George Hemming
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1890-1897)
George Hemming was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1897 for 6 teams, including the Cleveland Infants, a span of 8 seasons. Across 204 career appearances, he went 91-82 with a 4.53 ERA and 362 strikeouts. He also batted .223 with 3 home runs.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 170 lb
- Died
- 6/3/1930 in Springfield, MA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1890-04-21
- Last Game
- 1897-06-12
Full name: George Earl Hemming
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | CLP | PL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 6.86 | 3.88 (-77%) | -1242.2 |
| 1890 | BRP | PL | 8 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 123.0 | 117 | 52 | 59 | 32 | 3.80 | 3.88 (+2%) | -1050.5 |
| 1891 | BRO | NL | 8 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 199.2 | 231 | 110 | 84 | 83 | 4.96 | 3.52 (-41%) | -1570.0 |
| 1892 | CIN | NL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7.50 | — | 0.0 |
| 1892 | LS3 | NL | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4.63 | 3.28 (-41%) | -256.7 |
| 1893 | LS3 | NL | 18 | 17 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 332.0 | 369 | 188 | 175 | 79 | 5.10 | 4.66 (-9%) | -816.1 |
| 1894 | LS3 | NL | 13 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 294.1 | 358 | 143 | 133 | 66 | 4.37 | 5.33 (+18%) | 1601.7 |
| 1894 | BLN | NL | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 3.57 | 5.33 (+33%) | -187.0 |
| 1895 | BLN | NL | 20 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 262.1 | 288 | 118 | 96 | 43 | 4.05 | 4.77 (+15%) | -937.7 |
| 1896 | BLN | NL | 15 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 202.0 | 233 | 94 | 54 | 33 | 4.19 | 4.36 (+4%) | -167.9 |
| 1897 | LS3 | NL | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 80 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 5.10 | 4.30 (-19%) | -1571.3 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 91 | 82 | 204 | 168 | 156 | 7 | 6 | 1,587.2 | 1,795 | 800 | 690 | 362 | 4.53 | — | -6,198 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | 718 | 98 | 160 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 80 | 11 | 35 | 106 | .223 | .260 | .330 | .590 | -2,354 |
Career AVG .223 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 19.0% below league average.
Career OBP .260 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 25.0% below league average.
Career SLG .330 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 11.2% below league average.
Career OPS .590 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 17.9% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | CLP | PL | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .182 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1890 | BRP | PL | 19 | 57 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .158 | .260 (-39%) | .336 (-49%) | .351 (-45%) | .687 (-47%) | 0.0 |
| 1891 | BRO | NL | 27 | 82 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 21 | .159 | .254 (-38%) | .331 (-35%) | .343 (-29%) | .675 (-32%) | -425.4 |
| 1892 | CIN | NL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1892 | LS3 | NL | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .077 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1893 | LS3 | NL | 45 | 158 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 20 | .203 | .279 (-28%) | .356 (-27%) | .379 (-32%) | .735 (-30%) | -790.6 |
| 1894 | LS3 | NL | 36 | 131 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 20 | .252 | .309 (-19%) | .379 (-26%) | .435 (-7%) | .814 (-16%) | -435.1 |
| 1894 | BLN | NL | 6 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .286 | — | — | — | — | -435.1 |
| 1895 | BLN | NL | 35 | 117 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .282 | .296 (-5%) | .361 (-19%) | .399 (+7%) | .761 (-5%) | -163.4 |
| 1896 | BLN | NL | 30 | 97 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .258 | .290 (-11%) | .354 (-17%) | .387 (+9%) | .741 (-3%) | -115.0 |
| 1897 | LS3 | NL | 10 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .179 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 216 | 718 | 98 | 160 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 80 | 11 | 35 | 106 | .223 | — | — | — | — | -2,365 | ||
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
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OF | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| P | 204 | 0 | 81 | 330 | 31 | 10 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | CLP | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1890 | BRP | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1890 | BRP | P | 19 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| 1891 | BRO | P | 27 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 6 | 1 |
| 1892 | CIN | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | LS3 | P | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1893 | LS3 | OF | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1893 | LS3 | P | 41 | 0 | 19 | 80 | 7 | 2 |
| 1894 | LS3 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1894 | LS3 | P | 35 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 4 | 1 |
| 1894 | BLN | P | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1895 | BLN | P | 34 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 4 | 2 |
| 1896 | BLN | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1896 | BLN | OF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1896 | BLN | P | 25 | 0 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 2 |
| 1897 | LS3 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | LS3 | P | 9 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 204 |
| First Base | 3 |
| Left Field | 1 |
| Right Field | 6 |
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Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
George Hemming (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
George Hemming: the record in brief
The profile opens with George Hemming's first major league game on April 21, 1890; the last one listed came on June 12, 1897. Hemming played for the Cleveland Infants (1890), the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890), the Brooklyn Grooms (1891), the Cincinnati Reds (1892), the Louisville Colonels (1892 through 1897), and the Baltimore Orioles (1894 to 1896). Hemming played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 15, 1868, in Carrollton, OH, USA and a listed size of 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds. Hemming died on June 3, 1930, in Springfield, MA, USA. Hemming's full given name, per the bio, is George Earl Hemming.
Hemming went 91-82 with a 4.53 ERA in 204 games, 168 of them starts. The same table counts 362 strikeouts, 156 complete games, and 7 shutouts. The league ERA over Hemming's seasons was 4.17, so the 4.53 figure ran 8.7% worse than average. Hemming won 20 games in 1895, the most of any season listed.
Frequently Asked Questions about George Hemming
- What years did George Hemming play?
- George Hemming played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1897.
- Was George Hemming a pitcher?
- Yes. George Hemming pitched in the major leagues, recording 91 wins and 362 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did George Hemming hit?
- George Hemming hit 3 career home runs with 160 hits.
- What was George Hemming's career batting average?
- George Hemming batted .223 over his career, with 160 hits in 718 at bats.
- How many RBI did George Hemming have?
- George Hemming drove in 80 runs in his career.
- What was George Hemming's career ERA?
- George Hemming finished with a 4.53 career ERA, going 91-82 with 362 strikeouts.