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Standard Batting

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Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1921 20 SLG NNL 0.1 12 47 44 5 10 2 1 0 6 0 2 .227 .261 .318 .579 63 .270 59 14 0 1 5
1922 21 SLS NNL -0.3 26 95 80 10 15 7 0 1 11 0 10 .188 .278 .313 .590 58 .280 56 25 0 5 5/49
1923 22 2TM 2LG 4.1 62 249 198 50 78 13 9 13 57 7 43 .394 .502 .747 1.250 226 .540 215 148 0 8 5/36489
1923 22 NLG ECL 0.8 9 40 34 10 14 3 2 2 12 0 5 .412 .487 .794 1.281 254 .556 233 27 0 1 /45
1923 22 SLS NNL 3.3 53 209 164 40 64 10 7 11 45 7 38 .390 .505 .738 1.243 220 .537 212 121 0 7 5/3689
1924 23 NLG ECL 3.2 57 234 204 39 69 13 2 7 41 12 29 .338 .423 .525 .948 156 .438 154 107 1 *4/3
1925 24 NLG ECL 1.3 32 137 114 26 40 7 0 4 28 1 21 .351 .460 .518 .977 153 .449 156 59 2 6/54
1926 25 2TM ECL 1.0 30 125 107 20 30 4 2 3 20 1 14 .280 .384 .439 .823 125 .388 124 47 4 *6/45
1926 25 NS ECL 0.3 7 30 26 5 8 1 0 0 3 1 3 .308 .400 .346 .746 105 .367 112 9 1 /46
1926 25 NLG ECL 0.7 23 95 81 15 22 3 2 3 17 0 11 .272 .379 .469 .848 131 .395 128 38 3 6/5
1927 26 NLG ECL 1.7 31 128 104 28 45 12 1 3 35 4 22 .433 .539 .654 1.193 210 .538 208 68 2 56
1928 27 NLG ECL 2.1 34 137 119 24 39 12 3 5 27 8 18 .328 .416 .605 1.021 160 .452 153 72 0 *6/45
1929 28 2TM ANL 3.9 68 292 243 61 93 24 3 8 72 8 41 .383 .486 .605 1.091 165 .492 166 147 8 *4
1929 28 NLG ANL 3.2 54 237 198 52 76 21 2 8 61 8 34 .384 .485 .631 1.117 170 .498 169 125 5 *4
1929 28 HG ANL 0.7 14 55 45 9 17 3 1 0 11 0 7 .378 .491 .489 .980 140 .467 150 22 3 4
1935 34 HG NN2 0.5 38 144 124 29 32 9 2 6 29 1 18 .258 .352 .508 .860 116 .378 111 63 0 2 5/436
1936 35 NBY NN2 1.4 36 152 129 28 47 5 2 6 32 3 18 .364 .446 .574 1.020 162 .457 163 74 1 4 *5/4
1938 37 BEG NN2 0.5 31 117 91 19 23 2 1 1 11 3 23 .253 .404 .330 .733 95 .362 107 30 0 3 5/74913
1939 38 NBY NN2 0.5 23 78 64 8 18 4 1 3 14 0 12 .281 .410 .516 .926 145 .423 143 33 2 5/143
