What years did George Suggs play?

George Suggs played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1915.

Was George Suggs a pitcher?

Yes. George Suggs pitched in the major leagues, recording 99 wins and 588 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Suggs hit?

George Suggs hit 1 career home runs with 112 hits.

What was George Suggs's career batting average?

George Suggs batted .204 over his career, with 112 hits in 549 at bats.

How many RBI did George Suggs have?

George Suggs drove in 47 runs in his career.

What was George Suggs's career ERA?

George Suggs finished with a 3.11 career ERA, going 99-91 with 588 strikeouts.

George Suggs

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908-1915)

George Suggs was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1915 for the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Baltimore Terrapins, a span of 8 seasons. Across 245 career appearances, he went 99-91 with a 3.11 ERA and 588 strikeouts. He also batted .204 with 1 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5434.5.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 99–91

ERA 3.11

WHIP 1.26

SO 588

Pitcher PIV 5434.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 168 lb
Born: 7/7/1882 in Kinston, NC, USA
Died: 4/4/1949 in Kinston, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1908-04-21
Last Game: 1915-09-18

Full name: George Franklin Suggs

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Suggs — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
99	91	245	185	115	16	17	1652.0	1,722	571	40	355	588	3.11	5434.5

Career ERA 3.11 vs. league average 2.92 across their career seasons — 6.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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George Suggs Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1908	DET	AL	1	1	6	1	1	0	1	27.0	32	5	2	8	1.67	2.40 (+31%)	434.6
1909	DET	AL	1	3	9	4	2	0	1	44.3	34	10	10	18	2.03	2.55 (+20%)	-61.8
1910	CIN	NL	20	12	35	30	23	2	3	266.0	248	71	48	91	2.40	2.79 (+14%)	907.1
1911	CIN	NL	15	13	36	29	17	1	0	260.7	258	87	79	91	3.00	3.37 (+11%)	669.2
1912	CIN	NL	19	16	42	36	25	5	3	303.0	320	99	56	104	2.94	3.36 (+13%)	2112.0
1913	CIN	NL	8	15	36	22	9	2	2	199.0	220	89	35	73	4.03	3.07 (-31%)	959.4
1914	BLF	FL	24	14	46	38	26	6	4	319.3	322	103	57	132	2.90	2.93 (+1%)	3601.4
1915	BLF	FL	11	17	35	25	12	0	3	232.7	288	107	68	71	4.14	2.90 (-43%)	-3187.4
Career · 8 seasons			99	91	245	185	115	16	17	1,652.0	1,722	571	355	588	3.11	—	5,435

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 Suggs — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
245	549	47	112	14	6	1	47	3	54	108	.204	.275	.257	.532	-1,514

Career AVG .204 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.

Career OBP .275 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 14.1% below league average.

Career SLG .257 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career OPS .532 vs. league average .655 across their career seasons — 18.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Suggs — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1908	DET	AL	6	10	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	DET	AL	9	15	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	CIN	NL	35	85	7	14	2	2	0	6	0	11	15	.165	.249 (-34%)	.317 (-18%)	.326 (-28%)	.644 (-23%)	-282.1
1911	CIN	NL	36	90	7	23	1	2	0	12	0	10	15	.256	.266 (-4%)	.336 (-2%)	.356 (-13%)	.693 (-7%)	-95.0
1912	CIN	NL	42	106	10	17	2	0	1	11	0	9	26	.160	.268 (-40%)	.335 (-33%)	.358 (-42%)	.694 (-38%)	-614.6
1913	CIN	NL	36	67	7	17	2	1	0	4	0	1	12	.254	.259 (-2%)	.325 (-19%)	.345 (-9%)	.670 (-14%)	-160.4
1914	BLF	FL	46	99	10	21	4	0	0	8	3	15	19	.212	.255 (-17%)	.322 (-2%)	.339 (-26%)	.661 (-14%)	-164.3
1915	BLF	FL	35	77	5	17	1	1	0	5	0	6	11	.221	.250 (-12%)	.318 (-13%)	.332 (-22%)	.651 (-18%)	-197.4
Career · 8 seasons			245	549	47	112	14	6	1	47	3	54	108	.204	—	—	—	—	-1,514

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

George Suggs — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	123	288	23	60	0	22	.208
Away	123	260	24	52	1	29	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

George Suggs — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	123	876.0	905	276	178	303	2.84
Away	123	774.2	821	290	176	288	3.37

Last 10 Games — Batting

George Suggs — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1915-09-18	BLF	PTF	L	2	0	1	0	0	0
1915-09-14	BLF	CHF	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1915-09-06	BLF	BUF	L	3	0	0	0	1	1
1915-09-02	BLF	BRF	W	2	1	0	0	1	0
1915-08-25	BLF	BRF	W	2	0	0	1	0	0
1915-08-20	BLF	KCF	L	2	1	0	0	0	0
1915-08-16	BLF	CHF	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1915-08-11	BLF	PTF	L	5	0	0	0	0	1
1915-08-06	BLF	SLF	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1915-07-29	BLF	PTF	L	2	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

George Suggs — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1915-09-18	BLF	PTF	L	4.2	6	3	2	1	4	0
1915-09-14	BLF	CHF	L	7.0	10	8	8	1	3	2
1915-09-06	BLF	BUF	L	9.1	10	3	1	4	3	0
1915-09-02	BLF	BRF	W	9.0	8	1	1	3	2	0
1915-08-25	BLF	BRF	W	9.0	7	2	2	2	5	0
1915-08-20	BLF	KCF	—	6.1	8	5	4	1	1	0
1915-08-16	BLF	CHF	L	8.0	8	6	5	2	0	2
1915-08-11	BLF	PTF	L	14.0	11	3	3	3	7	0
1915-08-06	BLF	SLF	L	3.0	7	3	3	2	0	1
1915-07-29	BLF	PTF	L	7.0	9	3	1	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Suggs — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	245	35	74	521	17	20

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Suggs — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1908	DET	P	6	1	0	4	0	1
1909	DET	P	9	4	1	12	0	0
1910	CIN	P	35	30	8	81	4	4
1911	CIN	P	36	0	13	83	3	9
1912	CIN	P	42	0	14	82	4	0
1913	CIN	P	36	0	8	64	1	1
1914	BLF	P	46	0	23	114	3	4
1915	BLF	P	35	0	7	81	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Suggs — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	246

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Frequently Asked Questions about George Suggs

What years did George Suggs play?: George Suggs played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1915.
Was George Suggs a pitcher?: Yes. George Suggs pitched in the major leagues, recording 99 wins and 588 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Suggs hit?: George Suggs hit 1 career home runs with 112 hits.
What was George Suggs's career batting average?: George Suggs batted .204 over his career, with 112 hits in 549 at bats.
How many RBI did George Suggs have?: George Suggs drove in 47 runs in his career.
What was George Suggs's career ERA?: George Suggs finished with a 3.11 career ERA, going 99-91 with 588 strikeouts.