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Cal McVey
Calvin Alexander McVey

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.

Debut May 5, 1871
Born August 30, 1849 in Montrose, IA
Died August 20, 1926 in San Francisco, CA

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1871 21 BOS NA  29  153   43   66   9  5   0   43   6  0   1   2  .431  .435  .556  177   85                    
 1872 22 BOS NA  46  237   56   76  10  2   0   41   6  1   1   1  .321  .324  .380  111   90                    
 1873 23 BAL NA  38  192   49   73   4  5   2   34   1  0   3   2  .380  .390  .484  158   93                    
 1874 24 BOS NA  70  343   91  123  21  6   3   71   5  0   1   3  .359  .360  .481  161  165                    
 1875 25 BOS NA  82  389   89  138  36  9   3   87   7  0   1   5  .355  .356  .517  194  201                    
 1876 26 CHC NL  63  308   62  107  15  0   1   53          2   4  .347  .352  .406  139  125                    
 1877 27 CHC NL  60  266   58   98   9  7   0   36          8  11  .368  .387  .455  151  121                    
 1878 28 CIN NL  61  271   43   83  10  4   2   28          5  10  .306  .319  .395  143  107                    
 1879 29 CIN NL  81  354   64  105  18  6   0   55          8  13  .297  .312  .381  132  135                    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      530 2513  555  869 132 44  11  448  25  1  30  51  .346  .354  .446  152 1122   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        768  170  266  40 13   3  137   8  0   9  16  .346  .354  .446  152  343   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     82  389   91  138  36  9   3   87   7  1   8  13  .431  .435  .556  194  201   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1871 21 BOS NA  154   87   38  11.6    94| .431  .294| .435  .319| .556  .395| .991  .713| 177  .801  14.8   1.3 100%
 1872 22 BOS NA  238  162   30   5.0    82| .321  .296| .324  .307| .380  .360| .704  .667| 111  .533   2.8   0.3  85%
 1873 23 BAL NA  195  119   36   8.2    84| .380  .297| .390  .310| .484  .366| .874  .676| 158  .727  12.9   1.2 100%
 1874 24 BOS NA  344  220   60   7.4    75| .359  .284| .360  .293| .481  .349| .841  .642| 161  .749  23.0   2.4 100%
 1875 25 BOS NA  390  251   73   7.8    60| .355  .262| .356  .269| .517  .321| .873  .590| 194  .829  36.8   4.1 100%
 1876 26 CHC NL  310  201   44   6.0    73| .347  .280| .352  .293| .406  .340| .758  .633| 139  .715  13.2   1.5     
 1877 27 CHC NL  274  168   47   7.6    82| .368  .290| .387  .309| .455  .361| .842  .670| 151  .775  15.8   1.7     
 1878 28 CIN NL  276  188   34   4.9    60| .306  .255| .319  .273| .395  .314| .714  .587| 143  .656  11.5   1.3     
 1879 29 CIN NL  362  249   42   4.6    63| .297  .254| .312  .270| .381  .329| .693  .599| 132  .620  11.8   1.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2543 1645  404   6.6    72| .346  .276| .354  .290| .446  .343| .800  .633| 152  .724 142.5  15.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1875 25 BOS NA   1   0   3   2   0   0      1   11.0   15    9    4   0    1   13                     0  3.27  2.36   72 1.455
 1876 26 CHC NL   5   2  11   6   5   0   5  2   59.3   57   22   10   0    2    9       2   245       0  1.52  2.45  161 0.994
 1877 27 CHC NL   4   8  17  10   6   0   6  2   92.0  129   87   46   2   11   20       3   439       0  4.50  2.98   66 1.522
 1879 29 CIN NL   0   2   3   1   1   0   1  0   14.0   34   23   13   1    2    7       3    77       0  8.36  2.35   28 2.571
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .455  10  12  34  19  12   0  12  5  176.3  235  141   73   3   16   49       8   761       0  3.73  2.71   73 1.423
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  15  43  24  15   0  15  6  226.0  301  180   93   3   20   62   0  10   976   0   0  3.73  2.71   73 1.423
 Career High      5   8  17  10   6   0   6  2   92.0  129   87   46   2   11   20   0   3   439   0   0  1.52  2.98  161 0.994

