George Zettlein

Q: When was George Zettlein born?

George Zettlein was born on July 12, 1844.

Q: Where was George Zettlein born?

George Zettlein was born in Williamsburg, NY .

Q: How tall was George Zettlein?

George Zettlein was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

Q: How much did George Zettlein weigh when playing?

George Zettlein weighed 162 lbs (73 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did George Zettlein play?

George Zettlein played 6 seasons.

Q: Is George Zettlein in the Hall of Fame?

George Zettlein has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: What position did George Zettlein play?

George Zettlein was a Pitcher, Rightfielder and First Baseman.

Q: How many strikeouts did George Zettlein have?

George Zettlein had 143 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has George Zettlein played for?

George Zettlein played for 5 teams; the Chicago White Stockings, Brooklyn Eckfords, Troy Haymakers, Philadelphia Whites and Philadelphia Athletics.

Q: How many World Series has George Zettlein won?

George Zettlein never won a World Series.

Positions: Pitcher, Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 162lb (175cm, 73kg)

Born: July 12, 1844 in Williamsburg, NY us

Died: May 22, 1905 in Patchogue, NY

Buried: The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Debut: May 8, 1871 (Age 26-300d, 47th in major league history)

Last Game: September 16, 1876 (Age 32-066d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1871 season

Full Name: George Zettlein

Nicknames: Charmer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

129

112

ERA

2.55

250

244

2176.2

143

WHIP

1.297

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1871	26	CHI	NA	18	9	.667	*2.73*	28	28	0	25	0	0	240.2	298	233	73	6	25	22	0	24	1143	*161*	4.03	*1.342*	11.1	0.2	*0.9*	0.8	*0.88*
1872	27	TOT	NA	15	16	.484	2.57	34	31	4	25	2	1	263.0	313	194	75	3	14	25	0	9	1196	138	3.55	1.243	10.7	0.1	0.5	0.9	1.79
1872	27	TRO	NA	14	8	.636	2.16	25	22	4	17	2	1	187.2	207	132	45	2	8	17	0	3	836	165	3.52	1.146	9.9	0.1	0.4	0.8	2.13
1872	27	ECK	NA	1	8	.111	3.58	9	9	0	8	0	0	75.1	106	62	30	1	6	8	0	6	360	97	3.63	1.487	12.7	0.1	0.7	1.0	1.33
1873	28	PHI	NA	36	15	.706	2.86	51	51	0	49	0	0	460.0	594	368	146	3	41	29	0	13	2133	120	3.33	1.380	11.6	0.1	0.8	0.6	0.71
1874	29	CHI	NA	27	30	.474	2.43	57	57	0	57	3	0	515.2	640	439	*139*	3	43	26	0	6	2385	90	2.29	1.324	11.2	0.1	0.8	0.5	0.60
1875	30	TOT	NA	29	22	.569	1.59	52	52	0	49	7	0	463.1	475	263	82	0	16	31	0	16	1966	144	2.21	1.060	9.2	*0.0*	0.3	0.6	1.94
1875	30	CHI	NA	17	14	.548	1.28	31	31	0	29	6	0	282.0	266	142	40	0	6	18	0	12	1163	178	2.18	0.965	8.5	0.0	0.2	0.6	3.00
1875	30	PHI	NA	12	8	.600	2.08	21	21	0	20	1	0	181.1	209	121	42	0	10	13	0	4	803	110	2.26	1.208	10.4	0.0	0.5	0.6	1.30
1876	31	ATH	NL	4	20	.167	3.88	28	25	4	23	1	2	234.0	358	212	101	2	6	10	0	4	1089	61	2.34	1.556	13.8	0.1	*0.2*	0.4	1.67
6 Yrs				129	112	.535	2.55	250	244	8	228	13	3	2176.2	2678	1709	616	17	145	143	0	72	9912	114	2.84	1.297	11.1	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.99
162 Game Avg.				18	15	.535	2.55	34	34	1	31	2	0	300	369	235	85	2	20	20	0	10	1364	114	2.84	1.297	11.1	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.99

