George Pinkney

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1884-1893)

AVG .263
HR 21
RBI 539
H 1,212
OPS .683
PIV 4,612
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 160 lb
Born
1/11/1859 in Orange Prairie, IL, USA
Died
11/10/1926 in Peoria, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1884-08-16
Last Game
1893-09-29

Full name: George Burton Pinkney

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,163 4,610 874 1,212 170 56 21 539 296 526 177 .263 .345 .338 .683 4,612

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .345 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — +9.1% above league average.

Career SLG .338 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .683 vs. league average .659 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1884 CL2 NL 36 144 18 45 9 0 0 16 0 10 7 .312 .243 (+28%) .278 (+28%) .327 (+15%) .606 (+21%) 476.0
1885 BR3 AA 110 447 77 124 16 5 0 42 0 27 0 .277 .244 (+14%) .287 (+14%) .325 (+3%) .613 (+8%) 747.1
1886 BR3 AA 141 597 119 156 22 7 0 37 32 70 0 .261 .246 (+6%) .302 (+12%) .331 (-3%) .634 (+4%) 716.6
1887 BR3 AA 138 580 133 155 26 6 3 69 59 61 20 .267 .270 (-1%) .331 (+3%) .373 (-7%) .705 (-2%) -49.3
1888 BR3 AA 143 575 134 156 18 8 4 52 51 66 22 .271 .238 (+14%) .290 (+23%) .319 (+10%) .610 (+16%) 2044.4
1889 BR3 AA 138 545 103 134 25 7 4 82 47 59 43 .246 .263 (-7%) .334 (-2%) .357 (-5%) .691 (-4%) -270.4
1890 BRO NL 126 485 115 150 20 9 7 83 47 80 19 .309 .260 (+19%) .336 (+22%) .351 (+23%) .687 (+22%) 2375.3
1891 BRO NL 135 501 80 137 19 6 2 71 44 67 32 .273 .254 (+8%) .331 (+11%) .343 (+1%) .675 (+6%) 761.9
1892 SLN NL 78 290 31 50 3 2 0 25 4 36 26 .172 .244 (-30%) .316 (-15%) .327 (-40%) .644 (-28%) -1088.4
1893 LS3 NL 118 446 64 105 12 6 1 62 12 50 8 .235 .279 (-16%) .356 (-9%) .379 (-22%) .735 (-16%) -1101.2
Career · 10 seasons 1,163 4,610 874 1,212 170 56 21 539 296 526 177 .263 — — — — 4,612

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 4.50 0.0

Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 3.37 across their career seasons — 33.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1886 BR3 AA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 4.50 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 4.50 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 45 6 13 2 2 0 6 6 3 .289

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1890 WS BRO 4 14 4 5 0 2 0 3 2 1 .357
1889 WS BR3 9 31 2 8 2 0 0 3 4 2 .258

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 82 0 203 240 56 25
3B 1061 0 1343 2042 387 143
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 21 0 28 73 15 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1884 CL2 2B 25 0 56 67 22 10
1884 CL2 SS 11 0 17 43 10 1
1885 BR3 2B 57 0 147 173 34 15
1885 BR3 3B 51 0 56 83 20 4
1885 BR3 SS 3 0 4 11 2 1
1886 BR3 3B 141 0 184 234 69 17
1886 BR3 P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1887 BR3 3B 136 0 196 290 60 26
1887 BR3 SS 2 0 1 4 0 0
1888 BR3 3B 143 0 189 234 48 14
1889 BR3 3B 138 0 183 278 53 19
1890 BRO 3B 126 0 179 222 29 15
1891 BRO 3B 130 0 146 261 43 10
1891 BRO SS 5 0 6 15 3 0
1892 SLN 3B 78 0 84 161 31 12
1893 LS3 3B 118 0 126 279 34 26

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Second Base 82
Third Base 1061
Shortstop 21

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Kid Elberfeld
    .271 avg, 10 HR
  2. 97
    Art Devlin
    .269 avg, 10 HR
  3. 90
    Buck Herzog
    .259 avg, 20 HR
  4. 87
    Harold Reynolds
    .258 avg, 21 HR
  5. 87
    Hans Lobert
    .274 avg, 32 HR
  6. 83
    Mike Mowrey
    .256 avg, 7 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about George Pinkney

What years did George Pinkney play?
George Pinkney played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1893.
Was George Pinkney a pitcher?
No. George Pinkney was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did George Pinkney hit?
George Pinkney hit 21 career home runs with 1212 hits.