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George Wright
George Wright
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 150 lb.

Born: January 28, 1847 in Yonkers, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1871
Final Game: October 2, 1882
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Centennial Committee as Pioneer/Executive in 1937.
Died: August 21, 1937 in Boston, MA
Relatives: Brother of Harry Wright
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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
1871 24 BOS NA 16 86 80 33 33 7 5 0 11 9 1 6 1 .413 .453 .625 1.078 202 50 6/3
1872 25 BOS NA 48 258 255 87 86 16 6 2 32 14 4 3 1 .337 .345 .471 .816 143 120 *6
1873 26 BOS NA 59 333 325 99 126 19 8 3 50 3 5 8 2 .388 .402 .523 .925 166 170 *6
1874 27 BOS NA 60 318 313 76 103 10 15 2 44 2 0 5 6 .329 .340 .476 .816 152 149 *6/5
1875 28 BOS NA 79 410 408 106 136 20 7 2 61 13 6 2 6 .333 .337 .431 .768 161 176 *6/1
1876 29 BSN NL 70 343 335 72 100 18 6 1 34 8 9 .299 .315 .397 .712 133 133 *6/41
1877 30 BSN NL 61 299 290 58 80 15 1 0 35 9 15 .276 .298 .334 .632 95 97 *4/6
1878 31 BSN NL 59 273 267 35 60 5 1 0 12 6 22 .225 .242 .251 .493 57 67 *6
1879 32 PRO NL 85 401 388 79 107 15 10 1 42 13 20 .276 .299 .374 .673 121 145 *6
1880 33 BSN NL 1 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 72 1 /6
1881 34 BSN NL 7 28 25 4 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .200 .286 .200 .486 57 5 /6
1882 35 PRO NL 46 189 185 14 30 1 2 0 9 4 36 .162 .180 .189 .369 19 35 6
12 Seasons 591 2942 2875 665 867 126 61 11 330 41 16 67 119 .302 .317 .399 .717 125 1148
162 Game Avg. 162 806 788 182 238 35 17 3 90 18 33 .302 .317 .399 .717 125 315
BSN (5 yrs) 198 947 921 171 246 38 8 1 81 26 47 .267 .287 .329 .616 96 303
BOS (5 yrs) 262 1405 1381 401 484 72 41 9 198 41 16 24 16 .350 .362 .482 .843 160 665
PRO (2 yrs) 131 590 573 93 137 16 12 1 51 17 56 .239 .261 .314 .575 87 180
NL (7 yrs) 329 1537 1494 264 383 54 20 2 132 43 103 .256 .277 .323 .600 93 483
NA (5 yrs) 262 1405 1381 401 484 72 41 9 198 41 16 24 16 .350 .362 .482 .843 160 665

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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
1875 28 BOS NA 0 1 .000 2.25 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 3 1 0 0 11 0 105 1.250 11.3 0.0 0.0 24.8
1876 29 BSN NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
2 Seasons 0 1 .000 1.80 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 1 0 0 12 0 1 4 130 1.200 10.8 0.0 0.0 21.6
162 Game Avg. 0 23 .000 1.80 68 0 0 0 0 113 136 68 23 0 0 272 0 130 1.200 10.8 0.0 0.0 21.6
BSN (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
BOS (1 yr) 0 1 .000 2.25 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 3 1 0 0 11 0 105 1.250 11.3 0.0 0.0 24.8

Standard Fielding

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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 Awards
1871 BOS NA 24 SS 15 114 32 61 21 8 .816 6.20 .771 5.18
1871 BOS NA 24 1B 1 10 9 1 0 1 1.000 10.00 .920 10.20
1872 BOS NA 25 SS 48 334 87 193 54 25 .838 5.83 .755 4.62
1873 BOS NA 26 SS 59 412 89 244 79 16 .808 5.64 .767 4.77
1874 BOS NA 27 SS 60 358 97 197 64 23 .821 4.90 .777 4.49
1874 BOS NA 27 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .700 4.20
1875 BOS NA 28 SS 79 404 95 253 56 20 .861 4.41 .806 4.43
1875 BOS NA 28 P 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 .800 2.35
1876 BSN NL 29 SS 68 383 89 251 43 16 .888 5.00 .863 4.44
1876 BSN NL 29 2B 2 10 7 2 1 0 .900 4.50 .860 5.55
1876 BSN NL 29 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90
1877 BSN NL 30 2B 58 433 171 209 53 28 .878 6.55 .865 6.19
1877 BSN NL 30 SS 3 14 4 8 2 1 .857 4.00 .864 4.50
1878 BSN NL 31 SS 59 284 72 197 15 24 .947 4.56 .867 4.26
1879 PRO NL 32 SS 85 449 96 319 34 17 .924 4.88 .865 4.54
1880 BSN NL 33 SS 1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00 .867 4.30
1881 BSN NL 34 SS 7 27 7 19 1 3 .963 3.71 .859 4.54
1882 PRO NL 35 SS 46 205 46 133 26 16 .873 3.89 .848 4.36
12 Seasons SS 530 2987 714 1878 395 169 .868 4.89 .816 4.51
2 Seasons 2B 60 443 178 211 54 28 .878 6.48 .865 6.17
2 Seasons P 3 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33 .800 2.20
1 Season 1B 1 10 9 1 0 1 1.000 10.00 .920 10.20
1 Season 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .700 4.20
12 Seasons TOT 595 3442 901 2092 449 198 .870 5.03 .692 4.67
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans ( 7.7%)
1937 Centennial (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1937 by Centennial Committee

