George Pipgras

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1935)

George Pipgras was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1935 for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 13 seasons. Across 276 career appearances, he went 102-73 with a 4.09 ERA and 714 strikeouts. He also batted .163 with 2 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8815.6.

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 102–73
ERA 4.09
WHIP 1.43
SO 714
Pitcher PIV 8815.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 185 lb
Born
12/20/1899 in Ida Grove, IA, USA
Died
10/19/1986 in Gainesville, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1923-06-09
Last Game
1935-06-02

Full name: George William Pipgras

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Pipgras — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
102 73 276 189 93 16 12 1488.1 1,529 676 66 598 714 4.09 8815.6

Career ERA 4.09 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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George Pipgras Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1923 NYA AL 1 3 8 2 2 0 0 33.1 34 22 25 12 5.94 4.03 (-47%) -1167.6
1924 NYA AL 0 1 9 1 0 0 1 15.1 20 17 18 4 9.98 4.13 (-142%) -1097.0
1927 NYA AL 10 3 29 21 9 1 0 166.1 148 76 77 81 4.11 4.08 (-1%) 1736.9
1928 NYA AL 24 13 46 38 22 4 3 300.2 314 113 103 139 3.38 4.13 (+18%) 5874.4
1929 NYA AL 18 12 39 33 13 3 0 225.1 229 106 95 125 4.23 4.60 (+8%) 656.6
1930 NYA AL 15 15 44 30 15 3 4 221.0 230 101 70 111 4.11 4.80 (+14%) 3525.4
1931 NYA AL 7 6 36 14 6 1 3 137.2 134 58 58 59 3.79 4.10 (+8%) -843.1
1932 NYA AL 16 9 32 27 14 2 0 219.0 235 102 87 111 4.19 4.13 (-2%) -827.1
1933 NYA AL 2 2 4 4 3 0 0 33.0 32 12 12 14 3.27 3.86 (+15%) 256.4
1933 BOS AL 9 8 22 17 9 2 1 128.1 140 58 45 56 4.07 3.86 (-5%) 700.6
1934 BOS AL 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3.1 4 3 3 0 8.10 — 0.0
1935 BOS AL 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 5.0 9 8 5 2 14.40 — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 102 73 276 189 93 16 12 1,488.1 1,529 676 598 714 4.09 — 8,816

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 Pipgras — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
276 539 37 88 11 2 2 42 0 25 129 .163 .203 .202 .405 -2,927

Career AVG .163 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 42.0% below league average.

Career OBP .203 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Career SLG .202 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Career OPS .405 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 45.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Pipgras 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
1923 NYA AL 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1924 NYA AL 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1927 NYA AL 29 67 4 16 1 1 1 6 0 2 17 .239 .282 (-15%) .344 (-24%) .392 (-16%) .736 (-20%) -232.4
1928 NYA AL 46 115 7 18 4 0 0 5 0 4 28 .157 .280 (-44%) .342 (-44%) .395 (-52%) .737 (-48%) -905.3
1929 NYA AL 39 84 6 12 2 0 0 5 0 5 19 .143 .289 (-51%) .353 (-46%) .415 (-60%) .769 (-53%) -761.6
1930 NYA AL 44 80 10 12 3 0 1 12 0 6 16 .150 .293 (-49%) .354 (-38%) .429 (-48%) .784 (-43%) -601.7
1931 NYA AL 36 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .024 — — — — 0.0
1932 NYA AL 32 82 4 18 1 1 0 10 0 2 19 .220 .275 (-20%) .335 (-29%) .391 (-35%) .726 (-32%) -426.4
1933 NYA AL 4 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 — — — — 0.0
1933 BOS AL 22 46 4 9 0 0 0 4 0 3 10 .196 — — — — 0.0
1934 BOS AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 BOS AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 276 539 37 88 11 2 2 42 0 25 129 .163 — — — — -2,927

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 Pipgras — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 .100

Playoff Batting by Year

George Pipgras — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1932 WS NYA 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000
1928 WS NYA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
1927 WS NYA 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333

Playoff Career Pitching

George Pipgras — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 0 3 3 0 26.0 20 8 8 11 2.77

Playoff Pitching by Year

George Pipgras — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1932 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 8.0 9 4 3 1 4.50
1928 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 4 2 4 8 2.00
1927 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 7 2 1 2 2.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

