What years did Zeke Wrigley play?

Zeke Wrigley played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1899.

Was Zeke Wrigley a pitcher?

No. Zeke Wrigley was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Zeke Wrigley hit?

Zeke Wrigley hit 5 career home runs with 222 hits.

Zeke Wrigley

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

AVG .258

HR 5

RBI 117

H 222

OPS .647

PIV -1,296

Position: Shortstop
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 150 lb
Born: 1/18/1874 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 9/28/1952 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1896-08-31
Last Game: 1899-10-14

Full name: George Watson Wrigley

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
239	861	121	222	25	20	5	117	18	46	55	.258	.296	.351	.647	-1,296

Career AVG .258 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — 9.0% below league average.

Career OBP .296 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Career SLG .351 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 5.5% below league average.

Career OPS .647 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 9.8% 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
1896	WAS	NL	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1897	WAS	NL	104	388	65	110	14	8	3	64	5	21	24	.284	.291 (-3%)	.354 (-10%)	.387 (-1%)	.741 (-5%)	-412.9
1898	WAS	NL	111	400	50	98	9	10	2	39	10	20	25	.245	.270 (-9%)	.333 (-15%)	.347 (-4%)	.680 (-10%)	-713.7
1899	NY1	NL	4	15	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	BRO	NL	15	49	4	10	2	2	0	11	2	3	2	.204	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			239	861	121	222	25	20	5	117	18	46	55	.258	—	—	—	—	-1,127

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	64	226	34	58	1	24	.257
Away	66	239	21	54	1	27	.226

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1899-10-14	BRO	BLN	W	2	0	2	1	2	0	0
1899-10-13	BRO	BLN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-10-12	BRO	BLN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-10-11	BRO	NY1	W	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
1899-10-10	BRO	NY1	L	3	1	1	0	0	1	2
1899-10-03	BRO	WSN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-10-03	BRO	WSN	W	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
1899-10-02	BRO	BLN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-09-30	BRO	BLN	L	4	0	1	0	2	0	0
1899-09-29	BRO	BLN	L	5	0	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
2B	23	55	60	7	5
3B	36	36	72	19	4
OF	39	45	10	7	4
SS	145	362	482	102	54

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1896	WAS	2B	3	2	8	1	0
1896	WAS	SS	1	2	7	0	0
1897	WAS	2B	9	22	20	2	2
1897	WAS	3B	30	34	64	17	4
1897	WAS	OF	36	44	10	7	4
1897	WAS	SS	33	75	115	24	8
1898	WAS	2B	11	31	32	4	3
1898	WAS	3B	1	0	0	0	0
1898	WAS	OF	3	1	0	0	0
1898	WAS	SS	97	252	326	68	42
1899	NY1	3B	4	1	8	2	0
1899	BRO	3B	1	1	0	0	0
1899	BRO	SS	14	33	34	10	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	23
Third Base	36
Shortstop	145
Left Field	4
Center Field	15
Right Field	20

Frequently Asked Questions about Zeke Wrigley

What years did Zeke Wrigley play?: Zeke Wrigley played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1899.
Was Zeke Wrigley a pitcher?: No. Zeke Wrigley was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Zeke Wrigley hit?: Zeke Wrigley hit 5 career home runs with 222 hits.