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George Stone

George Heard Stone

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: July 9, 1946 in Ruston, LA
School: Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 5th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1967
Teams (by GP): Braves/Mets 1967-1975

Final Game: September 27, 1975
Relatives: Cousin of Cecil Upshaw
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Standard Batting

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
1967 20 ATL NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1968 21 ATL NL 17 29 27 2 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 7 .333 .357 .333 .690 108 9 0 0 1 0 0 1
1969 22 ATL NL 36 66 59 7 11 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 19 .186 .200 .237 .437 22 14 3 0 5 0 0 1
1970 23 ATL NL 35 83 72 9 17 2 0 0 5 0 0 8 8 .236 .313 .264 .576 54 19 2 0 3 0 0 1
1971 24 ATL NL 30 66 62 7 11 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 14 .177 .190 .210 .400 11 13 0 0 3 0 0 1
1972 25 ATL NL 33 38 25 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 6 .200 .344 .200 .544 53 5 1 0 6 1 0 1
1973 26 NYM NL 28 52 48 4 13 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 .271 .271 .271 .542 52 13 1 0 3 0 0 1
1974 27 NYM NL 15 27 26 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 .115 .148 .115 .264 -25 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 28 NYM NL 13 21 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .167 .211 .167 .377 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
9 Yrs 209 384 339 33 72 4 0 1 39 0 0 19 72 .212 .253 .233 .487 36 79 7 0 23 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 298 263 26 56 3 0 1 30 0 0 15 56 .212 .253 .233 .487 36 61 5 0 18 1 0
ATL (6 yrs) 153 284 247 27 53 4 0 1 28 0 0 17 54 .215 .264 .243 .507 41 60 6 0 18 1 0
NYM (3 yrs) 56 100 92 6 19 0 0 0 11 0 0 2 18 .207 .223 .207 .430 22 19 1 0 5 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1967 20 ATL NL 2 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .482 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1968 21 ATL NL 17 29 0 0 0 0 3 4 0.4 1 4 0.4 .525 .503 0.4 0.0 4 $ 1
1969 22 ATL NL 36 66 -4 -0 -0 0 8 3 0.3 2 5 0.3 .509 .502 0.3 0.0 5 $ 1
1970 23 ATL NL 35 83 -5 0 -0 0 10 5 0.5 2 7 0.5 .514 .503 0.5 0.0 7 $ 1
1971 24 ATL NL 30 66 -6 -1 0 0 7 0 0.1 2 2 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1972 25 ATL NL 33 38 -2 -0 0 0 4 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1973 26 NYM NL 28 52 -4 -0 1 0 6 3 0.3 2 4 0.3 .511 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $ 1
1974 27 NYM NL 15 27 -4 -0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .484 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1975 28 NYM NL 13 21 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
9 Seasons 209 384 -28 -1 2 0 42 14 1.6 12 25 1.6 .507 .501 1.6 0.1 26 $
ATL (6 yrs) 153 284 -18 -1 1 0 31 13 1.5 9 22 1.5 .510 .502 1.5 0.1 22 $
NYM (3 yrs) 56 100 -10 -1 1 0 11 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 4 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1967 20 ATL NL 2 2 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .257 .000 .319 .000 .378 .000 .696 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1968 21 ATL NL 29 19 3 4.3 82 .450 .333 .253 .357 .312 .333 .357 .690 .668 108 .581 0.2 0.0 .556 .037 .000
1969 22 ATL NL 66 56 2 1.0 95 .256 .186 .261 .200 .331 .237 .386 .437 .717 22 .064 -6.5 -0.7 .294 .068 .051 .0
1970 23 ATL NL 83 60 6 2.7 108 .266 .236 .273 .313 .346 .264 .417 .576 .763 54 .269 -4.8 -0.5 .474 .139 .028
1971 24 ATL NL 66 54 3 1.5 97 .229 .177 .266 .190 .334 .210 .390 .400 .724 11 .138 -7.6 -0.8 .275 .048 .032
1972 25 ATL NL 38 28 3 2.9 99 .250 .200 .267 .344 .336 .200 .394 .544 .730 53 .350 -1.3 -0.1 .524 .240 .000
