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George Sisler
George Harold Sisler (Gorgeous George)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: March 24, 1893 in Manchester, OH
High School: Akron (Akron, OH)
School: University of Michigan
Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns in 1915. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1915
Final Game: September 22, 1930
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1939 (235/274 ballots).
Died: March 26, 1973 in Richmond Heights, MO
Relatives: Father of Dave Sisler and Father of Dick Sisler
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1915 22 SLB AL 81 295 274 28 78 10 2 3 29 10 9 7 27 .285 .307 .369 .676 106 101 2 12 3O1
1916 23 SLB AL 151 644 580 83 177 21 11 4 76 34 26 40 37 .305 .355 .400 .755 132 232 5 19 *3/O15
1917 24 SLB AL 135 587 539 60 190 30 9 2 52 37 30 19 .353 .390 .453 .843 161 244 3 15 *3/4
1918 25 SLB AL 114 506 452 69 154 21 9 2 41 45 40 17 .341 .400 .440 .841 157 199 5 9 *3/1
1919 26 SLB AL 132 561 511 96 180 31 15 10 83 28 27 20 .352 .390 .530 .921 155 271 5 18 *3
1920 27 SLB AL 154 692 631 137 257 49 18 19 122 42 17 46 19 .407 .449 .632 1.082 181 399 2 13 *3/1
1921 28 SLB AL 138 635 582 125 216 38 18 12 104 35 11 34 27 .371 .411 .560 .971 140 326 5 14 *3
1922 29 SLB AL 142 654 586 134 246 42 18 8 105 51 19 49 14 .420 .467 .594 1.061 170 348 3 16 *3 MVP-1
1924 31 SLB AL 151 684 636 94 194 27 10 9 74 19 17 31 29 .305 .340 .421 .762 91 268 3 14 *3
1925 32 SLB AL 150 688 649 100 224 21 15 12 105 11 12 27 24 .345 .371 .479 .851 110 311 0 12 *3/1
1926 33 SLB AL 150 662 613 78 178 21 12 7 71 12 8 30 30 .290 .327 .398 .725 85 244 3 16 *3/1
1927 34 SLB AL 149 661 614 87 201 32 8 5 97 27 7 24 15 .327 .357 .430 .787 101 264 4 19 *3
1928 35 TOT MLB 138 588 540 72 179 27 4 4 70 11 1 31 17 .331 .370 .419 .789 110 226 2 15 *3/O1
1928 35 WSH AL 20 51 49 1 12 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 .245 .260 .265 .525 39 13 0 1 /3O
1928 35 BSN NL 118 537 491 71 167 26 4 4 68 11 30 15 .340 .380 .434 .814 117 213 2 14 *3/1
1929 36 BSN NL 154 686 629 67 205 40 8 2 79 6 33 17 .326 .363 .424 .788 98 267 4 20 *3
1930 37 BSN NL 116 470 431 54 133 15 7 3 67 7 23 15 .309 .346 .397 .743 81 171 2 14 *3
15 Seasons 2055 9013 8267 1284 2812 425 164 102 1175 375 127 472 327 .340 .379 .468 .847 124 3871 48 226
162 Game Avg. 162 711 652 101 222 34 13 8 93 30 37 26 .340 .379 .468 .847 124 305 4 18
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
SLB (12 yrs) 1647 7269 6667 1091 2295 343 145 93 959 351 126 385 278 .344 .384 .481 .865 131 3207 40 177
BSN (3 yrs) 388 1693 1551 192 505 81 19 9 214 24 86 47 .326 .364 .420 .784 99 651 8 48
WSH (1 yr) 20 51 49 1 12 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 .245 .260 .265 .525 39 13 0 1
AL (13 yrs) 1667 7320 6716 1092 2307 344 145 93 961 351 127 386 280 .344 .383 .479 .862 131 3220 40 178
NL (3 yrs) 388 1693 1551 192 505 81 19 9 214 24 86 47 .326 .364 .420 .784 99 651 8 48

