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George Wright
George Wright

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 150 lb.

Debut May 5, 1871
Final Game October 2, 1882
Born January 28, 1847 in Yonkers, NY
Died August 21, 1937 in Boston, MA

Brother of Harry Wright

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1937.

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1871 24 BOS NA  16   80   33   33   7  5   0   11   9  1   6   1  .413  .453  .625  201   50                    
 1872 25 BOS NA  48  255   87   86  16  6   2   32  14  4   3   1  .337  .345  .471  143  120                    
 1873 26 BOS NA  59  325   99  126  19  8   3   50   3  5   8   2  .388  .402  .523  165  170                    
 1874 27 BOS NA  60  313   76  103  10 15   2   44   2  0   5   6  .329  .340  .476  152  149                    
 1875 28 BOS NA  79  408  106  136  20  7   2   61  13  6   2   6  .333  .337  .431  160  176                    
 1876 29 BSN NL  70  335   72  100  18  6   1   34          8   9  .299  .315  .397  133  133                    
 1877 30 BSN NL  61  290   58   80  15  1   0   35          9  15  .276  .298  .334   95   97                    
 1878 31 BSN NL  59  267   35   60   5  1   0   12          6  22  .225  .242  .251   57   67                    
 1879 32 PRO NL  85  388   79  107  15 10   1   42         13  20  .276  .299  .374  121  145                    
 1880 33 BSN NL   1    4    2    1   0  0   0    0          0   0  .250  .250  .250   72    1                    
 1881 34 BSN NL   7   25    4    5   0  0   0    0          3   1  .200  .286  .200   57    5                    
 1882 35 PRO NL  46  185   14   30   1  2   0    9          4  36  .162  .180  .189   19   35                    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     591 2875  665  867 126 61  11  330  41 16  67 119  .302  .317  .399  125 1148   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        788  182  238  35 17   3   90  11  4  18  33  .302  .317  .399  125  315   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     85  408  106  136  20 15   3   61  14  6  13  36  .413  .453  .625  201  176   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1871 24 BOS NA   86   48   24  13.3    94| .413  .294| .453  .319| .625  .395|1.078  .713| 201  .837  10.6   0.9  90%
 1872 25 BOS NA  258  173   42   6.5    82| .337  .296| .345  .307| .471  .360| .816  .667| 143  .653  12.6   1.2  77%
 1873 26 BOS NA  333  204   66   8.7    89| .388  .305| .402  .318| .523  .377| .925  .695| 165  .751  26.2   2.5  37%
 1874 27 BOS NA  318  210   51   6.6    75| .329  .284| .340  .293| .476  .349| .816  .642| 152  .707  17.0   1.8 100%
 1875 28 BOS NA  410  278   59   5.7    60| .333  .262| .337  .269| .431  .321| .768  .590| 160  .731  23.9   2.7  68%
 1876 29 BSN NL  343  235   42   4.9    66| .299  .269| .315  .282| .397  .327| .712  .609| 133  .634  11.8   1.3     
 1877 30 BSN NL  299  210   29   3.7    77| .276  .281| .298  .299| .334  .350| .632  .650|  95  .486  -1.0  -0.1     
 1878 31 BSN NL  273  207   16   2.1    72| .225  .274| .242  .293| .251  .338| .493  .631|  57  .287 -12.6  -1.5     
 1879 32 PRO NL  401  281   43   4.2    66| .276  .259| .299  .274| .374  .335| .673  .609| 121  .577   8.3   0.9     
 1880 33 BSN NL    4    3    0   0.0    60| .250  .244| .250  .266| .250  .321| .500  .587|  72  .000  -0.1   0.0     
 1881 34 BSN NL   28   20    1   1.3    72| .200  .260| .286  .290| .200  .341| .486  .631|  57  .136  -1.1  -0.1     
 1882 35 PRO NL  189  155    6   1.0    70| .162  .254| .180  .282| .189  .346| .369  .627|  19  .091 -16.8  -1.9     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     2942 2024  379   5.1    73| .302  .276| .317  .291| .399  .345| .716  .635| 125  .618  78.7   7.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1875 28 BOS NA   0   1   2   0   0   0      0    4.0    5    3    1   0    0   11                     0  2.25  2.36  105 1.250
 1876 29 BSN NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    1    0    0   0    0    1       1     4       0  0.00  2.26  inf 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL  .000   0   1   3   0   0   0   1  0    5.0    6    3    1   0    0   12       1     4       0  1.80  2.34  130 1.200
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0  22  68   0   0   0  22  0  113.3  136   68   22   0    0  272   0  22    90   0   0  1.80  2.34  130 1.200

