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George
Baumgardner		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 193
 
Born: July 22, 1891 in Usa, WV, BARBOURSVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1919   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1912 20 CLE AL   9 3 3 3 7 6 6 8 8 8
1913 21 CLE AL   9 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
1914 22 CLE AL   9 3 3 3 8 8 8 9 9 9
1915 23 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 9 9
1916 24 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 9 9
1917 25 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 9 9
1918 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 9 9
1919 27 CLE AL $ 3,207,143 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 9 9
1920 28 CLE AL $ 3,207,143 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 10 10 10
1921 29 CLE AL $ 3,207,143 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 10 10 10
1922 30 CLE AL $ 6,701,005 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 10 10 10
1923 31 CLE AL $ 6,701,005 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 9 9
1924 32 CLE AL $ 6,701,005 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 6 6 6
1925 33 CLE AL $ 6,701,005 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 3 3 3 7 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,701,005 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1912 20 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1913 21 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1914 22 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1915 23 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1916 24 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1917 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1918 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1919 27 CLE AL $ 3,207,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1920 28 CLE AL $ 3,207,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1921 29 CLE AL $ 3,207,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1922 30 CLE AL $ 6,701,005   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1923 31 CLE AL $ 6,701,005   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1924 32 CLE AL $ 6,701,005   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1925 33 CLE AL $ 6,701,005   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,701,005   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1912 20 AAA   2 8 .200 11 11 4 1 0 70.7 80 46 4 52 43 5.86 .289 .401 .379 .780  
    AA   11 4 .733 18 18 11 4 0 155.3 101 28 9 51 178 1.62 .183 .252 .270 .523  
1913 21 AAA   14 6 .700 23 23 6 4 0 179.0 187 67 10 88 130 3.37 .269 .352 .362 .713  
1914 22 AAA   13 14 .481 29 29 16 2 0 230.3 226 82 13 80 138 3.20 .258 .320 .355 .674  
1915 23 CLE AL 8 6 .571 16 16 12 1 0 137.0 130 53 3 29 48 3.48 .254 .295 .330 .625 6.9
    AAA   10 5 .667 16 16 8 2 0 134.7 103 29 2 42 84 1.94 .211 .274 .270 .544  
1916 24 CLE AL 18 9 .667 31 31 24 3 0 269.7 234 63 3 58 100 2.10 .233 .276 .292 .567 25.1
1917 25 CLE AL 9 16 .360 30 28 21 1 0 245.3 266 109 3 53 68 4.00 .278 .316 .339 .655 9.1
1918 26 CLE AL 11 8 .579 32 19 17 0 0 189.3 179 52 3 29 63 2.47 .249 .279 .308 .587 17.0
1919 27 CLE AL 13 15 .464 30 30 24 2 0 255.3 302 117 7 49 74 4.12 .299 .333 .375 .708 11.0
1920 28 CLE AL 8 16 .333 37 21 19 1 0 197.3 234 89 10 32 45 4.06 .299 .330 .413 .743 9.1