Batting Average s c a p y
1873 NA  .388 (4th)
1874 NA  .329 (10th)
1875 NA  .333 (5th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1873 NA  .402 (3rd)
1874 NA  .340 (10th)
1875 NA  .337 (5th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1872 NA  .471 (6th)
1873 NA  .523 (2nd)
1874 NA  .476 (5th)
1875 NA  .431 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1872 NA  .816 (5th)
1873 NA  .925 (2nd)
1874 NA  .816 (5th)
1875 NA  .768 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1873 NA  59 (5th)
1875 NA  79 (9th)
1876 NL  70 (1st)
1877 NL  61 (1st)
1879 NL  85 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1872 NA  255 (10th)
1873 NA  325 (1st)
1874 NA  313 (9th)
1875 NA  408 (1st)
1876 NL  335 (1st)
1877 NL  290 (1st)
1878 NL  267 (7th)
1879 NL  388 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1872 NA  258 (10th)
1873 NA  333 (2nd)
1874 NA  318 (9th)
1875 NA  410 (1st)
1876 NL  343 (1st)
1877 NL  299 (1st)
1878 NL  273 (10th)
1879 NL  401 (2nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1872 NA  87 (2nd)
1873 NA  99 (2nd)
1874 NA  76 (4th)
1875 NA  106 (2nd)
1876 NL  72 (2nd)
1877 NL  58 (2nd)
1879 NL  79 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1872 NA  86 (7th)
1873 NA  126 (2nd)
1874 NA  103 (6th)
1875 NA  136 (3rd)
1876 NL  100 (9th)
1879 NL  107 (7th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1872 NA  120 (3rd)
1873 NA  170 (2nd)
1874 NA  149 (3rd)
1875 NA  176 (2nd)
1876 NL  133 (5th)
1879 NL  145 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
1872 NA  16 (4th)
1873 NA  19 (2nd)
1875 NA  20 (5th)
1876 NL  18 (5th)
1877 NL  15 (4th)

Triples s c a p y
1872 NA  6 (3rd)
1873 NA  8 (2nd)
1874 NA  15 (1st)
1875 NA  7 (6th)
1876 NL  6 (8th)
1879 NL  10 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1872 NA  2 (3rd)
1873 NA  3 (2nd)
1874 NA  2 (5th)
1875 NA  2 (6th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1873 NA  50 (8th)
1875 NA  61 (5th)
1877 NL  35 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1873 NA  8 (10th)
1874 NA  5 (10th)
1876 NL  8 (10th)
1877 NL  9 (6th)
1879 NL  13 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1882 NL  36 (7th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1872 NA  14 (2nd)

Singles s c a p y
1873 NA  96 (3rd)
1874 NA  76 (10th)
1875 NA  107 (3rd)
1879 NL  81 (9th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1872 NA  143 (6th)
1873 NA  166 (2nd)
1874 NA  152 (5th)
1875 NA  161 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1872 NA  42 (5th)
1873 NA  66 (2nd)
1874 NA  51 (2nd)
1875 NA  59 (4th)
1876 NL  42 (10th)
1879 NL  43 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1871 NA  11 (8th)
1872 NA  13 (5th)
1873 NA  26 (2nd)
1874 NA  17 (5th)
1875 NA  24 (5th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1871 NA  .9 (8th)
1872 NA  1.2 (5th)
1873 NA  2.5 (2nd)
1874 NA  1.8 (5th)
1875 NA  2.8 (5th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1872 NA  24 (3rd)
1873 NA  30 (2nd)
1874 NA  27 (5th)
1875 NA  29 (4th)
1876 NL  25 (4th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1872 NA  89 (7th)
1873 NA  134 (2nd)
1874 NA  108 (5th)
1875 NA  138 (4th)
1876 NL  108 (7th)
1877 NL  89 (10th)
1879 NL  120 (6th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1872 NA  .653 (8th)
1873 NA  .751 (2nd)
1874 NA  .707 (5th)
1875 NA  .731 (5th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1872 NA  4 (10th)
1873 NA  5 (3rd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1872 NA  3.5 (2nd)
1873 NA  3.0 (5th)
1874 NA  2.0 (8th)
1875 NA  3.5 (4th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1872 NA  255.0 (1st)

AB per HR s c a p y
1872 NA  127.5 (8th)
1873 NA  108.3 (4th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1873 NA  204 (4th)
1875 NA  278 (3rd)
1876 NL  235 (1st)
1877 NL  210 (1st)
1878 NL  207 (2nd)
1879 NL  281 (2nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1876 NL  1 (7th)

Oldest s c a p y
1878 NL  born 1847-01-28 (10th)
1879 NL  born 1847-01-28 (5th)
1880 NL  born 1847-01-28 (4th)
1881 NL  born 1847-01-28 (4th)
1882 NL  born 1847-01-28 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 8 (276), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 132 (130), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1042), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1307), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1876 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Caps.

Before 1879 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Providence Grays.

May 29, 1880: Sent from the Providence Grays to the Boston Red Caps in an unknown transaction.

Before 1882 Season: Sent from the Boston Red Caps to the Providence Grays in an unknown transaction.

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