George Bradley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1875-1888)

George Bradley was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1875 to 1888 for 10 teams, including the St. Louis Stars, a span of 14 seasons. Across 347 career appearances, he went 172-151 with a 2.43 ERA and 671 strikeouts. He also batted .229 with 3 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 341.0.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 172–151
ERA 2.43
WHIP 1.09
SO 671
Pitcher PIV 341.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 175 lb
Born
7/13/1852 in Reading, PA, USA
Died
10/2/1931 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1875-05-04
Last Game
1888-08-08

Full name: George Washington Bradley

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Bradley — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
172 151 347 325 302 33 2 2940.0 3,009 795 45 196 671 2.43 341.0

Career ERA 2.43 vs. league average 2.85 across their career seasons — 14.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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George Bradley (b. 1852) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1875 SL2 33 26 60 60 57 5 0 535.2 540 127 17 60 2.13 2.23 (+4%) 643.2
1876 SL3 NL 45 19 64 64 63 16 0 573.0 470 78 38 103 1.23 2.31 (+47%) 2663.3
1877 CHN NL 19 23 50 44 35 2 0 394.0 452 145 39 59 3.31 2.81 (-18%) -1585.0
1879 TRN NL 13 40 54 54 53 3 0 487.0 590 154 26 133 2.85 2.50 (-14%) -2157.1
1880 PRO NL 13 8 28 20 16 4 2 196.0 158 30 6 54 1.38 2.37 (+42%) 862.6
1881 CL2 NL 2 4 6 6 5 0 0 51.0 70 22 3 6 3.88 2.77 (-40%) -462.6
1882 CL2 NL 6 9 18 16 15 0 0 147.0 164 61 22 32 3.73 2.80 (-33%) -1530.5
1883 PH4 AA 16 7 26 23 22 0 0 214.1 215 75 22 56 3.15 3.22 (+2%) -1320.8
1884 CNU UA 25 15 41 38 36 3 0 342.0 350 103 23 168 2.71 3.11 (+13%) 3227.8
Career · 9 seasons 172 151 347 325 302 33 2 2,940.0 3,009 795 196 671 2.43 — 341

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

George Bradley — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
567 2,258 272 518 64 38 3 172 5 40 152 .229 .243 .295 .538 -3,053

Career AVG .229 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Career OBP .243 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Career SLG .295 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Career OPS .538 vs. league average .612 across their career seasons — 12.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Bradley (b. 1852) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1875 SL2 60 254 28 62 7 3 0 24 3 1 19 .244 .253 (-4%) .260 (-5%) .309 (-5%) .570 (-5%) -164.8
1876 SL3 NL 64 265 29 66 7 6 0 28 0 3 12 .249 .265 (-6%) .277 (-7%) .320 (avg) .598 (-3%) -152.7
1877 CHN NL 55 214 31 52 7 3 0 12 0 6 19 .243 .271 (-10%) .289 (-9%) .337 (-10%) .626 (-9%) -276.8
1879 TRN NL 63 251 36 62 9 5 0 23 0 1 20 .247 .255 (-3%) .270 (-8%) .328 (-2%) .599 (-4%) -180.8
1880 PRO NL 82 309 32 70 7 6 0 23 0 5 38 .227 .244 (-7%) .267 (-11%) .319 (-10%) .586 (-10%) -425.9
1881 DTN NL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1881 CL2 NL 60 241 21 60 10 1 2 18 0 4 25 .249 .260 (-4%) .290 (-10%) .338 (-4%) .628 (-7%) 0.0
1882 CL2 NL 30 115 16 21 5 0 0 6 0 4 16 .183 .248 (-26%) .275 (-24%) .329 (-31%) .605 (-28%) -419.1
1883 CL2 NL 4 16 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .312 — — — — 0.0
1883 PH4 AA 76 312 47 73 8 5 1 36 0 8 0 .234 .257 (-9%) .285 (-11%) .345 (-13%) .631 (-12%) 0.0
1884 CNU UA 58 226 31 43 4 7 0 0 0 7 0 .190 .243 (-22%) .278 (-23%) .327 (-17%) .606 (-20%) -650.7
1886 PH4 AA 13 48 1 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 .083 — — — — 0.0
1888 BL2 AA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 567 2,258 272 518 64 38 3 172 5 40 152 .229 — — — — -2,271

