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George Zuverink
George Zuverink

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 21, 1951
Final Game June 15, 1959
Born August 20, 1924 in Holland, MI

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1951 26 CLE AL   0   0  16   0   0   0   7  0   25.3   24   17   15   2   13   14   1   1   114       0  5.33  3.79   71 1.461
 1952 27 CLE AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.3    1    0    0   0    0    1   0   0     5       0  0.00  3.34  inf 0.750
 1954 29 TOT      9  13  37  25   9   2   8  4  209.0  211   99   87  23   63   72   8   2   897       0  3.75  3.70   99 1.311
         CIN NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    6.0   10    6    6   1    1    2   0   1    28       0  9.00  4.19   47 1.833
         DET AL   9  13  35  25   9   2   7  4  203.0  201   93   81  22   62   70   8   1   869       0  3.59  3.69  103 1.296
 1955 30 TOT AL   4   8  42   6   0   0  22  4  114.7  118   55   43  11   31   44   5   2   474   4   0  3.38  3.81  113 1.299
         DET AL   0   5  14   1   0   0   6  0   28.3   38   27   22   6   14   13   1   0   141   3   0  6.99  3.84   55 1.835
         BAL AL   4   3  28   5   0   0  16  4   86.3   80   28   21   5   17   31   4   2   333   1   0  2.19  3.80  174 1.124
 1956 31 BAL AL   7   6  62   0   0   0  40 16   97.3  112   52   45   6   34   33   3   1   432   9   1  4.16  3.91   94 1.500
 1957 32 BAL AL  10   6  56   0   0   0  37  9  112.7  105   37   31   9   39   36   4   1   475  13   0  2.48  3.60  145 1.278
 1958 33 BAL AL   2   2  45   0   0   0  23  7   69.0   74   29   26   4   17   22   6   2   294   3   0  3.39  3.58  106 1.319
 1959 34 BAL AL   0   1   6   0   0   0   1  0   13.0   15    7    6   1    6    1   0   1    55   0   0  4.15  3.78   91 1.615
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .471  32  36 265  31   9   2 139 40  642.3  660  296  253  56  203  223  27  10  2746  29   1  3.54  3.73  105 1.344
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   8  60   7   2   0  31  9  147.3  151   68   58  12   46   51   6   2   630   6   0  3.54  3.73  105 1.344
 Career High     10  13  62  25   9   2  40 16  209.0  211   99   87  23   63   72   8   2   897  13   1  2.48  3.91  145 1.278

