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George Zettlein
George Zettlein (Charmer)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 162 lb.

Born: July 18, 1844 in Brooklyn, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 8, 1871
Died: May 23, 1905 in Patchogue, NY
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Standard Pitching

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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
1871 26 CHI NA 18 9 .667 2.73 28 28 25 0 0 240.2 298 233 73 6 25 22 0 159 1.342 11.1 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.88
1872 27 TOT NA 15 16 .484 2.67 34 31 25 2 0 263.0 314 194 78 3 14 25 0 138 1.247 10.7 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.79
1872 27 TRO NA 14 8 .636 2.54 25 22 17 2 0 187.2 209 132 53 2 8 17 0 146 1.156 10.0 0.1 0.4 0.8 2.13
1872 27 ECK NA 1 8 .111 2.99 9 9 8 0 0 75.1 105 62 25 1 6 8 0 122 1.473 12.5 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.33
1873 28 PHI NA 36 15 .706 2.70 51 51 49 0 0 460.0 593 368 138 3 41 28 0 122 1.378 11.6 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.68
1874 29 CHI NA 27 30 .474 3.07 57 57 57 3 0 515.2 653 439 176 3 46 12 0 100 1.356 11.4 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.26
1875 30 TOT NA 29 22 .569 2.04 52 52 49 7 0 462.1 477 263 105 0 16 18 0 123 1.066 9.3 0.0 0.3 0.4 1.13
1875 30 CHI NA 17 14 .548 1.82 31 31 29 6 0 282.0 269 142 57 0 6 8 0 138 0.975 8.6 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.33
1875 30 PHI NA 12 8 .600 2.40 21 21 20 1 0 180.1 208 121 48 0 10 10 0 105 1.209 10.4 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.00
1876 31 ATH NL 4 20 .167 3.88 28 25 4 23 1 2 234.0 358 212 101 2 6 10 0 4 1089 62 1.556 13.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.67
6 Seasons 129 112 .535 2.78 250 244 4 228 13 2 2175.2 2693 1709 671 17 148 115 0 4 1089 113 1.306 11.1 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.78
162 Game Avg. 18 15 .535 2.78 34 34 31 2 0 299 371 235 92 2 20 16 0 113 1.306 11.1 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.78
CHI (3 yrs) 62 53 .539 2.65 116 116 111 9 0 1038.1 1220 814 306 9 77 42 0 121 1.249 10.6 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.55
PHI (2 yrs) 48 23 .676 2.61 72 72 69 1 0 640.1 801 489 186 3 51 38 0 117 1.331 11.3 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.75
TRO (1 yr) 14 8 .636 2.54 25 22 17 2 0 187.2 209 132 53 2 8 17 0 146 1.156 10.0 0.1 0.4 0.8 2.13
ATH (1 yr) 4 20 .167 3.88 28 25 4 23 1 2 234.0 358 212 101 2 6 10 0 4 1089 62 1.556 13.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.67
ECK (1 yr) 1 8 .111 2.99 9 9 8 0 0 75.1 105 62 25 1 6 8 0 122 1.473 12.5 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.33
NA (5 yrs) 125 92 .576 2.64 222 219 205 12 0 1941.2 2335 1497 570 15 142 105 0 122 1.276 10.8 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.74
NL (1 yr) 4 20 .167 3.88 28 25 4 23 1 2 234.0 358 212 101 2 6 10 0 4 1089 62 1.556 13.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.67

