George Mitchell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

George Mitchell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 12 teams, including the St. Louis Stars. Across 135 career appearances, he went 48-45 with a 4.50 ERA and 305 strikeouts. He also batted .255 with 8 home runs. George Mitchell was a 2-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

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

W–L 48–45
ERA 4.50
WHIP 1.48
SO 305
Pitcher PIV -4447.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 202 lb
Born
3/31/1900 in Sparta, IL, USA
Died
1953 in Sparta, IL, USA
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: George Fredrick Mitchell

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

George Mitchell — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
35.0 32.0 5.0 12.0 2.0 0 1.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 0 .375 .429 .531 .960

Pitching

George Mitchell — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 2 2 0 4 0 15.0 17 7 3 0 6 6 1.80 1.53

Career Pitching Statistics

George Mitchell — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
48 45 135 89 57 6 2 779.2 825 390 43 327 305 4.50 -4447.4

Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 6.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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George Mitchell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1924 SLS NNL 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 15.0 15 9 7 5 5.40 4.13 (-31%) 70.6
1925 CAG NNL 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 11.1 8 4 4 2 3.18 4.55 (+30%) -5.9
1925 ABC NNL 0 7 8 7 5 0 0 59.0 61 36 33 20 5.49 4.55 (-21%) -74.2
1926 ABC NNL 7 4 12 10 8 0 0 89.2 93 43 36 39 4.32 4.11 (-5%) 459.8
1927 KCM NNL 9 5 19 16 9 4 0 128.2 122 35 42 42 2.45 4.08 (+40%) 891.2
1928 DS NNL 13 8 30 18 15 1 2 153.2 158 65 45 57 3.81 4.13 (+8%) -105.6
1929 DS NNL 4 6 17 13 7 1 0 90.2 107 71 58 36 7.05 4.60 (-53%) -4802.8
1930 CAG NNL 4 7 18 14 6 0 0 109.2 135 67 63 49 5.50 4.80 (-15%) -1830.1
1931 AB2 NNL 8 2 14 3 3 0 0 72.0 49 19 21 29 2.38 4.10 (+42%) 817.1
1932 CLS EWL 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 18.1 27 19 8 10 9.33 4.13 (-126%) 33.3
1933 ID NN2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 19.0 26 14 6 10 6.63 3.86 (-72%) 99.3
1933 ACG NN2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.1 12 4 1 1 10.80 — 0.0
1938 AB3 NAL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 3 3 0 5.40 — 0.0
1940 SNS NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 2 1 0 2 3.86 — 0.0
1941 SNS NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 3 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 48 45 135 89 57 6 2 779.2 825 390 327 305 4.50 — -4,447

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

George Mitchell — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
242 537 60 137 17 9 8 71 3 39 12 .255 .308 .365 .673 -139

Career AVG .255 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 8.5% below league average.

Career OBP .308 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Career SLG .365 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 7.6% below league average.

Career OPS .673 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Mitchell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1924 SLS NNL 14 24 2 5 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 .208 — — — — 0.0
1925 CAG NNL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1925 ABC NNL 9 24 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .083 — — — — 0.0
1926 ABC NNL 15 39 7 13 1 1 3 11 2 2 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1927 KCM NNL 25 57 8 15 2 0 0 9 0 3 0 .263 .282 (-7%) .344 (-13%) .392 (-24%) .736 (-19%) -172.2
1928 DS NNL 33 62 4 14 1 1 1 7 0 4 0 .226 .280 (-20%) .342 (-20%) .395 (-18%) .737 (-19%) -202.8
1929 DS NNL 25 47 7 11 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 .234 — — — — 0.0
1930 CAG NNL 37 62 7 16 4 1 0 8 0 5 0 .258 .293 (-12%) .354 (-12%) .429 (-17%) .784 (-15%) -162.4
1931 AB2 NNL 36 109 16 34 2 3 3 18 0 15 8 .312 .276 (+13%) .338 (+18%) .388 (+20%) .726 (+19%) 398.3
1932 CLS EWL 6 10 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1933 ID NN2 10 38 2 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .237 — — — — 0.0
1933 ACG NN2 9 30 3 5 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1938 AB3 NAL 6 16 2 5 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 .312 — — — — 0.0
1939 SL3 NAL 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
1940 SNS NAL 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1941 SNS NAL 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 242 537 60 137 17 9 8 71 3 39 12 .255 — — — — -139

