George Wood was born on Tuesday, November 9, 1858, in Pownal, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Wood was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1880, with the Worcester Ruby Legs. 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 George Wood baseball stats page.
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George WoodGeorge Wood Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1883 | 25 | Wolverines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1885 | 27 | Wolverines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1888 | 30 | Phillies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1889 | 31 | Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
4 Years | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12.0 | 53 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
George WoodGeorge Wood Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1880 | 22 | Ruby Legs | 81 | 327 | 37 | 80 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | - | 37 | - | - | 0 | - | .245 | .267 | .324 |
1881 | 23 | Wolverines | 80 | 337 | 54 | 100 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 19 | - | 32 | - | - | 0 | - | .297 | .334 | .421 |
1882 | 24 | Wolverines | 84 | 375 | 69 | 101 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .269 | .296 | .421 |
1883 | 25 | Wolverines | 99 | 441 | 81 | 133 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .302 | .339 | .444 |
1884 | 26 | Wolverines | 114 | 473 | 79 | 119 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 39 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .252 | .309 | .378 |
1885 | 27 | Wolverines | 82 | 362 | 62 | 105 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .290 | .315 | .428 |
1886 | 28 | Phillies | 106 | 450 | 81 | 123 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .273 | .309 | .407 |
1887 | 29 | Phillies | 113 | 451 | 118 | 102 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 66 | 40 | - | 51 | - | - | 6 | - | .226 | .298 | .364 |
1888 | 30 | Phillies | 106 | 433 | 67 | 99 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 39 | - | 44 | - | - | 7 | - | .229 | .303 | .342 |
1889 | 31 | Phillies | 97 | 422 | 77 | 106 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 53 | - | 33 | - | - | 1 | - | .251 | .336 | .355 |
1889 | 31 | Orioles | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 0 | - | .200 | .200 | .200 |
1890 | 32 | Quakers | 132 | 539 | 115 | 156 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 102 | 51 | - | 35 | - | - | 8 | - | .289 | .360 | .429 |
1891 | 33 | Athletics | 132 | 528 | 105 | 163 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 72 | - | 52 | - | - | 7 | - | .309 | .399 | .413 |
1892 | 34 | Orioles | 21 | 76 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - | 8 | - | - | 2 | - | .224 | .330 | .263 |
1892 | 34 | Reds | 30 | 107 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - | 17 | - | - | 1 | - | .196 | .271 | .290 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,280 | 5,331 | 965 | 1,427 | 228 | 132 | 68 | 0 | 601 | 418 | 0 | 311 | - | - | 32 | - | .268 | .325 | .398 |
George WoodGeorge Wood Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1880 Ruby Legs | 1B | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1880 Ruby Legs | 3B | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1880 Ruby Legs | LF | 80 | - | - | 150 | 1.9 | 133 | 123 | 10 | 17 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .887 | 0.00 |
1881 Wolverines | LF | 80 | - | - | 174 | 2.2 | 150 | 132 | 18 | 24 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .862 | 0.00 |
1882 Wolverines | LF | 84 | - | - | 198 | 2.4 | 175 | 161 | 14 | 23 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .884 | 0.00 |
1883 Wolverines | OF | 99 | - | - | 275 | 2.8 | 241 | 226 | 15 | 34 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .876 | 0.00 |
1883 Wolverines | P | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
1884 Wolverines | 3B | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1884 Wolverines | OF | 114 | - | - | 231 | 2.0 | 207 | 190 | 17 | 24 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .896 | 0.00 |
1885 Wolverines | 3B | 12 | - | - | 43 | 3.6 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .907 | 0.00 |
1885 Wolverines | LF | 70 | - | - | 139 | 2.0 | 123 | 112 | 11 | 16 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 0.00 |
1885 Wolverines | P | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1885 Wolverines | SS | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.00 |
1886 Phillies | 3B | 3 | - | - | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 0.00 |
1886 Phillies | OF | 97 | - | - | 178 | 1.8 | 161 | 148 | 13 | 17 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .904 | 0.00 |
1886 Phillies | SS | 6 | - | - | 27 | 4.5 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .852 | 0.00 |
1887 Phillies | 2B | 3 | - | - | 17 | 5.7 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 0.00 |
1887 Phillies | 3B | 3 | - | - | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
1887 Phillies | OF | 104 | - | - | 189 | 1.8 | 165 | 155 | 10 | 24 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .873 | 0.00 |
1887 Phillies | SS | 3 | - | - | 14 | 4.7 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 0.00 |
1888 Phillies | 3B | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
