What years did George Chalmers play?

George Chalmers played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1916.

Was George Chalmers a pitcher?

Yes. George Chalmers pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 290 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Chalmers hit?

George Chalmers hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.

George Chalmers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1916)

W–L 29–41

ERA 3.41

WHIP 1.43

SO 290

Pitcher PIV -4890.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 189 lb
Born: 6/7/1888 in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: 8/5/1960 in Bronx, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-09-21
Last Game: 1916-08-07

Full name: George W. Chalmers

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	41	121	77	36	4	6	646.3	645	245	17	279	290	3.41	-4890.0

Career ERA 3.41 vs. league average 3.01 across their career seasons — 13.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1910	PHI	NL	1	1	4	3	2	0	0	22.0	21	13	11	12	5.32	2.79 (-91%)	-59.9
1911	PHI	NL	13	10	38	22	11	3	4	208.7	196	72	101	101	3.11	3.37 (+8%)	-1464.0
1912	PHI	NL	3	4	12	8	3	0	0	57.7	64	21	37	22	3.28	3.36 (+3%)	-2412.3
1913	PHI	NL	3	10	26	14	4	0	1	116.0	133	62	51	46	4.81	3.07 (-57%)	-1495.8
1914	PHI	NL	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	18.0	23	11	15	6	5.50	2.93 (-88%)	-690.2
1915	PHI	NL	8	9	26	20	13	1	1	170.3	159	47	45	82	2.48	2.90 (+14%)	1863.4
1916	PHI	NL	1	4	12	8	2	0	0	53.7	49	19	19	21	3.19	2.78 (-15%)	-631.2
Career · 7 seasons			29	41	121	77	36	4	6	646.1	645	245	279	290	3.41	—	-4,890

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
121	209	8	34	8	0	0	9	0	4	84	.163	.178	.201	.379	-802

Career AVG .163 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 36.6% below league average.

Career OBP .178 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 44.9% below league average.

Career SLG .201 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 40.9% below league average.

Career OPS .379 vs. league average .664 across their career seasons — 42.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	PHI	NL	4	7	0	1	1	0	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	PHI	NL	38	73	4	13	4	2	1	26	.178	.266 (-33%)	.336 (-44%)	.356 (-35%)	.693 (-39%)	-459.6
1912	PHI	NL	12	16	2	3	0	0	2	9	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	PHI	NL	26	33	2	7	0	1	0	13	.212	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	PHI	NL	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	PHI	NL	26	59	0	10	3	6	1	20	.169	.250 (-32%)	.318 (-42%)	.332 (-34%)	.651 (-38%)	-342.1
1916	PHI	NL	12	15	0	0	0	0	0	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			121	209	8	34	8	9	4	84	.163	—	—	—	—	-802

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1915	WS	PHI	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	1	0	8.0	8	2	3	6	2.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1915	WS	PHI	0	1	1	1	0	8.0	8	2	3	6	2.25

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	61	99	6	21	0	5	.212
Away	60	110	2	13	0	1	.118

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	61	330.0	351	146	139	155	3.98
Away	60	315.1	293	112	140	136	3.20

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1916-08-07	PHI	STL	W	0	0
1916-08-01	PHI	CHC	L	2	2
1916-07-27	PHI	PIT	W	3	3
1916-07-22	PHI	CIN	L	2	0
1916-07-15	PHI	PIT	L	1	1
1916-06-30	PHI	NY1	L	0	0
1916-06-22	PHI	BRO	L	1	1
1916-05-27	PHI	BRO	L	1	0
1916-05-23	PHI	CHC	L	1	1
1916-05-11	PHI	STL	L	2	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1916-08-07	PHI	STL	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0
1916-08-01	PHI	CHC	L	9.0	6	2	2	0	3	1
1916-07-27	PHI	PIT	W	9.0	7	4	1	7	5	0
1916-07-22	PHI	CIN	L	6.0	10	4	4	2	3	0
1916-07-15	PHI	PIT	L	6.1	5	6	2	1	3	0
1916-06-30	PHI	NY1	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1916-06-22	PHI	BRO	—	4.0	3	0	0	0	1	0
1916-05-27	PHI	BRO	—	2.0	2	1	1	4	0	0
1916-05-23	PHI	CHC	—	4.0	2	1	0	1	4	0
1916-05-11	PHI	STL	L	5.0	4	4	3	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	121	3	32	171	11	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	PHI	P	4	3	3	11	1	0
1911	PHI	P	38	0	11	50	5	2
1912	PHI	P	12	0	2	6	1	0
1913	PHI	P	26	0	3	35	1	0
1914	PHI	P	3	0	1	5	1	0
1915	PHI	P	26	0	8	49	1	1
1916	PHI	P	12	0	4	15	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	121

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Manhattan College	New York	NY	1908

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Frequently Asked Questions about George Chalmers

What years did George Chalmers play?: George Chalmers played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1916.
Was George Chalmers a pitcher?: Yes. George Chalmers pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 290 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Chalmers hit?: George Chalmers hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.