-min	AAA	12	6	.667	3.77	31	30					196.0	195	97	82	22	42								1.209	9.0	1.0	1.9			VAN · PCL
1962	38	MIN-min	AAA	12	12	.500	3.16	34	27		13	2		228.0	227	98	80	23	37	3	135	2	1	6			1.158	9.0	0.9	1.5	5.3	3.65	VAN · PCL
1963	39	MIN-min	AAA	7	15	.318	4.53	35	23					169.0	205	101	85	18	29		86						1.385	10.9	1.0	1.5	4.6	2.97	DFW · PCL
3 Yrs				0	0		9.42	10	1	2	0	0	1	14.1	25	15	15	4	10	0	3	0	0	1	73	44	2.442	15.7	2.5	6.3	1.9	0.30
162 Game Avg.				0	0		9.42	62	6	12	0	0	6	88	155	93	93	25	62		19	0	0	6	451	44	2.442	15.7	2.5	6.3	1.9	0.30

NYG (2 yrs)				0	0		12.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	8	8	3	8		1	0	0	0	34	36	3.000	15.0	4.5	12.0	1.5	0.13
BAL (1 yr)				0	0		7.56	3	1	1	0	0	1	8.1	15	7	7	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	39	52	2.040	16.2	1.1	2.2	2.2	1.00

NL (2 yrs)				0	0		12.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	8	8	3	8		1	0	0	0	34	36	3.000	15.0	4.5	12.0	1.5	0.13
AL (1 yr)				0	0		7.56	3	1	1	0	0	1	8.1	15	7	7	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	39	52	2.040	16.2	1.1	2.2	2.2	1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1951	27	NYG	NL	2.0	2	0	4	18.00	5.72	0.19	0.00	88.2	4.88	-3	-0.3	.6	0.1	-0.2	-3	.366	.498	$
1952	28	NYG	NL	4.0	5	0	4	9.00	4.52	0.13	0.00	97.2	4.26	-2	-0.2	.9	0.0	-0.2	-2	.456	.499	$

1959	35	BAL	AL	8.1	3	1	7	7.56	4.64	0.08	0.00	96.9	4.42	-3	-0.3	.8	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.408	.498	$
3 Seasons				14.1	10	1	15	9.42	4.76	0.11	0.00	95.8	4.44	-8	-0.8	.8	0.1	-0.6	-7	.423	.498	$

NYG (2 yrs)				6.0	7	0	8	12.00	4.92	0.15	0.00	94.2	4.47	-5	-0.5	.8	0.1	-0.4	-4	.430	.498	$
BAL (1 yr)				8.1	3	1	7	7.56	4.64	0.08	0.00	96.9	4.42	-3	-0.3	.8	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.408	.498	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1951	27	NYG	NL	2	11	9	4	4	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	.444	.545	1.222	1.768	.333	11	1	0	0	0		0
1952	28	NYG	NL	5	18	17	4	6	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	.353	.522	.529	1.051	.313	9	0	0	0	0		0

1959	35	BAL	AL	3	39	37	7	15	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.405	.436	.595	1.030	.412	22	2	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				10	68	63	15	25	5	0	4	0	0	10	3	.397	.479	.667	1.146	.375	42	3	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				62	420	389	93	155	31	0	25	0	0	62	19	.397	.479	.667	1.146	.375	260	19	0	0	0		0
MLB Averages																.259	.330	.387	.717	.275

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1951	27	NYG	NL	-2.8	-0.3	11	-0.2	0.0	-0.3	.38	-0.3	-0.3	-3.1	-0.3	0.38	-2.8	0	1	1
1952	28	NYG	NL	-2.0	-0.2	18	-0.1	0.2	-0.3	.86	-0.2	0.1	-1.7	-0.2	0.86	-1.5	1	2	1

