George Wood

Full Name: George Albert Wood

Positions: Centerfielder, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb

Team: Cleveland Blues

Born: November 9, 1858 in Pownal, PE, CAN

Died: April 4, 1924 in Harrisburg, PA

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (CHC @ DTN, box score) • Age 26

Real-life MLB career: 1880–1892 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
0.3
3.0
AB
292
939
H
77
277
HR
0
12
BA
.264
.295
R
46
147
RBI
35
137
SB
1
63
OBP
.319
.338
SLG
.332
.406
OPS
.651
.743
OPS+
93
118

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188526DTNNL 154684647 101200 281012 1026224 3531 .309.346.439.785 129284 2 CF-RF
188627CLVNL 67320292 4677 1050 3510 2451 .264.319.332.651 9397 41032 LF-RF-3B
2 Yrs 2211004939147277 3815121376324 5982.295.338.406.743 11838143 032
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188526DTNNL684 18.20.9-12.17.10.623.430.52.72.7-1.1 CF-RF
188627CLVNL320 -3.00.8-5.0-7.1-0.610.83.70.30.3-0.4 LF-RF-3B
2 Yrs1004 15.21.7-17.10.0-0.034.234.23.03.0-1.5
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188526DTNNL684 .311.1301.84.55.1 7.325.0 72.1
188627CLVNL320 .316.0680.015.97.5 4.719.5 1.5961.4100.0 3.3832.2 .32221.70.8
2 Yrs1004 .312.1111.28.25.9 6.523.51.5961.4 72.41.0832.20.8
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home351691552540 8101500 1128.258.308.323.630.310
1886Away321511372137 2402010 1323.270.331.343.674.322
1886vs LH Starter16191706 100000 23.353.421.412.833.429
1886vs RH Starter67297275071 950000 2248.258.313.327.640.313
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188526DTNNL154154154154 15412
188627CLVNL67676767 2614
2 Yrs221221221221 26115416
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188526 DTN NLCF1541541314.7 4884094750 .846.9052.832.79 2.68014
188526 DTN NLRF12012.0 22000 1.000.8921.501.68 0.1700
188627 CLV NL3B2218.0 53200 1.000.9192.504.04 2.5001
188627 CLV NLLF6161540.3 1761581170 .903.9172.652.27 2.6170
188627 CLV NLRF4442.0 98010 .889.8761.711.57 2.0020
Career3B2218.0 53200 1.0002.50 2.5001
CareerLF6161540.3 1761581170 .9032.65 2.6170
CareerCF1541541314.7 4884094750 .8462.83 2.68014
CareerRF16454.0 1110010 .9091.67 0.6220
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Batting Average

  • 1885 NL  .309 (9th)

Slugging %

  • 1885 NL  .439 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1885 NL  .785 (9th)

Runs Scored

Hits

Total Bases

Triples

Home Runs

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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