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

George Mitchell — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

George Mitchell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 ALC SL3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

George Mitchell — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home460100.167
Away10163401.250

Pitching — Home / Away

George Mitchell — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home18.070130.00
Away57.0103533.86

Last 10 Games — Batting

George Mitchell — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1941-08-10 SNOKCML 100000000
1941-05-11 SNOJAXL 100000000
1940-07-15 SNOCAGL 000000000
1940-07-07 SNOCV9L 100000000
1940-06-02 SNOIN8L 100000000
1939-08-20 SSACAGW 522000000
1939-08-19 SSACAGL 000000000
1939-07-26 SSAMEML 100000000
1939-06-25 SSACV9L 000000010
1939-06-18 SSACAGL 400000002

Last 6 Games — Pitching

George Mitchell — Last 6 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1941-08-10 SNOKCM — 2.0300030
1940-07-15 SNOCAG L 0.0000000
1939-08-19 SSACAG — 0.0000000
1938-06-10 IN7ATN — 5.0743500
1938-05-15 IN7MEM L 0.0000000
1927-08-15 KCMBIR — 8.0730130

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Mitchell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 46 35 314 15 8 11
2B 2 2 0 3 1 0
3B 1 0 1 0 0 0
C 1 0 1 2 1 0
OF 23 15 27 4 5 1
P 135 89 42 195 7 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Mitchell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1924 SLS C 1 0 1 2 1 0
1924 SLS OF 5 3 7 0 0 0
1924 SLS P 4 1 1 3 1 0
1925 CAG P 2 2 0 0 0 0
1925 ABC OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 ABC P 8 7 0 0 0 0
1926 ABC P 12 10 10 21 3 0
1927 KCM OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1927 KCM P 19 16 2 26 2 1
1928 DS P 30 18 8 50 0 4
1929 DS 1B 5 3 26 1 0 1
1929 DS P 17 13 5 25 1 2
1930 CAG 1B 8 2 25 3 0 0
1930 CAG OF 2 1 2 1 1 1
1930 CAG P 18 14 8 41 0 0
1931 AB2 1B 20 19 163 7 2 6
1931 AB2 2B 2 2 0 3 1 0
1931 AB2 OF 4 3 2 0 0 0
1931 AB2 P 14 3 6 19 0 1
1932 CLS P 3 1 0 4 0 0
1933 ID OF 8 7 14 3 3 0
1933 ID P 4 2 2 4 0 1
1933 ACG 1B 9 8 69 3 5 4
1933 ACG P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1938 AB3 1B 2 2 19 0 1 0
1938 AB3 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1938 AB3 OF 1 1 1 0 1 0
1938 AB3 P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1939 SL3 1B 1 1 11 1 0 0
1940 SNS 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1940 SNS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 SNS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1941 SNS P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

George Mitchell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 135
Catcher 1
First Base 46
Second Base 2
Third Base 1
Left Field 7
Center Field 6
Right Field 10

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George Mitchell: the record in brief

George Mitchell's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1924 to 1941. The team column moves through the St. Louis Stars (1924 to 1939), the Chicago American Giants (1925 through 1930), the Indianapolis ABCs (1925 through 1938), the Kansas City Monarchs (1927), the Detroit Stars (1928 to 1929), the Cleveland Stars (1932), the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars (1933), and the Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants (1933), with further stops in the season rows. Born on March 31, 1900, in Sparta, IL, USA, Mitchell is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 3 inches and 202 pounds. Mitchell died in 1953, in Sparta, IL, USA. The given name on file is George Fredrick Mitchell.

Across 135 games (89 starts), Mitchell recorded 48 wins against 45 losses with a 4.50 ERA. The same table counts 305 strikeouts, 57 complete games, and 6 shutouts. Against a 4.24 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.50 mark was 6.3% worse.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Mitchell

Was George Mitchell a pitcher?
Yes. George Mitchell pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 305 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Mitchell hit?
George Mitchell hit 8 career home runs with 137 hits.
What was George Mitchell's career batting average?
George Mitchell batted .255 over his career, with 137 hits in 537 at bats.
How many RBI did George Mitchell have?
George Mitchell drove in 71 runs in his career.
What was George Mitchell's career ERA?
George Mitchell finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 48-45 with 305 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did George Mitchell have?
George Mitchell recorded 305 career strikeouts.