George Van Haltren

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1887-1903)

AVG .316
HR 69
RBI 1,015
H 2,544
OPS .803
PIV 23,525
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 170 lb
Born
3/30/1866 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died
10/1/1945 in Oakland, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1887-06-27
Last Game
1903-09-26

Full name: George Edward Martin Van Haltren

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,990 8,043 1,642 2,544 286 161 69 1,015 583 871 498 .316 .386 .418 .803 23,525

Career AVG .316 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — +17.0% above league average.

Career OBP .386 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +15.1% above league average.

Career SLG .418 vs. league average .361 across their career seasons — +15.5% above league average.

Career OPS .803 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — +15.3% above 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
1887 CHN NL 45 172 30 35 4 0 3 17 12 15 15 .203 .270 (-25%) .331 (-18%) .373 (-25%) .705 (-22%) -572.4
1888 CHN NL 81 318 46 90 9 14 4 34 21 22 34 .283 .238 (+19%) .290 (+13%) .319 (+37%) .610 (+26%) 1169.0
1889 CHN NL 134 543 126 175 20 10 9 81 28 82 41 .322 .263 (+22%) .334 (+24%) .357 (+25%) .691 (+25%) 2928.6
1890 BRP PL 92 376 84 126 8 9 5 54 35 41 23 .335 .260 (+29%) .336 (+20%) .351 (+26%) .687 (+23%) 1652.3
1891 BL3 AA 139 566 136 180 14 15 9 83 75 71 46 .318 .254 (+25%) .331 (+20%) .343 (+29%) .675 (+25%) 2795.8
1892 BLN NL 135 556 105 168 20 12 7 57 49 70 34 .302 .244 (+23%) .316 (+21%) .327 (+28%) .644 (+24%) 2606.3
1892 PIT NL 13 55 10 11 2 2 0 5 6 6 0 .200 .244 (-18%) .316 (-12%) .327 (-6%) .644 (-9%) 2606.3
1893 PIT NL 124 529 129 179 14 11 3 79 37 75 25 .338 .279 (+21%) .356 (+19%) .379 (+12%) .735 (+15%) 1854.2
1894 NY1 NL 139 528 109 175 22 4 7 105 43 55 23 .331 .309 (+7%) .379 (+5%) .435 (-2%) .814 (+2%) 324.3
1895 NY1 NL 131 521 113 177 23 19 8 103 32 57 29 .340 .296 (+15%) .361 (+13%) .399 (+26%) .761 (+20%) 2145.0
1896 NY1 NL 133 562 136 197 18 21 5 74 39 55 36 .351 .290 (+21%) .354 (+16%) .387 (+25%) .741 (+21%) 2389.3
1897 NY1 NL 130 566 119 186 22 9 3 64 50 42 25 .329 .291 (+13%) .354 (+6%) .387 (+7%) .741 (+7%) 770.3
1898 NY1 NL 156 654 129 204 28 16 2 68 36 59 40 .312 .270 (+15%) .333 (+12%) .347 (+19%) .680 (+15%) 1909.0
1899 NY1 NL 152 607 118 183 22 3 2 58 31 75 35 .301 .282 (+7%) .343 (+10%) .366 (-3%) .710 (+4%) 729.0
1900 NY1 NL 141 571 114 180 30 7 1 51 45 50 26 .315 .279 (+13%) .338 (+10%) .366 (+9%) .705 (+9%) 1073.1
1901 NY1 NL 135 543 82 182 23 6 1 47 24 51 40 .335 .271 (+23%) .326 (+21%) .359 (+13%) .686 (+17%) 1979.5
1902 NY1 NL 26 96 14 24 1 2 0 7 6 17 9 .250 .266 (-6%) .321 (+13%) .343 (-12%) .665 (avg) 66.8
1903 NY1 NL 84 280 42 72 6 1 0 28 14 28 17 .257 .261 (-2%) .316 (+3%) .345 (-17%) .662 (-8%) -211.6
Career · 18 seasons 1,990 8,043 1,642 2,544 286 161 69 1,015 583 871 498 .316 — — — — 26,215

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
40 31 93 68 65 5 4 689.3 809 310 34 244 281 4.05 -6318.6

