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George Witt
George Adrian Witt (Red)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 9, 1933 in Long Beach, CA
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1957
Final Game: June 10, 1962
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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
1957 23 PIT NL 0 1 .000 40.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 4 6 6 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 13 9 6.750 27.0 6.8 33.8 6.8 0.20
1958 24 PIT NL 9 2 .818 1.61 18 15 0 5 3 0 106.0 78 22 19 2 59 3 81 2 0 5 442 240 1.292 6.6 0.2 5.0 6.9 1.37
1959 25 PIT NL 0 7 .000 6.93 15 11 2 0 0 0 50.2 58 43 39 7 32 2 30 1 1 0 234 56 1.776 10.3 1.2 5.7 5.3 0.94
1960 26 PIT NL 1 2 .333 4.20 10 6 0 0 0 0 30.0 33 18 14 3 12 0 15 0 0 0 128 90 1.500 9.9 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.25
1961 27 PIT NL 0 1 .000 6.32 9 1 3 0 0 0 15.2 17 12 11 5 5 0 9 0 0 0 67 63 1.404 9.8 2.9 2.9 5.2 1.80
1962 28 TOT 1 3 .250 7.46 13 4 3 0 0 0 25.1 35 26 21 6 14 0 20 1 0 0 122 51 1.934 12.4 2.1 5.0 7.1 1.43
1962 28 LAA AL 1 1 .500 8.10 5 2 1 0 0 0 10.0 15 12 9 4 5 0 10 0 0 0 49 48 2.000 13.5 3.6 4.5 9.0 2.00
1962 28 HOU NL 0 2 .000 7.04 8 2 2 0 0 0 15.1 20 14 12 2 9 0 10 1 0 0 73 53 1.891 11.7 1.2 5.3 5.9 1.11
6 Seasons 11 16 .407 4.32 66 38 8 5 3 0 229.0 225 127 110 24 127 5 156 4 1 5 1006 89 1.537 8.8 0.9 5.0 6.1 1.23
162 Game Avg. 7 10 .407 4.32 43 25 5 3 2 0 150 147 83 72 16 83 3 102 3 1 3 658 89 1.537 8.8 0.9 5.0 6.1 1.23
PIT (5 yrs) 10 13 .435 3.93 53 34 5 5 3 0 203.2 190 101 89 18 113 5 136 3 1 5 884 98 1.488 8.4 0.8 5.0 6.0 1.20
LAA (1 yr) 1 1 .500 8.10 5 2 1 0 0 0 10.0 15 12 9 4 5 0 10 0 0 0 49 48 2.000 13.5 3.6 4.5 9.0 2.00
HOU (1 yr) 0 2 .000 7.04 8 2 2 0 0 0 15.1 20 14 12 2 9 0 10 1 0 0 73 53 1.891 11.7 1.2 5.3 5.9 1.11
NL (6 yrs) 10 15 .400 4.15 61 36 7 5 3 0 219.0 210 115 101 20 122 5 146 4 1 5 957 93 1.516 8.6 0.8 5.0 6.0 1.20
AL (1 yr) 1 1 .500 8.10 5 2 1 0 0 0 10.0 15 12 9 4 5 0 10 0 0 0 49 48 2.000 13.5 3.6 4.5 9.0 2.00

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1960 26 PIT NL WS W NYY 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 15 2.625 16.9 0.0 6.8 3.4 0.50
1 WS 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 15 2.625 16.9 0.0 6.8 3.4 0.50
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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
1957 23 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 24 PIT NL 18 40 39 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .154 .154 .154 .308 -17 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1959 25 PIT NL 15 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .077 .000 .077 -77 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1960 26 PIT NL 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 27 PIT NL 9 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 285 2 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1962 28 TOT 13 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 58 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 28 LAA AL 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 83 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1962 28 HOU NL 8 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 66 74 69 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 27 .130 .143 .145 .288 -22 10 0 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 182 169 15 22 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 66 .130 .143 .145 .288 -22 25 0 0 10 0 0
PIT (5 yrs) 53 67 62 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 25 .113 .127 .129 .256 -31 8 0 0 4 0 0
LAA (1 yr) 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 83 1 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 8 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 61 71 66 6 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 27 .121 .134 .136 .271 -27 9 0 0 4 0 0
AL (1 yr) 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 83 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 PIT NL 23 P 1 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 0.80
1958 PIT NL 24 P 18 15 106.0 19 4 14 1 1 .947 0.0 0.0 1.53 1.00 .958 1.97 0.77
1959 PIT NL 25 P 15 11 50.2 10 2 7 1 1 .900 0.0 0.0 1.60 0.60 .960 1.99 0.82
1960 PIT NL 26 P 10 6 28.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.61 0.50 .960 2.09 0.87
1961 PIT NL 27 P 9 1 15.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.57 0.11 1.000 2.18 0.88
1962 TOT 28 P 13 4 25.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.78 0.38 .960 2.06 0.82
1962 LAA AL 28 P 5 2 10.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.90 0.20 1.000 2.07 0.80
1962 HOU NL 28 P 8 2 15.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.35 0.50 .950 2.05 0.82
6 Seasons P 66 38 227.0 40 8 30 2 2 .950 0.0 0.0 1.51 0.58 .960 2.01 0.82
6 Seasons TOT 66 38 227.0 40 8 30 2 2 .950 0.0 0.0 1.51 0.58 .910 2.01 0.82

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Shutouts s c a p y
1958 NL--3--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2875), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1467), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

November 30, 1954: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1954 minor league draft.

October 10, 1961: Purchased by the Los Angeles Angels from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 1, 1962: Returned to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the Los Angeles Angels following previous purchase.

May 16, 1962: Purchased by the Houston Colt .45's from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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