George McQuinn

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1936-1948)

AVG .276
HR 135
RBI 794
H 1,588
OPS .781
PIV 12,960
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 165 lb
Born
5/29/1910 in Arlington, VA, USA
Died
12/24/1978 in Alexandria, VA, USA
MLB Debut
1936-04-14
Last Game
1948-10-02
Awards
7× All-Star

Full name: George Hartley McQuinn

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,550 5,747 832 1,588 315 64 135 794 32 712 634 .276 .357 .424 .781 12,960

Career AVG .276 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .357 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.

Career SLG .424 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — +13.7% above league average.

Career OPS .781 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — +10.5% above 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
1936 CIN NL 38 134 5 27 3 4 0 13 0 10 22 .201 .283 (-29%) .349 (-25%) .404 (-30%) .753 (-28%) -640.8
1938 SLA AL 148 602 100 195 42 7 12 82 4 58 49 .324 .272 (+19%) .341 (+12%) .392 (+21%) .734 (+17%) 2121.9
1939 SLA AL 154 617 101 195 37 13 20 94 6 65 42 .316 .274 (+15%) .342 (+12%) .393 (+31%) .735 (+22%) 2779.4
1940 SLA AL 151 594 78 166 39 10 16 84 3 57 58 .279 .267 (+5%) .335 (+2%) .387 (+19%) .722 (+11%) 1178.2
1941 SLA AL 130 495 93 147 28 4 18 80 5 74 30 .297 .262 (+13%) .332 (+17%) .373 (+28%) .705 (+23%) 2337.2
1942 SLA AL 145 554 86 145 32 5 12 78 1 60 77 .262 .253 (+3%) .323 (+4%) .349 (+15%) .672 (+10%) 963.8
1943 SLA AL 125 449 53 109 19 2 12 74 4 56 65 .243 .255 (-5%) .324 (+1%) .346 (+8%) .671 (+4%) 392.9
1944 SLA AL 146 516 83 129 26 3 11 72 4 85 74 .250 .261 (-4%) .325 (+10%) .357 (+5%) .683 (+7%) 977.1
1945 SLA AL 139 483 69 134 31 3 7 61 1 65 51 .277 .260 (+6%) .328 (+11%) .354 (+12%) .683 (+11%) 1171.0
1946 PHA AL 136 484 47 109 23 6 3 35 4 64 62 .225 .256 (-12%) .328 (-4%) .358 (-12%) .687 (-8%) -543.0
1947 NYA AL 144 517 84 157 24 3 13 80 0 78 66 .304 .262 (+16%) .336 (+17%) .376 (+16%) .712 (+17%) 1951.7
1948 NYA AL 94 302 33 75 11 4 11 41 0 40 38 .248 .263 (-6%) .340 (-1%) .379 (+11%) .719 (+5%) 270.9
Career · 12 seasons 1,550 5,747 832 1,588 315 64 135 794 32 712 634 .276 — — — — 12,960

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 39 5 10 2 0 1 6 12 10 .256

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 WS NYA 7 23 3 3 0 0 0 1 5 8 .130
1944 WS SLA 6 16 2 7 2 0 1 5 7 2 .438

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home774281043179078423.281
Away776293740179857373.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-10-02 NYYBOSL 100000000
1948-09-25 NYYBOSL 100000000
1948-09-19 NYYSLAW 210000000
1948-09-16 NYYDETL 400000000
1948-09-14 NYYCLEW 301000010
1948-09-12 NYYMINW 402000101
1948-09-01 NYYSLAW 100000001
1948-08-15 NYYPHAL 100000001
1948-08-13 NYYPHAW 000000000
1948-08-11 NYYBOSL 400000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1529 0 13414 1074 113 1265

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1936 CIN 1B 38 0 336 27 3 30
1938 SLA 1B 148 0 1207 90 10 134
1939 SLA 1B 154 0 1377 116 11 122
1940 SLA 1B 150 0 1436 124 13 157
1941 SLA 1B 125 0 1138 109 6 109
1942 SLA 1B 144 0 1384 105 13 116
1943 SLA 1B 122 0 1072 86 9 88
1944 SLA 1B 146 0 1332 72 9 116
1945 SLA 1B 136 0 1143 105 11 87
1946 PHA 1B 134 0 1098 99 15 107
1947 NYA 1B 142 0 1198 93 8 120
1948 NYA 1B 90 0 693 48 5 79

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1529

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1947 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1947 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 77.0 336 3
1944 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 7.0 336 0
1939 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 24.0 336 0
1938 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 7.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

George McQuinn (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ken Keltner
    .276 avg, 163 HR
  2. 95
    Richie Hebner
    .276 avg, 203 HR
  3. 94
    Edgardo Alfonzo
    .284 avg, 146 HR
  4. 94
    Red Kress
    .286 avg, 89 HR
  5. 92
    Ben Zobrist
    .266 avg, 167 HR
  6. 91
    Carlos Guillen
    .285 avg, 124 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about George McQuinn

What years did George McQuinn play?
George McQuinn played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1948.
Was George McQuinn a pitcher?
No. George McQuinn was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did George McQuinn hit?
George McQuinn hit 135 career home runs with 1588 hits.