Career ERA 4.05 vs. league average 3.75 across their career seasons — 7.8% 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
1887 CHN NL 11 7 20 18 18 1 1 161.0 177 69 66 76 3.86 4.17 (+8%) -1344.8
1888 CHN NL 13 13 30 24 24 4 1 245.7 263 96 60 139 3.52 2.95 (-19%) -1176.6
1890 BRP PL 15 10 28 25 23 0 2 223.0 272 106 89 48 4.28 3.88 (-10%) -3057.3
1891 BL3 AA 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 23.0 38 13 10 7 5.09 3.52 (-44%) -451.3
1892 BLN NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 14.7 28 15 7 5 9.20 3.28 (-180%) -288.5
1895 NY1 NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 13 7 2 1 12.60 — 0.0
1896 NY1 NL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 2 1 3 2.25 — 0.0
1900 NY1 NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 3 0 0.00 — 0.0
1901 NY1 NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 12 2 6 2 3.00 — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 40 31 93 68 65 5 4 689.1 809 310 244 281 4.05 — -6,319

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home33812972523974131.306
Away35614522474482130.309

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away29.0132932.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1903-09-26 NY1PITW 411000100
1903-09-24 NY1PITW 411000100
1903-09-23 NY1PITL 100000000
1903-09-10 NY1PHIW 411000010
1903-09-10 NY1PHIW 411000001
1903-09-08 NY1BROL 310000011
1903-09-07 NY1BROL 400000000
1903-09-07 NY1BROW 401000012
1903-09-05 NY1BROW 311000000
1903-09-04 NY1BROL 101000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1901-08-28 NY1PHI — 6.012102630
1900-05-15 NY1CHC — 3.0100300

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 24 0 0 1
2B 5 0 9 9 2 0
3B 3 0 6 8 1 0
OF 1833 0 3502 349 358 64
P 93 0 64 162 20 7
SS 79 0 156 222 77 22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1887 CHN OF 27 0 37 1 3 1
1887 CHN P 20 0 10 25 5 1
1888 CHN OF 57 0 73 9 12 0
1888 CHN P 30 0 25 53 5 0
1889 CHN 2B 1 0 4 1 0 0
1889 CHN OF 130 0 222 25 28 3
1889 CHN SS 3 0 4 9 4 2
1890 BRP OF 67 0 113 16 15 1
1890 BRP P 28 0 25 68 6 5
1890 BRP SS 3 0 5 6 1 1
1891 BL3 2B 2 0 3 0 1 0
1891 BL3 OF 81 0 143 21 22 7
1891 BL3 P 6 0 3 5 2 0
1891 BL3 SS 59 0 126 164 57 15
1892 BLN 1B 2 0 24 0 0 1
1892 BLN 3B 3 0 6 8 1 0
1892 BLN OF 129 0 217 27 43 5
1892 BLN P 4 0 0 5 1 1
1892 BLN SS 2 0 5 6 5 1
1892 PIT OF 13 0 18 1 2 1
1893 PIT 2B 2 0 2 8 1 0
1893 PIT OF 111 0 227 24 38 3
1893 PIT SS 12 0 16 37 10 3
1894 NY1 OF 139 0 304 30 31 5
1895 NY1 OF 131 0 252 26 26 3
1895 NY1 P 1 0 0 1 1 0
1896 NY1 OF 133 0 272 25 15 4
1896 NY1 P 2 0 1 1 0 0
1897 NY1 OF 130 0 271 31 20 4
1898 NY1 OF 156 0 299 22 29 5
1899 NY1 OF 152 0 284 31 23 8
1900 NY1 OF 141 0 325 28 23 7
1900 NY1 P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1901 NY1 OF 135 0 263 23 18 5
1901 NY1 P 1 0 0 4 0 0
1902 NY1 OF 26 0 46 6 4 1
1903 NY1 OF 75 0 136 3 6 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 93
First Base 2
Second Base 5
Third Base 3
Shortstop 79
Left Field 313
Center Field 1376
Right Field 149

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Fred Clarke HOF
    .312 avg, 67 HR
  2. 88
    Jimmy Ryan
    .308 avg, 118 HR
  3. 87
    Hugh Duffy HOF
    .326 avg, 106 HR
  4. 85
    Joe Kelley HOF
    .317 avg, 65 HR
  5. 83
    Kenny Lofton
    .299 avg, 130 HR
  6. 83
    Willie Keeler HOF
    .341 avg, 33 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about George Van Haltren

What years did George Van Haltren play?
George Van Haltren played in Major League Baseball from 1887 to 1903.
Was George Van Haltren a pitcher?
Both. George Van Haltren pitched in 93 games, going 40-31 with a 4.05 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did George Van Haltren hit?
George Van Haltren hit 69 career home runs with 2544 hits.