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
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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 Awards
1980 PHI NL 24 OF 28 2 56.2 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -0.3 -6.4 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 0 2.22 0.50 .980 2.32 1.98
1980 PHI NL 24 RF 15 1 35.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0.2 -6.9 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 0 2.57 0.67 .982 2.06 1.71
1980 PHI NL 24 LF 13 1 21.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 1.25 0.23 .967 2.08 1.68
1981 PHI NL 25 OF 9 2 37.1 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -22.5 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 2.41 1.11 .980 2.34 2.02
1981 PHI NL 25 RF 5 2 23.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -41.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 0 1.93 1.00 .980 2.08 1.64
1981 PHI NL 25 LF 3 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.12 0.33 1.000 2.14 1.80
1981 PHI NL 25 CF 1 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 60.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.00 2.00 1.000 2.85 2.50
1982 PHI NL 26 OF 102 81 758.1 176 168 4 4 3 .977 0.4 0.6 -0.6 -3.2 2.5 1 2.04 1.69 .978 2.25 1.91
1982 PHI NL 26 RF 99 80 724.1 166 157 5 4 3 .976 -0.4 -0.7 -1.4 -3.9 2.5 1 2.01 1.64 .978 2.02 1.65
1982 PHI NL 26 LF 15 1 34.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 28.2 0.8 0.7 0.0 0 1.85 0.47 .971 2.09 1.60
1983 CLE AL 27 OF 122 76 773.0 209 203 3 3 0 .986 0.6 0.9 2.6 0.2 2.5 -2 2.40 1.69 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 CLE AL 27 RF 107 61 635.1 166 162 2 2 0 .988 0.0 0.0 2.0 -0.9 3.0 -2 2.32 1.53 .978 2.25 1.85
1983 CLE AL 27 LF 21 13 119.2 36 34 1 1 0 .972 -0.4 -4.0 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 0 2.63 1.67 .978 2.32 1.90
1983 CLE AL 27 CF 3 2 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 66.7 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 3.50 2.33 .986 2.95 2.57
1984 CLE AL 28 OF 130 110 1029.1 331 316 13 2 5 .994 19.8 23.1 18.8 11.4 7.4 1 2.88 2.53 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 CLE AL 28 RF 124 105 949.2 311 296 13 2 5 .994 19.9 25.1 18.9 11.7 7.2 1 2.93 2.49 .979 2.23 1.88
1984 CLE AL 28 LF 16 5 79.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 2.03 1.13 .983 2.27 1.80
1985 CLE AL 29 OF 137 108 991.1 257 250 4 3 0 .988 -5.1 -6.2 -2.1 -0.3 -1.8 -3 2.31 1.85 .982 2.44 2.10
1985 CLE AL 29 RF 131 102 943.1 250 242 5 3 0 .988 -4.7 -6.0 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 -3 2.36 1.89 .980 2.17 1.82
1985 CLE AL 29 LF 11 6 48.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -10.0 -0.4 -0.5 0.1 0 2.06 1.00 .973 2.25 1.77
6 Seasons OF 528 379 3646.0 998 961 24 13 8 .987 14.7 4.8 17.7 8.6 9.1 -3 2.43 1.87 .981 2.43 2.09
6 Seasons RF 481 351 3311.0 909 872 25 12 8 .987 13.8 5.0 16.8 7.6 9.3 -3 2.44 1.86 .979 2.17 1.80
6 Seasons LF 79 26 311.0 76 74 1 1 0 .987 -0.4 -1.5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.5 0 2.17 0.95 .978 2.25 1.76
2 Seasons CF 4 2 24.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 65.0 1.3 1.0 0.3 0 3.38 2.25 .989 2.92 2.55
6 Seasons TOT 528 379 3646.0 998 961 24 13 8 .987 14.7 4.8 17.7 8.6 9.1 -3 2.43 1.87 .968 2.43 2.09
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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
1980 PHI NL 24 78 2 78 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 15 28 0 51 3
1981 PHI NL 25 20 2 20 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 9 0 12 0
1982 PHI NL 26 123 81 123 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 99 102 0 28 1
1983 CLE AL 27 124 76 124 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3 107 122 0 15 3
1984 CLE AL 28 134 110 134 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 124 130 0 15 0
1985 CLE AL 29 149 108 149 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 131 137 0 24 3
6 Seasons 628 379 628 528 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 4 481 528 0 145 10
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 -- 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%
1980 PHI NL 24 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 163 59% 82% 26% 21 48%
1981 PHI NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 108 64% 72% 20% 11 45%
1982 PHI NL 26 4 0 4 0 1 5 2 1 1 1 42 20 1 21 2 1 8 5 0 8 1 0 12 8 0 91 36 39.6% 53 2 2.2% 3 3185 59% 77% 24% 313 51%
1983 CLE AL 27 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 24 10 1 21 4 0 16 12 0 10 3 0 10 5 0 81 34 42.0% 46 1 1.2% 1 2848 54% 79% 28% 319 51%
1984 CLE AL 28 2 0 2 0 0 13 0 5 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12 3 1 21 15 1 38 21 55.3% 15 2 5.3% 11 4256 52% 79% 27% 306 97%
1985 CLE AL 29 3 0 3 0 0 5 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 16 2 0 15 4 0 36 6 16.7% 30 0 0.0% 5 4302 56% 80% 27% 260 94%
6 Seasons 12 0 12 0 3 25 2 10 3 4 72 33 2 53 9 1 27 18 0 47 9 1 59 33 1 258 102 39.5% 151 5 1.9% 20 14862 55% 79% 27% 1230 71%
MLB Averages 43.1% 3.1% 57% 79% 26% 60%

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%
1980 PHI NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 93 68% 74% 29% 12 25%
1981 PHI NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 34 71% 71% 35% 5 20%
1982 PHI NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 53% 68% 26% 11 64%
1983 CLE AL 27 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 5 0 3 0 0 5 3 0 3 2 0 3 3 0 20 13 65.0% 7 0 0.0% 1 556 46% 81% 23% 77 45%
1984 CLE AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 352 48% 78% 28% 18 100%
1985 CLE AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 224 64% 76% 27% 13 85%
6 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 6 0 6 0 0 7 5 0 4 2 0 5 5 0 29 18 62.1% 11 0 0.0% 1 1399 52% 77% 26% 136 55%
MLB Averages 58.5% 2.8% 57% 79% 26% 57%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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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%
1981 PHI NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 22 91% 95% 36% 5 40%
1983 CLE AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 77 53% 78% 25% 9 78%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 99 62% 82% 27% 14 64%
MLB Averages 43.1% 2.3% 57% 79% 26% 65%

* 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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