George Sisler

George Harold Sisler (Gorgeous George)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: March 24, 1893 in Manchester, OH
High School: Akron HS (Akron, OH)
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns in 1915. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1915
Teams (by GP): Browns/Braves/Senators 1915-1930

Final Game: September 22, 1930
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1939 (235/274 ballots).
View George Sisler Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: March 26, 1973 in Richmond Heights, MO
Buried: Old Meeting House Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Frontenac, MO
Relatives: Father of Dave Sisler and Father of Dick Sisler
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Hall of Fame

Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1915	22	SLB	AL	4	4	.500	2.83	15	8	3	6	0	0	70.0	62	26	22	0	38	41	4	1	1	293	102	1.429	8.0	0.0	4.9	5.3	1.08
1916	23	SLB	AL	1	2	.333	1.00	3	3	0	3	1	0	27.0	18	4	3	0	6	12	1	0	0	98	280	0.889	6.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	2.00

1918	25	SLB	AL	0	0		4.50	2	1	1	0	0	1	8.0	10	6	4	0	4	4	1	0	1	41	65	1.750	11.3	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00

1920	27	SLB	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4		0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0

1925	32	SLB	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7		1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00
1926	33	SLB	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	7		1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	13.5	1.50

1928	35	BSN	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3		1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
7 Yrs				5	6	.455	2.35	24	12	8	9	1	3	111.0	91	36	29	0	52	63	6	1	2	453	128	1.288	7.4	0.0	4.2	5.1	1.21
162 Game Avg.				9	11	.455	2.35	45	23	15	17	2	6	210	172	68	55	0	98	119	11	2	4	856	128	1.288	7.4	0.0	4.2	5.1	1.21

SLB (6 yrs)				5	6	.455	2.37	23	12	7	9	1	3	110.0	91	36	29	0	51	63	6	1	2	450	126	1.291	7.4	0.0	4.2	5.2	1.24
BSN (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3		1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00

AL (6 yrs)				5	6	.455	2.37	23	12	7	9	1	3	110.0	91	36	29	0	51	63	6	1	2	450	126	1.291	7.4	0.0	4.2	5.2	1.24
NL (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3		1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00

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
1915	22	SLB	AL	70.0	15	8	26	3.34	4.06	0.01	0.00	98.0	3.98	5	0.6	1.0	-0.1	1.2	12	.541	.504	$7,400
1916	23	SLB	AL	27.0	3	3	4	1.33	3.67	0.12	0.00	97.0	3.45	6	0.9		-0.0	1.1	9	.802	.506	$

1918	25	SLB	AL	8.0	2	1	6	6.75	3.78	0.05	0.00	101.4	3.78	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.359	.498	$

1920	27	SLB	AL	1.0	1	0	0	0.00	5.21	0.02	0.00	106.0	5.51	1	0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.1	1	.563	.500	$

1925	32	SLB	AL	2.0	1	0	0	0.00	6.01	-0.08	0.00	112.0	6.82	2	0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.2	2	.654	.501	$
1926	33	SLB	AL	2.0	1	0	0	0.00	5.67	-0.03	0.00	112.0	6.38	1	0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.2	2	.655	.501	$

1928	35	BSN	NL	1.0	1	0	0	0.00	4.07	-0.13	0.00	92.0	3.86	0	0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.1	1	.545	.500	$
7 Seasons				111.0	24	12	36	2.92	4.02	0.03	0.00	98.5	3.94	13	1.7	1.0	-0.1	2.7	23	.569	.501	$7,400

SLB (6 yrs)				110.0	23	12	36	2.95	4.02	0.03	0.00	98.6	3.94	12	1.6	1.0	-0.1	2.6	23	.570	.502	$7,400
BSN (1 yr)				1.0	1	0	0	0.00	4.07	-0.13	0.00	92.0	3.86	0	0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.1	1	.545	.500	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1918	25	SLB	AL	41	0.0%	9.8%	9.8%			76%