1940 39 BEG NN2 2.0 49 179 142 37 50 15 1 4 39 1 32 .352 .483 .556 1.039 170 .478 170 79 4 1 597/3
1941 40 BEG NN2 0.9 37 110 92 21 28 8 1 2 25 0 17 .304 .413 .478 .891 149 .413 147 44 0 1 4/7359
1942 41 BEG NN2 0.2 49 193 160 26 41 12 1 3 24 1 25 .256 .360 .400 .760 117 .365 117 64 1 7 *3/594
1943 42 BEG NN2 0.7 42 148 121 27 32 10 3 3 23 1 24 .264 .395 .471 .866 131 .407 128 57 2 1 53/97 AS
1944 43 BEG NN2 0.6 14 50 41 7 16 3 0 0 6 0 7 .390 .479 .463 .943 153 .452 163 19 0 2 /39
1945 44 NBY NN2 0.0 17 60 51 4 13 1 1 0 3 0 8 .255 .356 .314 .670 88 .333 94 16 0 1 3
1946 45 BEG NN2 0.0 15 26 24 3 6 1 1 0 7 1 2 .250 .308 .375 .683 90 .328 87 9 0 0 /3
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
20 Yrs 24.3 703 2701 2252 472 725 164 35 72 510 52 386 .322 .427 .522 .949 149 .435 148 1175 27 36 546379/81
162 Game Avg 5.6 162 622 519 109 167 38 8 17 118 12 89 .322 .427 .522 .949 149 .435 148 271 6
NLG (7 Yrs) 12.8 240 1008 854 194 305 71 12 32 221 33 140 .357 .455 .581 1.036 168 .469 165 496 13 1 465/3
BEG (7 Yrs) 4.9 237 823 671 140 196 51 8 13 135 7 130 .292 .412 .450 .862 134 .408 135 302 7 15 53974/1
SLS (3 Yrs) 3.2 91 351 288 55 89 19 8 12 62 7 50 .309 .411 .556 .967 155 .432 152 160 0 13 5/36894
NBY (3 Yrs) 1.9 76 290 244 40 78 10 4 9 49 3 38 .320 .418 .504 .922 143 .422 144 123 3 5 53/41
HG (2 Yrs) 1.2 52 199 169 38 49 12 3 6 40 1 25 .290 .391 .503 .894 123 .403 122 85 3 2 45/36
NS (1 Yr) 0.3 7 30 26 5 8 1 0 0 3 1 3 .308 .400 .346 .746 105 .367 112 9 1 /46
NN2 (11 Yrs) 7.3 351 1257 1039 209 306 70 14 28 213 11 186 .295 .406 .470 .876 134 .407 134 488 10 22 53974/16
ECL (6 Yrs) 10.0 193 801 682 147 237 51 10 24 163 26 109 .348 .444 .557 1.001 165 .456 162 380 9 1 645/3
NNL (3 Yrs) 3.2 91 351 288 55 89 19 8 12 62 7 50 .309 .411 .556 .967 155 .432 152 160 0 13 5/36894
ANL (1 Yr) 3.9 68 292 243 61 93 24 3 8 72 8 41 .383 .486 .605 1.091 165 .492 166 147 8 *4

