George Mullin
Born: 7/4/1880 in Toledo, OH, USA
Died: 1/7/1944 in Wabash, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1902-05-04 | Final Game: 1915-05-23
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 188 lbs
Full name: George Joseph Mullin
Biography
George Mullin was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball during the early 20th century, known for his durability and effectiveness on the mound. Born in 1880, Mullin's career spanned from 1902 to 1915, during a time when baseball was evolving rapidly and the pitching game was becoming increasingly sophisticated. Over his thirteen-season career, he compiled a record of 228 wins and 196 losses, showcasing his ability to perform consistently against some of the toughest competition of his era. His earned run average (ERA) of 2.82 demonstrated his prowess in limiting runs, making him a formidable opponent for hitters.
Mullin's career was marked by his impressive strikeout total of 1,482, reflecting his skill in overpowering batters and his command of the strike zone. While he recorded only 8 saves, his primary role was as a starting pitcher, where he often pitched deep into games, contributing significantly to his team's success. As baseball transitioned from the deadball era to a more offensive-minded approach, Mullin's contributions as a reliable pitcher solidified his legacy in the sport. He remains a notable figure in baseball history, remembered for his achievements and the impact he had during a transformative period in the game.
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 | 3686.7 | 3518 | 1156 | 42 | 1238 | 1482 | 2.82 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | DET | AL | 13 | 16 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 260.0 | 282 | 106 | 95 | 78 | 3.67 | -1889.4 |
| 1903 | DET | AL | 19 | 15 | 41 | 36 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 320.7 | 284 | 80 | 106 | 170 | 2.25 | 1643.8 |
| 1904 | DET | AL | 17 | 23 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 382.3 | 345 | 102 | 131 | 161 | 2.40 | -584.7 |
| 1905 | DET | AL | 21 | 21 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 347.7 | 303 | 97 | 138 | 168 | 2.51 | -1359.1 |
| 1906 | DET | AL | 21 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 330.0 | 315 | 102 | 108 | 123 | 2.78 | -1793.4 |
| 1907 | DET | AL | 20 | 20 | 46 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 357.3 | 346 | 103 | 106 | 146 | 2.59 | 848.8 |
| 1908 | DET | AL | 17 | 13 | 39 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 290.7 | 301 | 100 | 71 | 121 | 3.10 | 1925.2 |
| 1909 | DET | AL | 29 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 303.7 | 258 | 75 | 78 | 124 | 2.22 | 1929.3 |
| 1910 | DET | AL | 21 | 12 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 289.0 | 260 | 92 | 102 | 98 | 2.87 | -2981.9 |
| 1911 | DET | AL | 18 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 234.3 | 245 | 80 | 61 | 87 | 3.07 | 105.9 |
| 1912 | DET | AL | 12 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 226.0 | 214 | 89 | 92 | 88 | 3.54 | -1294.8 |
| 1913 | DET | AL | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 | 53 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 2.75 | -364.7 |
| 1913 | WSN | AL | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 69 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 5.02 | - |
| 1914 | IND | FL | 14 | 10 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 203.0 | 202 | 61 | 91 | 74 | 2.70 | -2919.5 |
| 1915 | NEW | FL | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32.3 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 5.85 | -102.8 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 614 | 1531 | 163 | 401 | 70 | 23 | 3 | 139 | 18 | 122 | 194 | 0.262 | 0.319 | 0.344 | 0.663 | 742.8 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | DET | AL | 40 | 120 | 20 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.325 | 304.2 |
| 1903 | DET | AL | 46 | 126 | 11 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0.278 | 10.0 |
| 1904 | DET | AL | 53 | 155 | 14 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 0.290 | 352.7 |
| 1905 | DET | AL | 47 | 135 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 0.259 | -38.9 |
| 1906 | DET | AL | 50 | 142 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0.225 | -257.9 |
| 1907 | DET | AL | 70 | 157 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 0.217 | -223.7 |
| 1908 | DET | AL | 55 | 125 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 0.256 | 94.1 |
| 1909 | DET | AL | 53 | 126 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 0.214 | -176.1 |
| 1910 | DET | AL | 50 | 129 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 0.256 | -6.8 |
| 1911 | DET | AL | 40 | 98 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.286 | 118.2 |
| 1912 | DET | AL | 38 | 90 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0.278 | 175.0 |
| 1913 | DET | AL | 12 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.350 | 0.0 |
| 1913 | WSN | AL | 11 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.190 | 0.0 |
| 1914 | IND | FL | 43 | 77 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0.312 | 392.0 |
| 1915 | NEW | FL | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.100 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.160 |
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 | 0.188 |
| 1908 | WS | DET | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 |
| 1907 | WS | DET | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
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
| 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 |
Fielding Statistics
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
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | DET | P | 35 | 0 | 26 | 79 | 9 | 3 |
| 1902 | DET | OF | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | DET | P | 41 | 0 | 38 | 108 | 10 | 1 |
| 1903 | DET | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | DET | P | 45 | 44 | 28 | 163 | 13 | 5 |
| 1904 | DET | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | DET | P | 44 | 41 | 20 | 134 | 6 | 7 |
| 1905 | DET | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | DET | P | 40 | 40 | 21 | 113 | 6 | 2 |
| 1906 | DET | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | DET | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | DET | P | 46 | 42 | 15 | 133 | 6 | 1 |
| 1907 | DET | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | DET | P | 39 | 30 | 21 | 102 | 5 | 2 |
| 1909 | DET | P | 40 | 35 | 11 | 99 | 3 | 2 |
| 1909 | DET | OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | DET | P | 38 | 32 | 20 | 97 | 7 | 1 |
| 1910 | DET | OF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 487 |
| First Base | 1 |
| Second Base | 1 |
| Left Field | 3 |
| Center Field | 2 |
| Right Field | 8 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P4 |