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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 26 CHI NA 28 130 128 23 32 3 0 0 18 4 0 2 4 .250 .262 .273 .535 51 35 *1/O
1872 27 TOT NA 34 147 147 26 32 9 0 0 22 0 1 0 5 .218 .218 .279 .497 53 41 *1/O
1872 27 TRO NA 25 113 113 25 29 9 0 0 21 0 1 0 2 .257 .257 .336 .593 80 38 *1/O
1872 27 ECK NA 9 34 34 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .088 .088 .088 .176 -43 3 /1O
1873 28 PHI NA 51 242 241 39 50 2 0 0 22 3 0 1 4 .207 .211 .216 .427 25 52 *1/3
1874 29 CHI NA 57 245 244 26 47 7 0 0 18 0 0 1 5 .193 .196 .221 .417 32 54 *1
1875 30 TOT NA 53 216 216 17 44 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 12 .204 .204 .204 .407 40 44 *1/3
1875 30 CHI NA 32 133 133 7 29 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 5 .218 .218 .218 .436 51 29 1/3
1875 30 PHI NA 21 83 83 10 15 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 7 .181 .181 .181 .361 24 15 1
1876 31 ATH NL 32 128 128 11 27 2 1 0 11 0 5 .211 .211 .242 .453 48 31 1/34O
6 Seasons 255 1108 1104 142 232 23 1 0 106 8 1 4 35 .210 .213 .233 .446 39 257
162 Game Avg. 162 704 701 90 147 15 1 0 67 3 22 .210 .213 .233 .446 39 163
CHI (3 yrs) 117 508 505 56 108 10 0 0 45 4 0 3 14 .214 .219 .234 .452 42 118
PHI (2 yrs) 72 325 324 49 65 2 0 0 28 4 0 1 11 .201 .203 .207 .410 25 67
TRO (1 yr) 25 113 113 25 29 9 0 0 21 0 1 0 2 .257 .257 .336 .593 80 38
ATH (1 yr) 32 128 128 11 27 2 1 0 11 0 5 .211 .211 .242 .453 48 31
ECK (1 yr) 9 34 34 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .088 .088 .088 .176 -43 3
NA (5 yrs) 223 980 976 131 205 21 0 0 95 8 1 4 30 .210 .213 .232 .445 38 226
NL (1 yr) 32 128 128 11 27 2 1 0 11 0 5 .211 .211 .242 .453 48 31

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1871 CHI NA 26 P 28 59 8 41 10 2 .831 1.75 .868 1.93
1871 CHI NA 26 OF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.33 .900 1.87 0-0-3
1872 TOT NA 27 P 34 79 12 52 15 1 .810 1.88 .813 1.82
1872 TOT NA 27 OF 9 8 6 1 1 1 .875 0.78 .812 1.84 0-0-9
1872 TRO NA 27 P 25 52 8 34 10 0 .808 1.68 .813 1.82
1872 TRO NA 27 OF 8 6 5 0 1 0 .833 0.63 .817 1.85 0-0-8
1872 ECK NA 27 P 9 27 4 18 5 1 .815 2.44 .811 1.82
1872 ECK NA 27 OF 1 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.00 .800 1.80 0-0-1
1873 PHI NA 28 P 51 133 22 93 18 4 .865 2.25 .771 1.79
1873 PHI NA 28 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 10.20
1874 CHI NA 29 P 57 157 27 99 31 1 .803 2.21 .811 2.05
1875 TOT NA 30 P 52 133 35 90 8 3 .940 2.40 .853 2.33
1875 CHI NA 30 P 31 90 21 62 7 0 .922 2.68 .856 2.33
1875 CHI NA 30 1B 3 27 21 0 6 0 .778 7.00 .948 10.27
1875 PHI NA 30 P 21 43 14 28 1 3 .977 2.00 .847 2.33
1876 ATH NL 31 P 28 48 7 36 5 2 .896 1.54 .871 1.92
1876 ATH NL 31 1B 7 69 62 2 5 4 .928 9.14 .943 10.31
1876 ATH NL 31 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60
1876 ATH NL 31 OF 1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .867 2.00 0-1-0
6 Seasons P 250 609 111 411 87 13 .857 2.09 .822 2.00
3 Seasons OF 13 13 8 2 3 1 .769 0.77 .838 1.86 0-1-12
3 Seasons 1B 11 97 84 2 11 4 .887 7.82 .944 10.29
1 Season 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60
6 Seasons TOT 275 719 203 415 101 18 .860 2.25 .698 2.33 0-1-12
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1871 NA--2.730--1st
1872 NA--2.669--4th
1873 NA--2.700--5th
1874 NA--3.072--6th
1875 NA--2.044--7th
Career--2.776--96th

