What years did George McConnell play?

George McConnell played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1916.

Was George McConnell a pitcher?

Yes. George McConnell pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 403 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George McConnell hit?

George McConnell hit 1 career home runs with 88 hits.

George McConnell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1916)

W–L 41–51

ERA 2.60

WHIP 1.17

SO 403

Pitcher PIV 3337.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 9/16/1877 in Shelbyville, TN, USA
Died: 5/10/1964 in Chattanooga, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-04-13
Last Game: 1916-09-26

Full name: George Neely McConnell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
41	51	133	98	58	5	4	842.0	739	243	21	242	403	2.60	3337.2

Career ERA 2.60 vs. league average 2.93 across their career seasons — 11.2% 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
1909	NYA	AL	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4.0	3	1	3	4	2.25	—	0.0
1912	NYA	AL	8	12	23	20	19	0	0	176.7	172	54	52	91	2.75	3.36 (+18%)	1624.0
1913	NYA	AL	4	15	35	20	8	0	3	180.0	162	64	60	72	3.20	3.07 (-4%)	67.9
1914	CHN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	3	3	1.29	—	0.0
1915	CHF	FL	25	10	44	35	23	4	1	303.0	262	74	89	151	2.20	2.90 (+24%)	1399.4
1916	CHN	NL	4	12	28	21	8	1	0	171.3	137	49	35	82	2.57	2.78 (+7%)	245.9
Career · 6 seasons			41	51	133	98	58	5	4	842.0	739	243	242	403	2.60	—	3,337

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
176	385	35	88	12	5	1	33	3	7	49	.229	.248	.294	.542	-955

Career AVG .229 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Career OBP .248 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 22.6% below league average.

Career SLG .294 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 12.6% below league average.

Career OPS .542 vs. league average .656 across their career seasons — 17.5% 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
1909	NYA	AL	13	43	4	9	0	1	0	5	1	1	9	.209	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	NYA	AL	42	91	11	27	4	2	0	8	0	4	8	.297	.268 (+10%)	.335 (-1%)	.358 (+7%)	.694 (+3%)	27.4
1913	NYA	AL	39	67	4	12	2	0	0	2	0	0	11	.179	.259 (-31%)	.325 (-45%)	.345 (-40%)	.670 (-42%)	-434.0
1914	CHN	NL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	CHF	FL	53	125	14	31	6	2	1	18	2	0	16	.248	.250 (-1%)	.318 (-20%)	.332 (+6%)	.651 (-7%)	-192.3
1916	CHN	NL	28	57	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.158	.248 (-36%)	.314 (-36%)	.326 (-52%)	.640 (-44%)	-356.1
Career · 6 seasons			176	385	35	88	12	5	1	33	3	7	49	.229	—	—	—	—	-955

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	87	175	17	35	0	12	.200
Away	89	211	18	53	1	22	.251

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	70	439.2	376	133	130	236	2.72
Away	63	402.2	364	114	110	167	2.55

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1916-09-26	CHC	BRO	L	3	0
1916-09-23	CHC	BRO	L	2	0
1916-09-18	CHC	PHI	L	2	1
1916-08-28	CHC	PHI	L	1	0
1916-08-26	CHC	BSN	L	1	0
1916-08-25	CHC	BSN	L	0	0
1916-08-22	CHC	BRO	L	1	0
1916-08-14	CHC	CIN	L	2	0
1916-08-09	CHC	BRO	L	0	0
1916-07-28	CHC	BSN	L	2	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1916-09-26	CHC	BRO	L	8.0	6	4	3	1	2	0
1916-09-23	CHC	BRO	L	4.1	7	3	2	0	0	0
1916-09-18	CHC	PHI	L	7.0	6	2	1	1	2	0
1916-08-28	CHC	PHI	—	1.2	3	1	0	1	0	0
1916-08-26	CHC	BSN	L	4.1	8	4	4	0	3	0
1916-08-25	CHC	BSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1916-08-22	CHC	BRO	—	3.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1916-08-14	CHC	CIN	L	6.0	8	6	4	1	1	1
1916-08-09	CHC	BRO	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0
1916-07-28	CHC	BSN	L	7.0	4	2	2	4	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	14	11	140	11	5	7
P	133	1	36	310	17	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1909	NYA	1B	11	11	123	11	5	7
1909	NYA	P	2	1	1	3	0	0
1912	NYA	1B	2	0	15	0	0	0
1912	NYA	P	23	0	9	75	8	3
1913	NYA	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1913	NYA	P	35	0	9	74	3	2
1914	CHN	P	1	0	0	3	0	0
1915	CHF	P	44	0	8	105	3	4
1916	CHN	P	28	0	9	50	3	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	133
First Base	14

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Frequently Asked Questions about George McConnell

What years did George McConnell play?: George McConnell played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1916.
Was George McConnell a pitcher?: Yes. George McConnell pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 403 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George McConnell hit?: George McConnell hit 1 career home runs with 88 hits.