George Shuba
George Thomas Shuba (Shotgun)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 13, 1924 in Youngstown, OH
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1948
Final Game: September 25, 1955
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1948 BRO NL 23 OF 56 94 87 1 6 1 .936 1.57 .979 2.20 55-2-1
1950 BRO NL 25 OF 27 61 56 4 1 2 .984 2.22 .979 2.14 27-0-0
1952 BRO NL 27 OF 67 119 116 2 1 0 .992 1.76 .981 2.10 66-0-1 MVP-31
1953 BRO NL 28 OF 44 61 59 1 1 1 .984 1.36 .980 2.11 43-0-1
1954 BRO NL 29 OF 13 11 90.1 23 21 0 2 0 .913 -0.7 -9.3 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 0 2.09 1.62 .978 2.36 2.18
1954 BRO NL 29 LF 7 5 40.1 12 11 0 1 0 .917 -0.6 -17.9 -0.6 -0.1 -0.5 0 2.45 1.57 .975 2.21 1.99
1954 BRO NL 29 RF 6 6 50.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0.1 -2.4 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0 1.80 1.67 .973 2.00 1.80
1955 BRO NL 30 OF 9 7 59.2 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0.5 -10.1 -0.5 -0.9 0.4 0 1.51 1.11 .982 2.31 2.10
1955 BRO NL 30 LF 8 5 50.2 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -0.8 -18.9 -0.8 -1.2 0.4 0 1.42 1.00 .978 2.11 1.82
1955 BRO NL 30 RF 2 2 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 40.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 2.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.85
6 Seasons OF 216 18 150.0 369 349 8 12 4 .967 -1.2 -9.6 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 0 21.42 1.65 .980 2.34 2.14 206-2-11
2 Seasons (incomplete) LF 15 10 91.0 21 19 0 2 0 .905 -1.4 -18.5 -1.4 -1.3 -0.1 0 1.88 1.27 .976 2.16 1.90
2 Seasons (incomplete) RF 8 8 59.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 0.2 4.1 0.2 0.5 -0.3 0 1.83 1.50 .977 2.01 1.81
7 Seasons TOT 216 18 150.0 369 349 8 12 4 .967 -1.2 -9.6 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 0 21.42 1.65 .947 2.34 2.14 206-2-11

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1948 BRO NL 23 63 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 2 1 56
1949 BRO NL 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 BRO NL 25 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 27
1952 BRO NL 27 94 94 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 1 67
1953 BRO NL 28 74 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 1 44
1954 BRO NL 29 45 11 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 13 33 0
1955 BRO NL 30 44 7 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 9 36 0
7 Seasons 355 18 355 355 0 0 0 0 0 0 205 3 10 216 69 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 BRO NL 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 42.9% 4 0 0.0% 0 189 75% 77% 34% 27 41%
1955 BRO NL 30 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 231 67% 82% 42% 21 38%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 6 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 7 46.7% 8 0 0.0% 0 420 70% 80% 38% 48 40%
MLB Averages 56.5% 2.1% 63% 79% 30% 50%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 BRO NL 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 0 210 73% 77% 37% 23 43%
1955 BRO NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 36 61% 86% 36% 4 50%
2 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 246 71% 78% 37% 27 44%
MLB Averages 45.1% 3.4% 63% 79% 30% 55%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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