George Pipgras — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1422811953123.189
Away1342561835120.137

Pitching — Home / Away

George Pipgras — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home142818.27533063164063.36
Away134669.17773802873075.11

Last 10 Games — Batting

George Pipgras — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1935-06-02 BOSNYYL 000000000
1935-05-29 BOSPHAW 000000000
1935-05-19 BOSCHWL 000000000
1935-04-25 BOSNYYL 000000000
1935-04-18 BOSNYYL 000000000
1934-05-20 BOSCHWW 100000000
1934-05-02 BOSPHAL 000000000
1933-08-14 BOSDETL 311000000
1933-08-11 BOSMINL 000000000
1933-08-08 BOSPHAL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

George Pipgras — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1935-06-02 BOSNYY L 3.0433303
1935-05-29 BOSPHA — 0.1211100
1935-05-19 BOSCHW — 1.0322010
1935-04-25 BOSNYY — 0.0033200
1935-04-18 BOSNYY — 0.2000010
1934-05-20 BOSCHW — 3.0333301
1934-05-02 BOSPHA — 0.1100000
1933-08-14 BOSDET L 6.1655351
1933-08-11 BOSMIN L 0.1233100
1933-08-08 BOSPHA L 2.1755022

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Pipgras — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 276 0 49 242 22 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Pipgras — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 NYA P 8 0 0 8 0 0
1924 NYA P 9 0 1 9 0 0
1927 NYA P 29 0 6 33 1 1
1928 NYA P 46 0 7 49 4 2
1929 NYA P 39 0 4 30 1 2
1930 NYA P 44 0 12 30 5 1
1931 NYA P 36 0 2 20 2 0
1932 NYA P 32 0 9 35 7 1
1933 NYA P 4 0 2 10 0 1
1933 BOS P 22 0 6 15 2 2
1934 BOS P 2 0 0 2 0 0
1935 BOS P 5 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Pipgras Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 276

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Rick Waits
    79-92, 4.25 ERA
  2. 96
    Ray Scarborough
    80-85, 4.13 ERA
  3. 95
    Red Munger
    77-56, 3.83 ERA
  4. 92
    Joe Strong
    77-72, 4.13 ERA
  5. 91
    Ken Heintzelman
    77-98, 3.93 ERA
  6. 91
    Ruben Gomez
    76-86, 4.09 ERA

George Pipgras: the record in brief

According to the bio, George Pipgras debuted on June 9, 1923 and played a final game on June 2, 1935. The team column moves through the New York Yankees (1923 through 1933) and the Boston Red Sox (1933 through 1935). Pipgras, born on December 20, 1899, in Ida Grove, IA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 1 inch and 185 pounds. Pipgras died on October 19, 1986, in Gainesville, FL, USA. Pipgras's full given name, per the bio, is George William Pipgras.

Across 276 games (189 starts), Pipgras recorded 102 wins against 73 losses with a 4.09 ERA. Pipgras had 714 strikeouts, 93 complete games, 16 shutouts, and 12 saves. Pipgras's 4.09 ERA was close to the 4.23 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 24, in 1928. 1928 was Pipgras's sharpest full season, a 3.38 ERA against the league's 4.13. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 8,815.6 for Pipgras's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Pipgras

What years did George Pipgras play?
George Pipgras played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1935.
Was George Pipgras a pitcher?
Yes. George Pipgras pitched in the major leagues, recording 102 wins and 714 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Pipgras hit?
George Pipgras hit 2 career home runs with 88 hits.
What teams did George Pipgras play for?
George Pipgras played for 2 teams: the New York Yankees (1923–1924, 1927–1933) and the Boston Red Sox (1933–1935).
What were George Pipgras's career stats?
In 276 games, George Pipgras went 102-73 with a 4.09 ERA, 714 strikeouts, 1,488.1 innings pitched, and 12 saves. At the plate he had 88 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did George Pipgras play?
George Pipgras played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was George Pipgras and how much did he weigh?
George Pipgras was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 185 pounds.
What was George Pipgras's career ERA?
George Pipgras finished with a 4.09 career ERA, going 102-73 with 714 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did George Pipgras have?
George Pipgras recorded 714 career strikeouts.
Is George Pipgras in the Hall of Fame?
No. George Pipgras has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.