1959	35	BAL	AL	-3.0	-0.3	40	-0.3	0.9	-1.2	1.29	-0.3	0.0	-3.2	-0.3	1.29	-3.2	0	2	0
3 Yrs				-7.7	-0.8	69	-0.7	1.1	-1.8	1.03	-0.8	0.1	-8.0	-0.8	1.03	-7.5	1	5	2

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1959	35	BAL	AL	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	39.0	39	39	3	1	0	1	7.9	4.5	6.3
1 Yr				3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	39	39	39	3	1	0	1	7.9	4.5	6.3
MLB Averages													.500						50%	51	118	-6					4.4	4.4	6.5

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1951	27	NYG	NL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		4	.379	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	1	0	3.0
1952	28	NYG	NL	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	2	100%	7	.859	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	3	0	3	0	0	2.4

1959	35	BAL	AL	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0		5	1.288	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	3.0
3 Yrs				10	9	2	0	0	1	1	0	100%	1	0	2	2	100%		1.027	1	5	2	1	1	6	1	7	2	5	2	0	2.7

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1951	27	NYG	NL	11	55%	18.2%	9.1%	18.2%	27.3%	75%	1.50	55%	3	1	33%
1952	28	NYG	NL	23	83%	5.6%	0.0%	33.3%	5.6%	17%	1.67	89%	2	0	0%

1959	35	BAL	AL	39	74%	2.6%	5.1%	5.1%	12.8%	33%	2.67	87%	8	2	25%
3 Yrs				73	74%	5.9%	4.4%	14.7%	13.2%	36%	2.18	82%	13	3	23%
MLB Averages					51%	2.3%	12.4%	9.7%	6.7%	27%	0.97	80%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1951	27	NYG	NL	11	4			2	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952	28	NYG	NL	18	6			1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0%	0	0	0	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

1959	35	BAL	AL	39	15			1	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	67%	0	1	0	17	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3 Yrs				68	25			4	0	0	2	2	1	3	4	2	0	50%	0	1	0	30	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
MLB Averages																		52%							56%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	ERA	G	GS	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1951	27	18.00	2	0	0	0	2.0	4	4	4	2	2		1	0	11	26	3.000	18.0	9.0	9.0	4.5	0.50	26
1952	28	12.00	7	0	1	0	6.0	10	8	8	3	8		1	0	34	36	3.000	15.0	4.5	12.0	1.5	0.13	36
1953	29	12.00	7	0	1	0	6.0	10	8	8	3	8		1	0	34	36	3.000	15.0	4.5	12.0	1.5	0.13	36
1954	30	12.00	7	0	1	0	6.0	10	8	8	3	8		1	0	34	36	3.000	15.0	4.5	12.0	1.5	0.13	36
1955	31	12.00	7	0	1	0	6.0	10	8	8	3	8		1	0	34	36	3.000	15.0	4.5	12.0	1.5	0.13	36
1956	32	12.00	7	0	1	0	6.0	10	8	8	3	8		1	0	34	36	3.000	15.0	4.5	12.0	1.5	0.13	36
1957	33	12.00	7	0	1	0	6.0	10	8	8	3	8		1	0	34	36	3.000	15.0	4.5	12.0	1.5	0.13	36
1958	34	12.00	7	0	1	0	6.0	10	8	8	3	8		1	0	34	36	3.000	15.0	4.5	12.0	1.5	0.13	36
1959	35	9.42	10	1	2	1	14.1	25	15	15	4	10	0	3	1	73	44	2.442	15.7	2.5	6.3	1.9	0.30	44

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1951	27	0	0	18.00	2.0	4	4	4	2	2	1	0	3.000	18.0	9.0	4.5	0.50	9.0	2
1952	28	0	0	15.00	3.0	7	6	5	1	7	0	0	4.667	21.0	21.0	0.0	0.00	3.0	5

1959	35	0	0	9.00	8.0	16	9	8	1	2	2	0	2.250	18.0	2.3	2.3	1.00	1.1	3
3 Yrs		0	0	11.77	13.0	27	19	17	4	11	3	0	2.923	18.7		2.1	0.27	2.8	10

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