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1921 20 SLG NNL 47 -2 0 0 2 0 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .496 .500 0.0 0.2 0 5
1922 21 SLS NNL 95 -5 0 0 -2 1 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.3 .478 .496 -0.1 -0.1 -1 5/49
1923 22 2TM 2LG 249 39 0 0 -2 1 38 3.3 8 47 4.1 .552 .514 4.2 -0.1 49 5/36489
1923 22 NLG ECL 40 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.6 1 9 0.8 .571 .504 0.8 0.0 9 /45
1923 22 SLS NNL 209 32 0 0 -2 1 31 2.6 7 38 3.3 .549 .516 3.5 -0.1 40 5/3689
1924 23 NLG ECL 234 17 1 0 8 2 27 2.4 8 35 3.2 .542 .515 2.5 0.8 27 *4/3
1925 24 NLG ECL 137 11 0 0 -3 2 10 0.8 5 14 1.3 .525 .505 1.5 -0.1 17 6/54
1926 25 2TM ECL 125 4 0 0 1 2 7 0.6 4 11 1.0 .520 .502 0.9 0.3 10 *6/45
1926 25 NS ECL 30 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.2 1 4 0.3 .533 .501 0.2 0.2 2 /46
1926 25 NLG ECL 95 4 0 0 -1 1 4 0.4 3 8 0.7 .517 .502 0.7 0.1 8 6/5
1927 26 NLG ECL 128 19 0 0 -5 1 16 1.3 4 20 1.7 .542 .508 2.2 -0.3 25 56
1928 27 NLG ECL 137 11 1 0 7 2 20 1.6 5 25 2.1 .548 .510 1.5 0.7 18 *6/45
1929 28 2TM ANL 292 30 0 0 6 2 38 3.0 10 48 3.9 .543 .513 3.4 0.6 42 *4
1929 28 NLG ANL 237 26 0 0 4 2 31 2.4 8 39 3.2 .545 .515 2.9 0.5 35 *4
1929 28 HG ANL 55 4 0 0 2 0 7 0.5 2 8 0.7 .537 .503 0.6 0.2 7 4
1935 34 HG NN2 144 2 0 0 -1 0 1 0.1 5 6 0.5 .502 .501 0.6 -0.1 7 5/436
1936 35 NBY NN2 152 13 0 0 -3 1 11 0.9 5 16 1.4 .525 .505 1.6 -0.2 19 *5/4
1938 37 BEG NN2 117 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.2 4 6 0.5 .505 .501 0.4 0.1 5 5/74913
1939 38 NBY NN2 78 5 0 0 -2 0 3 0.3 3 6 0.5 .511 .502 0.6 -0.2 8 5/143
1940 39 BEG NN2 179 18 0 0 0 -1 17 1.5 6 24 2.0 .529 .509 1.9 -0.1 23 597/3
1941 40 BEG NN2 110 7 0 0 -1 0 6 0.6 4 10 0.9 .515 .503 0.9 -0.1 10 4/7359
1942 41 BEG NN2 193 4 0 0 -5 -1 -3 -0.3 6 3 0.2 .495 .498 0.7 -0.6 8 *3/594
1943 42 BEG NN2 148 6 0 0 -1 -1 4 0.3 4 9 0.7 .508 .502 0.8 -0.2 9 53/97 AS
1944 43 BEG NN2 50 4 0 0 2 -1 5 0.5 2 7 0.6 .535 .503 0.5 0.1 5 /39
1945 44 NBY NN2 60 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 2 0 0.0 .492 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 3
1946 45 BEG NN2 26 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .494 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /3
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
20 Yrs 2701 183 -1 0 1 9 193 16.2 90 283 24.3 .523 .506 24.1 0.8 282 546379/81
162 Game Avg 622 42 0 0 0 2 44 3.7 21 65 5.6 .523 .506 5.5 0.2 65
NLG (7 Yrs) 1008 95 0 0 10 10 115 9.6 34 149 12.8 .540 .510 11.9 1.7 140 465/3
BEG (7 Yrs) 823 40 0 0 -4 -5 31 2.7 27 58 4.9 .511 .503 5.2 -0.8 62 53974/1
NBY (3 Yrs) 290 17 0 0 -5 0 12 1.0 10 22 1.9 .513 .503 2.3 -0.5 27 53/41
SLS (3 Yrs) 351 24 0 0 -2 2 24 2.0 12 36 3.2 .522 .508 3.3 0.0 38 5/36894
HG (2 Yrs) 199 7 0 0 0 1 8 0.6 7 14 1.2 .512 .501 1.2 0.1 14 45/36
NS (1 Yr) 30 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.2 1 4 0.3 .533 .501 0.2 0.2 2 /46
NN2 (11 Yrs) 1257 60 -1 0 -10 -4 44 3.8 41 86 7.3 .511 .503 8.1 -1.3 96 53974/16
ECL (6 Yrs) 801 69 1 0 7 9 86 7.4 27 113 10.0 .538 .509 9.2 1.5 106 645/3
NNL (3 Yrs) 351 24 0 0 -2 2 24 2.0 12 36 3.2 .522 .508 3.3 0.0 38 5/36894
ANL (1 Yr) 292 30 0 0 6 2 38 3.0 10 48 3.9 .543 .513 3.4 0.6 42 *4