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1871 21 BOS NA C 29 105 12 17 1 .873 .842 4.03 4.08 0 OF 5 2 0 1 0 .667 .833 0.40 1.88 0 0 5 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.60 1872 22 BOS NA C 40 149 30 27 2 .869 .847 4.47 5.03 0 OF 11 8 0 1 0 .889 .825 0.73 1.85 2 0 9 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .769 2.00 4.30 1873 23 BAL NA C 25 82 15 10 0 .907 .841 3.88 4.60 0 OF 6 13 0 2 0 .867 .807 2.17 1.92 1 4 1 SS 5 11 18 4 0 .879 .775 5.80 4.76 2B 4 12 5 6 0 .739 .833 4.25 5.45 1B 3 13 0 2 2 .867 .929 4.33 10.20 3B 2 4 1 5 0 .500 .746 2.50 4.35 1874 24 BOS NA OF 57 64 7 29 0 .710 .802 1.25 1.89 0 8 49 C 23 66 9 12 0 .862 .801 3.26 4.78 0 1875 25 BOS NA 1B 55 532 13 29 28 .949 .936 9.91 10.28 OF 23 29 2 5 0 .861 .818 1.35 1.77 1 20 2 C 16 74 21 14 1 .872 .823 5.94 5.20 0 P 3 1 2 1 0 .750 .857 1.00 2.33 2.45 2.62 2 11.0 1876 26 CHC NL 1B 55 485 10 21 21 .959 .942 9.00 10.31 P 11 1 13 4 0 .778 .875 1.27 1.92 2.12 2.08 6 59.3 C 6 23 1 2 0 .923 .805 4.00 5.40 1 3B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .800 2.00 3.60 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 1 0 0 1877 27 CHC NL C 40 137 34 28 3 .859 .876 4.28 5.72 48 3B 17 18 23 8 0 .837 .840 2.41 3.49 P 17 6 14 5 0 .800 .913 1.18 1.91 1.96 2.10 10 92.0 1B 1 17 0 1 0 .944 .950 17.00 10.60 2B 1 1 4 0 1 1.000 .862 5.00 6.20 1878 28 CIN NL 3B 61 78 106 42 6 .814 .864 3.02 3.46 C 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .896 2.00 6.53 2 1879 29 CIN NL 1B 72 736 5 42 33 .946 .953 10.29 10.89 OF 7 14 0 2 0 .875 .838 2.00 1.86 0 1 6 P 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.20 1.93 2.31 1 14.0 3B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .833 2.00 3.30 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.20 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1873 23 BAL NA 1B 3 13 0 2 2 .867 .929 4.33 10.20 1875 25 BOS NA 1B 55 532 13 29 28 .949 .936 9.91 10.28 1876 26 CHC NL 1B 55 485 10 21 21 .959 .942 9.00 10.31 1877 27 CHC NL 1B 1 17 0 1 0 .944 .950 17.00 10.60 1879 29 CIN NL 1B 72 736 5 42 33 .946 .953 10.29 10.89 1873 23 BAL NA 2B 4 12 5 6 0 .739 .833 4.25 5.45 1877 27 CHC NL 2B 1 1 4 0 1 1.000 .862 5.00 6.20 1871 21 BOS NA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.60 1872 22 BOS NA 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .769 2.00 4.30 1873 23 BAL NA 3B 2 4 1 5 0 .500 .746 2.50 4.35 1876 26 CHC NL 3B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .800 2.00 3.60 1877 27 CHC NL 3B 17 18 23 8 0 .837 .840 2.41 3.49 1878 28 CIN NL 3B 61 78 