1973 26 NYM NL 52 39 3 2.1 95 .325 .271 .260 .271 .329 .271 .387 .542 .716 52 .210 -3.3 -0.3 .361 .000 .000
1974 27 NYM NL 27 23 0 0.0 94 .143 .115 .261 .148 .333 .115 .378 .264 .711 -25 .000 -4.4 -0.5 .174 .038 .000
1975 28 NYM NL 21 17 1 1.6 92 .231 .167 .260 .211 .329 .167 .375 .377 .704 8 .138 -2.2 -0.2 .267 .056 .000
9 Yrs 384 298 21 1.9 97 .266 .212 .264 .253 .334 .233 .390 .487 .724 36 .188 -30.5 -3.2 .358 .077 .021 .0
162 Game Avg. 298 231 16 1.9 97 .266 .212 .264 .253 .334 .233 .390 .487 .724 36 .188 -30.5 -3.2 .358 .077 .021
ATL (6 yrs) 284 219 17 2.1 98 .269 .215 .265 .264 .335 .243 .394 .507 .728 41 .217 -20.5 -2.1 .385 .097 .028 .0
NYM (3 yrs) 100 79 4 1.4 94 .257 .207 .260 .223 .330 .207 .382 .430 .712 22 .110 -10.0 -1.0 .284 .022 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 22 ATL NL NLCS NYM L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 26 NYM NL NLCS CIN W 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 26 NYM NL WS OAK L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (3 Series) 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1967 20 ATL NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.00 100%
1968 21 ATL NL 29 0.0% 24.1% 3.5% 0.0% 0% 7.00 3.9 3.9 1.80 69%
1969 22 ATL NL 66 1.5% 28.8% 1.5% 1.5% 9% 19.00 3.1 59.0 7.4 7.25 59%
1970 23 ATL NL 83 0.0% 9.6% 9.6% 2.4% 12% 1.00 9.0 14.4 2.47 77%
1971 24 ATL NL 66 0.0% 21.2% 1.5% 3.0% 18% 14.00 4.4 10.3 3.22 73%
1972 25 ATL NL 38 0.0% 15.8% 15.8% 0.0% 0% 1.00 4.2 12.5 2.67 53%
1973 26 NYM NL 52 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.0 9.6 2.67 77%
1974 27 NYM NL 27 0.0% 18.5% 3.7% 0.0% 0% 5.00 5.2 6.5 1.71 78%
1975 28 NYM NL 21 0.0% 23.8% 4.8% 0.0% 0% 5.00 3.6 9.0 3.00 62%
9 Yrs 384 0.3% 18.8% 5.0% 1.3% 7% 3.79 4.7 339.0 8.7 2.81 70%
MLB Averages 1.9% 14.5% 8.6% 5.9% 27% 1.68 6.1 45.9 9.1 1.11 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1967 20 ATL NL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .96 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.97 -0.5 0
1968 21 ATL NL 0.2 0.0 30 0.2 0.5 -0.3 .80 0.1 0.2 3.0 0.3 1.15 1.3 0
1969 22 ATL NL -6.5 -0.7 66 -0.1 0.9 -1.0 .92 -0.2 0.0 -2.2 -0.2 1.06 -2.4 1.20 1
1970 23 ATL NL -4.9 -0.5 89 -0.4 0.8 -1.2 .78 -0.5 -0.1 -4.7 -0.5 1.01 -5.9 0
1971 24 ATL NL -7.6 -0.8 65 -0.2 1.0 -1.2 1.06 -0.6 0.4 -2.8 -0.3 0.94 -4.9 0
1972 25 ATL NL -1.3 -0.1 39 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 1.06 -0.2 -0.2 -2.4 -0.2 0.97 -1.8 0
1973 26 NYM NL -3.3 -0.3 54 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 .97 -0.5 -0.2 -6.4 -0.7 1.05 -4.8 0
1974 27 NYM NL -4.4 -0.5 27 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 .95 -0.4 0.1 -1.6 -0.2 0.90 -3.9 0
1975 28 NYM NL -2.3 -0.2 21 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .97 -0.2 -0.1 -2.0 -0.2 1.04 -2.8 0
9 Yrs -30.6 -3.2 393 -2.2 4.2 -6.4 .93 -2.5 0.1 -19.6 -2.0 1.01 -25.7 1.20 1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1967 20 ATL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 21 ATL NL 0 0 20% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 22 ATL NL 3 1 55% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22% 4 4 0 2 1 1 3 2 1
1970 23 ATL NL 0 0 36% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 7% 9 9 0 1 1 0 5 4 1
1971 24 ATL NL 2 0 58% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22% 5 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 2
1972 25 ATL NL 0 0 18% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
1973 26 NYM NL 0 1 31% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 30% 6 5 1 1 0 1 3 2 1
1974 27 NYM NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 28 NYM NL 0 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 5 2 36% 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 19% 31 29 2 6 4 2 16 9 6

