Player
George Burns
Player Info
- Full Name
- George Henry
- Born
-
January 31, 1893
Niles, OH, USA - Died
- January 7, 1978
- Size
- 6'1" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 14, 1914
- Final Game
- September 29, 1929
- Career
- 16 years
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 1914-1917
- Philadelphia Athletics 1918-1929
- Cleveland Guardians 1920-1928
- Boston Red Sox 1922-1923
- New York Yankees 1928-1929
Honors
1926 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1926 - Most Valuable Player
(AL)
1926 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1926 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
1,866
G
.307
AVG
2,018
H
72
HR
951
RBI
.773
OPS
120
OPS vs Lg
96% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | New York Yankees | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Athletics | 29 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .265 |
| 1928 | Cleveland Indians | 82 | 209 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | .249 |
| 1928 | New York Yankees | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| 1927 | Cleveland Indians | 140 | 549 | 175 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 84 | .319 |
| 1926 | Cleveland Indians | 151 | 603 | 216 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 97 | .358 |
| 1925 | Cleveland Indians | 127 | 488 | 164 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 69 | .336 |
| 1924 | Cleveland Indians | 129 | 462 | 143 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 64 | .310 |
| 1923 | Boston Red Sox | 146 | 551 | 181 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 91 | .328 |
| 1922 | Boston Red Sox | 147 | 558 | 171 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 71 | .306 |
| 1921 | Cleveland Indians | 84 | 244 | 88 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 52 | .361 |
| 1920 | Philadelphia Athletics | 22 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| 1920 | Cleveland Indians | 44 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .268 |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Athletics | 126 | 470 | 139 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 63 | .296 |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics | 130 | 505 | 178 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 61 | .352 |
| 1917 | Detroit Tigers | 119 | 407 | 92 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 42 | .226 |
| 1916 | Detroit Tigers | 135 | 479 | 137 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 60 | .286 |
| 1915 | Detroit Tigers | 105 | 392 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 49 | .253 |
| 1914 | Detroit Tigers | 137 | 478 | 139 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 55 | .291 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | AL | 61 | .138 | .240 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 61 | 1.1 | |
| 1928 | AL | 242 | .136 | .250 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 93 | 5.2 | |
| 1927 | AL | 607 | .117 | .331 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 116 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| 1926 | AL | 657 | .136 | .375 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 138 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| 1925 | AL | 523 | .137 | .345 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 119 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| 1924 | AL | 529 | .128 | .323 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 113 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| 1923 | AL | 615 | .142 | .341 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 131 | 7.4 | ✓ |
| 1922 | AL | 602 | .140 | .307 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 110 | 12.6 | ✓ |
| 1921 | AL | 265 | .119 | .391 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 129 | 0.0 | |
| 1920 | AL | 132 | .103 | .267 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 85 | 1.0 | |
| 1919 | AL | 507 | .151 | .295 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 127 | 9.3 | ✓ |
| 1918 | AL | 544 | .115 | .363 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 166 | 7.5 | ✓ |
| 1917 | AL | 442 | .091 | .244 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 82 | 1.1 | |
| 1916 | AL | 527 | .096 | .299 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 120 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| 1915 | AL | 436 | .100 | .280 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 101 | 5.2 | |
| 1914 | AL | 544 | .098 | .321 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 130 | 5.2 | ✓ |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 1,671 | 16,892 | 1,094 | 245 | 1,117 | .987 |
| OF | 50 | 78 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .934 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 19 | 99 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 |
| 1928 | New York Yankees | 1B | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1928 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 53 | 470 | 38 | 8 | 44 | .984 |
| 1927 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 139 | 1362 | 102 | 15 | 111 | .990 |
| 1926 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 151 | 1499 | 99 | 19 | 122 | .988 |
| 1925 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 126 | 1195 | 82 | 14 | 94 | .989 |
| 1924 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 127 | 1227 | 110 | 18 | 85 | .987 |
| 1923 | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 146 | 1485 | 92 | 16 | 103 | .990 |
| 1922 | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 140 | 1412 | 94 | 20 | 103 | .987 |
| 1921 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 73 | 534 | 41 | 6 | 40 | .990 |
| 1920 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 12 | 84 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .979 |
| 1920 | Cleveland Indians | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1920 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 13 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .958 |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 86 | 918 | 71 | 20 | 44 | .980 |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 34 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .934 |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 128 | 1384 | 104 | 26 | 109 | .983 |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
| 1917 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 104 | 1127 | 57 | 12 | 44 | .990 |
| 1916 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 124 | 1355 | 54 | 22 | 71 | .985 |
| 1915 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 104 | 1155 | 57 | 17 | 65 | .986 |
| 1914 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 137 | 1579 | 79 | 30 | 72 | .982 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||
| 1929 | World Series | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1920 | World Series | Cleveland Indians | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .300 |