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Historical player · 1914–1929

George Burns

B/T R/R · HT 73 · WT 180 · Born 1/31/1893 · From Niles, OH USA · Debut 1914-04-14 · Final 1929-09-29

Career · batting

G
1,866
 
 
AB
6,573
 
 
H
2,018
 
 
HR
72
 
 
RBI
951
 
 
SB
154
 
 
BB
363
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.307 · 0.783
 
 

Where they rank

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

Career with the Cleveland Indians · 1920–1928

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HR
22
#162 on the Indians
1 Y. Alonso
1 W. Westlake
Hits
853
#52 on the Indians
7 M. Hargrove
2 R. Colavito
RBI
431
#39 on the Indians
11 B. Avila
1 A. Cabrera
SB
62
#42 on the Indians
2 R. Davis
1 A. Belle
Runs
402
#54 on the Indians
3 M. Alvis
5 B. Butler
BB
157
#108 on the Indians
6 F. Duffy
1 B. Kennedy

Career with the Boston Red Sox · 1922–1923

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HR
19
#163 on the Red Sox
1 D. Bragg
1 S. Victorino
Hits
352
#139 on the Red Sox
2 J. Vosmik
1 D. Nava
RBI
155
#154 on the Red Sox
1 J. Bay
1 M. Yoshida
SB
17
#133 on the Red Sox
1 M. Aviles
1 J. Bay
Runs
162
#149 on the Red Sox
1 S. Hatteberg
2 M. Almada
BB
65
#243 on the Red Sox
1 N. Esasky
1 V. Martinez

Career with the Philadelphia Athletics · 1918–1929

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HR
16
#194 on the Athletics
1 J. Dugan
1 R. Webster
Hits
344
#145 on the Athletics
1 R. Picciolo
4 J. Finigan
RBI
145
#150 on the Athletics
1 B. Hitchcock
1 B. McCosky
SB
28
#101 on the Athletics
1 M. Canha
1 T. Cobb
Runs
130
#178 on the Athletics
2 J. Giambi
1 R. Christenson
BB
50
#289 on the Athletics
2 H. Chiti
1 E. Coleman

Career with the Detroit Tigers · 1914–1917

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HR
15
#194 on the Tigers
1 R. Davis
1 G. Triandos
Hits
467
#108 on the Tigers
2 M. Tettleton
4 J. Peralta
RBI
220
#99 on the Tigers
4 J. Encarnacion
1 R. Young
SB
47
#58 on the Tigers
1 J. Delahanty
1 O. Infante
Runs
206
#121 on the Tigers
2 C. Peña
1 M. Cuyler
BB
91
#175 on the Tigers
1 J. Hoover
1 I. Brown

Career with the New York Yankees · 1928–1929

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Hits
2
#1,024 on the Yankees
1 S. Adams
1 R. Young
Runs
1
#1,001 on the Yankees
1 L. Arroyo

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
72
#1,389 all-time MLB
1 B. Allen
1 C. Vazquez
Hits
2,018
#287 all-time MLB
1 E. Averill
2 B. Mazeroski
RBI
951
#353 all-time MLB
1 J. Burkett
1 K. Kelly
SB
154
#544 all-time MLB
1 E. Aybar
1 J. Barry

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1914 Tigers AL 13747855139 225 5 57 233256 0.2910.389
1915 Tigers AL 1053924999 183 5 50 92251 0.2530.352
1916 Tigers AL 13547960137 226 4 73 122230 0.2860.382
1917 Tigers AL 1194074292 1410 1 40 31533 0.2260.317
1918 Athletics AL 13050561178 229 6 70 82325 0.3520.467
1919 Athletics AL 12647063139 299 8 57 151918 0.2960.447
1920 Athletics AL 2260114 30 1 7 467 0.2330.333
1920 Indians AL 4456715 41 0 13 143 0.2680.375
1921 Indians AL 842445288 214 0 49 31319 0.3610.480
1922 Red Sox AL 14755871171 325 12 73 82028 0.3060.446
1923 Red Sox AL 14655191181 475 7 82 94533 0.3280.470
1924 Indians AL 12946264143 375 4 68 142927 0.3100.437
1925 Indians AL 12748869164 414 6 79 162424 0.3360.473
1926 Indians AL 15160397216 643 4 114 132833 0.3580.494
1927 Indians AL 14054984175 512 3 78 134227 0.3190.435
1928 Indians AL 822092952 121 5 30 21711 0.2490.388
1928 Yankees AL 4412 00 0 0 001 0.5000.500
1929 Yankees AL 9900 00 0 0 004 0.0000.000
1929 Athletics AL 2949513 50 1 11 123 0.2650.429
Career 1,866 6,573 901 2,018 444 72 72 951 154 363 433 0.307 0.354 0.429

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
1B1,67100.016,8921,0942451,117
OF5000.078762

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
2007Veterans - PlayersBallot
2005Veterans - PlayersBallot
2003Veterans - PlayersBallot
1982VeteransBallot
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