George Burns

George Burns

1914–1929 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1", 180 lb · b. 1893 Niles, OH

Career 1,866 G · 2,018 H · 72 HR · 951 RBI · .307 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

4 best in baseball

17 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1918 Best season

Spanning 1918–1926, peaking at 2 titles in 1918.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

490th League titles 4
215th Best in baseball 4
653rd Top-5 finishes 17

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

118th Doubles 444
137th Batting Average .307
287th Hits 2,018
352nd Runs Batted In 951
359th Triples 72
403rd Total Bases 2,822
478th Runs 901

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Hits	2	1st	—	1918 178 1926 216
Total Bases	1	1st	—	1918 236
Doubles	1	1st	—	1926 64 1923 #2 1927 #2
Slugging Percentage	—	#2	—	1918 #2
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#2	—	1918 #2
Runs Batted In	—	#2	—	1918 #2 1926 #2
Home Runs	—	#3	—	1915 #3 1918 #3
Batting Average	—	#2	—	1918 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1926	2	H 216 2B 64
1918	2	H 178 TB 236

Batting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1914	DET	AL	137	478	55	139	22	5	5	57	32	56	23	.291	.351	.389	.740
1915	DET	AL	105	392	49	99	18	3	5	50	22	51	9	.253	.301	.352	.653
1916	DET	AL	135	479	60	137	22	6	4	73	22	30	12	.286	.327	.382	.709
1917	DET	AL	119	407	42	92	14	10	1	40	15	33	3	.226	.264	.317	.581
1918	PHA	AL	130	505	61	178	22	9	6	70	23	25	8	.353	.390	.467	.857
1919	PHA	AL	126	470	63	139	29	9	8	57	19	18	15	.296	.339	.447	.786
1920	CLE +1	AL	66	116	8	29	7	1	1	20	10	10	5	.250	.326	.353	.679
1921	CLE	AL	84	244	52	88	21	4	0	49	13	19	3	.361	.398	.480	.877
1922	BOS	AL	147	558	71	171	32	5	12	73	20	28	8	.307	.341	.446	.787
1923	BOS	AL	146	551	91	181	47	5	7	82	45	33	9	.329	.386	.470	.857
1924	CLE	AL	129	462	64	143	37	5	4	68	29	27	14	.310	.370	.437	.807
1925	CLE	AL	127	488	69	164	41	4	6	79	24	24	16	.336	.371	.473	.844
1926	CLE	AL	151	603	97	216	64	3	4	114	28	33	13	.358	.394	.494	.889
1927	CLE	AL	140	549	84	175	51	2	3	78	42	27	13	.319	.375	.435	.810
1928	CLE +1	AL	86	213	30	54	12	1	5	30	17	12	2	.254	.326	.390	.716
1929	PHA +1	AL	38	58	5	13	5	0	1	11	2	7	1	.224	.250	.362	.612
Career	—	—	1,866	6,573	901	2,018	444	72	72	951	363	433	154	.307	.354	.429	.783

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
1B	1,671	16,892	1,094	245	1,117	.987
OF	50	78	7	6	2	.934