Orator Shafer Stats

Orator Shafer was born in October of 1851, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shafer was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 10, 1877, with the Louisville Grays. 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 Orator Shafer baseball stats page.
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Orator Shafer
 
 
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Birth Name:   George W. Shafer
Nickname:   The Orator
Born On:   10-00-1851
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-22-1922
Place of Death Data Died In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   West Laurel Hills Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   05-10-1877 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-13-1890
Draft:   Not Applicable
Orator Shafer

Orator Shafer 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
Orator Shafer

Orator Shafer Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1877 Grays 61 260 38 74 9 5 3 0 34 9 - 17 - - 0 - .285 .309 .392
1878 Browns 63 266 48 90 19 6 0 0 30 13 - 20 - - 0 - .338 .369 .455
1879 White Stockings 73 316 53 96 13 0 0 0 35 6 - 28 - - 0 - .304 .317 .345
1880 Blues 83 338 62 90 14 9 0 0 21 17 - 36 - - 0 - .266 .301 .361
1881 Blues 85 343 48 88 13 6 1 0 34 23 - 20 - - 0 - .257 .303 .338
1882 Blues 84 313 37 67 14 2 3 0 28 27 - - - - 0 - .214 .276 .300
1883 Bisons 95 401 67 117 11 3 0 0 41 27 - - - - 0 - .292 .336 .334
1884 Maroons 106 467 130 168 40 10 2 0 0 30 - - - - 0 - .360 .398 .501
1885 Maroons 69 257 30 50 11 2 0 0 18 19 - - - - 0 - .195 .250 .253
1885 Athletics 2 9 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 - - - - 0 - .222 .300 .444
1886 Athletics 21 82 15 22 3 3 0 0 8 8 - - - - 0 - .268 .333 .378
1890 Athletics 100 390 55 110 15 5 1 0 58 47 - - - - 5 - .282 .367 .354
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 842 3,442 584 974 162 52 10 0 308 227 - 121 - - 5 - .283 .328 .369
Orator Shafer

Orator Shafer Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1877 Grays 1B 1 - - 12 12.0 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1877 Grays RF 60 - - 170 2.8 142 121 21 28 1 n/a n/a n/a .835 0.00 -
1878 Browns RF 63 - - 158 2.5 133 105 28 25 2 n/a n/a n/a .842 0.00 -
1879 White Stockings 3B 1 - - 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1879 White Stockings RF 72 - - 186 2.6 149 99 50 37 3 n/a n/a n/a .801 0.00 -
1880 Blues RF 83 - - 181 2.2 163 128 35 18 5 n/a n/a n/a .901 0.00 -
1881 Blues RF 85 - - 166 2.0 146 122 24 20 4 n/a n/a n/a .880 0.00 -
1882 Blues OF 86 - - 159 1.8 128 111 17 31 2 n/a n/a n/a .805 0.00 -
1883 Bisons RF 95 - - 259 2.7 223 182 41 36 3 n/a n/a n/a .861 0.00 -
1884 Maroons 1B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1884 Maroons 2B 7 - - 44 6.3 38 22 16 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .864 0.00 -
1884 Maroons OF 102 - - 154 1.5 134 110 24 20 3 n/a n/a n/a .870 0.00 -
1885 Maroons OF 69 - - 146 2.1 134 106 28 12 0 n/a n/a n/a .918 0.00 -
1885 Athletics CF 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1886 Athletics OF 22 - - 54 2.5 44 40 4 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .815 0.00 -
1890 Athletics 1B 3 - - 29 9.7 28 26 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1890 Athletics RF 98 - - 167 1.7 160 143 17 7 6 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
RF Totals 556 0 0 1,287 2.3 1,116 900 216 171 24 n/a n/a n/a .867 0.00 --
OF Totals 279 0 0 513 1.8 440 367 73 73 7 n/a n/a n/a .858 0.00 --
2B Totals 7 0 0 44 6.3 38 22 16 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .864 0.00 --
1B Totals 5 0 0 41 8.2 40 38 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
CF Totals 2 0 0 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 --
11 Years 850 - - 1,888 2.2 1,636 1,328 308 252 33 n/a n/a n/a .867 0.00 --
Orator Shafer

Orator Shafer Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1877 Grays - - - - - n/a 86.7 15.3 7.6 - - -
1878 Browns - - - - - n/a 0.0 13.3 8.9 - - -
1879 White Stockings - - - - - n/a 0.0 11.3 9.0 - - -
1880 Blues - - - - - n/a 0.0 9.4 16.1 - - -
1881 Blues - - - - - n/a 343.0 17.2 10.1 - - -
1882 Blues - - - - - n/a 104.3 0.0 11.2 - - -
1883 Bisons - - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 9.8 - - -
1884 Maroons - - - - - n/a 233.5 0.0 0.0 - - -
1885 Maroons - - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 14.3 - - -
1885 Athletics - - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 9.0 - - -
1886 Athletics 3 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 10.3 - - -
1890 Athletics 29 - - - - n/a 390.0 0.0 6.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 32 - - - - n/a 344.2 28.4 11.2 - - -
Orator Shafer

Orator Shafer Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1877 Louisville Grays n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1878 Indianapolis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1879 Chicago White Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1880 Cleveland Blues n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1881 Cleveland Blues n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1882 Cleveland Blues n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1883 Buffalo Bisons n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 St. Louis Maroons n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1885 St. Louis Maroons n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1885 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1886 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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