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1967 20 ATL NL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 21 ATL NL 29 38% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 10 0 0% 10 1 10% 28 7 25% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1969 22 ATL NL 66 89% 11 1 0 0 0 1.20 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 6 5 83% 18 3 17% 18 2 11% 54 7 13% 5 2 40% 7 3 43% 0
1970 23 ATL NL 83 77% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 14 2 14% 14 1 7% 52 5 10% 1 1 100% 4 1 25% 0
1971 24 ATL NL 66 68% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 8 0 0% 13 3 23% 40 6 15% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1972 25 ATL NL 38 68% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 75% 11 1 9% 10 5 50% 24 2 8% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
1973 26 NYM NL 52 71% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 16 1 6% 15 3 20% 40 5 13% 6 3 50% 3 2 67% 0
1974 27 NYM NL 27 85% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 17 4 24% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1975 28 NYM NL 21 76% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 4 2 50% 15 2 13% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
9 Yrs 384 74% 72 1 0 0 0 1.20 1 0 16 1 0 1 0 0 33 23 70% 83 7 8% 86 17 20% 271 38 14% 19 10 53% 19 7 37% 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 11% 31% 14% 47% 52%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1967 20 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 21 19 31 29 2 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 7 .310 .333 .310 .644 93 9 0 0 1 0 0
1969 22 55 97 88 9 20 0 0 1 15 0 0 2 26 .227 .244 .261 .506 45 23 3 0 6 0 0
1970 23 90 180 160 18 37 2 0 1 20 0 0 10 34 .231 .276 .263 .539 49 42 5 0 9 0 0
1971 24 120 246 222 25 48 4 0 1 26 0 0 11 48 .216 .253 .248 .501 39 55 5 0 12 0 0
1972 25 153 284 247 27 53 4 0 1 28 0 0 17 54 .215 .264 .243 .507 41 60 6 0 18 1 0
1973 26 181 336 295 31 66 4 0 1 33 0 0 17 62 .224 .265 .247 .513 42 73 7 0 21 1 0
1974 27 196 363 321 31 69 4 0 1 37 0 0 18 67 .215 .256 .237 .493 37 76 7 0 21 1 0
1975 28 209 384 339 33 72 4 0 1 39 0 0 19 72 .212 .253 .233 .487 36 79 7 0 23 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1967 20 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1968 21 17 30 28 2 10 0 0 0 9 0 1 7 .357 .379 .357 .736 4 17
1969 22 36 65 59 8 11 0 0 1 9 0 1 19 .186 .200 .237 .437 3 36
1970 23 35 83 72 9 17 2 0 0 5 0 8 8 .236 .313 .264 .576 6 35
1971 24 30 67 63 8 12 2 0 0 7 0 1 14 .190 .203 .222 .425 3 30
1972 25 34 41 27 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 7 6 .222 .371 .222 .594 2 33
1973 26 28 52 49 5 14 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 .286 .286 .286 .571 4 28
1974 27 15 27 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .037 .000 .037 0 15
1975 28 13 22 19 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 .211 .250 .211 .461 1 13
9 Yrs 210 389 345 37 74 4 0 1 41 0 20 72 .214 .257 .235 .492 23 209
162 Game Avg. 162 300 266 29 57 3 0 1 32 0 15 56 .214 .257 .235 .492 18 209

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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