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1871 24 BOS NA  SS   15     32   61   21    8  .816  .781  6.20  5.18                        
                 1B    1      9    1    0    1 1.000  .926 10.00 10.20                        
 1872 25 BOS NA  SS   48     87  193   54   25  .838  .774  5.83  4.62                        
 1873 26 BOS NA  SS   59     89  244   79   16  .808  .776  5.64  4.77                        
 1874 27 BOS NA  SS   60     97  197   64   23  .821  .786  4.90  4.49                        
                 3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .769  1.00  4.20                        
 1875 28 BOS NA  SS   79     95  253   56   20  .861  .816  4.41  4.43                        
                  P    2      0    1    0    0 1.000  .833  0.50  2.35  2.25  2.70    0    4.0
 1876 29 BSN NL  SS   68     89  251   43   16  .888  .866  5.00  4.44                        
                 2B    2      7    2    1    0  .900  .865  4.50  5.55                        
                  P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1877 30 BSN NL  2B   58    171  209   53   28  .878  .867  6.55  6.19                        
                 SS    3      4    8    2    1  .857  .863  4.00  4.50                        
 1878 31 BSN NL  SS   59     72  197   15   24  .947  .877  4.56  4.26                        
 1879 32 PRO NL  SS   85     96  319   34   17  .924  .873  4.88  4.54                        
 1880 33 BSN NL  SS    1      0    3    0    0 1.000  .882  3.00  4.30                        
 1881 34 BSN NL  SS    7      7   19    1    3  .963  .872  3.71  4.54                        
 1882 35 PRO NL  SS   46     46  133   26   16  .873  .852  3.89  4.36                        

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1871 24 BOS NA  1B    1      9    1    0    1 1.000  .926 10.00 10.20                        

 1876 29 BSN NL  2B    2      7    2    1    0  .900  .865  4.50  5.55                        
 1877 30 BSN NL  2B   58    171  209   53   28  .878  .867  6.55  6.19                        

 1874 27 BOS NA  3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .769  1.00  4.20                        

 1875 28 BOS NA   P    2      0    1    0    0 1.000  .833  0.50  2.35  2.25  2.70    0    4.0
 1876 29 BSN NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  1.80    0    1.0

 1871 24 BOS NA  SS   15     32   61   21    8  .816  .781  6.20  5.18                        
 1872 25 BOS NA  SS   48     87  193   54   25  .838  .774  5.83  4.62                        
 1873 26 BOS NA  SS   59     89  244   79   16  .808  .776  5.64  4.77                        
 1874 27 BOS NA  SS   60     97  197   64   23  .821  .786  4.90  4.49                        
 1875 28 BOS NA  SS   79     95  253   56   20  .861  .816  4.41  4.43                        
 1876 29 BSN NL  SS   68     89  251   43   16  .888  .866  5.00  4.44                        
 1877 30 BSN NL  SS    3      4    8    2    1  .857  .863  4.00  4.50                        
 1878 31 BSN NL  SS   59     72  197   15   24  .947  .877  4.56  4.26                        
 1879 32 PRO NL  SS   85     96  319   34   17  .924  .873  4.88  4.54                        
 1880 33 BSN NL  SS    1      0    3    0    0 1.000  .882  3.00  4.30                        
 1881 34 BSN NL  SS    7      7   19    1    3  .963  .872  3.71  4.54                        
 1882 35 PRO NL  SS   46     46  133   26   16  .873  .852  3.89  4.36                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  SS  530    714 1878  395  169  .868  .825  4.89  4.51                        
                 2B   60    178  211   54   28  .878  .867  6.48  6.17                        
                  P*   3      0    1    0    0 1.000  .833  0.33  2.20                0    5.0
                 1B    1      9    1    0    1 1.000  .926 10.00 10.20                        
                 3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .769  1.00  4.20                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       595    901 2092  449  198  .870  .830  5.03  4.67
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1873 NA-.388-4
1874 NA-.329-10
1875 NA-.333-5

