Woody English Stats

Woody English was born on Friday, March 2, 1906, in Fredonia, Ohio. English was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1927, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Woody English baseball stats page.

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Woody English

Woody English Autograph on a 1993 Conlon (#689)

Woody English Autograph on a 1993 Conlon (#689)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Elwood George English
Nickname:   Woody
Born On:   03-02-1906
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fredonia, Ohio
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-26-1997
Place of Death Data Died In:   Newark, Ohio
Cemetery:   Fredonia Cemetery, Fredonia, Ohio
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   155
First Game:   04-26-1927 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-01-1938
Draft:   Not Applicable
Woody English

Woody English Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Woody English

Woody English Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1927 Cubs 87 334 46 97 14 4 1 0 28 16 - 26 23 - 1 - .290 .325 .365
1928 Cubs 116 475 68 142 22 4 2 0 34 30 - 28 15 - 2 - .299 .343 .375
1929 Cubs 144 608 131 168 29 3 1 0 52 68 - 50 21 - 3 - .276 .352 .339
1930 Cubs 156 638 152 214 36 17 14 0 59 100 - 72 11 - 6 - .335 .430 .511
1931 Cubs 156 634 117 202 38 8 2 0 53 68 - 80 18 - 7 - .319 .391 .413
1932 Cubs 127 522 70 142 23 7 3 0 47 55 - 73 12 - 2 - .272 .344 .360
1933 Cubs 105 398 54 104 19 2 3 0 41 53 - 44 6 - 0 7 .261 .348 .342
1934 Cubs 109 421 65 117 26 5 3 0 31 48 - 65 5 - 1 6 .278 .353 .385
1935 Cubs 34 84 11 17 2 0 2 0 8 20 - 4 3 - 2 0 .202 .368 .298
1936 Cubs 64 182 33 45 9 0 0 0 20 40 - 28 6 - 4 3 .247 .394 .297
1937 Dodgers 129 378 45 90 16 2 1 0 42 65 - 55 3 - 0 14 .238 .350 .299
1938 Dodgers 34 72 9 18 2 0 0 0 7 8 - 11 0 - 1 2 .250 .333 .278
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,261 4,746 801 1,356 236 52 32 0 422 571 - 536 123 - 29 32 .286 .366 .378
Woody English

Woody English Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1927 Cubs 3B 1 - - 6 6.0 6 2 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1927 Cubs SS 84 - - 487 5.8 458 177 281 29 47 n/a n/a n/a .940 0.00 -
1928 Cubs 3B 2 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1928 Cubs SS 114 - - 663 5.8 627 245 382 36 85 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1929 Cubs SS 144 - - 868 6.0 829 332 497 39 107 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1930 Cubs 3B 83 - - 224 2.7 218 83 135 6 19 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1930 Cubs SS 78 - - 440 5.6 424 173 251 16 57 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1931 Cubs 3B 18 - - 60 3.3 59 18 41 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1931 Cubs SS 138 - - 791 5.7 763 322 441 28 75 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1932 Cubs 3B 93 - - 281 3.0 269 96 173 12 13 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1932 Cubs SS 38 - - 176 4.6 168 66 102 8 17 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1933 Cubs 3B 103 - - 260 2.5 253 80 173 7 9 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1933 Cubs SS 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1934 Cubs 2B 7 - - 33 4.7 29 10 19 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .879 0.00 -
1934 Cubs 3B 46 - - 211 4.6 206 74 132 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1934 Cubs SS 56 - - 175 3.1 170 61 109 5 22 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1935 Cubs 3B 16 - - 38 2.4 33 8 25 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .868 0.00 -
1935 Cubs SS 12 - - 51 4.3 50 21 29 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1936 Cubs 2B 1 - - 7 7.0 7 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1936 Cubs 3B 17 - - 35 2.1 35 14 21 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1936 Cubs SS 42 - - 207 4.9 202 75 127 5 27 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1937 Dodgers 2B 11 - - 42 3.8 40 19 21 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1937 Dodgers SS 116 - - 547 4.7 523 220 303 24 51 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1938 Dodgers 2B 3 - - 14 4.7 14 7 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1938 Dodgers 3B 21 - - 48 2.3 46 16 30 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1938 Dodgers SS 3 - - 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 826 0 0 4,407 5.3 4,216 1,693 2,523 191 492 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 --
3B Totals 400 0 0 1,163 2.9 1,125 391 734 38 58 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 --
2B Totals 22 0 0 96 4.4 90 39 51 6 8 n/a n/a n/a .938 0.00 --
12 Years 1,248 - - 5,666 4.5 5,431 2,123 3,308 235 558 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 --
Woody English

Woody English Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1927 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 334.0 12.8 11.9 - - -
1928 Cubs 4 - - - - n/a 237.5 17.0 14.0 - - -
1929 Cubs 13 - - - - n/a 608.0 12.2 11.7 - - -
1930 Cubs 3 - - - - n/a 45.6 8.9 10.8 - - -
1931 Cubs 12 - - - - n/a 317.0 7.9 12.0 - - -
1932 Cubs 5 - - - - n/a 174.0 7.2 11.1 - - -
1933 Cubs 5 - - - - n/a 132.7 9.0 9.7 - - -
1934 Cubs 6 - - - - n/a 140.3 6.5 13.6 - - -
1935 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 42.0 21.0 10.5 - - -
1936 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.5 9.1 - - -
1937 Dodgers 4 - - - - n/a 378.0 6.9 9.0 - - -
1938 Dodgers 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.5 10.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 57 - - - - n/a 148.3 8.9 11.2 - - -
Woody English

Woody English Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1927 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1930 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 Chicago Cubs 1 Undetermined n/a Stats
1933 Chicago Cubs 1 Undetermined Stats -
1934 Chicago Cubs 1 Undetermined - -
1935 Chicago Cubs 1 Undetermined - -
1936 Chicago Cubs 1 Undetermined - -
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 Undetermined - -
1938 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 Undetermined - -


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