George Mullin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1902-1915)

George Mullin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1915 for 4 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 14 seasons. Across 487 career appearances, he went 228-196 with a 2.82 ERA and 1,482 strikeouts. He also batted .262 with 3 home runs. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 801.

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 228–196
ERA 2.82
WHIP 1.29
SO 1,482
Pitcher PIV -7783.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 188 lb
Born
7/4/1880 in Toledo, OH, USA
Died
1/7/1944 in Wabash, IN, USA
MLB Debut
1902-05-04
Last Game
1915-05-23

Full name: George Joseph Mullin

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Mullin — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
228 196 487 428 353 35 8 3686.2 3,518 1,156 42 1,238 1,482 2.82 -7783.7

Career ERA 2.82 vs. league average 2.88 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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George Mullin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1902 DET AL 13 16 35 30 25 0 0 260.0 282 106 95 78 3.67 3.17 (-16%) -1777.2
1903 DET AL 19 15 41 36 31 6 2 320.2 284 80 106 170 2.25 3.10 (+28%) 1600.7
1904 DET AL 17 23 45 44 42 7 0 382.1 345 102 131 161 2.40 2.66 (+10%) -547.9
1905 DET AL 21 21 44 41 35 1 0 347.2 303 97 138 168 2.51 2.82 (+11%) -1291.1
1906 DET AL 21 18 40 40 35 2 0 330.0 315 102 108 123 2.78 2.68 (-4%) -1576.5
1907 DET AL 20 20 46 42 35 5 3 357.1 346 103 106 146 2.59 2.50 (-4%) 823.9
1908 DET AL 17 13 39 30 26 1 0 290.2 301 100 71 121 3.10 2.40 (-29%) 1958.9
1909 DET AL 29 8 40 35 29 3 1 303.2 258 75 78 124 2.22 2.55 (+13%) 1867.6
1910 DET AL 21 12 38 32 27 5 0 289.0 260 92 102 98 2.87 2.79 (-3%) -2920.9
1911 DET AL 18 10 30 29 25 2 0 234.1 245 80 61 87 3.07 3.37 (+9%) -46.7
1912 DET AL 12 17 30 29 22 2 0 226.0 214 89 92 88 3.54 3.36 (-5%) -1356.8
1913 DET AL 1 6 7 7 4 0 0 52.1 53 16 18 16 2.75 3.07 (+10%) -402.8
1913 WS1 AL 3 5 11 9 3 0 0 57.1 69 32 25 14 5.02 3.07 (-64%) -1193.3
1914 IND FL 14 10 36 20 11 1 2 203.0 202 61 91 74 2.70 2.93 (+8%) -2808.9
1915 NEW FL 2 2 5 4 3 0 0 32.1 41 21 16 14 5.85 2.90 (-102%) -112.6
Career · 15 seasons 228 196 487 428 353 35 8 3,686.2 3,518 1,156 1,238 1,482 2.82 — -7,784

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 Mullin — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
614 1,531 163 401 70 23 3 139 18 122 226 .262 .319 .344 .663 801

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .344 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .663 vs. league average .648 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Mullin 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
1902 DET AL 40 120 20 39 4 3 0 11 1 8 9 .325 .266 (+22%) .321 (+14%) .343 (+19%) .665 (+17%) 303.7
1903 DET AL 46 126 11 35 9 1 1 12 1 2 17 .278 .261 (+6%) .316 (-7%) .345 (+12%) .662 (+3%) 13.7
1904 DET AL 53 155 14 45 10 2 0 8 1 10 16 .290 .246 (+18%) .300 (+12%) .321 (+18%) .622 (+15%) 352.3
1905 DET AL 47 135 15 35 4 0 0 12 4 12 21 .259 .248 (+4%) .307 (+4%) .322 (-10%) .629 (-3%) -34.8
1906 DET AL 50 142 13 32 6 4 0 8 2 4 17 .225 .247 (-9%) .307 (-20%) .315 (+3%) .622 (-8%) -239.0
1907 DET AL 70 157 16 34 5 3 0 13 2 12 21 .217 .245 (-12%) .304 (-9%) .308 (-7%) .613 (-8%) -193.1
1908 DET AL 55 125 13 32 2 2 1 8 2 7 27 .256 .240 (+6%) .298 (+3%) .306 (+7%) .605 (+5%) 83.7
1909 DET AL 53 126 13 27 7 0 0 17 2 13 25 .214 .244 (-12%) .306 (-6%) .312 (-14%) .618 (-10%) -160.9
1910 DET AL 50 129 15 33 6 2 1 11 1 8 20 .256 .249 (+2%) .317 (-6%) .326 (+9%) .644 (+2%) -7.7
1911 DET AL 40 98 4 28 7 2 0 5 1 10 18 .286 .266 (+7%) .336 (+5%) .356 (+12%) .693 (+8%) 119.4
1912 DET AL 38 90 13 25 5 1 0 12 0 17 14 .278 .268 (+3%) .335 (+17%) .358 (-1%) .694 (+8%) 177.8
1913 DET AL 12 20 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 .350 — — — — 0.0
1913 WS1 AL 11 21 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 .190 — — — — 0.0
1914 IND FL 43 77 11 24 5 3 0 21 0 11 15 .312 .255 (+22%) .322 (+26%) .339 (+34%) .661 (+30%) 386.2
1915 NEW FL 6 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 614 1,531 163 401 70 23 3 139 18 122 226 .262 — — — — 801

