George Zuverink
1951–1959 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers
266G
.148AVG
.199OBP
.176SLG
More career statistics
21H
0HR
7RBI
0SB
32–36W–L
642.1IP
223K
3.54ERA
31GS
40SV
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 142 | 141 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 167 | 166 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,746 | 2,758 |
| Pitching · p er | 253 | 251 |
| Pitching · p h | 660 | 659 |
| Pitching · p r | 296 | 294 |
| Pitching · p w | 203 | 204 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266 | 167 | 142 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .148 | .199 | .176 | .375 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642.3 | 265 | 31 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 660 | 296 | 253 | 56 | 203 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 | 1.344 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1954-05-31 to 1954-06-05
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1954-07-05 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1957-09-15 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1954-06-25 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Cleveland Guardians | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 14 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers | 37 | 66 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .136 | 209 | 72 |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers | 42 | 27 | 5 | – | – | – | .185 | 114 | 44 |
| 1956 |  Baltimore Orioles | 62 | 17 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .118 | 97 | 33 |
| 1957 | Baltimore Orioles | 56 | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | .136 | 112 | 36 |
| 1958 | Baltimore Orioles | 45 | 9 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .222 | 69 | 22 |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |