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George
Scott		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 235
 
Born: March 23, 1944 in Usa, MS, GREENVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1966    1972   
Gold Glove 1970   
All-Star Selections 1971    1972    1973    1974    1976    1977    1978    1979   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1966 22 CLN NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1967 23 CLN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1968 24 CLN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1969 25 CLN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1970 26 CLN NL $ 3,407,143   7 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
1971 27 CLN NL $ 3,850,000   7 7 8 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 6
1972 28 CLN NL $ 4,150,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 6
1973 29 CLN NL $ 6,350,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
1974 30 NYA AL $ 6,350,000   7 7 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 6
1975 31 NYA AL $ 6,350,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 3 3 5 5 5
1976 32 NYA AL $ 6,350,000   6 6 7 10 10 10 7 7 7 3 3 3 5 4 4
1977 33 OAK AL $ 6,400,000   6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7 3 3 3 5 4 4
1978 34 BSN NL $ 6,400,000   6 6 6 10 10 10 8 8 8 3 3 3 4 4 4
1979 35 MIL NL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3
1980 36 PHN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,400,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1966 22 CLN NL 97 281 47 72 13 2 16 48 1 1 27 65 .256 .321 .488 .808 44.3 9.2
    AAA   26 87 19 29 4 0 9 22 1 2 14 23 .333 .426 .690 1.115 22.6  
1967 23 CLN NL 134 354 57 102 22 2 17 76 4 3 43 71 .288 .361 .506 .866 61.0 14.1
1968 24 CLN NL 59 152 24 43 10 4 8 21 1 0 17 39 .283 .353 .559 .912 28.7 7.5
1969 25 CLN NL 155 604 86 160 32 4 32 125 5 6 50 133 .265 .318 .490 .808 94.1 17.7
1970 26 CLN NL 151 561 98 154 32 2 26 93 4 4 45 114 .275 .329 .478 .807 84.6 16.4
1971 27 CLN NL 145 571 93 153 28 8 28 104 5 11 42 116 .268 .319 .492 .811 82.3 13.7
1972 28 CLN NL 153 601 107 171 36 6 43 140 0 0 56 109 .285 .343 .579 .922 109.8 23.8
1973 29 CLN NL 156 600 104 168 39 5 30 102 1 0 60 117 .280 .343 .512 .855 99.8 21.5
1974 30 NYA AL 142 533 85 145 33 5 33 116 11 2 61 100 .272 .343 .538 .882 95.8 15.7
1975 31 NYA AL 20 84 20 23 7 0 6 15 3 1 7 15 .274 .326 .571 .898 15.3 3.2
1976 32 NYA AL 153 630 108 177 40 4 36 123 5 4 44 133 .281 .328 .529 .857 98.1 20.4
1977 33 MIA NL 78 300 39 84 11 2 23 57 3 3 19 52 .280 .324 .560 .884 51.1 12.2
  OAK AL 78 292 35 68 13 1 16 47 3 2 21 73 .233 .283 .449 .732 36.2 5.2
  TOT   156 592 74 152 24 3 39 104 6 5 40 125 .257 .304 .505 .809 87.2 17.3
1978 34 BSN NL 156 613 97 173 41 7 40 129 6 2 33 134 .282 .322 .568 .889 105.7 25.7
1979 35 BSN NL 101 367 55 84 19 3 16 52 5 1 23 82 .229 .275 .428 .702 44.4 6.7
  MIL NL 45 176 23 59 15 1 7 30 3 1 9 25 .335 .365 .551 .916 32.1 8.4
  TOT   146 543 78 143 34 4 23 82 8 2 32 107 .263 .304 .468 .772 76.4 15.1
1980 36 AAA   137 473 51 107 15 3 19 64 3 3 30 99 .226 .272 .391 .663 50.9  
14 Years Sim 1823 6719 1078 1836 391 56 377 1278 60 41 557 1378 .273 .328 .516 .844 1083.3 221.4
2 Years AAA 163 560 70 136 19 3 28 86 4 5 44 122 .243 .300 .438 .738 73.5  
162 Game Average 597 95 163 34 4 33 113 5 3 49 122 .273 .328 .516 .844 96.3  
Career Highs 156 630 108 177 41 8 43 140 11 11 61 134 .288 .361 .579 .922 109.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4550 728 1230 258 40 258 850 42 27 359 955 .270 .323 .515 .838 738.1
vs LH   2169 350 606 133 16 119 428 18 14 198 423 .279 .338 .520 .858 368.8
Home 914 3302 543 916 185 31 192 631 35 17 273 682 .277 .331 .527 .858 560.5
Away 909 3417 535 920 206 25 185 647 25 24 284 696 .269 .325 .507 .832 546.4
RISP   1835 0 511 110 16 96 850 0 0 179 378 .278 .335 .513 .847 312.3
Pinch Hitting   126 21 36 5 1 8 29 0 0 15 28 .286 .362 .532 .893 23.6
Close/Late   801 140 233 40 5 65 182 0 0 70 145 .291 .346 .597 .943 158.4
Mar/Apr 310 1163 183 319 67 12 73 233 11 7 93 260 .274 .327 .541 .868 199.7
May 327 1176 173 305 54 13 57 193 9 5 89 255 .259 .310 .473 .783 171.6
June 301 1087 196 313 64 10 67 213 4 7 89 213 .288 .344 .550 .894 193.4
July 291 1103 165 283 59 11 52 200 12 6 91 227 .257 .311 .471 .783 161.8
August 312 1151 193 325 77 4 59 205 18 7 105 228 .282 .341 .510 .851 194.5
Sep/Oct 282 1039 168 291 70 6 69 234 6 9 90 195 .280 .335 .558 .893 186.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1966 22 CLN NL 1B 75 72 622.7 695 57 6 58 .992 10.87 0 0 .000 0 1.4
    3B 8 6 61.0 1 22 1 1 .958 3.39 0 0 .000 0 0.3
1967 23 CLN NL 1B 81 77 695.7 812 49 4 75 .995 11.14 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    3B 20 7 86.0 2 20 1 1 .957 2.30 0 0 .000 0 0.2
1968 24 CLN NL 1B 32 27 246.0 288 19 1 30 .997 11.23 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    3B 16 6 77.0 3 23 0 1 1.000 3.04 0 0 .000 0 0.2
1969 25 CLN NL 1B 151 149 1339.0 1535 107 7 146 .996 11.04 0 0 .000 0 3.8
    3B 2 1 10.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.70 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1970 26 CLN NL 1B 149 139 1234.7 1436 105 19 125 .988 11.23 0 0 .000 0 3.7
    3B 3 0 9.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1971 27 CLN NL 1B 143 139 1247.7 1422 91 9 135 .994 10.91 0 0 .000 0 2.5
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1972 28 CLN NL 1B 152 151 1354.0 1612 108 10 160 .994 11.43 0 0 .000 0 3.6
1973 29 CLN NL 1B 150 149 1350.0 1611 128 5 173 .997 11.59 0 0 .000 0 5.1
    3B 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1974 30 NYA AL 3B 135 132 1165.3 95 260 17 24 .954 2.74 0 0 .000 0 4.2
    1B 6 0 9.7 11 1 0 2 1.000 11.18 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1975 31 NYA AL 3B 20 20 177.0 13 31 3 3 .936 2.24 0 0 .000 0 0.3
1976 32 NYA AL 3B 149 148 1323.3 98 291 12 23 .970 2.65 0 0 .000 0 4.1
    1B 4 0 4.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 8.31 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1977 33 MIA NL 3B 50 49 431.7 27 123 4 11 .974 3.13 0 0 .000 0 1.7
    C 2 1 13.0 9 1 1 0 .909 6.92 2 1 .500 1 0.0
    1B 4 0 8.1 9 1 0 0 1.000 11.11 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  OAK AL 3B 50 49 422.3 27 121 4 10 .974 3.15 0 0 .000 0 1.4
    C 2 1 12.7 9 1 0 0 1.000 7.09 1 1 1.000 0 0.1
    1B 4 0 7.9 9 0 0 0 1.000 10.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   3B 100 98 854.0 54 244 8 21 .974 3.14   3.1
      C 4 2 25.7 18 2 1 0 .952 7.00 3 2 .667 1 0.1
      1B 8 0 16.0 18 1 0 0 1.000 10.69   0.0
1978 34 BSN NL 1B 149 147 1320.7 1656 118 7 156 .996 12.09 0 0 .000 0 3.0
    3B 3 0 6.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 4.27 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1979 35 BSN NL 1B 54 54 461.5 586 56 6 49 .991 12.52 0 0 .000 0 2.0
    3B 46 45 374.7 24 87 7 7 .941 2.67 0 0 .000 0 0.9
  MIL NL 1B 24 24 219.2 279 27 3 23 .990 12.56 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 21 20 177.9 11 42 4 3 .930 2.68 0 0 .000 0 0.5
  1B 1178 1128 10121.0 11965 867 77 1132 .994 11.41 0 0 .000 0 27.8
  3B 526 483 4326.6 303 1028 53 84 .962 2.77 0 0 .000 0 14.0
  C 4 2 25.7 18 2 1 0 .952 7.00 3 2 .667 1 0.1
Career Totals   1708 1613 14473.3 12286 1897 131 1216 .991 8.82 3 2 .667 1 42.0
Career Highs   153 151 1354.0 1657 291 20 173 .997 12.05 3 2 .667 1  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1966 22 CLN NL 9 24 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 .208 .321 .208 .530
1967 23 CLN NL 12 41 6 8 4 0 1 3 1 0 4 5 .195 .267 .366 .633
1969 25 CLN NL 13 52 8 14 2 0 4 10 1 0 2 12 .269 .304 .538 .842
1970 26 CLN NL 7 23 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 .174 .345 .217 .562
1971 27 CLN NL 5 20 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .150 .150 .150 .300
1972 28 CLN NL 19 72 9 26 7 0 1 9 0 0 8 11 .361 .425 .500 .925
1973 29 CLN NL 5 19 2 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 9 .105 .190 .421 .612
1974 30 NYA AL 19 80 12 19 7 0 4 16 0 1 1 19 .238 .253 .475 .728
1976 32 NYA AL 7 26 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 .154 .154 .192 .346
1978 34 BSN NL 5 23 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 .174 .174 .261 .435
Career Post-Season Batting 101 380 46 89 22 1 12 50 2 2 26 85 .234 .287 .392 .679
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1969-7-.490
1971-6-.492
1972-2-.579
1973-3-.512
1974-3-.538
1976-3-.529
1978-1-.568
CAR-27-.516
 OPS
1972-2-.922
1973-5-.855
1974-9-.882
1976-9-.857
1978-2-.889
 XR
1969-6-94.1
1972-3-109.8
1973-5-99.8
1976-8-98.1
1978-2-105.7
 Games
1969-6-155
1973-10-156
1978-1-156
 At-Bats
1969-4-604
1972-4-601
1973-7-600
1976-1-630
1978-1-613
 Runs
1970-6-98
1971-8-93
1972-4-107
1973-3-104
1976-5-108
1978-6-97
Hits
1972-6-171
1973-9-168
1976-6-177
1978-8-173
 Total Bases
1969-4-296
1971-7-281
1972-1-348
1973-2-307
1974-6-287
1976-3-333
1978-1-348
 Doubles
1970-9-32
1972-4-36
1973-5-39
1976-4-40
1978-3-41
1979-8-34
 Triples
1971-1-8
1972-5-6
1973-10-5
1978-3-7
 Homeruns
1969-4-32
1971-5-28
1972-3-43
1973-4-30
1974-1-33
1976-4-36
1977-10-23
1978-3-40
CAR-44-377
 RBIs
1969-2-125
1971-7-104
1972-1-140
1973-6-102
1974-4-116
1976-2-123
1978-1-129
Caught Stealing
1971-6-11
 Strikeouts
1969-7-133
1970-7-114
1976-5-133
1978-2-134
1979-5-107
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 19    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 135    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 43    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  8. Mike Schmidt (859)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1966
Had first career hit on 5/6/1966, off John Morris (LAD)
Hit first career homerun on 5/25/1966, off Seth Morehead (SDP)
Won World Championship with Cleveland (N) in 1966
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against St. Louis on 4/2/1967
Injured on 7/8/1968 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,407,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1970, hitting .579 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1970
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 7 runs against Colorado on 4/6/1971
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,150,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 8 runs against Pittsburgh on 4/4/1972
6/1/1972: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (N), $6,350,000 per year, for 4 years
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 6/26/1972
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 7/23/1972
Won World Championship with Cleveland (N) in 1972
Won Silver Slugger in 1972, hitting .285 with 43 HR, 140 RBI
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Seattle on 5/24/1973
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1973, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Colorado on 9/9/1973
Traded from Cleveland (N) to New York (A) on 4/2/1974 (Going to CLN: 3B Adolfo Phillips, 2B Jack Brohamer. Going to NYA: 1B George Scott, C Mike Sadek)
Injured on 6/1/1974 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1974, hitting .400 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1974, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 6 RBI
Injured on 4/23/1975 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for full season
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1976, hitting .423 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
10/23/1976: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $6,400,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1977, hitting .310 with 10 HR, 25 RBI
Traded from Miami to Oakland on 7/1/1977 (Going to OAK: P Ray Burris, C Mike Sadek, 3B George Scott. Going to MIA: CF Cookie Rojas)
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Traded from Oakland to Boston (N) on 2/2/1978 (Going to OAK: P Darrell Osteen, 2B Duane Kuiper. Going to BSN: 1B George Scott)
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1978, hitting .333 with 9 HR, 30 RBI
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/1979, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
Traded from Boston (N) to Milwaukee on 7/31/1979 (Going to MIL: P Charlie Williams, 3B George Scott. Going to BSN: P Bill Lee)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1979, hitting .577 with 1 HR, 4 RBI
Released by Milwaukee on 9/22/1979
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/6/1980 to a 4-year deal worth $300,000 per year
 
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