What years did George Murray play?

George Murray played in Major League Baseball from 1922 to 1933.

Was George Murray a pitcher?

Yes. George Murray pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 114 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Murray hit?

George Murray hit 1 career home runs with 24 hits.

George Murray

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1922-1933)

W–L 20–26

ERA 5.38

WHIP 1.56

SO 114

Pitcher PIV -6086.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 9/23/1898 in Charlotte, NC, USA
Died: 10/18/1955 in Memphis, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1922-05-08
Last Game: 1933-05-01

Full name: George King Murray

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	26	110	42	10	0	0	416.3	450	249	17	199	114	5.38	-6086.8

Career ERA 5.38 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — 32.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1922	NYA	AL	4	2	22	2	0	56.7	53	25	26	14	3.97	4.18 (+5%)	70.4
1923	BOS	AL	7	11	39	18	5	177.7	190	97	87	40	4.91	4.03 (-22%)	-3538.3
1924	BOS	AL	2	9	28	7	0	80.3	97	60	32	27	6.72	4.13 (-63%)	-1675.3
1926	WS1	AL	6	3	12	12	5	81.3	89	51	37	28	5.64	4.11 (-37%)	-40.1
1927	WS1	AL	1	1	7	3	0	18.0	18	14	15	5	7.00	4.08 (-71%)	-903.4
1933	CHA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	2.3	3	2	2	0	7.71	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			20	26	110	42	10	416.1	450	249	199	114	5.38	—	-6,087

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
110	137	9	24	1	1	1	8	0	3	39	.175	.199	.219	.418	-456

Career AVG .175 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 37.6% below league average.

Career OBP .199 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Career SLG .219 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 43.8% below league average.

Career OPS .418 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 43.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1922	NYA	AL	22	18	1	5	0	1	1	4	0	5	.278	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	BOS	AL	39	55	4	9	0	0	0	0	2	15	.164	.282 (-42%)	.344 (-44%)	.390 (-58%)	.734 (-51%)	-455.9
1924	BOS	AL	28	22	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	10	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	WS1	AL	12	36	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	8	.139	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	WS1	AL	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	CHA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			110	137	9	24	1	1	1	8	3	39	.175	—	—	—	—	-456

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 (220 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	48	66	7	15	1	5	.227
Away	62	71	2	9	0	3	.127

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	48	191.0	185	90	87	53	4.24
Away	62	222.1	266	157	115	61	6.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1933-05-01	CHW	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1933-04-28	CHW	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1927-06-05	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	0	0
1927-06-03	MIN	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1927-05-08	MIN	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1927-04-28	MIN	PHA	L	0	0	0	0
1927-04-25	MIN	NYY	W	1	0	0	1
1927-04-21	MIN	BOS	W	2	0	0	0
1927-04-16	MIN	PHA	L	2	1	1	0
1926-09-22	MIN	SLA	W	4	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1933-05-01	CHW	CLE	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1933-04-28	CHW	CLE	—	2.0	3	2	2	2	0	0
1927-06-05	MIN	SLA	—	3.0	4	3	1	1	1	0
1927-06-03	MIN	SLA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1927-05-08	MIN	SLA	L	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	0
1927-04-28	MIN	PHA	—	0.0	2	2	2	2	0	0
1927-04-25	MIN	NYY	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1927-04-21	MIN	BOS	W	5.0	2	4	4	7	0	1
1927-04-16	MIN	PHA	—	6.0	5	5	3	3	2	0
1926-09-22	MIN	SLA	W	9.0	10	3	3	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	110	0	10	94	6	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1922	NYA	P	22	0	15	1	2
1923	BOS	P	39	5	41	3	1
1924	BOS	P	28	2	20	2	0
1926	WS1	P	12	3	17	0	1
1927	WS1	P	7	0	0	0	0
1933	CHA	P	2	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	110

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
North Carolina State University	Raleigh	NC	1918, 1919, 1920, 1921

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

Frequently Asked Questions about George Murray

What years did George Murray play?: George Murray played in Major League Baseball from 1922 to 1933.
Was George Murray a pitcher?: Yes. George Murray pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 114 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Murray hit?: George Murray hit 1 career home runs with 24 hits.