George Grantham

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1922-1934)

AVG .302
HR 105
RBI 712
H 1,508
OPS .854
PIV 16,892
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 170 lb
Born
5/20/1900 in Galena, KS, USA
Died
3/16/1954 in Kingman, AZ, USA
MLB Debut
1922-09-20
Last Game
1934-07-26

Full name: George Farley Grantham

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,444 4,989 912 1,508 292 93 105 712 132 717 526 .302 .392 .461 .854 16,892

Career AVG .302 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — +7.1% above league average.

Career OBP .392 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +14.0% above league average.

Career SLG .461 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — +16.2% above league average.

Career OPS .854 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — +15.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1922 CHN NL 7 23 3 4 1 1 0 3 2 1 3 .174 — — — — 0.0
1923 CHN NL 152 570 81 160 36 8 8 70 43 71 92 .281 .282 (-1%) .344 (+5%) .390 (+6%) .734 (+5%) 690.8
1924 CHN NL 127 469 85 148 19 6 12 60 21 55 63 .316 .283 (+11%) .345 (+13%) .389 (+18%) .734 (+15%) 1554.7
1925 PIT NL 114 359 74 117 24 6 8 52 14 50 29 .326 .288 (+13%) .349 (+18%) .407 (+21%) .756 (+20%) 1547.8
1926 PIT NL 141 449 66 143 27 13 8 70 6 60 42 .318 .279 (+14%) .345 (+16%) .390 (+26%) .735 (+21%) 1972.4
1927 PIT NL 151 531 96 162 33 11 8 66 9 74 39 .305 .282 (+8%) .344 (+15%) .392 (+16%) .736 (+15%) 1877.0
1928 PIT NL 124 440 93 142 24 9 10 85 9 59 37 .323 .280 (+15%) .342 (+19%) .395 (+23%) .737 (+21%) 2010.9
1929 PIT NL 110 349 85 107 23 10 12 90 10 93 38 .307 .289 (+6%) .353 (+28%) .415 (+28%) .769 (+28%) 2391.7
1930 PIT NL 146 552 120 179 34 14 18 99 5 81 66 .324 .293 (+10%) .354 (+16%) .429 (+24%) .784 (+21%) 2645.1
1931 PIT NL 127 465 91 142 26 6 10 46 5 71 50 .305 .276 (+11%) .338 (+18%) .388 (+16%) .726 (+17%) 1813.3
1932 CIN NL 126 493 81 144 29 6 6 39 4 56 40 .292 .275 (+6%) .335 (+9%) .391 (+5%) .726 (+7%) 747.8
1933 CIN NL 87 260 32 53 14 3 4 28 4 38 21 .204 .270 (-25%) .329 (-6%) .377 (-13%) .707 (-10%) -359.3
1934 NY1 NL 32 29 5 7 2 0 1 4 0 8 6 .241 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 1,444 4,989 912 1,508 292 93 105 712 132 717 526 .302 — — — — 16,892

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
8 26 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 .231

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1927 WS PIT 3 11 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .364
1925 WS PIT 5 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .133

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home704238045274032348.311
Away741260945976973372.295

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1934-07-26 NY1STLL 200000000
1934-07-23 NY1STLL 100000000
1934-07-21 NY1CINL 100000000
1934-07-20 NY1CINW 010000010
1934-07-17 NY1CHCL 100000000
1934-07-14 NY1CHCL 111000000
1934-07-06 NY1BROL 000000010
1934-07-03 NY1BSNL 101000000
1934-07-01 NY1BROW 100000001
1934-06-30 NY1BROL 111001100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 502 0 4588 238 59 400
2B 848 0 1987 2712 250 483
3B 14 0 11 23 4 2
OF 19 0 25 4 1 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1922 CHN 3B 5 0 5 4 0 1
1923 CHN 2B 150 0 374 518 55 90
1924 CHN 2B 118 0 273 426 44 78
1924 CHN 3B 6 0 4 16 4 0
1925 PIT 1B 102 0 925 44 11 96
1926 PIT 1B 132 0 1203 66 13 106
1927 PIT 1B 29 0 247 12 3 22
1927 PIT 2B 124 0 279 363 32 65
1928 PIT 1B 119 0 1117 71 17 83
1928 PIT 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 PIT 3B 1 0 1 2 0 1
1929 PIT 1B 12 0 71 1 1 5
1929 PIT 2B 76 0 205 239 15 54
1929 PIT OF 19 0 25 4 1 1
1930 PIT 1B 4 0 33 4 0 4
1930 PIT 2B 141 0 324 488 36 84
1931 PIT 1B 78 0 742 27 12 67
1931 PIT 2B 51 0 114 142 23 34
1932 CIN 1B 10 0 115 5 2 7
1932 CIN 2B 115 0 258 347 26 45
1933 CIN 1B 12 0 114 7 0 9
1933 CIN 2B 72 0 160 189 19 33
1934 NY1 1B 4 0 21 1 0 1
1934 NY1 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 503
Second Base 846
Third Base 15
Left Field 19

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff AZ 1915, 1916

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Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Jack Fournier
    .313 avg, 136 HR
  2. 87
    Denny Lyons
    .310 avg, 62 HR
  3. 87
    Henry Larkin
    .303 avg, 53 HR
  4. 86
    Jackie Robinson HOF
    .313 avg, 141 HR
  5. 80
    John Kruk
    .300 avg, 100 HR
  6. 78
    Buddy Lewis
    .297 avg, 71 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about George Grantham

What years did George Grantham play?
George Grantham played in Major League Baseball from 1922 to 1934.
Was George Grantham a pitcher?
No. George Grantham was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did George Grantham hit?
George Grantham hit 105 career home runs with 1508 hits.