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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
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 98 274 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 61 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 Seasons 5 6 .455 2.35 24 12 8 9 1 3 111.0 91 36 29 0 52 63 6 1 2 453 124 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 4 856 124 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 2 450 122 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 2 450 122 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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1915 SLB AL 22 1B 36 379 357 18 4 20 .989 10.42 .987 10.27
1915 SLB AL 22 OF 29 56 51 2 3 0 .946 1.83 .959 1.98 6-8-15
1915 SLB AL 22 P 15 23 5 18 0 1 1.000 1.53 .935 1.80
1916 SLB AL 23 1B 141 1617 1510 83 24 85 .985 11.30 .988 7.09
1916 SLB AL 23 OF 3 7 6 1 0 2 1.000 2.33 .957 2.03 1-2-0
1916 SLB AL 23 P 3 12 3 9 0 0 1.000 4.00 .942 1.70
1916 SLB AL 23 3B 2 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 3.00 .933 3.25
1917 SLB AL 24 1B 133 1507 1384 101 22 97 .985 11.17 .989 7.52
1917 SLB AL 24 2B 2 9 2 5 2 0 .778 3.50 .967 4.95
1918 SLB AL 25 1B 114 1352 1244 95 13 64 .990 11.75 .986 8.77
1918 SLB AL 25 P 2 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.00 .950 1.85
1919 SLB AL 26 1B 131 1382 1249 120 13 62 .991 10.45 .988 7.63
1920 SLB AL 27 1B 154 1633 1477 140 16 87 .990 10.50 .990 6.49
1920 SLB AL 27 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70
1921 SLB AL 28 1B 138 1385 1267 108 10 86 .993 9.96 .991 7.25
1922 SLB AL 29 1B 141 1435 1293 125 17 116 .988 10.06 .991 7.09 MVP-1
1924 SLB AL 31 1B 151 1461 1326 112 23 115 .984 9.52 .989 6.62
1925 SLB AL 32 1B 150 1500 1343 131 26 120 .983 9.83 .988 6.67
1925 SLB AL 32 P 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 1.40
1926 SLB AL 33 1B 149 1575 1467 87 21 141 .987 10.43 .990 6.71
1926 SLB AL 33 P 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 1.40
1927 SLB AL 34 1B 149 1529 1374 131 24 138 .984 10.10 .988 6.71
1928 TOT MLB 35 1B 123 1334 1233 86 15 103 .989 10.72 .989 8.53
1928 WSH AL 35 1B 5 45 45 0 0 3 1.000 9.00 .989 9.90
1928 WSH AL 35 OF 5 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.60 .975 2.22 5-0-0
1928 BSN NL 35 1B 118 1289 1188 86 15 100 .988 10.80 .989 8.47
1928 BSN NL 35 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30
1929 BSN NL 36 1B 154 1537 1398 111 28 131 .982 9.80 .989 6.49
1930 BSN NL 37 1B 107 1009 915 81 13 103 .987 9.31 .990 9.34
15 Seasons 1B 1971 20635 18837 1529 269 1468 .987 10.33 .989 7.31
3 Seasons OF 37 71 65 3 3 2 .958 1.84 .961 2.02 12-10-15
7 Seasons P 24 40 8 32 0 2 1.000 1.67 .940 1.73
1 Season 2B 2 9 2 5 2 0 .778 3.50 .967 4.95
1 Season 3B 2 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 3.00 .933 3.25
15 Seasons TOT 2036 20761 18914 1573 274 1472 .987 10.06 .976 7.15 12-10-15
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1922-AL-MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1922-AL-1-92%
1 MVP
0.92 Career Shares (260th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1916 AL--.305--8th
1917 AL--.353--2nd
1918 AL--.341--3rd
1919 AL--.352--3rd
1920 AL--.407--1st
1921 AL--.371--4th
1922 AL--.420--1st
1928 NL--.340--4th
Career--.340--16th

On-Base% s c a p y
1917 AL--.390--5th
1918 AL--.400--6th
1919 AL--.390--10th
1920 AL--.449--3rd
1922 AL--.467--2nd
Career--.379--176th

Slugging % s c a p y
1917 AL--.453--4th
1918 AL--.440--4th
1919 AL--.530--2nd
1920 AL--.632--2nd
1921 AL--.560--5th
1922 AL--.594--5th
Career--.468--237th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1917 AL--.843--4th
1918 AL--.841--4th
1919 AL--.921--4th
1920 AL--1.082--2nd
1921 AL--.971--6th
1922 AL--1.061--3rd
Career--.847--175th

Games Played s c a p y
1916 AL--151--10th
1920 AL--154--1st
1927 AL--149--7th
1929 NL--154--2nd
Career--2055--184th

At Bats s c a p y
1916 AL--580--8th
1920 AL--631--1st
1924 AL--636--2nd
1925 AL--649--2nd
1926 AL--613--4th
1927 AL--614--2nd
1929 NL--629--3rd
Career--8267--110th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1920 AL--692--4th
1924 AL--684--5th
1925 AL--688--7th
1926 AL--662--9th
1927 AL--661--4th
1929 NL--686--10th
Career--9013--146th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1916 AL--83--9th
1918 AL--69--7th
1919 AL--96--2nd
1920 AL--137--2nd
1921 AL--125--4th
1922 AL--134--1st
Career--1284--124th

Hits s c a p y
1916 AL--177--4th
1917 AL--190--2nd
1918 AL--154--3rd
1919 AL--180--4th
1920 AL--257--1st
1921 AL--216--3rd
1922 AL--246--1st
1924 AL--194--7th
1925 AL--224--4th
1927 AL--201--3rd
1929 NL--205--9th
Career--2812--44th

