George Newell
Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1877)
George Newell was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball in 1877 for the St. Louis Stars. In 1 career game, he hit .000.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Shortstop
- Died
- 3/19/1936 in El Paso, TX, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1877-08-08
Full name: George Washington Newell
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OBP .000 vs. league average .289 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career SLG .000 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .000 vs. league average .627 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | SL3 | NL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
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 Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | 1 |
George Newell: the record in brief
George Newell's entire major league record comes from the period beginning August 8, 1877. Newell spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The bio lists Newell's primary position as shortstop. The birth record reads January 5, 1855, in St. Louis, MO, USA. The bio records the death on March 19, 1936, in El Paso, TX, USA. Newell's full given name, per the bio, is George Washington Newell.
Newell's career batting table shows 1 games, 3 at bats and 0 hits, a .000 average. Over the seasons Newell played, league hitters batted .271; the .000 career figure is 100.0% below that. By OPS the gap is 100.0% below league average (.000 against .627). The season table holds a single row: 1877 with the St. Louis Brown Stockings, 1 games, 3 at bats and 0 hits.
Newell appears at one position only: shortstop, in 1 games.
Frequently Asked Questions about George Newell
- Was George Newell a pitcher?
- No. George Newell was a position player (Shortstop).
- How many home runs did George Newell hit?
- George Newell hit 0 career home runs.
- What teams did George Newell play for?
- George Newell played for one team, the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1877).
- What were George Newell's career stats?
- In 1 game, George Newell had , with a .000 batting average.
- What position did George Newell play?
- George Newell played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- What was George Newell's career batting average?
- George Newell batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.
- Is George Newell in the Hall of Fame?
- No. George Newell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.