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 27 CLE AL   2    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
 1954 29 TOT     37   66    2    9   1  0   0    3   0  1   1  15  .136  .149  .152  -17   10   9   0       0   2
         CIN NL   2    2    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .500  161    1   0   0       0   0
         DET AL  35   64    1    8   1  0   0    3   0  1   1  14  .125  .138  .141  -22    9   9   0       0   2
 1955 30 TOT AL  42   27    1    5   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .185  .214  .222   21    6   1   0   0   0   1
         DET AL  14    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         BAL AL  28   23    1    5   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .217  .250  .261   42    6   1   0   0   0   1
 1956 31 BAL AL  62   17    0    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   7  .118  .167  .118  -21    2   4   0   0   0   0
 1957 32 BAL AL  56   23    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   8  .130  .231  .130    5    3   2   0   0   0   0
 1958 33 BAL AL  45    9    0    2   0  1   0    2   0  0   1   2  .222  .300  .444  108    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1959 34 BAL AL   6    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   0       1.000               0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      266  142    5   21   2  1   0    7   0  1   9  39  .148  .199  .176    5   25  16   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         86    3   13   1  1   0    4   0  1   5  24  .148  .199  .176    5   15  10   0   0   0   2
 Career High     62   66    2    9   1  1   0    3   0  1   3  15                          10   9   0   0   0   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1952 27 CLE AL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
 1954 29 TOT      76   69    2   0.8    97| .136  .263| .149  .338| .152  .386| .301  .724| -17  .043 -10.8  -1.1   0%
         CIN NL    2    1    1  26.8   111| .500  .276| .500  .348| .500  .428|1.000  .776| 161  .959   0.2   0.0   0%
         DET AL   74   68    1   0.4    97| .125  .263| .138  .338| .141  .384| .279  .723| -22  .012 -10.9  -1.1   0%
 1955 30 TOT AL   29   24    1   1.1    97| .185  .259| .214  .337| .222  .385| .436  .722|  21  .070  -3.0  -0.3   0%
         DET AL    4    4    0   0.0   101| .000  .264| .000  .343| .000  .393| .000  .736|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         BAL AL   25   20    1   1.3    96| .217  .258| .250  .336| .261  .384| .511  .720|  42  .095  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1956 31 BAL AL   22   19    1   1.4    99| .118  .258| .167  .338| .118  .393| .285  .731| -21  .096  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1957 32 BAL AL   28   22    1   1.2    93| .130  .255| .231  .326| .130  .384| .361  .710|   5  .088  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1958 33 BAL AL   10    7    1   3.8    93| .222  .254| .300  .322| .444  .387| .744  .709| 108  .447  -0.0   0.0   0%
 1959 34 BAL AL    2    0    1            |           |1.000  .328|           |           |             0.7   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       167  141    7   1.3    97| .148  .260| .199  .335| .176  .386| .375  .721|   5  .100 -18.9  -1.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 26 CLE AL P 16 1 7 1 0 .889 .952 0.50 0.99 2.85 2.06 0 25.3 1952 27 CLE AL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.00 6.92 2.08 0 1.3 1954 29 TOT P 37 18 46 3 3 .955 .960 1.73 0.93 2.76 2.01 25 209.0 CIN NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.85 0.00 2.10 0 6.0 DET AL P 35 18 46 3 3 .955 .960 1.83 0.93 2.84 2.01 25 203.0 1955 30 TOT AL P 42 9 25 3 2 .919 .955 0.81 0.83 2.67 1.99 6 114.6 DET AL P 14 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.57 0.83 2.54 2.00 1 28.3 BAL AL P 28 7 19 3 2 .897 .956 0.93 0.83 2.71 1.99 5 86.3 1956 31 BAL AL P 62 8 17 0 2 1.000 .951 0.40 0.82 2.31 1.92 0 97.3 1957 32 BAL AL P 56 5 26 0 2 1.000 .963 0.55 0.86 2.48 1.99 0 112.7 1958 33 BAL AL P 45 4 19 0 1 1.000 .962 0.51 0.82 3.00 1.94 0 69.0 1959 34 BAL AL P 6 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.85 2.77 2.08 0 13.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1951 26 CLE AL P 16 1 7 1 0 .889 .952 0.50 0.99 2.85 2.06 0 25.3 1952 27 CLE AL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.00 6.92 2.08 0 1.3 1954 29 TOT P 37 18 46 3 3 .955 .960 1.73 0.93 2.76 2.01 25 209.0 CIN NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.85 0.00 2.10 0 6.0 DET AL P 35 18 46 3 3 .955 .960 1.83 0.93 2.84 2.01 25 203.0 1955 30 TOT AL P 42 9 25 3 2 .919 .955 0.81 0.83 2.67 1.99 6 114.6 DET AL P 14 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.57 0.83 2.54 2.00 1 28.3 BAL AL P 28 7 19 3 2 .897 .956 0.93 0.83 2.71 1.99 5 86.3 1956 31 BAL AL P 62 8 17 0 2 1.000 .951 0.40 0.82 2.31 1.92 0 97.3 1957 32 BAL AL P 56 5 26 0 2 1.000 .963 0.55 0.86 2.48 1.99 0 112.7 1958 33 BAL AL P 45 4 19 0 1 1.000 .962 0.51 0.82 3.00 1.94 0 69.0 1959 34 BAL AL P 6 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.85 2.77 2.08 0 13.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 265 45 145 7 10 .964 .958 0.72 0.86 2.66 1.99 31 642.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 265 45 145 7 10 .964 .958 0.72 0.86 2.66 1.99 31 642
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1954 AL-9-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1954 AL-2.75-6

Games
1956 AL-62-1
1957 AL-56-1
1958 AL-45-8

Saves
1956 AL-16-1
1957 AL-9-4
1958 AL-7-9

Home Runs Allow.
1954 AL-22-3

Hit Batsmen
1954 AL-8-3
1958 AL-6-9

Games Finished
1955 AL-22-10
1956 AL-40-1
1957 AL-37-1

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 5 (417) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 14 (1252) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1069) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1325) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

Before 1948 Season: Sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

October 13, 1953: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians.

April 26, 1954: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Cincinnati Redlegs.

July 8, 1955: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Detroit Tigers.


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