Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
George Wright
Birthdate:
Jan. 28, 1847 (152 y, 10 m, 26 d)Born In:
New York, NY, USANationality:
American
Position:
SSBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'8"/150
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 18 | 18.8 | 32.3 |
| Grey Ink | 142 | 118.9 | 176.8 |
| HoF Standard | 30 | 48.4 | 50.7 |
| WAR | 16.0 | 30.9 | 60.8 |
| WAR7 | 16.1 | 26.1 | 39.5 |
| JAWS | 16.1 | 28.5 | 50.2 |
Similar Players (SS)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Charlie Hollocher R | 930 |
| Bill Keister R | 925 |
| Bill G Gleason R | 903 |
| Topper Rigney R | 894 |
| Hub Collins R | 894 |
| John P Peters R | 890 |
| Fresco Thompson R | 889 |
| Frank Shugart R | 886 |
| Heinie Reitz R | 886 |
| Ray Chapman R | 873 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 48 | 8 |
| 1873 | 59 | 5 |
| 1874 | 60 | 7 |
| 1875 | 79 | 4 |
| 1876 | 70 | 1 |
| 1877 | 61 | 1 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 264 | 6 |
| 1873 | 340 | 2 |
| 1874 | 324 | 7 |
| 1875 | 418 | 1 |
| 1876 | 351 | 1 |
| 1877 | 307 | 1 |
| 1878 | 281 | 4 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 255 | 6 |
| 1872 | 255 | 6 |
| 1873 | 325 | 1 |
| 1873 | 325 | 1 |
| 1874 | 313 | 7 |
| 1874 | 313 | 7 |
| 1875 | 408 | 1 |
| 1875 | 408 | 1 |
| 1876 | 335 | 1 |
| 1876 | 335 | 1 |
| 1877 | 290 | 1 |
| 1877 | 290 | 1 |
| 1878 | 267 | 3 |
| 1878 | 267 | 3 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 86 | 4 |
| 1873 | 126 | 2 |
| 1874 | 103 | 6 |
| 1875 | 136 | 3 |
| 1876 | 100 | 8 |
| 1877 | 80 | 8 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1877 | 15 | 9 |
| 1878 | 22 | 4 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 120 | 3 |
| 1873 | 170 | 2 |
| 1874 | 149 | 3 |
| 1875 | 176 | 2 |
| 1876 | 133 | 5 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 16 | 3 |
| 1873 | 19 | 2 |
| 1874 | 10 | 9 |
| 1875 | 20 | 5 |
| 1876 | 18 | 4 |
| 1877 | 15 | 3 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 5 | 7 |
| 1872 | 6 | 3 |
| 1873 | 8 | 2 |
| 1874 | 15 | 1 |
| 1875 | 7 | 5 |
| 1876 | 6 | 7 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 2 | 2 |
| 1873 | 3 | 2 |
| 1874 | 2 | 5 |
| 1875 | 2 | 4 |
| 1876 | 1 | 9 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 9 | 8 |
| 1872 | 14 | 1 |
| 1875 | 13 | 8 |
| 1876 | 9 | 7 |
| 1877 | 7 | 8 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1873 | 50 | 7 |
| 1874 | 44 | 8 |
| 1875 | 61 | 5 |
| 1877 | 35 | 7 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 87 | 1 |
| 1873 | 99 | 2 |
| 1874 | 76 | 4 |
| 1875 | 106 | 2 |
| 1876 | 72 | 2 |
| 1877 | 58 | 2 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1873 | 8 | 6 |
| 1874 | 5 | 6 |
| 1876 | 8 | 8 |
| 1877 | 9 | 5 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1875 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 2 | 1 |
| 1873 | 2 | 1 |
| 1874 | 1 | 7 |
| 1875 | 1 | 1 |
| 1876 | 2 | 1 |
| 1877 | 3 | 1 |
| 1878 | 3 | 1 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 4 | 1 |
| 1873 | 5 | 1 |
| 1874 | 5 | 3 |
| 1875 | 7 | 1 |
| 1876 | 6 | 1 |
| 1877 | 5 | 1 |
| 1878 | 5 | 1 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 24 | 3 |
| 1873 | 30 | 2 |
| 1874 | 27 | 3 |
| 1875 | 29 | 3 |
| 1876 | 25 | 4 |
| 1877 | 16 | 9 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1875 | 11 | 6 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 48 | 8 |
| 1873 | 59 | 5 |
| 1874 | 60 | 7 |
| 1875 | 79 | 4 |
| 1876 | 70 | 1 |
| 1877 | 61 | 1 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 1872 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 1873 | 3.1 | 2 |
| 1874 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 1875 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 1876 | 2.1 | 10 |