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1921 20 SLG NNL 47 .270 59 .227 .091 0.0 4.3 41.7 5
1922 21 SLS NNL 95 .280 56 .177 .125 1.1 10.5 37.5 5/49
1923 22 2TM 2LG 249 .540 215 .351 .354 5.2 17.3 34.3 5/36489
1923 22 NLG ECL 40 .556 233 .375 .382 5.0 12.5 47.1 /45
1923 22 SLS NNL 209 .537 212 .346 .348 5.3 18.2 31.9 5/3689
1924 23 NLG ECL 234 .438 154 .315 .186 3.0 12.4 34.8 *4/3
1925 24 NLG ECL 137 .449 156 .327 .167 2.9 15.3 37.3 6/54
1926 25 2TM ECL 125 .388 124 .260 .159 2.4 11.2 37.8 *6/45
1926 25 NS ECL 30 .367 112 .308 .038 0.0 10.0 41.7 /46
1926 25 NLG ECL 95 .395 128 .244 .198 3.2 11.6 36.4 6/5
1927 26 NLG ECL 128 .538 208 .416 .221 2.3 17.2 37.9 56
1928 27 NLG ECL 137 .452 153 .298 .277 3.6 13.1 36.5 *6/45
1929 28 2TM ANL 292 .492 166 .362 .222 2.7 14.0 39.6 *4
1929 28 NLG ANL 237 .498 169 .358 .247 3.4 14.3 41.1 *4
1929 28 HG ANL 55 .467 150 .378 .111 0.0 12.7 33.3 4
1935 34 HG NN2 144 .378 111 .220 .250 4.2 12.5 52.3 5/436
1936 35 NBY NN2 152 .457 163 .333 .209 3.9 11.8 36.7 *5/4
1938 37 BEG NN2 117 .362 107 .244 .077 0.9 19.7 40.0 5/74913
1939 38 NBY NN2 78 .423 143 .246 .234 3.8 15.4 17.2 5/143
1940 39 BEG NN2 179 .478 170 .333 .204 2.2 17.9 40.2 597/3
1941 40 BEG NN2 110 .413 147 .289 .174 1.8 15.5 44.2 4/7359
1942 41 BEG NN2 193 .365 117 .242 .144 1.6 13.0 35.9 *3/594
1943 42 BEG NN2 148 .407 128 .246 .207 2.0 16.2 43.6 53/97 AS
1944 43 BEG NN2 50 .452 163 .390 .073 0.0 14.0 30.4 /39
1945 44 NBY NN2 60 .333 94 .255 .059 0.0 13.3 19.0 3
1946 45 BEG NN2 26 .328 87 .250 .125 0.0 7.7 37.5 /3
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
20 Yrs 2701 .435 148 .300 .200 2.7 14.3 37.5 546379/81
MLB Average .338 100 .286 .110 1.2 8.3 34.6
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was George Scales born?

George Scales was born on August 16, 1900.

Where was George Scales born?

George Scales was born in Talladega, AL.

How tall was George Scales?

George Scales was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did George Scales weigh when playing?

George Scales weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did George Scales play?

George Scales played 20 seasons.

Is George Scales in the Hall of Fame?

George Scales has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did George Scales play?

George Scales was a Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop.

How many hits did George Scales have?

George Scales had 725 hits over his career.

How many home runs did George Scales have?

George Scales had 72 home runs over his career.

What was George Scales' average?

George Scales had a .322 average over his career.

How many teams has George Scales played for?

George Scales played for 6 teams; the Baltimore Elite Giants, Homestead Grays, New York Black Yankees, New York Lincoln Giants, Newark Stars and St. Louis Stars.

How many World Series has George Scales won?

George Scales never won a World Series.

When did George Scales retire?

George Scales last played in 1946.

What are George Scales' nicknames?

Tubby is a nickname for George Scales.

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