1888 Phillies | OF | 104 | - | - | 210 | 2.0 | 190 | 175 | 15 | 20 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 0.00 |
1888 Phillies | P | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1889 Phillies | OF | 92 | - | - | 189 | 2.1 | 173 | 164 | 9 | 16 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 0.00 |
1889 Phillies | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1889 Phillies | SS | 6 | - | - | 28 | 4.7 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .893 | 0.00 |
1889 Orioles | RF | 3 | - | - | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1890 Quakers | 3B | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1890 Quakers | OF | 132 | - | - | 323 | 2.4 | 289 | 254 | 35 | 34 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 0.00 |
1891 Athletics | 3B | 6 | - | - | 17 | 2.8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .765 | 0.00 |
1891 Athletics | OF | 122 | - | - | 262 | 2.1 | 246 | 221 | 25 | 16 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 0.00 |
1891 Athletics | SS | 5 | - | - | 26 | 5.2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .769 | 0.00 |
1892 Orioles | LF | 21 | - | - | 45 | 2.1 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 0.00 |
1892 Reds | OF | 30 | - | - | 51 | 1.7 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .863 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
OF Totals | 894 | 0 | 0 | 1,908 | 2.1 | 1,716 | 1,572 | 144 | 192 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .899 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 335 | 0 | 0 | 706 | 2.1 | 622 | 563 | 59 | 84 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .881 | 0.00 | |
3B Totals | 30 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 2.8 | 70 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .843 | 0.00 | |
SS Totals | 21 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 4.7 | 84 | 24 | 60 | 15 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .848 | 0.00 | |
P Totals | 5 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 | |
2B Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
13 Years | 1,292 | 0 | 36 | 2,824 | 2.2 | 2,519 | 2,198 | 321 | 305 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .892 | 1,889.25 |
George WoodGeorge Wood Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1880 Ruby Legs | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.8 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
1881 Wolverines | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 168.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1882 Wolverines | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 53.6 | 0.0 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
1883 Wolverines | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 88.2 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 |
1884 Wolverines | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 59.1 | 0.0 | 16.3 | - | - | - |
1885 Wolverines | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 72.4 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 2.25 |
1886 Phillies | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 112.5 | 0.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1887 Phillies | 19 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 32.2 | 8.8 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1888 Phillies | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 72.2 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
1889 Phillies | 17 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 84.4 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 |
1889 Orioles | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1890 Quakers | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 59.9 | 15.4 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1891 Athletics | 22 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 176.0 | 10.2 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1892 Orioles | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.5 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1892 Reds | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 113 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 78.4 | 17.1 | 8.9 | 0.60 | 2.25 | 3.75 |
George WoodGeorge Wood Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1880 Worcester Ruby Legs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1881 Detroit Wolverines | n/a | $875.00 | n/a | n/a |
1882 Detroit Wolverines | n/a | $1,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1883 Detroit Wolverines | n/a | $1,400.00 | n/a | n/a |
1884 Detroit Wolverines | n/a | $1,600.00 | n/a | n/a |
1885 Detroit Wolverines | n/a | $1,600.00 | n/a | n/a |
1886 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $1,800.00 | n/a | n/a |
1887 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $2,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1888 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $2,100.00 | n/a | n/a |
1889 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $2,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
1889 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | " " | n/a | n/a |
1890 Philadelphia Quakers | n/a | $2,600.00 | n/a | n/a |
1891 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | $2,800.00 | n/a | n/a |
1892 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1892 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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