George Altman was born on Monday, March 20, 1933, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Altman was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1959, 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 George Altman baseball stats page.
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George Altman![]() George Altman Autograph on a 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#146 | Checklist) |
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George AltmanGeorge Altman 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
George AltmanGeorge Altman 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 |
| 1959 | 26 | Cubs | 135 | 420 | 54 | 103 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 34 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | .245 | .312 | .383 |
| 1960 | 27 | Cubs | 119 | 334 | 50 | 89 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 51 | 32 | 6 | 67 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .266 | .330 | .455 |
| 1961 | 28 | Cubs | 138 | 518 | 77 | 157 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 96 | 40 | 3 | 92 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .303 | .353 | .560 |
| 1962 | 29 | Cubs | 147 | 534 | 74 | 170 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 74 | 62 | 14 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .318 | .393 | .511 |
| 1963 | 30 | Cardinals | 135 | 464 | 62 | 127 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .274 | .339 | .401 |
| 1964 | 31 | Mets | 124 | 422 | 48 | 97 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .230 | .262 | .332 |
| 1965 | 32 | Cubs | 90 | 196 | 24 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .302 | .342 |
| 1966 | 33 | Cubs | 88 | 185 | 19 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .276 | .335 |
| 1967 | 34 | Cubs | 15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .222 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 991 | 3,091 | 409 | 832 | 132 | 34 | 101 | 0 | 403 | 268 | 38 | 572 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 43 | .269 | .329 | .432 | ||
George AltmanGeorge Altman Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1959 Cubs | CF | 121 | 102 | 2,823 | 285 | 2.4 | 282 | 275 | 7 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.70 |
| 1959 Cubs | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 1960 Cubs | 1B | 21 | 18 | 504 | 179 | 8.5 | 178 | 164 | 14 | 1 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.54 |
| 1960 Cubs | CF | 30 | 25 | 690 | 66 | 2.2 | 66 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.58 |
| 1960 Cubs | LF | 27 | 20 | 592 | 39 | 1.4 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.78 |
| 1960 Cubs | RF | 24 | 20 | 518 | 35 | 1.5 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.77 |
| 1961 Cubs | 1B | 3 | 3 | 57 | 21 | 7.0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.95 |
| 1961 Cubs | CF | 25 | 13 | 418 | 60 | 2.4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.75 |
| 1961 Cubs | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1961 Cubs | RF | 115 | 114 | 2,994 | 212 | 1.8 | 208 | 197 | 11 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.88 |
| 1962 Cubs | 1B | 16 | 13 | 375 | 129 | 8.1 | 129 | 121 | 8 | 0 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.29 |
| 1962 Cubs | CF | 6 | 3 | 111 | 7 | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.46 |
| 1962 Cubs | RF | 125 | 124 | 3,273 | 243 | 1.9 | 237 | 230 | 7 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.96 |
| 1963 Cardinals | LF | 13 | 7 | 219 | 20 | 1.5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.34 |
| 1963 Cardinals | RF | 116 | 111 | 2,899 | 211 | 1.8 | 207 | 199 | 8 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.93 |
| 1964 Mets | LF | 95 | 91 | 2,356 | 197 | 2.1 | 190 | 182 | 8 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.18 |
| 1964 Mets | RF | 14 | 14 | 359 | 26 | 1.9 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.96 |
| 1965 Cubs | 1B | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.96 |
| 1965 Cubs | LF | 44 | 42 | 1,016 | 72 | 1.6 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.81 |
| 1965 Cubs | RF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1966 Cubs | 1B | 4 | 3 | 78 | 29 | 7.3 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.04 |
| 1966 Cubs | LF | 41 | 33 | 883 | 47 | 1.1 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.38 |
| 1966 Cubs | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1967 Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1967 Cubs | LF | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.69 |
| 1967 Cubs | RF | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| RF Totals | 398 | 387 | 10,112 | 732 | 1.8 | 717 | 686 | 31 | 15 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.91 | |
| LF Totals | 224 | 194 | 5,129 | 377 | 1.7 | 363 | 351 | 12 | 14 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.91 | |
| CF Totals | 182 | 143 | 4,042 | 418 | 2.3 | 412 | 404 | 8 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.75 | |
| 1B Totals | 47 | 38 | 1,045 | 372 | 7.9 | 371 | 346 | 25 | 1 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 9.59 | |
| 9 Years | 851 | 762 | 20,328 | 1,899 | 2.2 | 1,863 | 1,787 | 76 | 36 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.47 | |
George AltmanGeorge Altman 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 |
| 1959 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | 3 | n/a | 35.0 | 5.3 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
| 1960 Cubs | 4 | 3 | .571 | 25 | 2 | n/a | 25.7 | 5.0 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1961 Cubs | 6 | 2 | .750 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 19.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 1962 Cubs | 19 | 7 | .731 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 24.3 | 6.0 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1963 Cardinals | 13 | 4 | .765 | 13 | 3 | n/a | 51.6 | 5.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Mets | 4 | 2 | .667 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 46.9 | 6.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1965 Cubs | 3 | 2 | .600 | 46 | 0 | n/a | 49.0 | 5.4 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1966 Cubs | 2 | 2 | .500 | 49 | 0 | n/a | 37.0 | 5.0 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
| 1967 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 18.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 52 | 22 | .703 | 192 | 8 | n/a | 30.6 | 5.4 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
George AltmanGeorge Altman Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1959 Chicago Cubs | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 Chicago Cubs | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1961 Chicago Cubs | 21 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1962 Chicago Cubs | 21 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1963 St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 New York Mets | 2 | $24,000.00 | - | - |
| 1965 Chicago Cubs | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1966 Chicago Cubs | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1967 Chicago Cubs | 21, 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
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