George Harney

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 46–36
ERA 3.32
WHIP 1.29
SO 314
Pitcher PIV 13693.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 180 lb
Born
6/1/1890 in Bessemer, AL, USA
Died
5/5/1959 in Norwood Park, IL, USA

Full name: George Arthur Harney

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
45.0 37.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 0 0 2.0 4.0 3.0 0 .108 .209 .135 .344

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
11 5 11 7 9 1 117.1 93 45 19 3 35 47 1.46 1.09

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1929 2.0 2.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Listed seasons · 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1929 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 0.67
Listed seasons · 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 0.67

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
46 36 126 74 46 7 10 723.0 752 267 17 183 314 3.32 13693.2

Career ERA 3.32 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 21.6% better 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
1923 CAG NNL 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 6.7 14 9 4 1 12.15 — 0.0
1924 CAG NNL 11 3 24 15 6 3 0 124.3 126 42 42 68 3.04 4.13 (+26%) 2554.7
1925 CAG NNL 7 5 20 12 6 0 1 112.0 107 43 37 47 3.46 4.55 (+24%) 2288.4
1926 CAG NNL 11 6 28 12 11 1 4 149.7 137 41 34 72 2.47 4.11 (+40%) 2950.1
1927 CAG NNL 8 9 27 15 10 2 4 160.3 163 46 27 78 2.58 4.08 (+37%) 3986.4
1928 CAG NNL 8 8 20 14 11 1 1 141.7 157 64 23 33 4.07 4.13 (+2%) 1631.0
1930 CAG NNL 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 20.3 28 9 11 10 3.98 4.80 (+17%) 282.5
1931 CC2 NNL 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 20 13 5 5 14.62 — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 46 36 126 74 46 7 10 723.0 752 267 183 314 3.32 — 13,693

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
137 279 23 65 6 4 1 30 0 13 1 .233 .267 .294 .561 -713

Career AVG .233 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 17.8% below league average.

Career OBP .267 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 22.7% below league average.

Career SLG .294 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career OPS .561 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — 24.5% below 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
1923 CAG NNL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1924 CAG NNL 25 50 4 11 1 2 0 8 0 3 0 .220 .283 (-22%) .345 (-24%) .389 (-18%) .734 (-21%) -183.1
1925 CAG NNL 20 39 4 7 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 .179 — — — — 0.0
1926 CAG NNL 31 58 6 18 2 2 1 7 0 4 0 .310 .279 (+11%) .345 (+3%) .390 (+19%) .735 (+11%) 95.4
1927 CAG NNL 29 55 2 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .127 .282 (-55%) .344 (-59%) .392 (-58%) .736 (-58%) -528.4
1928 CAG NNL 25 61 6 19 1 0 0 8 0 2 1 .311 .280 (+11%) .342 (-3%) .395 (-17%) .737 (-10%) -97.2
1930 CAG NNL 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1931 CC2 NNL 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 137 279 23 65 6 4 1 30 0 13 1 .233 — — — — -713

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
11 21 1 2 1 0 0 2 4 1 .095

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1927 NNC CAG 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1927 NWS CAG 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111
1926 NNC CAG 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .200
1926 NWS CAG 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 4 10 6 0 58.3 57 18 21 23 2.78

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1927 NNC CAG 1 1 2 0 0 7.7 8 3 1 2 3.52
1927 NWS CAG 1 1 3 2 0 20.7 17 3 7 13 1.31
1926 NNC CAG 1 1 3 2 0 15.7 21 6 3 4 3.45
1926 NWS CAG 1 1 2 2 0 14.3 11 6 10 4 3.77

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home120000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home13.242234.91

Last 1 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1924-05-18 CAGCUWW 200000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1924-05-18 CAGCUW W 3.2432231

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 6 2 1 0 0 0
P 126 73 22 225 8 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 CAG P 3 2 0 0 0 0
1924 CAG P 24 15 6 55 2 2
1925 CAG P 20 11 0 0 0 0
1926 CAG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 CAG P 28 12 4 61 3 0
1927 CAG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1927 CAG P 27 15 5 58 0 2
1928 CAG OF 4 2 1 0 0 0
1928 CAG P 20 14 7 39 3 0
1930 CAG P 3 3 0 7 0 0
1931 CC2 P 1 1 0 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 126
Left Field 1
Right Field 5

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Frequently Asked Questions about George Harney

Was George Harney a pitcher?
Yes. George Harney pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 314 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Harney hit?
George Harney hit 1 career home runs with 65 hits.