George McQuillan
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1907-1918)
George McQuillan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1918 for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 12 seasons. Across 273 career appearances, he went 85-89 with a 2.38 ERA and 590 strikeouts. He also batted .117 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5533.3.
- 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" / 175 lb
- Died
- 3/30/1940 in Columbus, OH, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1907-05-08
- Last Game
- 1918-09-01
Full name: George Watt McQuillan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | PHI | NL | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 41.0 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 0.66 | 2.50 (+74%) | 836.2 |
| 1908 | PHI | NL | 23 | 17 | 48 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 359.2 | 263 | 61 | 91 | 114 | 1.53 | 2.40 (+36%) | 566.4 |
| 1909 | PHI | NL | 13 | 16 | 41 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 247.2 | 202 | 59 | 54 | 96 | 2.14 | 2.55 (+16%) | 994.9 |
| 1910 | PHI | NL | 9 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 152.1 | 109 | 27 | 50 | 71 | 1.60 | 2.79 (+43%) | 608.8 |
| 1911 | CIN | NL | 2 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 92 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 4.68 | 3.37 (-39%) | -773.1 |
| 1913 | PIT | NL | 8 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 141.2 | 144 | 54 | 35 | 59 | 3.43 | 3.07 (-12%) | 1663.6 |
| 1914 | PIT | NL | 13 | 17 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 259.1 | 248 | 86 | 60 | 96 | 2.98 | 2.93 (-2%) | 130.2 |
| 1915 | PIT | NL | 8 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 149.0 | 160 | 47 | 39 | 56 | 2.84 | 2.90 (+2%) | 1227.2 |
| 1915 | PHI | NL | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63.2 | 60 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2.12 | 2.90 (+27%) | 190.6 |
| 1916 | PHI | NL | 1 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62.0 | 58 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 2.76 | 2.78 (+1%) | -271.7 |
| 1918 | CLE | AL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2.35 | 2.83 (+17%) | 360.2 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 85 | 89 | 273 | 173 | 105 | 17 | 14 | 1,576.1 | 1,382 | 417 | 401 | 590 | 2.38 | — | 5,533 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273 | 469 | 23 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 133 | .117 | .182 | .134 | .316 | -2,170 |
Career AVG .117 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.
Career OBP .182 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 42.6% below league average.
Career SLG .134 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 59.2% below league average.
Career OPS .316 vs. league average .646 across their career seasons — 51.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | PHI | NL | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .364 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1908 | PHI | NL | 48 | 119 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 27 | .151 | .240 (-37%) | .298 (-29%) | .306 (-48%) | .605 (-39%) | -606.0 |
| 1909 | PHI | NL | 41 | 76 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .118 | .244 (-52%) | .306 (-54%) | .312 (-58%) | .618 (-56%) | -596.3 |
| 1910 | PHI | NL | 24 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .149 | — | — | — | — | -249.9 |
| 1911 | CIN | NL | 19 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .091 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1913 | PIT | NL | 25 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .103 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1914 | PIT | NL | 45 | 73 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .068 | .255 (-73%) | .322 (-57%) | .339 (-76%) | .661 (-67%) | -717.7 |
| 1915 | PIT | NL | 30 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .091 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1915 | PHI | NL | 9 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .043 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1916 | PHI | NL | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .091 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1918 | CLE | AL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 273 | 469 | 23 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 133 | .117 | — | — | — | — | -2,170 | ||
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 (546 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 126 | 205 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 9 | .102 |
| Away | 147 | 264 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 9 | .129 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 126 | 745.1 | 636 | 158 | 203 | 301 | 1.91 |
| Away | 147 | 825.2 | 748 | 183 | 196 | 290 | 1.99 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-09-01 | CLE | CHW | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918-08-22 | CLE | MIN | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1918-08-19 | CLE | BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918-08-11 | CLE | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918-08-01 | CLE | PHA | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1916-08-22 | PHI | PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916-08-22 | PHI | PIT | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916-08-11 | PHI | CIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916-08-09 | PHI | CIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916-07-24 | PHI | PIT | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-09-01 | CLE | CHW | SV | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918-08-22 | CLE | MIN | — | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1918-08-19 | CLE | BOS | — | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1918-08-11 | CLE | CHW | — | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918-08-01 | CLE | PHA | L | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1916-08-22 | PHI | PIT | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916-08-22 | PHI | PIT | SV | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1916-08-11 | PHI | CIN | L | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1916-08-09 | PHI | CIN | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1916-07-24 | PHI | PIT | — | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | PHI | P | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | PHI | P | 48 | 42 | 14 | 95 | 6 | 1 |
| 1909 | PHI | P | 41 | 28 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 2 |
| 1910 | PHI | P | 24 | 17 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 3 |
| 1911 | CIN | P | 19 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 1913 | PIT | P | 25 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | PIT | P | 45 | 0 | 11 | 68 | 2 | 3 |
| 1915 | PIT | P | 30 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 0 |
| 1915 | PHI | P | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | PHI | P | 21 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 1918 | CLE | P | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
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| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 273 |
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George McQuillan: the record in brief
George McQuillan played a first major league game on May 8, 1907 and a last one on September 1, 1918. The team column moves through the Philadelphia Phillies (1907 to 1916), the Cincinnati Reds (1911), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1913 to 1915), and the Cleveland Indians (1918). McQuillan, born on May 1, 1885, in Brooklyn, NY, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. McQuillan's listed size is 175 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. McQuillan died on March 30, 1940, in Columbus, OH, USA. The bio lists the given name George Watt.
McQuillan's career pitching line is 85 wins, 89 losses and a 2.38 ERA over 273 appearances. The totals include 590 strikeouts, 105 complete games, 17 shutouts, and 14 saves. Against a 2.82 league ERA for the same years, McQuillan was 15.6% better. No season topped the 23 wins of 1908. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.53 in 1908, when the league's was 2.40.
Frequently Asked Questions about George McQuillan
- What years did George McQuillan play?
- George McQuillan played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1918.
- Was George McQuillan a pitcher?
- Yes. George McQuillan pitched in the major leagues, recording 85 wins and 590 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did George McQuillan hit?
- George McQuillan hit 0 career home runs with 55 hits.
- What teams did George McQuillan play for?
- George McQuillan played for 4 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1907–1910, 1915–1916), the Cincinnati Reds (1911), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1913–1915), and the Cleveland Indians (1918).
- What were George McQuillan's career stats?
- In 273 games, George McQuillan went 85-89 with a 2.38 ERA, 590 strikeouts, 1,576.1 innings pitched, and 14 saves. At the plate he had 55 hits and 0 home runs.
- What position did George McQuillan play?
- George McQuillan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was George McQuillan and how much did he weigh?
- George McQuillan was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 175 pounds.
- What was George McQuillan's career ERA?
- George McQuillan finished with a 2.38 career ERA, going 85-89 with 590 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did George McQuillan have?
- George McQuillan recorded 590 career strikeouts.
- Is George McQuillan in the Hall of Fame?
- No. George McQuillan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.