George Burns was born on Sunday, November 24, 1889, in Utica, New York. Burns was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on October 3, 1911, with the New York Giants. 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 Burns baseball stats page.
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George BurnsGeorge Burns 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 BurnsGeorge Burns Hitting Stats |
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| Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1911 | 22 | Giants | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .059 | .111 | .059 |
| 1912 | 23 | Giants | 29 | 51 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | .294 | .400 | .373 |
| 1913 | 24 | Giants | 150 | 605 | 81 | 173 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 58 | - | 74 | 9 | 0 | 4 | - | .286 | .352 | .370 |
| 1914 | 25 | Giants | 154 | 561 | 100 | 170 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 89 | - | 53 | 14 | 0 | 5 | - | .303 | .403 | .417 |
| 1915 | 26 | Giants | 155 | 622 | 83 | 169 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 56 | - | 57 | 9 | 0 | 1 | - | .272 | .333 | .375 |
| 1916 | 27 | Giants | 155 | 623 | 105 | 174 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 63 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .279 | .346 | .368 |
| 1917 | 28 | Giants | 152 | 597 | 103 | 180 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 75 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .302 | .380 | .412 |
| 1918 | 29 | Giants | 119 | 465 | 80 | 135 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 43 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .290 | .354 | .389 |
| 1919 | 30 | Giants | 139 | 534 | 86 | 162 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 82 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .396 | .404 |
| 1920 | 31 | Giants | 154 | 631 | 115 | 181 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 76 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .287 | .365 | .399 |
| 1921 | 32 | Giants | 149 | 605 | 111 | 181 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 80 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .299 | .386 | .395 |
| 1922 | 33 | Reds | 156 | 631 | 104 | 180 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 78 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .285 | .366 | .353 |
| 1923 | 34 | Reds | 154 | 614 | 99 | 168 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 101 | 3 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .274 | .376 | .375 |
| 1924 | 35 | Reds | 93 | 336 | 43 | 86 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .256 | .315 | .342 |
| 1925 | 36 | Phillies | 88 | 349 | 65 | 102 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .292 | .353 | .390 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 15 Years | 1,853 | 7,241 | 1,188 | 2,077 | 362 | 108 | 41 | 1 | 611 | 872 | 6 | 565 | 112 | 0 | 26 | 60 | .287 | .366 | .384 | ||
George BurnsGeorge Burns Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1911 Giants | CF | 4 | 3 | 87 | 35 | 8.8 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.86 |
| 1911 Giants | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1911 Giants | RF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.25 |
| 1915 Giants | LF | 142 | 141 | 3,645 | 2,286 | 16.1 | 2,275 | 2,262 | 13 | 11 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 16.85 |
| 1915 Giants | RF | 14 | 14 | 345 | 117 | 8.4 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.08 |
| 1916 Giants | LF | 155 | 155 | 465 | 320 | 2.1 | 308 | 289 | 19 | 12 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 17.88 |
| 1917 Giants | LF | 152 | 152 | 435 | 350 | 2.3 | 341 | 325 | 16 | 9 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 21.17 |
| 1918 Giants | CF | 52 | 52 | 1,405 | 4,824 | 92.8 | 4,823 | 4,681 | 142 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 92.68 |
| 1918 Giants | LF | 119 | 67 | 1,660 | 313 | 2.6 | 302 | 292 | 10 | 11 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 4.91 |
| 1919 Giants | LF | 139 | 139 | 3,555 | 308 | 2.2 | 305 | 290 | 15 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.32 |
| 1919 Giants | RF | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1921 Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1921 Giants | CF | 59 | 59 | 1,346 | 4,641 | 78.7 | 4,632 | 4,482 | 150 | 9 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 92.92 |
| 1921 Giants | LF | 90 | 90 | 2,197 | 7,538 | 83.8 | 7,531 | 7,321 | 210 | 7 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .999 | 92.55 |
| 1922 Reds | CF | 109 | 109 | 1,763 | 6,164 | 56.6 | 6,152 | 5,872 | 280 | 12 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 94.22 |
| 1922 Reds | RF | 47 | 47 | 596 | 2,096 | 44.6 | 2,088 | 1,982 | 106 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 94.59 |
| 1923 Reds | CF | 4 | 4 | 114 | 49 | 12.3 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.61 |
| 1924 Reds | CF | 3 | 3 | 75 | 35 | 11.7 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 12.24 |
| 1924 Reds | LF | 14 | 10 | 229 | 783 | 55.9 | 780 | 761 | 19 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 91.97 |
| 1924 Reds | RF | 76 | 68 | 1,597 | 5,470 | 72.0 | 5,461 | 5,321 | 140 | 9 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 92.33 |
| 1925 Phillies | LF | 67 | 62 | 1,423 | 4,896 | 73.1 | 4,891 | 4,741 | 150 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .999 | 92.80 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| LF Totals | 879 | 817 | 13,636 | 16,803 | 19.1 | 16,742 | 16,290 | 452 | 61 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 33.15 | |
| CF Totals | 231 | 230 | 4,790 | 15,748 | 68.2 | 15,725 | 15,127 | 598 | 23 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .999 | 88.64 | |
| RF Totals | 140 | 129 | 2,550 | 7,688 | 54.9 | 7,670 | 7,423 | 247 | 18 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 81.21 | |
| 3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| 11 Years | 1,251 | 1,176 | 20,976 | 40,240 | 32.2 | 40,138 | 38,840 | 1,298 | 102 | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 51.67 | |
George BurnsGeorge Burns 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 |
| 1911 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1912 Giants | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.4 | 17.0 | - | - | - |
| 1913 Giants | 40 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 302.5 | 8.2 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
| 1914 Giants | 62 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 187.0 | 10.6 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
| 1915 Giants | 27 | 20 | .574 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 207.3 | 10.9 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
| 1916 Giants | 37 | 26 | .587 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 124.6 | 13.3 | 15.2 | - | - | - |
| 1917 Giants | 40 | 12 | .769 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 119.4 | 10.9 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
| 1918 Giants | 40 | 11 | .784 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 116.3 | 12.6 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
| 1919 Giants | 40 | 23 | .635 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 267.0 | 14.4 | 11.6 | - | - | - |
| 1920 Giants | 22 | 22 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 105.2 | 13.1 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
| 1921 Giants | 19 | 20 | .487 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 151.3 | 25.2 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
| 1922 Reds | 30 | 23 | .566 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 631.0 | 16.6 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
| 1923 Reds | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 204.7 | 13.3 | 13.6 | - | - | - |
| 1924 Reds | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 168.0 | 16.0 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
| 1925 Phillies | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 349.0 | 17.5 | 15.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 15 Years | 383 | 185 | .674 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 176.6 | 12.8 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
George BurnsGeorge Burns Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1911 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1912 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1913 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1914 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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| 1918 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1919 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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| 1922 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1923 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1924 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1925 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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