CHI (3 yrs)				62	53	.539	2.18	116	116	0	111	9	0	1038.1	1204	814	252	9	74	66	0	42	4691	125	2.66	1.231	10.4	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.89
PHI (2 yrs)				48	23	.676	2.64	72	72	0	69	1	0	641.1	803	489	188	3	51	42	0	17	2936	118	3.03	1.332	11.3	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.82
TRO (1 yr)				14	8	.636	2.16	25	22	4	17	2	1	187.2	207	132	45	2	8	17	0	3	836	165	3.52	1.146	9.9	0.1	0.4	0.8	2.13
ATH (1 yr)				4	20	.167	3.88	28	25	4	23	1	2	234.0	358	212	101	2	6	10	0	4	1089	61	2.34	1.556	13.8	0.1	0.2	0.4	1.67
ECK (1 yr)				1	8	.111	3.58	9	9	0	8	0	0	75.1	106	62	30	1	6	8	0	6	360	97	3.63	1.487	12.7	0.1	0.7	1.0	1.33

NA (5 yrs)				125	92	.576	2.39	222	219	4	205	12	1	1942.2	2320	1497	515	15	139	133	0	68	8823	124	2.90	1.266	10.7	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.96
NL (1 yr)				4	20	.167	3.88	28	25	4	23	1	2	234.0	358	212	101	2	6	10	0	4	1089	61	2.34	1.556	13.8	0.1	0.2	0.4	1.67

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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	Pos
1871	26	CHI	NA	-0.5	28	130	128	23	32	3	0	0	18	4	0	2	4	.250	.262	.273	.535	50	.253	66	35	0	*1/O
1872	27	2TM	NA	-0.5	34	148	148	26	32	9	0	0	22	0	1	0	4	.216	.216	.277	.493	53	.219	70	41	1	*1/O
1872	27	TRO	NA	-0.1	25	114	114	25	29	9	0	0	21	0	1	0	2	.254	.254	.333	.588	79	.261	85	38	1	*1/O
1872	27	ECK	NA	-0.3	9	34	34	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.088	.088	.088	.176	-42	.076	20	3	0	/1O
1873	28	PHI	NA	-0.7	51	242	241	39	50	2	0	0	21	4	0	1	4	.207	.211	.216	.427	24	.206	49	52	3	*1/3
1874	29	CHI	NA	-0.6	57	245	244	26	47	7	0	0	18	0	0	1	5	.193	.196	.221	.417	33	.193	58	54	4	*1
1875	30	2TM	NA	-0.8	53	216	216	17	44	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	12	.204	.204	.204	.407	40	.185	57	44	4	*1/3
1875	30	CHI	NA	-0.4	32	133	133	7	29	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	5	.218	.218	.218	.436	50	.201	67	29	2	1/3
1875	30	PHI	NA	-0.4	21	83	83	10	15	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	7	.181	.181	.181	.361	23	.160	42	15	2	1
1876	31	ATH	NL	-0.6	32	128	128	11	27	2	1	0	11			0	5	.211	.211	.242	.453	50	.208	63	31		1/34O
6 Yrs				-3.6	255	1109	1105	142	232	23	1	0	105	9	1	4	34	.210	.213	.233	.445	39	.207	59	257	12	*1O3/4
162 Game Avg				-2.3	162	705	702	90	147	15	1	0	67			3	22	.210	.213	.233	.445	39	.207	59	163

CHI (3 Yrs)				-1.5	117	508	505	56	108	10	0	0	45	4	0	3	14	.214	.219	.234	.452	42	.210	62	118	6	*1/3O
PHI (2 Yrs)				-1.2	72	325	324	49	65	2	0	0	27	5	0	1	11	.201	.203	.207	.410	24	.195	47	67	5	1/3
ATH (1 Yr)				-0.6	32	128	128	11	27	2	1	0	11			0	5	.211	.211	.242	.453	50	.208	63	31		1/34O
TRO (1 Yr)				-0.1	25	114	114	25	29	9	0	0	21	0	1	0	2	.254	.254	.333	.588	79	.261	85	38	1	*1/O
ECK (1 Yr)				-0.3	9	34	34	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.088	.088	.088	.176	-42	.076	20	3	0	/1O

NA (5 Yrs)				-3.1	223	981	977	131	205	21	0	0	94	9	1	4	29	.210	.213	.231	.444	38	.206	59	226	12	*1O/3
NL (1 Yr)				-0.6	32	128	128	11	27	2	1	0	11			0	5	.211	.211	.242	.453	50	.208	63	31		1/34O

