George Davis

George Stacey Davis

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Centerfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 23, 1870 in Cohoes, NY
Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Spiders in 1890. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1890
Teams (by GP): Giants/WhiteSox/Spiders 1890-1909

Final Game: August 15, 1909
Died: October 17, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Fernwood, PA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1998.
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Hall of Fame

Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1891	20	CLV	NL	1	.000	15.75	3	3	1	4.0	8	8	7	3	4	23	24	2.750	18.0	6.8	9.0	1.33
1 Yr				1	.000	15.75	3	3	1	4.0	8	8	7	3	4	23	24	2.750	18.0	6.8	9.0	1.33
162 Game Avg.				23	.000	15.75	68	68	23	91	181	181	159	68	91	521	24	2.750	18.0	6.8	9.0	1.33

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	Awards
1891	20	CLV	NL	4.0	3	0	8	18.00	5.48	-0.23	0.00	102.0	5.83	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-5	.361	.497	$
1 Season				4.0	3	0	8	18.00	5.48	-0.23	0.00	102.0	5.83	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-5	.361	.497	$

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	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	ERA+
1891	20	0	1	.000	15.75	3	0	3	0	0	1	4.0	8	8	7	0	3		4	0	0	0	23	24	2.750	18.0	0.0	6.8	9.0	1.33	24

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1891	20	0	0		12.60	5.0	9	8	7	0	3	5	0	2.400	16.2	5.4	9.0	1.67	0.0	3
1 Yr		0	0		12.60	5.0	9	8	7	0	3	5	0	2.400	16.2		9.0	1.67	0.0	3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1998 Veterans (inducted) Selected to HOF in 1998 by Veteran's Committee	Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y 1893 NL 5.5 (7th) 1897 NL 6.6 (6th) 1902 AL 5.6 (6th) 1904 AL 6.7 (6th) 1905 AL 6.9 (5th) 1906 AL 6.1 (7th) Career 79.8 (53rd)	Saves s c a p y 1891 NL 1 (5th)	Oldest s c a p y 1908 AL born 1870-08-23 (5th) 1909 AL born 1870-08-23 (3rd)
Youngest s c a p y 1890 NL born 1870-08-23 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 3 (2128), Average HOFer ≈ 185
JAWS	Shortstop (4th), 80.2 career WAR/42.6 7yr-peak WAR/61.4 JAWS Average HOF SS (out of 21) = 63.1 career WAR/41.1 7yr-peak WAR/52.1 JAWS

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