George McBride
Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901-1920)
- Position
- Shortstop
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 170 lb
- Died
- 7/2/1973 in Milwaukee, WI, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1901-09-12
- Last Game
- 1920-07-29
Full name: George Florian McBride
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Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,659 | 5,526 | 516 | 1,203 | 140 | 47 | 7 | 447 | 133 | 419 | 707 | .218 | .281 | .264 | .544 | -12,435 |
Career AVG .218 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons β 14.8% below league average.
Career OBP .281 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons β 12.1% below league average.
Career SLG .264 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons β 21.4% below league average.
Career OPS .544 vs. league average .655 across their career seasons β 16.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | MLA | AL | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| 1905 | PIT | NL | 27 | 87 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .218 | .248 (-12%) | .307 (-10%) | .322 (-18%) | .629 (-14%) | -166.8 |
| 1905 | SLN | NL | 81 | 281 | 22 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 64 | .217 | .248 (-13%) | .307 (-14%) | .322 (-21%) | .629 (-17%) | -166.8 |
| 1906 | SLN | NL | 90 | 313 | 24 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 80 | .169 | .247 (-32%) | .307 (-30%) | .315 (-34%) | .622 (-32%) | -1433.5 |
| 1908 | WS1 | AL | 155 | 518 | 47 | 120 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 41 | 48 | .232 | .240 (-4%) | .298 (-2%) | .306 (-11%) | .605 (-6%) | -407.3 |
| 1909 | WS1 | AL | 156 | 504 | 38 | 118 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 36 | 59 | .234 | .244 (-4%) | .306 (-4%) | .312 (-15%) | .618 (-9%) | -595.1 |
| 1910 | WS1 | AL | 154 | 514 | 54 | 118 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 61 | 58 | .230 | .249 (-8%) | .317 (+1%) | .326 (-12%) | .644 (-6%) | -268.0 |
| 1911 | WS1 | AL | 154 | 557 | 58 | 131 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 15 | 52 | 55 | .235 | .266 (-12%) | .336 (-7%) | .356 (-25%) | .693 (-16%) | -1268.3 |
| 1912 | WS1 | AL | 152 | 521 | 56 | 118 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 17 | 38 | 57 | .226 | .268 (-16%) | .335 (-14%) | .358 (-21%) | .694 (-18%) | -1420.3 |
| 1913 | WS1 | AL | 150 | 499 | 52 | 107 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 12 | 43 | 46 | .214 | .259 (-17%) | .325 (-12%) | .345 (-18%) | .670 (-15%) | -1111.8 |
| 1914 | WS1 | AL | 156 | 503 | 49 | 102 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 43 | 70 | .203 | .255 (-21%) | .322 (-15%) | .339 (-28%) | .661 (-22%) | -1584.8 |
| 1915 | WS1 | AL | 146 | 476 | 54 | 97 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 60 | .204 | .250 (-19%) | .318 (-21%) | .332 (-24%) | .651 (-23%) | -1629.8 |
| 1916 | WS1 | AL | 139 | 466 | 36 | 106 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 23 | 58 | .227 | .248 (-8%) | .314 (-14%) | .326 (-13%) | .640 (-13%) | -953.1 |
| 1917 | WS1 | AL | 50 | 141 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 17 | .191 | .248 (-23%) | .312 (-15%) | .323 (-34%) | .635 (-25%) | -466.7 |
| 1918 | WS1 | AL | 18 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .132 | .255 (-48%) | .318 (-59%) | .326 (-60%) | .645 (-59%) | -454.9 |
| 1919 | WS1 | AL | 15 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .200 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| 1920 | WS1 | AL | 13 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .220 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 1,659 | 5,526 | 516 | 1,203 | 140 | 47 | 7 | 447 | 133 | 419 | 707 | .218 | — | — | — | — | -11,927 | ||
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
View full game log (1661 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 854 | 2777 | 260 | 617 | 3 | 231 | .222 |
| Away | 807 | 2750 | 256 | 587 | 4 | 213 | .213 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920-07-29 | MIN | DET | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1920-07-29 | MIN | DET | W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920-07-28 | MIN | DET | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1920-07-27 | MIN | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920-07-27 | MIN | CLE | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920-07-25 | MIN | PHA | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920-07-24 | MIN | SLA | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920-07-23 | MIN | SLA | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1920-07-22 | MIN | SLA | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1920-07-20 | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3B | 23 | 16 | 22 | 39 | 5 | 3 |
| SS | 1626 | 641 | 3585 | 5274 | 484 | 610 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | MLA | SS | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1905 | PIT | 3B | 17 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 3 |
| 1905 | PIT | SS | 8 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| 1905 | SLN | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1905 | SLN | SS | 80 | 80 | 147 | 273 | 28 | 29 |
| 1906 | SLN | SS | 90 | 90 | 194 | 310 | 30 | 33 |
| 1908 | WS1 | SS | 155 | 155 | 372 | 568 | 52 | 58 |
| 1909 | WS1 | SS | 156 | 156 | 341 | 499 | 58 | 56 |
| 1910 | WS1 | SS | 154 | 154 | 370 | 518 | 58 | 57 |
| 1911 | WS1 | SS | 154 | 0 | 353 | 546 | 56 | 60 |
| 1912 | WS1 | SS | 152 | 0 | 349 | 498 | 53 | 55 |
| 1913 | WS1 | SS | 150 | 0 | 316 | 490 | 34 | 62 |
| 1914 | WS1 | SS | 156 | 0 | 367 | 460 | 36 | 72 |
| 1915 | WS1 | SS | 146 | 0 | 326 | 422 | 25 | 47 |
| 1916 | WS1 | SS | 139 | 0 | 282 | 438 | 32 | 53 |
| 1917 | WS1 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | WS1 | 3B | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | WS1 | SS | 41 | 0 | 73 | 109 | 11 | 15 |
| 1918 | WS1 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | WS1 | SS | 14 | 0 | 28 | 44 | 1 | 4 |
| 1919 | WS1 | SS | 15 | 0 | 29 | 40 | 5 | 2 |
| 1920 | WS1 | SS | 13 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 2 | 3 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 1 |
| Second Base | 4 |
| Third Base | 23 |
| Shortstop | 1627 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart College | Watertown | WI | 1900, 1901 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 18th | 5.0 | 64 | 0 |
| 1913 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 14th | 5.0 | 64 | 0 |
| 1912 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 21th | 1.0 | 64 | 0 |
| 1911 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 22th | 1.0 | 64 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative β closest peer anchors at ~98%.
George McBride (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about George McBride
- What years did George McBride play?
- George McBride played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1920.
- Was George McBride a pitcher?
- No. George McBride was a position player (Shortstop).
- How many home runs did George McBride hit?
- George McBride hit 7 career home runs with 1203 hits.