1920	27	SLB	AL	4	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%			50%

1925	32	SLB	AL	7	0.0%	14.3%	14.3%			71%
1926	33	SLB	AL	7	0.0%	42.9%	28.6%			29%

1928	35	BSN	NL	3	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%			67%
5 Yrs				62	0.0%	16.1%	12.9%			68%
MLB Averages					1.0%	7.4%	7.7%	3.0%	12%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1915	22	4	4	.500	2.83	15	8	3	6	0	0	70.0	62	26	22	38	41	4	1	1	293	102	1.429	8.0	4.9	5.3	1.08	102
1916	23	5	6	.455	2.32	18	11	3	9	1	0	97.0	80	30	25	44	53	5	1	1	391	124	1.278	7.4	4.1	4.9	1.20	124
1917	24	5	6	.455	2.32	18	11	3	9	1	0	97.0	80	30	25	44	53	5	1	1	391	124	1.278	7.4	4.1	4.9	1.20	124
1918	25	5	6	.455	2.49	20	12	4	9	1	1	105.0	90	36	29	48	57	6	1	2	432	115	1.314	7.7	4.1	4.9	1.19	115
1919	26	5	6	.455	2.49	20	12	4	9	1	1	105.0	90	36	29	48	57	6	1	2	432	115	1.314	7.7	4.1	4.9	1.19	115
1920	27	5	6	.455	2.46	21	12	5	9	1	2	106.0	90	36	29	48	59	6	1	2	436	118	1.302	7.6	4.1	5.0	1.23	118
1921	28	5	6	.455	2.46	21	12	5	9	1	2	106.0	90	36	29	48	59	6	1	2	436	118	1.302	7.6	4.1	5.0	1.23	118
1922	29	5	6	.455	2.46	21	12	5	9	1	2	106.0	90	36	29	48	59	6	1	2	436	118	1.302	7.6	4.1	5.0	1.23	118
1923	30	5	6	.455	2.46	21	12	5	9	1	2	106.0	90	36	29	48	59	6	1	2	436	118	1.302	7.6	4.1	5.0	1.23	118
1924	31	5	6	.455	2.46	21	12	5	9	1	2	106.0	90	36	29	48	59	6	1	2	436	118	1.302	7.6	4.1	5.0	1.23	118
1925	32	5	6	.455	2.42	22	12	6	9	1	2	108.0	91	36	29	49	60	6	1	2	443	122	1.296	7.6	4.1	5.0	1.22	122
1926	33	5	6	.455	2.37	23	12	7	9	1	3	110.0	91	36	29	51	63	6	1	2	450	126	1.291	7.4	4.2	5.2	1.24	126
1927	34	5	6	.455	2.37	23	12	7	9	1	3	110.0	91	36	29	51	63	6	1	2	450	126	1.291	7.4	4.2	5.2	1.24	126
1928	35	5	6	.455	2.35	24	12	8	9	1	3	111.0	91	36	29	52	63	6	1	2	453	128	1.288	7.4	4.2	5.1	1.21	128

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
1915	22	4	3	.571	3.66	64.0	69	29	26	0	42	37	4	1.734	9.7	5.9	5.2	0.88	0.0	15
1916	23	2	0	1.000	1.50	24.0	21	4	4	0	7	11	1	1.167	7.9	2.6	4.1	1.57	0.0	3

1918	25	0	1	.000	6.30	10.0	15	8	7	0	6	5	2	2.100	13.5	5.4	4.5	0.83	0.0	2

1920	27	0	0		0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	27.0		0.0	1

1925	32	0	0		0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.500	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	0.0	1
1926	33	0	0		0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1.000	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	0.0	1

1928	35	0	0		0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00	0.0	1
7 Yrs		6	4	.600	3.20	104.0	105	41	37	0	59	59	7	1.577	9.1		5.1	1.00	0.0	24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1936 BBWAA (34.1%) 1937 BBWAA (52.7%) 1938 BBWAA (68.3%) 1939 BBWAA (85.8%) Selected to HOF in 1939 by BBWAA	Awards (yr lg award) 1922 AL MVP	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1922 AL (1, 92%) 1 MVP 0.92 Career Shares (268th)	Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y 1916 AL 5.0 (10th) 1918 AL 6.4 (5th) 1919 AL 5.9 (7th) 1920 AL 9.7 (2nd) 1922 AL 8.3 (2nd) Career 53.8 (202nd)

Hall of Fame
1936 BBWAA (34.1%)
1937 BBWAA (52.7%)
1938 BBWAA (68.3%)
1939 BBWAA (85.8%)
Selected to HOF in 1939 by BBWAA

Awards (yr lg award)
1922 AL MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1922 AL (1, 92%)
1 MVP
0.92 Career Shares (268th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1916 AL  5.0 (10th)
1918 AL  6.4 (5th)
1919 AL  5.9 (7th)
1920 AL  9.7 (2nd)
1922 AL  8.3 (2nd)
Career  53.8 (202nd)

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