1921 29 CLE AL 13 9 .591 31 30 16 3 0 239.0 294 117 9 60 55 4.41 .304 .345 .401 .746 13.0
1922 30 CLE AL 6 13 .316 25 20 14 1 0 164.0 205 78 3 40 38 4.28 .304 .343 .399 .741 6.0
1923 31 CLE AL 6 16 .273 28 24 16 0 0 197.3 226 93 5 35 42 4.24 .285 .320 .388 .707 7.0
1924 32 CLE AL 8 8 .500 21 21 7 0 0 157.3 194 65 2 25 32 3.72 .306 .334 .386 .720 10.5
1925 33 CLE AL 5 17 .227 29 27 14 0 0 200.3 270 135 19 53 46 6.06 .320 .359 .463 .822 0.8
11 Years Sim 105 133 .441 310 267 184 12 0 2252.0 2534 971 67 463 611 3.88 .285 .321 .372 .693 115.6
4 Years AAA 39 33 .542 79 79 34 9 0 614.7 596 224 29 262 395 3.28 .255 .330 .342 .672  
1 Years AA 11 4 .733 18 18 11 4 0 155.3 101 28 9 51 178 1.62 .183 .252 .270 .523  
5 Years Minors 50 37 .575 97 97 45 13 0 770.0 697 252 38 313 573 2.95 .241 .316 .328 .644  
Season Average 9 12 .429 28 24 16 1 0 204.7 230 88 6 42 55 3.88 .285 .321 .372 .693  
Career Highs 18 17 .667 37 31 24 3 0 269.7 302 135 19 60 100 6.06 .320 .359 .463 .822  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1178 453 21 217 380   .271 .306 .349 .655
vs LH   1356 518 46 246 231   .298 .334 .394 .728
Home 47 68 .409 152 130 94 6 0 1121.3 1245 481 32 254 290 3.86 .282 .321 .371 .691
Away 58 65 .472 158 137 90 6 0 1130.6 1289 490 35 209 321 3.90 .288 .320 .373 .693
Mar/Apr 5 17 .227 27 25 18 0 0 209.0 288 127 6 54 53 5.47 .336 .376 .437 .813
May 24 21 .533 62 49 32 4 0 421.3 456 160 9 78 110 3.42 .273 .306 .347 .652
June 21 25 .457 63 48 31 0 0 414.6 487 193 22 101 102 4.19 .293 .333 .403 .737
July 21 28 .429 57 57 40 2 0 468.7 519 191 9 78 122 3.67 .279 .309 .360 .668
August 17 24 .415 53 49 31 3 0 397.0 427 171 9 83 115 3.88 .278 .315 .359 .674
Sep/Oct 17 18 .486 48 39 32 3 0 341.3 357 129 12 69 109 3.40 .271 .308 .353 .661
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1915 23 CLE AL 16 45 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 16 .089 .128 .133 .261 -0.8 0.0
1916 24 CLE AL 31 99 7 12 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 30 .121 .130 .141 .271 -2.6 0.0
1917 25 CLE AL 30 84 4 11 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 34 .131 .131 .179 .310 -0.9 0.0
1918 26 CLE AL 32 65 4 13 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 19 .200 .200 .231 .431 2.5 0.0
1919 27 CLE AL 30 92 5 10 3 0 0 7 1 0 3 40 .109 .137 .141 .278 -1.0 0.0
1920 28 CLE AL 37 61 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 20 .115 .156 .131 .287 -0.3 0.0
1921 29 CLE AL 31 91 4 11 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 29 .121 .130 .143 .273 -0.7 0.0
1922 30 CLE AL 25 54 6 12 5 0 0 6 0 0 1 8 .222 .232 .315 .547 3.8 0.0
1923 31 CLE AL 28 65 2 8 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 16 .123 .134 .185 .319 0.2 0.0
1924 32 CLE AL 21 58 2 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 .155 .150 .190 .340 1.4 0.0
1925 33 CLE AL 29 68 3 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 .088 .099 .088 .187 -2.1 0.0
11 Years Sim 310 782 41 103 21 3 0 51 4 0 11 233 .132 .145 .166 .311 -0.6 0.0
162 Game Average 408 21 53 10 1 0 26 2 0 5 121 .132 .145 .166 .311 -0.3  
Career Highs 37 99 7 13 5 1 0 8 2 0 3 40 .222 .232 .315 .547 3.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   547 28 64 12 0 0 37 3 0 9 157 .117 .133 .139 .272 -8.1
vs LH   235 13 39 9 3 0 14 1 0 2 76 .166 .172 .230 .402 5.1
Home 152 364 20 52 12 1 0 23 2 0 4 111 .143 .154 .181 .335 0.9
Away 158 418 21 51 9 2 0 28 2 0 7 122 .122 .137 .153 .290 -3.9
