What years did George Wheeler play?

George Wheeler played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1899.

Was George Wheeler a pitcher?

Yes. George Wheeler pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 60 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Wheeler hit?

George Wheeler hit 1 career home runs with 29 hits.

George Wheeler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1896-1899)

W–L 21–20

ERA 4.24

WHIP 1.57

SO 60

Pitcher PIV 32.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / B
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 180 lb
Born: 7/30/1869 in Methuen, MA, USA
Died: 3/21/1946 in Santa Ana, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1896-09-18
Last Game: 1899-05-30

Full name: George Louis Wheeler

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	20	50	39	32	0	0	358.7	446	169	5	116	60	4.24	32.3

Career ERA 4.24 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — 5.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1896	PHI	NL	1	1	3	2	2	16.3	18	7	5	2	3.86	4.36 (+12%)	10.2
1897	PHI	NL	11	10	26	19	17	191.0	229	84	62	35	3.96	4.30 (+8%)	642.1
1898	PHI	NL	6	8	15	13	10	112.3	155	52	36	20	4.17	3.59 (-16%)	-133.0
1899	PHI	NL	3	1	6	5	3	39.0	44	26	13	3	6.00	3.85 (-56%)	-487.0
Career · 4 seasons			21	20	50	39	32	358.2	446	169	116	60	4.24	—	32

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
50	148	19	29	9	0	1	6	3	8	14	.196	.237	.277	.514	-388

Career AVG .196 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — 30.9% below league average.

Career OBP .237 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 31.4% below league average.

Career SLG .277 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career OPS .514 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 28.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1896	PHI	NL	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1897	PHI	NL	26	79	11	16	7	0	0	2	4	9	.203	.291 (-31%)	.354 (-32%)	.387 (-25%)	.741 (-28%)	-387.9
1898	PHI	NL	15	43	5	8	1	0	3	0	3	3	.186	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	PHI	NL	6	17	2	4	1	1	3	1	1	2	.235	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			50	148	19	29	9	1	6	3	8	14	.196	—	—	—	—	-388

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	9	25	2	6	0	2	.240
Away	12	35	5	6	1	4	.171

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	60.0	66	33	26	10	4.95
Away	12	91.1	133	49	23	14	4.83

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1899-05-30	PHI	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-05-17	PHI	BRO	L	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1899-05-12	PHI	NY1	W	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
1899-05-05	PHI	BLN	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1899-04-26	PHI	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-04-19	PHI	WSN	W	5	1	2	0	1	3	0	0
1898-07-06	PHI	BLN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1898-07-01	PHI	CIN	L	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1898-06-23	PHI	STL	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1898-06-18	PHI	NY1	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1899-05-30	PHI	CHC	—	6.0	9	6	6	1	0	0
1899-05-17	PHI	BRO	—	5.0	12	9	8	2	1	0
1899-05-12	PHI	NY1	W	9.0	6	4	2	3	0	1
1899-05-05	PHI	BLN	W	9.0	9	4	4	3	2	0
1899-04-26	PHI	BSN	L	1.0	4	5	5	2	0	0
1899-04-19	PHI	WSN	W	9.0	4	2	2	2	0	0
1898-07-06	PHI	BLN	L	8.0	23	15	11	3	2	0
1898-07-01	PHI	CIN	L	3.1	9	8	4	1	1	0
1898-06-23	PHI	STL	L	8.0	10	7	1	0	2	0
1898-06-18	PHI	NY1	W	9.0	7	5	3	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	50	0	19	106	10	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1896	PHI	P	3	0	6	0	0
1897	PHI	P	26	10	48	3	3
1898	PHI	P	15	8	41	6	0
1899	PHI	P	6	1	11	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Position	Games
Pitcher	50

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Frequently Asked Questions about George Wheeler

What years did George Wheeler play?: George Wheeler played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1899.
Was George Wheeler a pitcher?: Yes. George Wheeler pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 60 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Wheeler hit?: George Wheeler hit 1 career home runs with 29 hits.