Wins s c a p y
1871 NA--18--2nd
1872 NA--15--5th
1873 NA--36--2nd
1874 NA--27--5th
1875 NA--29--5th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1871 NA--.667--2nd
1872 NA--.484--7th
1873 NA--.706--2nd
1874 NA--.474--5th
1875 NA--.569--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1871 NA--1.342--1st
1872 NA--1.247--3rd
1873 NA--1.378--6th
1874 NA--1.356--8th
1875 NA--1.066--8th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--11.144--2nd
1872 NA--10.745--4th
1873 NA--11.602--5th
1874 NA--11.397--6th
1875 NA--9.286--8th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--.935--1st
1872 NA--.479--4th
1873 NA--.802--7th
1874 NA--.803--9th
1875 NA--.312--9th
1876 NL--.231--1st
Career--.612--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--.823--3rd
1872 NA--.856--4th
1873 NA--.548--6th
1874 NA--.209--5th

Games Played s c a p y
1871 NA--28--5th
1872 NA--34--6th
1873 NA--51--4th
1874 NA--57--3rd
1875 NA--52--5th
1876 NL--28--10th

Saves s c a p y
1876 NL--2--2nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1871 NA--240.7--5th
1872 NA--263.0--6th
1873 NA--460.0--3rd
1874 NA--515.7--3rd
1875 NA--462.3--5th
1876 NL--234.0--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1871 NA--22--3rd
1872 NA--25--5th
1873 NA--28--4th
1874 NA--12--8th
1875 NA--18--5th

Games Started s c a p y
1871 NA--28--5th
1872 NA--31--6th
1873 NA--51--4th
1874 NA--57--3rd
1875 NA--52--5th
1876 NL--25--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1871 NA--25--4th
1872 NA--25--6th
1873 NA--49--2nd
1874 NA--57--3rd
1875 NA--49--5th
1876 NL--23--9th
Career--228--103rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1872 NA--2--3rd
1874 NA--3--3rd
1875 NA--7--1st
1876 NL--1--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1871 NA--6--3rd
1872 NA--3--3rd
1873 NA--3--7th
1874 NA--3--5th
1876 NL--2--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1871 NA--25--8th
1872 NA--14--6th
1873 NA--41--3rd
1874 NA--46--1st
1875 NA--16--4th

Hits s c a p y
1871 NA--298--5th
1872 NA--314--6th
1873 NA--593--3rd
1874 NA--653--2nd
1875 NA--477--5th
1876 NL--358--7th
Career--2693--181st

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1871 NA--.880--1st
1872 NA--1.786--2nd
1873 NA--.683--6th
1874 NA--.261--9th
1875 NA--1.125--10th
1876 NL--1.667--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--.224--7th
1872 NA--.103--8th
1873 NA--.059--2nd
1874 NA--.052--5th
1875 NA--0.00--1st
1876 NL--.077--9th
Career--.070--11th

Losses s c a p y
1871 NA--9--8th
1872 NA--16--4th
1873 NA--15--6th
1874 NA--30--2nd
1875 NA--22--4th
1876 NL--20--5th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1871 NA--73--9th
1872 NA--78--7th
1873 NA--138--4th
1874 NA--176--1st
1875 NA--105--4th
1876 NL--101--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1876 NL--1089--8th

Games Finished s c a p y
1876 NL--4--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1871 NA--159--1st
1872 NA--138--3rd
1873 NA--122--5th
1874 NA--100--6th
1875 NA--123--7th
Career--113--245th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1875 NA--12--7th

Oldest s c a p y
1876 NL--born 1844-07-18--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 89 (113), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 58 (210), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 22 (249), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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