RISP   212 0 25 1 1 0 48 0 0 4 65 .118 .131 .132 .263 -3.3
Close/Late   87 4 17 4 0 0 9 0 0 1 16 .195 .200 .241 .441 3.0
Mar/Apr 27 71 9 16 3 0 0 5 1 0 1 15 .225 .243 .268 .511 3.9
May 62 149 8 22 5 0 0 12 2 0 2 34 .148 .158 .181 .339 0.9
June 54 146 10 22 6 1 0 10 0 0 2 46 .151 .164 .205 .370 1.6
July 57 159 4 14 3 1 0 4 0 0 4 58 .088 .110 .119 .229 -4.4
August 53 133 6 15 2 1 0 11 0 0 1 50 .113 .119 .143 .262 -2.5
Sep/Oct 44 124 4 14 2 0 0 9 1 0 1 30 .113 .120 .129 .249 -2.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1915 23 CLE AL P 16 16 137.0 15 30 0 2 1.000 2.96    
1916 24 CLE AL P 31 31 269.7 23 81 3 2 .972 3.47    
1917 25 CLE AL P 30 28 245.3 24 61 2 4 .977 3.12    
1918 26 CLE AL P 32 19 189.3 21 51 0 3 1.000 3.42    
1919 27 CLE AL P 30 30 255.3 28 71 1 6 .990 3.49    
1920 28 CLE AL P 37 21 197.3 17 60 3 3 .963 3.51    
1921 29 CLE AL P 31 30 239.0 19 43 0 3 1.000 2.33    
1922 30 CLE AL P 25 20 164.0 12 44 3 2 .949 3.07    
1923 31 CLE AL P 28 24 197.3 22 49 5 5 .934 3.24    
1924 32 CLE AL P 21 21 157.3 15 33 1 5 .980 2.75    
1925 33 CLE AL P 29 27 200.3 18 50 3 2 .958 3.05    
Career Totals   310 267 2252.0 214 573 21 37 .974 3.15    
Career Highs   37 31 269.7 28 81 5 6 1.000 3.51    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1916-4-2.10
1918-5-2.47
 Wins
1916-9-18
 Losses
1917-6-16
1919-5-15
1920-10-16
1923-6-16
1925-8-17
 Winning Pct
1916-6-.667
1921-5-.591
 Shutouts
1916-6-3
1921-3-3
1922-10-1
 Hits Allowed
1919-9-302
Homeruns Allowed
1919-7-7
1920-8-10
1925-6-19
 Walks per 9IP
1916-9-1.9
1918-5-1.4
1920-5-1.5
1923-5-1.6
CAR-42-1.9
 Hits per 9IP
1916-7-7.8
 WHiP
1916-6-1.08
1918-7-1.10
1923-9-1.32
 OAVG
1916-7-.233
 OOBP
1916-5-.276
1918-7-.279
OSLG
1916-6-.292
 OOPS
1916-5-.567
1918-9-.587
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Fred Toney (946)
  2. Jake Boultes (943)
  3. Ham Iburg (940)
  4. Noodles Hahn (928)
  5. Fred Glade (928)
  6. Carl Mays (923)
  7. Fred Burchell (922)
  8. Ray Fisher (916)
  9. Roy Wilkinson (915)
  10. George McQuillan (913)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Rube Foster (993)
  2. Ralph Comstock (991)
  3. John Burke (990)
  4. Pete Dowling (988)
  5. Jake Boultes (988)
  6. Alex Hardy (987)
  7. Ralph Glaze (987)
  8. Slim Sallee (986)
  9. Noodles Hahn (986)
  10. Roy Johnson (980)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 38th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1912
Injured on 8/19/1913 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 7/8/1915
Had first career hit (triple) on 8/17/1915, off Doc White (CHA)
Injured on 5/22/1916 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 5/21/1917, winning 2 games with a 1.02 ERA
2/14/1919: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1919, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1919
2/18/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
2/18/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1921, going 4-1, 3.06
7/1/1921: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $6,701,005 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 5/23/1922 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 8/6/1923 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/14/1924 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
6/16/1925: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $370,000 per year, for 2 years
Released by Cleveland on 3/15/1926
 
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