Player
Orator Shafer
Player Info
- Full Name
- George W.
- Born
-
October 4, 1851
Philadelphia, PA, USA - Died
- January 22, 1922
- Size
- 5'9" / 165 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- May 23, 1874
- Final Game
- September 13, 1890
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- Hartford Dark Blues 1874-1874
- New York Mutuals 1874-1874
- Philadelphia Whites 1875-1875
- Louisville Grays 1877-1877
- Indianapolis Blues 1878-1878
- Chicago Cubs 1879-1879
- Cleveland Blues 1880-1882
- Buffalo Bisons 1883-1883
- St. Louis Maroons 1884-1884
- Philadelphia Athletics 1885-1890
- St. Louis Maroons 1885-1885
Career Batting
871
G
.282
AVG
1,000
H
11
HR
317
RBI
.692
OPS
125
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Philadelphia Athletics | 100 | 390 | 110 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 55 | .282 |
| 1886 | Philadelphia Athletics | 21 | 82 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | .268 |
| 1885 | St. Louis Maroons | 69 | 257 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | .195 |
| 1885 | Philadelphia Athletics | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| 1884 | St. Louis Maroons | 106 | 467 | 168 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 130 | .360 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | 95 | 401 | 117 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 67 | .292 |
| 1882 | Cleveland Blues | 84 | 313 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 37 | .214 |
| 1881 | Cleveland Blues | 85 | 343 | 88 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 48 | .257 |
| 1880 | Cleveland Blues | 83 | 338 | 90 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 62 | .266 |
| 1879 | Chicago White Stockings | 73 | 316 | 96 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53 | .304 |
| 1878 | Indianapolis Blues | 63 | 266 | 90 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 48 | .338 |
| 1877 | Louisville Grays | 61 | 260 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 38 | .285 |
| 1875 | Philadelphia Whites | 19 | 70 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .243 |
| 1874 | Hartford Dark Blues | 9 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .229 |
| 1874 | New York Mutuals | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | AA | 442 | .072 | — | 10.6 | — | 119 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| 1886 | AA | 90 | .110 | — | 8.9 | — | 127 | 0.0 | |
| 1885 | AA | 286 | .064 | .221 | 7.0 | 10.8 | 67 | 0.0 | |
| 1884 | UA | 497 | .141 | — | 6.0 | — | 211 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| 1883 | NL | 428 | .042 | .323 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 108 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1882 | NL | 340 | .086 | .226 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 86 | 5.8 | ✓ |
| 1881 | NL | 366 | .082 | .270 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 105 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| 1880 | NL | 355 | .095 | .298 | 4.8 | 10.1 | 126 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1879 | NL | 322 | .041 | .333 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 122 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1878 | NL | 279 | .117 | .366 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 175 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1877 | NL | 269 | .108 | .296 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 123 | 8.0 | ✓ |
| 1875 | NA | 70 | .057 | .258 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 90 | 0.0 | |
| 1874 | NA | 40 | .075 | .229 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 70 | 3.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 854 | 1,309 | 290 | 259 | 32 | .861 |
| 1B | 7 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .980 |
| 2B | 7 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | .864 |
| 3B | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .692 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .966 |
| 1890 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 98 | 143 | 17 | 7 | 6 | .958 |
| 1886 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 21 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 2 | .815 |
| 1885 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1885 | St. Louis Maroons | OF | 69 | 106 | 28 | 12 | 0 | .918 |
| 1884 | St. Louis Maroons | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1884 | St. Louis Maroons | 2B | 7 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | .864 |
| 1884 | St. Louis Maroons | OF | 100 | 110 | 24 | 20 | 3 | .870 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 95 | 182 | 41 | 36 | 3 | .861 |
| 1882 | Cleveland Blues | OF | 84 | 111 | 17 | 31 | 2 | .805 |
| 1881 | Cleveland Blues | OF | 85 | 122 | 24 | 20 | 4 | .880 |
| 1880 | Cleveland Blues | OF | 83 | 128 | 35 | 18 | 5 | .901 |
| 1879 | Chicago White Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1879 | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 72 | 99 | 50 | 37 | 3 | .801 |
| 1878 | Indianapolis Blues | OF | 63 | 105 | 28 | 25 | 2 | .842 |
| 1877 | Louisville Grays | 1B | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1877 | Louisville Grays | OF | 60 | 121 | 21 | 28 | 1 | .835 |
| 1875 | Philadelphia Whites | 1B | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1875 | Philadelphia Whites | 3B | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .727 |
| 1875 | Philadelphia Whites | OF | 12 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .769 |
| 1874 | New York Mutuals | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1874 | Hartford Dark Blues | OF | 9 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .710 |