What years did George Spencer play?

George Spencer played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1960.

Was George Spencer a pitcher?

Yes. George Spencer pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 82 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Spencer hit?

George Spencer hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

George Spencer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1950-1960)

W–L 16–10

ERA 4.05

WHIP 1.33

SO 82

Pitcher PIV -6948.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 215 lb
Born: 7/7/1926 in Columbus, OH, USA
Died: 9/10/2014 in Galena, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1950-08-17
Last Game: 1960-09-26

Full name: George Elwell Spencer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	10	122	9	3	0	9	251.3	228	113	40	106	82	4.05	-6948.9

Career ERA 4.05 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1950	NY1	NL	1	0	10	1	1	0	25.3	12	7	7	5	2.49	4.36 (+43%)	-126.0
1951	NY1	NL	10	4	57	4	2	6	132.0	125	55	56	36	3.75	4.04 (+7%)	-4150.1
1952	NY1	NL	3	5	35	4	0	3	60.0	57	37	21	27	5.55	3.70 (-50%)	-2706.9
1953	NY1	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.3	3	2	2	1	7.71	—	0.0
1954	NY1	NL	1	0	6	0	0	0	12.3	9	5	8	4	3.65	3.90 (+6%)	-262.7
1955	NY1	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.7	1	1	3	0	5.40	—	0.0
1958	DET	AL	1	0	7	0	0	0	10.0	11	3	4	5	2.70	3.86 (+30%)	296.9
1960	DET	AL	0	1	5	0	0	0	7.7	10	3	5	4	3.52	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			16	10	122	9	3	9	251.1	228	113	106	82	4.05	—	-6,949

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
122	50	4	6	0	0	0	3	0	3	21	.120	.170	.120	.290	0

Career AVG .120 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 53.8% below league average.

Career OBP .170 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 48.9% below league average.

Career SLG .120 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 69.2% below league average.

Career OPS .290 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 59.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1950	NY1	NL	10	4	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	NY1	NL	57	32	2	4	3	3	11	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	NY1	NL	35	10	2	2	0	0	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	NY1	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	NY1	NL	6	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	NY1	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	DET	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	DET	AL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			122	50	4	6	3	3	21	.120	—	—	—	—	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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1951	WS	NY1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	3.3	6	7	3	0	18.90

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1951	WS	NY1	0	0	2	0	0	3.3	6	7	3	0	18.90

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	59	26	2	3	0	1	.115
Away	62	23	2	2	0	2	.087

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	59	142.0	119	68	54	36	4.31
Away	62	105.2	102	43	51	46	3.66

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1960-09-26	DET	CHW	L	0
1960-09-17	DET	CHW	L	0
1960-09-08	DET	BOS	L	0
1960-09-06	DET	CLE	L	1
1960-09-04	DET	CHW	L	0
1958-05-08	DET	MIN	L	0
1958-05-04	DET	BAL	L	0
1958-05-02	DET	BOS	L	0
1958-04-26	DET	CLE	L	0
1958-04-20	DET	CLE	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1960-09-26	DET	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1960-09-17	DET	CHW	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1960-09-08	DET	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1960-09-06	DET	CLE	—	3.0	6	2	2	1	2	1
1960-09-04	DET	CHW	L	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
1958-05-08	DET	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1958-05-04	DET	BAL	—	2.0	3	1	0	1	2	0
1958-05-02	DET	BOS	—	0.1	3	3	3	2	0	0
1958-04-26	DET	CLE	—	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
1958-04-20	DET	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	122	0	20	54	5	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1950	NY1	P	10	0	6	0	0
1951	NY1	P	57	13	29	4	2
1952	NY1	P	35	5	10	1	1
1953	NY1	P	1	0	0	0	0
1954	NY1	P	6	2	4	0	1
1955	NY1	P	1	0	1	0	0
1958	DET	P	7	0	3	0	0
1960	DET	P	5	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	122

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
The Ohio State University	Columbus	OH	1947

Frequently Asked Questions about George Spencer

What years did George Spencer play?: George Spencer played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1960.
Was George Spencer a pitcher?: Yes. George Spencer pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 82 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Spencer hit?: George Spencer hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.