George Stone

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1975)

W–L 60–57
ERA 3.89
WHIP 1.36
SO 590
Pitcher PIV -5172.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 205 lb
Born
7/9/1946 in Ruston, LA, USA
MLB Debut
1967-09-15
Last Game
1975-09-27

Full name: George Heard Stone

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
60 57 203 145 24 5 5 1020.7 1,119 441 122 270 590 3.89 -5172.8

Career ERA 3.89 vs. league average 3.53 across their career seasons — 10.3% 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
1967 ATL NL 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7.3 8 4 1 5 4.91 — 0.0
1968 ATL NL 7 4 17 10 2 0 0 75.0 63 23 19 52 2.76 2.98 (+7%) -630.8
1969 ATL NL 13 10 36 20 3 0 3 165.3 166 67 48 102 3.65 3.61 (-1%) -810.8
1970 ATL NL 11 11 35 30 9 2 0 207.3 218 89 50 131 3.86 3.89 (+1%) 42.8
1971 ATL NL 6 8 27 24 4 2 0 172.7 186 69 35 110 3.60 3.47 (-4%) 665.4
1972 ATL NL 6 11 31 16 2 1 1 111.0 143 68 44 63 5.51 3.26 (-69%) -3899.7
1973 NYN NL 12 3 27 20 2 0 1 148.0 157 46 31 77 2.80 3.75 (+25%) 713.4
1974 NYN NL 2 7 15 13 1 0 0 77.0 103 43 21 29 5.03 3.63 (-39%) -1355.5
1975 NYN NL 3 3 13 11 1 0 0 57.0 75 32 21 21 5.05 3.71 (-36%) 102.3
Career · 9 seasons 60 57 203 145 24 5 5 1,020.2 1,119 441 270 590 3.89 — -5,173

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
209 339 33 72 4 0 1 39 0 19 72 .212 .253 .233 .487 -922

Career AVG .212 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 15.0% below league average.

Career OBP .253 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 20.3% below league average.

Career SLG .233 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 36.4% below league average.

Career OPS .487 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — 28.9% below 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
1967 ATL NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1968 ATL NL 17 27 2 9 0 0 0 7 0 1 7 .333 — — — — 0.0
1969 ATL NL 36 59 7 11 0 0 1 8 0 1 19 .186 .248 (-25%) .320 (-38%) .369 (-36%) .689 (-37%) -335.4
1970 ATL NL 35 72 9 17 2 0 0 5 0 8 8 .236 .253 (-7%) .325 (-4%) .385 (-32%) .711 (-19%) -192.0
1971 ATL NL 30 62 7 11 2 0 0 6 0 1 14 .177 .249 (-29%) .316 (-40%) .365 (-43%) .682 (-41%) -394.3
1972 ATL NL 33 25 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 6 .200 — — — — 0.0
1973 NYN NL 28 48 4 13 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 .271 — — — — 0.0
1974 NYN NL 15 26 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 .115 — — — — 0.0
1975 NYN NL 13 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 209 339 33 72 4 0 1 39 0 19 72 .212 — — — — -922

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
4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1973 NLCS NYN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
1973 WS NYN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1969 NLCS ATL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 4 1 1 10.7 9 2 3 7 1.69

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1973 NLCS NYN 0 0 1 1 0 6.7 3 1 2 4 1.35
1973 WS NYN 0 0 2 0 1 3.0 4 0 1 3 0.00
1969 NLCS ATL 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1081601839126.244
Away1011791533013.184

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home104530.15812331233093.95
Away99490.15382101472813.85

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1975-09-27 NYNPHIL 000000000
1975-09-14 NYNSTLL 000000000
1975-09-08 NYNWSNL 000000000
1975-08-11 NYNSDPW 000000000
1975-08-06 NYNWSNW 100000000
1975-08-01 NYNPITW 310000000
1975-07-26 NYNCHCW 100000000
1975-07-21 NYNHOUL 000000000
1975-07-05 NYNPHIL 200000001
1975-06-30 NYNCHCW 301000110

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1975-09-27 NYNPHI — 2.0533100
1975-09-14 NYNSTL — 2.0211020
1975-09-08 NYNWSN L 3.2854400
1975-08-11 NYNSDP — 2.0644100
1975-08-06 NYNWSN — 3.0543112
1975-08-01 NYNPIT W 6.1422220
1975-07-26 NYNCHC — 2.1433211
1975-07-21 NYNHOU L 2.2855010
1975-07-05 NYNPHI — 3.21041230
1975-06-30 NYNCHC W 9.0810360

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 203 145 47 177 8 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1967 ATL P 2 1 1 1 0 0
1968 ATL P 17 10 4 6 2 1
1969 ATL P 36 20 7 24 0 3
1970 ATL P 35 30 14 42 3 3
1971 ATL P 27 24 5 26 1 4
1972 ATL P 31 16 3 23 1 2
1973 NYN P 27 20 6 27 0 2
1974 NYN P 15 13 6 13 1 1
1975 NYN P 13 11 1 15 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 203

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Louisiana Tech University Ruston LA 1965, 1966

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Barney Brown
    52-61, 3.82 ERA
  2. 87
    Bill Gatewood
    53-55, 3.67 ERA
  3. 87
    Brian Lawrence
    50-63, 4.19 ERA
  4. 85
    Sam Streeter
    86-63, 3.97 ERA
  5. 84
    Bob Bruce
    49-71, 3.85 ERA
  6. 84
    Eric Rasmussen
    50-77, 3.85 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about George Stone

What years did George Stone play?
George Stone played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1975.
Was George Stone a pitcher?
Yes. George Stone pitched in the major leagues, recording 60 wins and 590 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Stone hit?
George Stone hit 1 career home runs with 72 hits.