Total Bases s c a p y
1916 AL--232--7th
1917 AL--244--4th
1918 AL--199--5th
1919 AL--271--3rd
1920 AL--399--1st
1921 AL--326--5th
1922 AL--348--2nd
1925 AL--311--5th
1927 AL--264--8th
Career--3871--93rd

Doubles s c a p y
1917 AL--30--4th
1918 AL--21--10th
1919 AL--31--9th
1920 AL--49--2nd
1921 AL--38--7th
1922 AL--42--3rd
Career--425--122nd

Triples s c a p y
1918 AL--9--8th
1919 AL--15--2nd
1920 AL--18--2nd
1921 AL--18--1st
1922 AL--18--1st
1924 AL--10--7th
1925 AL--15--3rd
1926 AL--12--9th
Career--164--30th

Home Runs s c a p y
1916 AL--4--9th
1919 AL--10--2nd
1920 AL--19--2nd
1921 AL--12--9th
1924 AL--9--10th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1916 AL--76--6th
1919 AL--83--7th
1920 AL--122--2nd
1921 AL--104--7th
1922 AL--105--4th
1925 AL--105--6th
1927 AL--97--9th
Career--1175--150th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1916 AL--34--6th
1917 AL--37--5th
1918 AL--45--1st
1919 AL--28--2nd
1920 AL--42--2nd
1921 AL--35--1st
1922 AL--51--1st
1924 AL--19--8th
1927 AL--27--1st
Career--375--84th

Singles s c a p y
1916 AL--141--4th
1917 AL--149--3rd
1918 AL--122--5th
1919 AL--124--7th
1920 AL--171--1st
1921 AL--148--5th
1922 AL--178--1st
1924 AL--148--5th
1925 AL--176--2nd
1926 AL--138--6th
1927 AL--156--2nd
1928 NL--133--9th
1929 NL--155--4th
Career--2121--29th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1916 AL--132--8th
1917 AL--161--3rd
1918 AL--157--4th
1919 AL--155--5th
1920 AL--181--2nd
1921 AL--140--6th
1922 AL--170--5th
Career--124--249th

Runs Created s c a p y
1916 AL--77--10th
1917 AL--94--4th
1918 AL--78--4th
1919 AL--104--5th
1920 AL--178--2nd
1921 AL--134--3rd
1922 AL--163--1st
1925 AL--112--7th
Career--1468--85th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1916 AL--20--8th
1917 AL--37--4th
1918 AL--30--4th
1919 AL--34--5th
1920 AL--72--2nd
1921 AL--33--6th
1922 AL--62--1st
Career--253--172nd

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1916 AL--2.2--8th
1917 AL--4.2--4th
1918 AL--3.4--4th
1919 AL--3.5--5th
1920 AL--6.9--2nd
1921 AL--3.0--6th
1922 AL--5.9--1st
Career--26.0--152nd

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1917 AL--41--8th
1918 AL--32--9th
1919 AL--56--3rd
1920 AL--86--2nd
1921 AL--68--6th
1922 AL--68--3rd
Career--691--176th

Times On Base s c a p y
1918 AL--199--7th
1920 AL--305--3rd
1922 AL--298--1st
1925 AL--251--9th
Career--3332--124th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1917 AL--.790--3rd
1918 AL--.777--4th
1919 AL--.776--4th
1920 AL--.850--2nd
1921 AL--.747--5th
1922 AL--.838--2nd
Career--.672--129th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1918 AL--5--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
Career--226--56th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1916 AL--26--3rd
1920 AL--17--6th
1922 AL--19--2nd
1924 AL--17--1st
Career--127--49th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1916 AL--7.2--7th
1918 AL--3.8--10th
1919 AL--14.7--1st
1920 AL--26.2--1st
1921 AL--17.9--4th
1922 AL--13.8--3rd
1924 AL--12.2--6th
1925 AL--11.5--7th
1926 AL--8.8--8th
Career--160.4--141st

AB per SO s c a p y
1917 AL--28.368--6th
1918 AL--26.588--9th
1919 AL--25.550--9th
1920 AL--33.211--6th
1922 AL--41.857--4th
1925 AL--27.042--10th
1927 AL--40.933--6th
1928 NL--32.733--6th
1929 NL--37.000--3rd
1930 NL--28.733--3rd
Career--25.280--45th

AB per HR s c a p y
1919 AL--51.100--4th
1920 AL--33.211--2nd

Outs Made s c a p y
1916 AL--448--8th
1924 AL--473--2nd
1925 AL--449--5th
1926 AL--459--5th
1927 AL--439--3rd
1929 NL--444--4th
Career--5808--163rd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 21 (68), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 148 (42), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 188 (44), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 44 (107), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June, 1915: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns.

December 14, 1927: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the St. Louis Browns for $25,000.

May 27, 1928: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the Washington Senators for $7,500.

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