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 Mullin — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 25 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .160

Playoff Batting by Year

George Mullin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1909 WS DET 6 16 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .188
1908 WS DET 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333
1907 WS DET 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

George Mullin — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 3 7 6 0 58.0 45 12 16 36 1.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

George Mullin — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1909 WS DET 2 1 4 3 0 32.0 23 8 8 20 2.25
1908 WS DET 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 7 0 1 8 0.00
1907 WS DET 0 2 2 2 0 17.0 15 4 7 8 2.12

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

George Mullin — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home31877376199273.257
Away30175885202168.266

Pitching — Home / Away

George Mullin — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2491965.118033876907781.77
Away2381719.116973395787261.77

Last 10 Games — Batting

George Mullin — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1915-05-23 NEWSLFL 000000000
1915-05-13 NEWKCFL 100000000
1915-05-06 NEWPTFL 300000011
1915-04-26 NEWBUFW 300000001
1915-04-18 NEWBLFL 100000000
1915-04-13 NEWBLFW 201000010
1914-10-05 INDSLFW 413100300
1914-10-01 INDKCFL 000000110
1914-09-26 INDPTFW 211000101
1914-09-25 INDPTFL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

George Mullin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1915-05-23 NEWSLF L 1.1766200
1915-05-13 NEWKCF — 3.0987220
1915-05-06 NEWPTF L 10.01055570
1915-04-26 NEWBUF W 9.0822240
1915-04-13 NEWBLF W 9.0711510
1914-10-05 INDSLF W 6.0540120
1914-09-26 INDPTF W 5.0400300
1914-09-25 INDPTF — 1.0200000
1914-09-22 INDBUF — 7.0110240
1914-09-18 INDBRF SV 2.0200010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Mullin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 13 4 7 0 1 0
P 487 264 229 1244 82 30

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Mullin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1902 DET OF 4 0 4 0 0 0
1902 DET P 35 0 26 79 9 3
1903 DET OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1903 DET P 41 0 38 108 10 1
1904 DET OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1904 DET P 45 44 28 163 13 5
1905 DET OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1905 DET P 44 41 20 134 6 7
1906 DET 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1906 DET OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1906 DET P 40 40 21 113 6 2
1907 DET 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1907 DET P 46 42 15 133 6 1
1908 DET P 39 30 21 102 5 2
1909 DET OF 2 2 1 0 0 0
1909 DET P 40 35 11 99 3 2
1910 DET OF 2 2 2 0 1 0
1910 DET P 38 32 20 97 7 1
1911 DET P 30 0 9 55 4 2
1912 DET P 30 0 8 70 6 1
1913 DET P 7 0 0 20 1 0
1913 WS1 P 11 0 2 21 1 1
1914 IND P 36 0 9 45 5 1
1915 NEW P 5 0 1 5 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Mullin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 487
First Base 1
Second Base 1
Left Field 3
Center Field 2
Right Field 8

Awards & Honors

George Mullin — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1909 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Vic Willis HOF
    249-205, 2.63 ERA
  2. 84
    Bucky Walters
    198-160, 3.30 ERA
  3. 82
    Wilbur Cooper
    216-178, 2.89 ERA
  4. 82
    Claude Osteen
    196-195, 3.30 ERA
  5. 81
    Jim Perry
    215-174, 3.45 ERA
  6. 79
    Curt Simmons
    193-183, 3.54 ERA

George Mullin: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 4, 1902 and the final game on May 23, 1915, George Mullin built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Detroit Tigers (1902 to 1913), the Washington Senators (1913), the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914), and the Newark Pepper (1915). Born on July 4, 1880, in Toledo, OH, USA, Mullin is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 188 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Mullin's death is recorded on January 7, 1944, in Wabash, IN, USA. Mullin's full given name, per the bio, is George Joseph Mullin.

Mullin went 228-196 with a 2.82 ERA in 487 games, 428 of them starts. Also on Mullin's record: 1,482 strikeouts, 353 complete games, and 35 shutouts. Mullin's 2.82 ERA was close to the 2.88 league figure for those seasons. 1909 brought Mullin a season-high 29 wins. Mullin struck out 170 batters in 1903, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Mullin

What years did George Mullin play?
George Mullin played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1915.
Was George Mullin a pitcher?
Yes. George Mullin pitched in the major leagues, recording 228 wins and 1482 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Mullin hit?
George Mullin hit 3 career home runs with 401 hits.
What was George Mullin's career batting average?
George Mullin batted .262 over his career, with 401 hits in 1,531 at bats.
How many RBI did George Mullin have?
George Mullin drove in 139 runs in his career.
What was George Mullin's career ERA?
George Mullin finished with a 2.82 career ERA, going 228-196 with 1,482 strikeouts.