On-base %
1873 NA-.402-3
1874 NA-.340-10
1875 NA-.337-5

Slugging %
1872 NA-.471-6
1873 NA-.523-2
1874 NA-.476-5
1875 NA-.431-6

OPS
1872 NA-.816-5
1873 NA-.925-2
1874 NA-.816-5
1875 NA-.768-6

Games
1873 NA-59-5
1875 NA-79-9
1876 NL-70-1
1877 NL-61-1
1879 NL-85-1

At Bats
1872 NA-255-10
1873 NA-325-1
1874 NA-313-9
1875 NA-408-1
1876 NL-335-1
1877 NL-290-1
1878 NL-267-7
1879 NL-388-2

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1872 NA-258-10
1873 NA-333-2
1874 NA-318-9
1875 NA-410-1
1876 NL-343-1
1877 NL-299-1
1878 NL-273-10
1879 NL-401-2

Runs
1872 NA-87-2
1873 NA-99-2
1874 NA-76-4
1875 NA-106-2
1876 NL-72-2
1877 NL-58-2
1879 NL-79-3

Hits
1872 NA-86-7
1873 NA-126-2
1874 NA-103-6
1875 NA-136-3
1876 NL-100-9
1879 NL-107-7

Total Bases
1872 NA-120-3
1873 NA-170-2
1874 NA-149-3
1875 NA-176-2
1876 NL-133-5
1879 NL-145-8

Doubles
1872 NA-16-4
1873 NA-19-2
1875 NA-20-5
1876 NL-18-5
1877 NL-15-4

Triples
1872 NA-6-3
1873 NA-8-2
1874 NA-15-1
1875 NA-7-6
1876 NL-6-8
1879 NL-10-5

Home Runs
1872 NA-2-3
1873 NA-3-2
1874 NA-2-5
1875 NA-2-6

RBI
1873 NA-50-8
1875 NA-61-5
1877 NL-35-8

Bases on Balls
1873 NA-8-10
1874 NA-5-10
1876 NL-8-10
1877 NL-9-6
1879 NL-13-7

Strikeouts
1882 NL-36-7

Stolen Bases
1872 NA-14-2

Singles
1873 NA-96-3
1874 NA-76-10
1875 NA-107-3
1879 NL-81-9

Adjusted OPS+
1872 NA-143-6
1873 NA-165-2
1874 NA-152-5
1875 NA-160-6

Runs Created
1872 NA-42-5
1873 NA-66-2
1874 NA-51-2
1875 NA-59-4
1876 NL-42-10
1879 NL-43-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1871 NA-11-8
1872 NA-13-5
1873 NA-26-2
1874 NA-17-5
1875 NA-24-5

Batting Wins
1871 NA-.9-8
1872 NA-1.2-5
1873 NA-2.5-2
1874 NA-1.8-5
1875 NA-2.7-5

Extra-Base Hits
1872 NA-24-3
1873 NA-30-2
1874 NA-27-5
1875 NA-29-4
1876 NL-25-4

Times on Base
1872 NA-89-7
1873 NA-134-2
1874 NA-108-5
1875 NA-138-4
1876 NL-108-7
1877 NL-89-10
1879 NL-120-6

Offensive Win%
1872 NA-.653-8
1873 NA-.751-2
1874 NA-.707-5
1875 NA-.731-5

Caught Stealing
1872 NA-4-10
1873 NA-5-3

Power/Speed Number
1872 NA-3.5-2
1873 NA-3.0-5
1874 NA-2.0-8
1875 NA-3.5-4

At Bats per Strikeout
1872 NA-255.0-1

At Bats per Home Run
1872 NA-127.5-8
1873 NA-108.3-4

Outs
1873 NA-204-4
1875 NA-278-3
1876 NL-235-1
1877 NL-210-1
1878 NL-207-2
1879 NL-281-2

Games Finished
1876 NL-1-7

Oldest Player
1878 NL-31-10
1879 NL-32-5
1880 NL-33-4
1881 NL-34-4
1882 NL-35-3

        

Black Ink: Batting - 8 (272) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 132 (130) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.0 (1186) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 12.0 (1030) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1876 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Caps.

Before 1879 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Providence Grays.

May 29, 1880: Sent from the Providence Grays to the Boston Red Caps in an unknown transaction.

Before 1882 Season: Sent from the Boston Red Caps to the Providence Grays in an unknown transaction.

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