What years did George Kahler play?

George Kahler played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1914.

Was George Kahler a pitcher?

Yes. George Kahler pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 285 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Kahler hit?

George Kahler hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.

George Kahler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1914)

W–L 32–43

ERA 3.17

WHIP 1.44

SO 285

Pitcher PIV -1470.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 183 lb
Born: 9/6/1889 in Athens, OH, USA
Died: 2/7/1924 in Battle Creek, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-08-13
Last Game: 1914-05-04

Full name: George Runnells Kahler

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	43	109	77	41	5	2	627.7	631	221	3	272	285	3.17	-1470.8

Career ERA 3.17 vs. league average 3.09 across their career seasons — near 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	CLE	AL	6	4	12	12	8	2	0	95.3	80	17	46	38	1.60	2.79 (+42%)	-809.5
1911	CLE	AL	9	8	30	17	10	0	1	154.3	153	56	66	97	3.27	3.37 (+3%)	838.2
1912	CLE	AL	12	19	41	32	17	3	1	246.3	263	101	121	104	3.69	3.36 (-10%)	-1980.5
1913	CLE	AL	5	11	24	15	5	0	0	117.7	118	41	32	43	3.14	3.07 (-2%)	692.9
1914	CLE	AL	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	14.0	17	6	7	3	3.86	2.93 (-32%)	-211.8
Career · 5 seasons			32	43	109	77	41	5	2	627.2	631	221	272	285	3.17	—	-1,471

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
109	207	9	25	3	0	0	10	2	7	62	.121	.153	.135	.289	-1,099

Career AVG .121 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Career OBP .153 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 53.1% below league average.

Career SLG .135 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 60.8% below league average.

Career OPS .289 vs. league average .672 across their career seasons — 57.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	CLE	AL	12	35	1	5	0	1	0	0	13	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	CLE	AL	30	54	4	9	1	3	1	1	21	.167	.266 (-37%)	.336 (-46%)	.356 (-48%)	.693 (-47%)	-397.4
1912	CLE	AL	41	80	2	9	2	4	1	4	18	.113	.268 (-58%)	.335 (-51%)	.358 (-62%)	.694 (-56%)	-701.6
1913	CLE	AL	24	33	1	2	0	2	0	1	7	.061	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	CLE	AL	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			109	207	9	25	3	10	2	7	62	.121	—	—	—	—	-1,099

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.

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	56	101	6	15	0	4	.149
Away	53	107	3	10	0	6	.093

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	56	313.2	344	119	121	156	3.41
Away	53	312.2	285	106	153	130	3.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1914-05-04	CLE	DET	L	2	0	0	1
1914-04-19	CLE	DET	L	3	1	1	2
1913-09-02	CLE	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1913-09-02	CLE	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1913-08-15	CLE	PHA	L	1	0	0	0
1913-08-06	CLE	PHA	L	0	0	0	0
1913-08-04	CLE	PHA	L	1	0	0	1
1913-07-29	CLE	NYY	W	3	0	1	0
1913-07-17	CLE	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1913-07-13	CLE	MIN	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1914-05-04	CLE	DET	—	5.0	7	3	2	0	2
1914-04-19	CLE	DET	L	8.2	10	7	5	7	1
1913-09-02	CLE	CHW	—	2.0	3	2	0	1	0
1913-09-02	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
1913-08-15	CLE	PHA	L	2.0	3	2	2	3	1
1913-08-06	CLE	PHA	—	1.0	0	1	0	1	1
1913-08-04	CLE	PHA	—	3.1	5	2	2	0	3
1913-07-29	CLE	NYY	W	9.0	9	2	2	3	3
1913-07-17	CLE	NYY	L	1.2	5	6	1	3	0
1913-07-13	CLE	MIN	L	0.1	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	109	12	28	131	9	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	CLE	P	12	12	4	29	3	1
1911	CLE	P	30	0	9	35	2	0
1912	CLE	P	41	0	12	46	2	4
1913	CLE	P	24	0	3	18	2	0
1914	CLE	P	2	0	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	109

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Ohio University	Athens	OH	1906, 1907, 1908

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Frequently Asked Questions about George Kahler

What years did George Kahler play?: George Kahler played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1914.
Was George Kahler a pitcher?: Yes. George Kahler pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 285 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Kahler hit?: George Kahler hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.