George Burns Stats

George Burns was born on Tuesday, January 31, 1893, in Niles, Ohio. Burns was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1914, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive George Burns baseball stats page.

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George Burns
 
 
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Birth Name:   George Henry Burns
Nickname:   Tioga George
Born On:   01-31-1893
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Niles, Ohio
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-07-1978
Place of Death Data Died In:   Kirkland, Washington
Cemetery:   Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, Washington
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-14-1914 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-29-1929
Draft:   Not Applicable
George Burns

George Burns Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
George Burns

George Burns Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1914 Tigers 137 478 55 139 22 5 5 0 57 32 - 56 22 - 12 - .291 .351 .389
1915 Tigers 105 392 49 99 18 3 5 0 50 22 - 51 17 - 5 - .253 .301 .352
1916 Tigers 135 479 60 137 22 6 4 1 73 22 - 30 19 - 7 - .286 .327 .382
1917 Tigers 119 407 42 92 14 10 1 0 40 15 - 33 14 - 6 - .226 .264 .317
1918 Athletics 130 505 61 178 22 9 6 0 70 23 - 25 8 - 8 - .352 .390 .467
1919 Athletics 126 470 63 139 29 9 8 0 57 19 - 18 6 - 12 - .296 .339 .447
1920 Athletics 22 60 1 14 3 0 1 0 7 6 - 7 1 - 1 - .233 .313 .333
1920 Indians 44 56 7 15 4 1 0 0 13 4 - 3 2 - 2 - .268 .339 .375
1921 Indians 84 244 52 88 21 4 0 0 49 13 - 19 6 - 2 - .361 .398 .480
1922 Red Sox 147 558 71 171 32 5 12 0 73 20 - 28 15 - 9 - .306 .341 .446
1923 Red Sox 146 551 91 181 47 5 7 0 82 45 - 33 12 - 7 - .328 .386 .470
1924 Indians 129 462 64 143 37 5 4 0 68 29 - 27 23 - 15 - .310 .370 .437
1925 Indians 127 488 69 164 41 4 6 0 79 24 - 24 8 - 3 - .336 .371 .473
1926 Indians 151 603 97 216 64 3 4 0 114 28 - 33 18 - 8 - .358 .394 .494
1927 Indians 140 549 84 175 51 2 3 0 78 42 - 27 9 - 7 - .319 .375 .435
1928 Indians 82 209 29 52 12 1 5 0 30 17 - 11 6 - 6 - .249 .323 .388
1928 Yankees 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .500 .500 .500
1929 Yankees 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1929 Athletics 29 49 5 13 5 0 1 0 11 2 - 3 1 - 0 - .265 .294 .429
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,866 6,573 901 2,018 444 72 72 1 951 363 - 433 187 - 110 - .307 .354 .429
George Burns

George Burns Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1914 Tigers 1B 137 - - 1,688 12.3 1,658 1,579 79 30 72 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1915 Tigers 1B 104 - - 1,229 11.8 1,212 1,155 57 17 65 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1916 Tigers 1B 124 - - 1,431 11.5 1,409 1,355 54 22 71 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1917 Tigers 1B 104 - - 1,196 11.5 1,184 1,127 57 12 44 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1918 Athletics 1B 128 - - 1,514 11.8 1,488 1,384 104 26 109 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1918 Athletics OF 2 - - 6 3.0 5 5 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 -
1919 Athletics 1B 86 - - 1,009 11.7 989 918 71 20 44 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1919 Athletics RF 34 - - 61 1.8 57 53 4 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .934 0.00 -
1920 Athletics RF 13 - - 24 1.8 23 20 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1920 Indians 1B 12 - - 95 7.9 93 84 9 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1920 Indians RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1921 Indians 1B 73 - - 581 8.0 575 534 41 6 40 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1922 Red Sox 1B 140 - - 1,526 10.9 1,506 1,412 94 20 103 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1923 Red Sox 1B 146 - - 1,593 10.9 1,577 1,485 92 16 103 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1924 Indians 1B 127 - - 1,355 10.7 1,337 1,227 110 18 85 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1925 Indians 1B 126 - - 1,291 10.2 1,277 1,195 82 14 94 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1926 Indians 1B 151 - - 1,617 10.7 1,598 1,499 99 19 122 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1927 Indians 1B 139 - - 1,479 10.6 1,464 1,362 102 15 111 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1928 Indians 1B 53 - - 516 9.7 508 470 38 8 44 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1928 Yankees 1B 2 - - 7 3.5 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1929 Athletics 1B 19 - - 104 5.5 104 99 5 0 9 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 1,671 0 0 18,231 10.9 17,986 16,892 1,094 245 1,117 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
RF Totals 48 0 0 85 1.8 80 73 7 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00 --
OF Totals 2 0 0 6 3.0 5 5 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 --
16 Years 1,721 - - 18,322 10.6 18,071 16,970 1,101 251 1,119 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
George Burns

George Burns Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1914 Tigers 23 13 .639 - - n/a 95.6 8.5 8.4 - - -
1915 Tigers 9 3 .750 - - n/a 78.4 7.7 7.8 - - -
1916 Tigers 12 - - - - n/a 119.8 16.0 6.6 - - -
1917 Tigers 3 - - - - n/a 407.0 12.3 10.2 - - -
1918 Athletics 8 - - - - n/a 84.2 20.2 7.2 - - -
1919 Athletics 15 - - - - n/a 58.8 26.1 8.2 - - -
1920 Athletics 4 0 1.000 - - n/a 60.0 8.6 8.6 - - -
1920 Indians 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 18.7 4.3 - - -
1921 Indians 3 1 .750 - - n/a 0.0 12.8 5.0 - - -
1922 Red Sox 8 2 .800 - - n/a 46.5 19.9 7.6 - - -
1923 Red Sox 9 7 .563 - - n/a 78.7 16.7 6.7 - - -
1924 Indians 14 5 .737 - - n/a 115.5 17.1 6.8 - - -
1925 Indians 16 11 .593 - - n/a 81.3 20.3 6.2 - - -
1926 Indians 13 7 .650 - - n/a 150.8 18.3 5.3 - - -
1927 Indians 13 11 .542 - - n/a 183.0 20.3 7.0 - - -
1928 Indians 2 3 .400 - - n/a 41.8 19.0 7.0 - - -
1928 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1929 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 - - -
1929 Athletics 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 49.0 16.3 4.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 154 63 .710 - - n/a 91.3 15.2 6.9 - - -
George Burns

George Burns Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1914 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1920 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1921 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 Boston Red Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1923 Boston Red Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 New York Yankees 21 Undetermined n/a Stats
1929 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a Stats


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