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	Awards
1871	26	CHI	NA	P	28	28	241.0	59	8	41	10	2	.831	.862	1.83	2.14	1.75	2.11	24
1871	26	CHI	NA	OF	3	0	9.0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	.830	1.00	2.00	0.33	1.97
1872	27	2TM	NA	P	34	31	263.0	80	12	52	16	0	.800	.814	2.19	2.02	1.88	2.01	9
1872	27	TRO	NA	P	25	22	188.0	52	8	34	10	0	.808	.814	2.01	2.02	1.68	2.01	3
1872	27	ECK	NA	P	9	9	75.0	28	4	18	6	0	.786	.814	2.64	2.02	2.44	2.01	6
1872	27	2TM	NA	OF	9	3	39.0	8	6	1	1	1	.875	.820	1.62	1.96	0.78	1.93
1872	27	TRO	NA	OF	8	3	29.0	6	5	0	1	0	.833	.820	1.55	1.96	0.63	1.94
1872	27	ECK	NA	OF	1	0	10.0	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	.820	1.80	1.98	2.00	1.90
1873	28	PHI	NA	P	51		460.0	133	22	93	18	4	.865	.806	2.25	1.94	2.25	1.94	13
1873	28	PHI	NA	1B	1		2.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.920	4.50	10.80	1.00	10.80
1874	29	CHI	NA	P	57	57	516.0	157	27	99	31	1	.803	.810	2.20	2.17	2.21	2.16	6
1875	30	2TM	NA	P	52		463.0	133	35	90	8	3	.940	.865	2.43	2.59	2.40	2.58	16
1875	30	CHI	NA	P	31		282.0	90	21	62	7	0	.922	.865	2.65	2.59	2.68	2.58	12
1875	30	PHI	NA	P	21		181.0	43	14	28	1	3	.977	.865	2.09	2.59	2.00	2.58	4
1875	30	CHI	NA	1B	3		18.0	27	21	0	6	0	.778	.936	10.50	10.95	7.00	10.93
1876	31	ATH	NL	P	28		234.0	48	7	36	5	2	.896	.874	1.65	2.08	1.54	2.10	4
1876	31	ATH	NL	1B	7		53.0	69	62	2	5	4	.928	.942	10.87	10.49	9.14	10.66
1876	31	ATH	NL	2B	1		2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	5.40	0.00	5.70
1876	31	ATH	NL	OF	1		11.0	3	1	1	1	0	.667	.847	1.64	2.05	2.00	2.10
6 Yrs					275	119	2311.0	720	203	415	102	17	.858	.846	2.41	2.44	2.25	2.52	72

P (6 Yrs)				P	250	116	2177.0	610	111	411	88	12	.856	.832	2.16	2.18	2.09	2.17	72
OF (3 Yrs)				OF	13	3	59.0	13	8	2	3	1	.769	.828	1.53	1.98	0.77	1.95
1B (3 Yrs)				1B	11		73.0	97	84	2	11	4	.887	.940	10.60	10.62	7.82	10.75
2B (1 Yr)				2B	1		2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	5.40	0.00	5.70

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was George Zettlein born?

George Zettlein was born on July 12, 1844.

Where was George Zettlein born?

George Zettlein was born in Williamsburg, NY.

How tall was George Zettlein?

George Zettlein was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did George Zettlein weigh when playing?

George Zettlein weighed 162 lbs (73 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did George Zettlein play?

George Zettlein played 6 seasons.

Is George Zettlein in the Hall of Fame?

George Zettlein has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did George Zettlein play?

George Zettlein was a Pitcher, Rightfielder and First Baseman.

How many strikeouts did George Zettlein have?

George Zettlein had 143 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has George Zettlein played for?

George Zettlein played for 5 teams; the Chicago White Stockings, Brooklyn Eckfords, Troy Haymakers, Philadelphia Whites and Philadelphia Athletics.

How many World Series has George Zettlein won?

George Zettlein never won a World Series.

When did George Zettlein retire?

George Zettlein last played in 1876.

What are George Zettlein's nicknames?

Charmer is a nickname for George Zettlein.

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