George
Gerken
 
Nickname: Pickles
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 185
 
Born: December 25, 1960 in Van Nuys, CA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 19 BIR FL   2 2 2 4 3 3 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   2 2 2 4 3 3 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings   2 2 2 4 3 3 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 20 BIR FL     7 7 7 4 4 4 11 11 11 9 9 9 7 6 6
1982 21 BIR FL     7 7 7 4 4 4 12 12 12 9 9 9 8 8 8
1983 22 BAL JL     7 7 7 5 5 5 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9
1984 23 BAL JL     8 8 8 7 7 7 13 13 13 11 11 11 10 10 10
1985 24 BAL JL     9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12
1986 25 BAL JL     9 9 9 8 8 8 13 13 13 10 10 10 11 11 11
1987 26 BAL JL     9 9 9 9 9 9 13 13 13 10 10 10 11 11 11
1988 27 BAL JL $ 300,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 13 13 13 10 10 10 11 11 11
1989 28 BAL JL $ 300,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11
1990 29 BAL JL     8 8 8 9 9 9 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 7 4 4 4 11 11 11 9 9 9 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   9 9 9 9 9 9 13 13 13 11 11 11 12 12 12
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1980 19 A   137 544 94 175 26 5 6 51 34 15 57 114 .322 .386 .421 .807 86.8  
1981 20 A   130 470 78 148 30 4 8 70 19 14 79 94 .315 .413 .447 .860 85.2  
1982 21 AA   18 56 10 27 4 2 1 6 2 4 13 9 .482 .580 .679 1.258 17.1  
    A   116 432 71 133 27 6 14 56 26 6 76 67 .308 .411 .495 .907 88.7  
1983 22 AAA   101 324 39 73 21 3 11 35 13 7 40 71 .225 .310 .410 .721 42.7  
    A   19 61 13 15 3 0 1 6 4 3 21 12 .246 .439 .344 .783 11.6  
1984 23 AAA   128 459 70 104 23 4 15 31 19 9 62 102 .227 .319 .392 .711 60.9  
    AA   10 40 5 11 4 1 0 7 1 1 4 10 .275 .341 .425 .766 5.4  
1985 24 AAA   102 379 67 102 13 4 16 50 25 7 59 60 .269 .368 .451 .819 66.8  
    AA   36 125 29 40 8 1 8 20 9 1 29 21 .320 .448 .592 1.040 32.8  
1986 25 AAA   85 265 64 66 10 3 17 57 14 8 55 57 .249 .378 .502 .880 52.4  
1987 26 AAA   137 550 128 158 30 3 35 92 21 8 92 119 .287 .389 .544 .933 115.0  
1988 27 BAL JL 89 132 19 22 2 0 4 14 9 7 4 30 .167 .191 .273 .464 5.5 0.0
1989 28 BAL JL 73 142 27 23 5 2 4 19 7 7 11 37 .162 .236 .310 .546 10.3 0.0
1990 29 AAA   137 559 107 160 16 6 38 83 26 12 61 114 .286 .356 .540 .897 105.8  
2 Years Sim 162 274 46 45 7 2 8 33 16 14 15 67 .164 .215 .292 .507 15.7 0.0
6 Years AAA 690 2536 475 663 113 23 132 348 118 51 369 523 .261 .359 .480 .839 443.4  
3 Years AA 64 221 44 78 16 4 9 33 12 6 46 40 .353 .464 .584 1.048 55.3  
4 Years A 402 1507 256 471 86 15 29 183 83 38 233 287 .313 .406 .447 .853 272.3  
13 Years Minors 1156 4264 775 1212 215 42 170 564 213 95 648 850 .284 .381 .474 .855 771.0  
162 Game Average 274 46 45 7 2 8 33 16 14 15 67 .164 .215 .292 .507 15.7  
Career Highs 89 142 27 23 5 2 4 19 9 7 11 37 .167 .236 .310 .546 10.3  
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   193 25 31 4 1 3 24 12 11 7 48 .161 .193 .238 .431 5.2
vs LH   81 21 14 3 1 5 9 4 3 8 19 .173 .264 .420 .683 8.9
Home 87 159 22 24 5 1 3 14 5 9 7 39 .151 .192 .252 .443 3.9
Away 75 115 24 21 2 1 5 19 11 5 8 28 .183 .246 .348 .594 10.3
RISP   82 0 16 2 1 2 26 0 0 5 21 .195 .247 .317 .564 6.2
Pinch Hitting   36 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 10 .167 .167 .194 .361 -0.6
Close/Late   45 19 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 10 .200 .245 .222 .467 2.3
Mar/Apr 25 29 6 5 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 8 .172 .200 .207 .407 1.5
May 30 43 5 4 0 0 1 4 4 4 4 6 .093 .170 .163 .333 0.0
June 18 29 5 5 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 8 .172 .200 .276 .476 1.0
July 29 59 8 11 3 0 2 4 1 3 4 17 .186 .238 .339 .577 4.0
August 34 68 15 11 2 1 2 9 4 3 2 22 .162 .219 .309 .528 3.3
Sep/Oct 26 46 7 9 1 1 2 11 2 2 3 6 .196 .240 .391 .631 4.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1988 27 BAL JL 1B 27 17 166.0 197 16 2 17 .991 11.55   0.4
    3B 16 7 70.3 5 17 1 1 .957 2.82   0.2
    2B 7 4 40.0 5 15 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.2
    SS 2 1 9.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.80   0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1989 28 BAL JL 1B 35 29 265.0 291 18 3 18 .990 10.49   0.5
    SS 10 4 45.7 8 23 0 4 1.000 6.11   0.6
    3B 9 1 23.0 0 4 1 1 .800 1.57   0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 62 46 431.0 488 34 5 35 .991 10.90   1.0
  3B 25 8 93.3 5 21 2 2 .929 2.51   0.3
  SS 12 5 55.3 8 26 0 4 1.000 5.53   0.7
  2B 7 4 40.0 5 15 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.2
  RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   108 63 623.7 506 96 7 42 .989 8.69   2.1
Career Highs   55 34 335.7 299 51 4 23 .989 9.22    
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
1988 27 BAL JL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by Birmingham in 1980
Injured on 4/9/1981 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks