George Vukovich
George Stephen Vukovich
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 198 lb.

Born: June 24, 1956 in Chicago, IL
School: Southern Illinois University
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
Signed June 21, 1977. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1980
Final Game: October 6, 1985
    About biographical information

Standard Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
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
1980 24 PHI NL 78 64 58 6 13 1 1 0 8 0 0 6 9 .224 .297 .276 .573 58 16 1 0 0 0 0 97
1981 25 PHI NL 20 27 26 5 10 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 .385 .407 .500 .907 153 13 0 0 0 0 0 /978
1982 26 PHI NL 123 369 335 41 91 18 2 6 42 2 9 32 47 .272 .334 .391 .725 101 131 4 0 1 1 14 97
1983 27 CLE AL 124 345 312 31 77 13 2 3 44 3 4 24 37 .247 .301 .330 .631 72 103 8 2 3 4 4 *97/8
1984 28 CLE AL 134 474 437 38 133 22 5 9 60 1 4 34 61 .304 .354 .439 .794 117 192 10 1 0 2 3 *97
1985 29 CLE AL 149 470 434 43 106 22 0 8 45 2 2 30 75 .244 .292 .350 .642 76 152 9 1 1 4 6 *97
6 Seasons 628 1749 1602 164 430 76 10 27 203 9 19 127 229 .268 .322 .379 .701 92 607 32 4 5 11 27
162 Game Avg. 162 451 413 42 111 20 3 7 52 2 5 33 59 .268 .322 .379 .701 92 157 8 1 1 3 7
PHI (3 yrs) 221 460 419 52 114 19 3 7 54 3 9 39 56 .272 .333 .382 .715 98 160 5 0 1 1 14
CLE (3 yrs) 407 1289 1183 112 316 57 7 20 149 6 10 88 173 .267 .318 .378 .695 90 447 27 4 4 10 13
AL (3 yrs) 407 1289 1183 112 316 57 7 20 149 6 10 88 173 .267 .318 .378 .695 90 447 27 4 4 10 13
NL (3 yrs) 221 460 419 52 114 19 3 7 54 3 9 39 56 .272 .333 .382 .715 98 160 5 0 1 1 14

Advanced Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
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
1980 24 PHI NL 64 46 5 2.9 99 .265 .224 .272 .297 .336 .276 .396 .573 .731 58 .338 -3.4 -0.4 .478 .155 .052
1981 25 PHI NL 27 16 6 10.2 95 .360 .385 .267 .407 .333 .500 .383 .907 .716 153 .839 1.6 0.2 .938 .192 .115 1.0
1982 26 PHI NL 369 259 41 4.3 97 .300 .272 .269 .334 .333 .391 .391 .725 .724 101 .505 0.1 0.0 .607 .194 .119 3.0
1983 27 CLE AL 345 254 30 3.2 101 .268 .247 .270 .301 .333 .330 .408 .631 .740 72 .339 -12.4 -1.2 .518 .157 .083 3.0
1984 28 CLE AL 474 320 66 5.5 99 .336 .304 .266 .354 .329 .439 .401 .794 .730 117 .591 9.7 1.0 .704 .206 .135 1.8
1985 29 CLE AL 470 344 43 3.3 98 .276 .244 .260 .292 .326 .350 .404 .642 .730 76 .358 -14.1 -1.4 .540 .175 .106 3.2
6 Seasons 1749 1239 191 4.1 99 .297 .268 .266 .322 .330 .379 .401 .701 .730 92 .465 -18.6 -1.9 .595 .184 .110 13.5
162 Game Avg. 451 320 49 4.1 99 .297 .268 .266 .322 .330 .379 .401 .701 .730 92 .465 -18.6 -1.9 .595 .184 .110 3
PHI (3 yrs) 460 321 52 4.4 97 .300 .272 .269 .333 .333 .382 .391 .715 .724 98 .517 -1.7 -0.2 .605 .189 .110 4.2
CLE (3 yrs) 1289 918 139 4.1 99 .296 .267 .265 .318 .329 .378 .404 .695 .733 90 .447 -16.8 -1.7 .592 .182 .111 9.2
AL (3 yrs) 1289 918 139 4.1 99 .296 .267 .265 .318 .329 .378 .404 .695 .733 90 .447 -16.8 -1.7 .592 .182 .111 9.2
NL (3 yrs) 460 321 52 4.4 97 .300 .272 .269 .333 .333 .382 .391 .715 .724 98 .517 -1.7 -0.2 .605 .189 .110 4.2

Postseason Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · 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
1980 24 PHI NL NLCS HOU W 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 25 PHI NL NLDS MON L 5 9 9 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .778 1.222 7 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 9 12 12 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .583 .917 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 5 9 9 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .778 1.222 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
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
1980 24 PHI NL 64 0.0% 14.1% 9.4% 3.1% 15% 1.50 6.4 7.3 2.00 77%
1981 25 PHI NL 27 3.7% 0.0% 3.7% 3.7% 10% 0.00 26.0 6.5 0.45 93%
1982 26 PHI NL 369 1.6% 12.7% 8.7% 7.1% 29% 1.47 7.1 55.8 8.0 1.07 77%
1983 27 CLE AL 345 0.9% 10.7% 7.0% 5.2% 23% 1.54 8.4 104.0 7.1 1.37 80%
1984 28 CLE AL 474 1.9% 12.9% 7.2% 7.6% 27% 1.79 7.2 48.6 7.3 0.83 78%
1985 29 CLE AL 470 1.7% 16.0% 6.4% 6.4% 28% 2.50 5.8 54.3 9.6 1.02 76%
6 Seasons 1749 1.5% 13.1% 7.3% 6.5% 26% 1.80 7.0 59.3 7.9 1.05 78%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
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
1980 24 PHI NL 1 0 32% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 38% 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 2
1981 25 PHI NL 0 0 40% 11 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
1982 26 PHI NL 5 0 30% 150 2 9 18% 2 7 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 5 35% 27 19 7 5 4 1 11 4 7
1983 27 CLE AL 1 0 28% 146 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 35% 24 19 5 1 0 1 9 3 6
1984 28 CLE AL 7 0 18% 199 1 4 20% 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 11 26% 22 17 5 5 4 1 12 5 4
1985 29 CLE AL 2 0 27% 146 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 33% 20 14 6 8 5 3 12 8 4
6 Seasons 16 0 26% 686 9 19 32% 9 17 0 1 0 1 3 1 17 36 33% 97 72 24 22 14 8 48 21 23
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
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
1980 24 PHI NL 64 94% 13 45 11 0 4 1.21 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11% 9 4 44% 42 8 19% 7 3 43% 0 0 0
1981 25 PHI NL 27 96% 10 11 5 1 2 1.27 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 3 30% 0 0 0 0 0
1982 26 PHI NL 369 96% 91 24 6 1 6 1.79 6 0 9 6 0 3 3 0 1 1 100% 57 4 7% 31 9 29% 214 38 18% 17 11 65% 28 10 36% 0
1983 27 CLE AL 345 81% 77 13 3 0 0 0.81 3 1 9 2 1 3 0 0 3 3 100% 79 8 10% 39 15 38% 258 41 16% 27 13 48% 21 9 43% 0
1984 28 CLE AL 474 87% 133 13 2 0 0 1.58 9 0 15 9 0 4 5 0 0 0 91 10 11% 40 12 30% 304 54 18% 26 16 62% 22 8 36% 0
1985 29 CLE AL 470 90% 106 22 5 0 2 1.34 8 1 10 8 0 4 4 0 1 1 100% 89 9 10% 34 11 32% 302 37 12% 22 11 50% 25 10 40% 0
6 Seasons 1749 89% 430 128 32 2 14 1.34 27 2 46 26 1 14 13 0 5 5 100% 329 32 10% 154 51 33% 1130 181 16% 99 54 55% 96 37 39% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
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
1980 24 78 64 58 6 13 1 1 0 8 0 0 6 9 .224 .297 .276 .573 58 16 1 0 0 0 0
1981 25 98 91 84 11 23 1 1 1 12 1 0 7 9 .274 .330 .345 .675 87 29 1 0 0 0 0
1982 26 221 460 419 52 114 19 3 7 54 3 9 39 56 .272 .333 .382 .715 98 160 5 0 1 1 14
1983 27 345 805 731 83 191 32 5 10 98 6 13 63 93 .261 .320 .360 .679 86 263 13 2 4 5 18
1984 28 479 1279 1168 121 324 54 10 19 158 7 17 97 154 .277 .333 .390 .722 98 455 23 3 4 7 21
1985 29 628 1749 1602 164 430 76 10 27 203 9 19 127 229 .268 .322 .379 .701 92 607 32 4 5 11 27

Neutralized Batting

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) ·

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
1980 24 78 64 58 6 13 1 1 0 8 0 6 9 .224 .297 .276 .573 5 78
1981 25 30 42 40 8 16 0 0 2 6 2 2 0 .400 .429 .550 .979 9 20
1982 26 123 367 334 43 90 18 2 6 44 2 32 47 .269 .332 .389 .722 43 123
1983 27 124 341 311 31 76 13 2 3 44 3 24 37 .244 .299 .328 .627 30 124
1984 28 134 475 438 40 134 22 5 9 63 1 34 61 .306 .356 .441 .796 69 134
1985 29 149 470 435 45 107 22 0 8 47 2 30 75 .246 .294 .352 .645 45 149
6 Seasons 638 1759 1616 173 436 76 10 28 212 10 128 229 .270 .323 .381 .704 201 628
162 Game Avg. 162 447 410 44 111 19 3 7 54 3 33 58 .270 .323 .381 .704 51 628

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1982 NL  14 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Compare Stats to Similars
  1. Timo Perez (984)
  2. Jerome Walton (972)
  3. Joe Christopher (971)
  4. Eric Tipton (967)
  5. Paul Lehner (964)
  6. Mike Vail (964)
  7. Ray Coleman (963)
  8. Bernie Neis (961)
  9. Leron Lee (961)
  10. So Taguchi (961)
Most Similar by Ages 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Hold mouse over #'s to see names
  1. Manny Mota (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Timo Perez (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Paul Lehner (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: George Vukovich    

Viewed 27,652 times through December 18, 2009.
Name and misspellings: George gearge George goerge Stephen Vukovich

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.