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Bill George

William M. George

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: January 27, 1865 in Bellaire, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: May 11, 1887
Teams (by GP): Giants/Solons 1887-1889

Final Game: July 9, 1889
Died: August 23, 1916 in Wheeling, WV
Buried: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, WV
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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
1887 22 NYG NL 3 9 .250 5.25 13 13 0 11 0 0 108.0 126 112 63 1 89 49 14 0 22 534 72 1.991 10.5 0.1 7.4 4.1 0.55
1888 23 NYG NL 2 1 .667 1.34 4 3 1 3 1 0 33.2 18 9 5 0 11 26 1 0 3 133 207 0.861 4.8 0.0 2.9 7.0 2.36
1889 24 COL AA 0 0 7.88 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.0 11 13 7 1 3 3 0 1 38 48 1.750 12.4 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00
3 Yrs 5 10 .333 4.51 19 16 3 14 1 0 149.2 155 134 75 2 103 78 15 0 26 705 79 1.724 9.3 0.1 6.2 4.7 0.76
162 Game Avg. 10 19 .333 4.51 37 31 6 27 2 0 291 301 260 146 4 200 152 29 0 51 1370 79 1.724 9.3 0.1 6.2 4.7 0.76
NYG (2 yrs) 5 10 .333 4.32 17 16 1 14 1 0 141.2 144 121 68 1 100 75 15 0 25 667 82 1.722 9.1 0.1 6.4 4.8 0.75
COL (1 yr) 0 0 7.88 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.0 11 13 7 1 3 3 0 1 38 48 1.750 12.4 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00
NL (2 yrs) 5 10 .333 4.32 17 16 1 14 1 0 141.2 144 121 68 1 100 75 15 0 25 667 82 1.722 9.1 0.1 6.4 4.8 0.75
AA (1 yr) 0 0 7.88 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.0 11 13 7 1 3 3 0 1 38 48 1.750 12.4 1.1 3.4 3.4 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 Awards
1887 22 NYG NL 108.0 13 13 112 9.33 6.05 0.46 0.00 93.0 5.20 -45 -3.0 -0.2 -2.2 -37 .271 .482 $
1888 23 NYG NL 33.2 4 3 9 2.41 4.50 0.28 0.00 96.0 4.05 7 0.8 1.0 -0.0 1.0 9 .694 .505 $
1889 24 COL AA 8.0 2 0 13 14.63 6.14 -0.19 0.00 94.0 5.95 -8 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .258 .497 $
3 Seasons 149.2 19 16 134 8.06 5.71 0.39 0.00 93.7 4.98 -46 -2.7 1.0 -0.2 -1.7 -35 .359 .494 $
NYG (2 yrs) 141.2 17 16 121 7.69 5.68 0.42 0.00 93.7 4.92 -39 -2.2 1.0 -0.2 -1.2 -28 .371 .493 $
COL (1 yr) 8.0 2 0 13 14.63 6.14 -0.19 0.00 94.0 5.95 -8 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .258 .497 $

Postseason Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1888 23 NYG NL WS W STL 0 1 .000 7.20 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.0 15 14 8 1 3 4 1.800 13.5 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.33
1 WS 0 1 .000 7.20 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.0 15 14 8 1 3 4 1.800 13.5 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.33

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+
1887 22 3 9 .250 5.25 13 13 0 11 0 0 108.0 126 112 63 1 89 49 14 0 22 534 72 1.991 10.5 0.1 7.4 4.1 0.55 72
1888 23 5 10 .333 4.32 17 16 1 14 1 0 141.2 144 121 68 1 100 75 15 0 25 667 82 1.722 9.1 0.1 6.4 4.8 0.75 82
1889 24 5 10 .333 4.51 19 16 3 14 1 0 149.2 155 134 75 2 103 78 15 0 26 705 79 1.724 9.3 0.1 6.2 4.7 0.76 79

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1887 22 7 8 .467 4.02 141.0 142 70 63 1 100 64 16 1.716 9.1 6.4 4.1 0.64 0.1 13
1888 23 4 0 1.000 1.32 41.0 21 7 6 0 13 32 1 0.829 4.6 2.9 7.0 2.46 0.0 4
1889 24 0 1 .000 6.30 10.0 12 8 7 1 3 4 0 1.500 10.8 2.7 3.6 1.33 0.9 2
3 Yrs 11 9 .550 3.56 192.0 175 85 76 2 116 100 17 1.516 8.2 4.7 0.86 0.1 19

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1887 NL  22 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1887 NL  14 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1888 NL  1 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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