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Historical player · 1911–1925

George Burns

B/T R/R · HT 67 · WT 160 · Born 11/24/1889 · From Utica, NY USA · Debut 1911-10-03 · Final 1925-09-04

Career · batting

G
1,853
 
 
AB
7,241
 
 
H
2,077
 
 
HR
41
 
 
RBI
611
 
 
SB
383
 
 
BB
872
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.287 · 0.750
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the New York Giants · 1911–1921

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HR
34
#101 on the Giants
1 M. Conforto
1 B. Santiago
Hits
1,541
#12 on the Giants
30 W. Lockman
41 B. Posey
RBI
458
#42 on the Giants
1 B. Ewing
2 J. Davenport
SB
334
#4 on the Giants
2 W. Mays
2 J. Ward
Runs
877
#10 on the Giants
29 L. Doyle
33 G. Davis
BB
631
#6 on the Giants
117 M. Tiernan
14 B. Belt

Career with the Cincinnati Reds · 1922–1924

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HR
6
#325 on the Reds
1 K. Baldwin
1 M. West
Hits
434
#123 on the Reds
1 B. Werber
3 D. Stubbs
RBI
131
#190 on the Reds
1 B. Ewing
3 K. Cuyler
SB
45
#99 on the Reds
1 G. Foster
1 J. Canavan
Runs
246
#111 on the Reds
2 A. Kearns
1 E. Miller
BB
208
#73 on the Reds
1 E. Tipton
2 B. Hargrave

Career with the Philadelphia Phillies · 1925–1925

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HR
1
#594 on the Phillies
1 B. Adams
Hits
102
#397 on the Phillies
1 C. Hawks
1 P. Geier
RBI
22
#543 on the Phillies
1 P. Bourjos
1 C. Tovar
SB
4
#373 on the Phillies
1 M. Anderson
1 P. Alexander
Runs
65
#334 on the Phillies
1 J. Dolan
1 C. Buffinton
BB
33
#390 on the Phillies
1 W. Brown
1 S. Benjamin

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
41
#2,110 all-time MLB
1 G. Baker
1 M. Wynne
Hits
2,077
#254 all-time MLB
7 E. McKean
1 C. Klein
RBI
611
#867 all-time MLB
2 K. Seitzer
1 J. Northrup
SB
383
#85 all-time MLB
2 T. Daly
3 N. Lajoie

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1911 Giants NL 61721 00 0 0 010 0.0590.059
1912 Giants NL 29511115 40 0 3 788 0.2940.373
1913 Giants NL 15060581173 374 2 54 405874 0.2860.370
1914 Giants NL 154561100170 3510 3 60 628953 0.3030.417
1915 Giants NL 15562283169 2714 3 51 275657 0.2720.375
1916 Giants NL 155623105174 248 5 41 376347 0.2790.368
1917 Giants NL 152597103180 2513 5 45 407555 0.3020.412
1918 Giants NL 11946580135 226 4 51 404337 0.2900.389
1919 Giants NL 13953486162 309 2 46 408237 0.3030.404
1920 Giants NL 154631115181 359 6 46 227648 0.2870.399
1921 Giants NL 149605111181 289 4 61 198024 0.2990.395
1922 Reds NL 156631104180 2010 1 53 307838 0.2850.353
1923 Reds NL 15461499168 2713 3 45 1210146 0.2740.375
1924 Reds NL 933364386 192 2 33 32921 0.2560.342
1925 Phillies NL 8834965102 291 1 22 43320 0.2920.390
Career 1,853 7,241 1,188 2,077 362 108 41 611 383 872 565 0.287 0.366 0.384

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
OF1,84400.03,91819712842
3B100.00100

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
2007Veterans - PlayersBallot
2005Veterans - PlayersBallot
2003Veterans - PlayersBallot
1950BBWAA2126Ballot
1949BBWAA1115Ballot
1939BBWAA1206Ballot
1938BBWAA3197Ballot
1937BBWAA3151Ballot
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