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Bradley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 18 0 152 5 15 7
2B 1 0 0 0 1 0
3B 170 0 216 382 126 21
OF 47 0 60 9 21 0
P 347 0 216 630 98 23
SS 33 0 40 97 36 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Bradley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1875 SL2 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0
1875 SL2 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1875 SL2 P 60 0 52 121 20 8
1875 SL2 SS 2 0 2 2 1 1
1876 SL3 P 64 0 50 87 12 4
1877 CHN 1B 3 0 12 0 0 0
1877 CHN 3B 16 0 11 18 13 1
1877 CHN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1877 CHN P 50 0 25 71 5 1
1879 TRN 1B 3 0 31 2 3 1
1879 TRN 3B 5 0 5 17 6 0
1879 TRN OF 1 0 0 1 0 0
1879 TRN P 54 0 24 132 24 0
1879 TRN SS 1 0 2 2 0 0
1880 PRO 1B 2 0 19 0 1 2
1880 PRO 3B 57 0 76 165 40 8
1880 PRO OF 7 0 5 0 6 0
1880 PRO P 28 0 9 49 8 0
1881 DTN SS 1 0 1 1 1 1
1881 CL2 3B 48 0 78 76 24 6
1881 CL2 OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1881 CL2 P 6 0 2 8 2 0
1881 CL2 SS 6 0 7 21 12 2
1882 CL2 1B 6 0 59 3 4 3
1882 CL2 OF 9 0 13 2 3 0
1882 CL2 P 18 0 10 42 6 5
1883 CL2 SS 4 0 8 11 5 2
1883 PH4 1B 2 0 9 0 4 0
1883 PH4 3B 44 0 46 106 43 6
1883 PH4 OF 11 0 18 4 6 0
1883 PH4 P 26 0 11 39 10 2
1884 CNU 1B 2 0 22 0 3 1
1884 CNU OF 16 0 23 2 6 0
1884 CNU P 41 0 33 81 11 3
1884 CNU SS 5 0 4 11 4 0
1886 PH4 SS 13 0 14 48 11 2
1888 BL2 SS 1 0 2 1 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Bradley (b. 1852) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 347
First Base 18
Second Base 1
Third Base 170
Shortstop 33
Left Field 12
Center Field 19
Right Field 16

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Career Spans

George Bradley (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Deacon Phillippe
    189-109, 2.59 ERA
  2. 89
    Tommy Bond
    234-163, 2.14 ERA
  3. 88
    Jesse Tannehill
    197-117, 2.80 ERA
  4. 85
    Jack Taylor
    152-139, 2.65 ERA
  5. 83
    Will White
    229-166, 2.28 ERA
  6. 81
    Sam Leever
    194-100, 2.47 ERA

George Bradley: the record in brief

According to the bio, George Bradley debuted on May 4, 1875 and played a final game on August 8, 1888. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1875 to 1876), the Chicago White Stockings (1877), the Troy Trojans (1879), the Providence Grays (1880), the Detroit Wolverines (1881), the Cleveland Blues (1881 to 1883), the Philadelphia Athletics (1883 through 1886), and the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (1884), among other clubs in the table. Born on July 13, 1852, in Reading, PA, USA, Bradley is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Bradley's listed size is 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds. The bio records the death on October 2, 1931, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Bradley's full given name, per the bio, is George Washington Bradley.

Bradley went 172-151 with a 2.43 ERA in 347 games, 325 of them starts. Also on Bradley's record: 671 strikeouts, 302 complete games, and 33 shutouts. Against a 2.85 league ERA for the same years, Bradley was 14.5% better.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Bradley

What years did George Bradley play?
George Bradley played in Major League Baseball from 1875 to 1888.
Was George Bradley a pitcher?
Yes. George Bradley pitched in the major leagues, recording 172 wins and 671 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Bradley hit?
George Bradley hit 3 career home runs with 518 hits.
What teams did George Bradley play for?
George Bradley played for 10 teams: the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1875), the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1876), the Chicago White Stockings (1877), the Troy Trojans (1879), the Providence Grays (1880), the Detroit Wolverines (1881), the Cleveland Blues (1881–1883), the Philadelphia Athletics (1883, 1886), the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (1884), and the Baltimore Orioles (1888).
What were George Bradley's career stats?
In 347 games, George Bradley went 172-151 with a 2.43 ERA, 671 strikeouts, 2,940.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 518 hits and 3 home runs.
What position did George Bradley play?
George Bradley played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was George Bradley and how much did he weigh?
George Bradley was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 175 pounds.
What was George Bradley's career ERA?
George Bradley finished with a 2.43 career ERA, going 172-151 with 671 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did George Bradley have?
George Bradley recorded 671 career strikeouts.
Is George Bradley in the Hall of Fame?
No. George Bradley has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.