106 42 6 .814 .864 3.02 3.46 1879 29 CIN NL 3B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .833 2.00 3.30 1871 21 BOS NA C 29 105 12 17 1 .873 .842 4.03 4.08 0 1872 22 BOS NA C 40 149 30 27 2 .869 .847 4.47 5.03 0 1873 23 BAL NA C 25 82 15 10 0 .907 .841 3.88 4.60 0 1874 24 BOS NA C 23 66 9 12 0 .862 .801 3.26 4.78 0 1875 25 BOS NA C 16 74 21 14 1 .872 .823 5.94 5.20 0 1876 26 CHC NL C 6 23 1 2 0 .923 .805 4.00 5.40 1 1877 27 CHC NL C 40 137 34 28 3 .859 .876 4.28 5.72 48 1878 28 CIN NL C 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .896 2.00 6.53 2 1879 29 CIN NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.20 0 1871 21 BOS NA OF 5 2 0 1 0 .667 .833 0.40 1.88 0 0 5 1872 22 BOS NA OF 11 8 0 1 0 .889 .825 0.73 1.85 2 0 9 1873 23 BAL NA OF 6 13 0 2 0 .867 .807 2.17 1.92 1 4 1 1874 24 BOS NA OF 57 64 7 29 0 .710 .802 1.25 1.89 0 8 49 1875 25 BOS NA OF 23 29 2 5 0 .861 .818 1.35 1.77 1 20 2 1876 26 CHC NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 1 0 0 1879 29 CIN NL OF 7 14 0 2 0 .875 .838 2.00 1.86 0 1 6 1875 25 BOS NA P 3 1 2 1 0 .750 .857 1.00 2.33 2.45 2.62 2 11.0 1876 26 CHC NL P 11 1 13 4 0 .778 .875 1.27 1.92 2.12 2.08 6 59.3 1877 27 CHC NL P 17 6 14 5 0 .800 .913 1.18 1.91 1.96 2.10 10 92.0 1879 29 CIN NL P 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.20 1.93 2.31 1 14.0 1873 23 BAL NA SS 5 11 18 4 0 .879 .775 5.80 4.76
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total 1B 186 1783 28 95 84 .950 .945 9.74 10.53 C 183 641 123 110 7 .874 .843 4.17 5.00 51 OF 110 130 9 40 0 .777 .811 1.26 1.86 5 33 72 3B 84 104 132 55 6 .811 .855 2.81 3.50 P* 34 8 32 10 0 .800 .895 1.18 1.98 19 176.3 2B 5 13 9 6 1 .786 .840 4.40 5.60 SS 5 11 18 4 0 .879 .775 5.80 4.76 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 607 2690 351 320 98 .905 .900 5.01 5.75
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1871 NA-.431-2
1873 NA-.380-5
1874 NA-.359-2
1875 NA-.355-3
1876 NL-.347-5
1877 NL-.368-3

On-base %
1871 NA-.435-3
1873 NA-.390-6
1874 NA-.360-4
1875 NA-.356-3
1876 NL-.352-7
1877 NL-.387-3

Slugging %
1871 NA-.556-7
1873 NA-.484-3
1874 NA-.481-4
1875 NA-.517-1
1877 NL-.455-4

OPS
1871 NA-.991-4
1873 NA-.874-3
1874 NA-.842-4
1875 NA-.873-1
1876 NL-.757-10
1877 NL-.842-4

Games
1874 NA-70-4
1875 NA-82-5
1877 NL-60-10

At Bats
1871 NA-153-9
1874 NA-343-3
1875 NA-389-4
1876 NL-308-10
1877 NL-266-9
1878 NL-271-4

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1874 NA-344-3
1875 NA-390-5
1877 NL-274-10
1878 NL-276-7

Runs
1871 NA-43-10
1874 NA-91-1
1875 NA-89-4
1876 NL-62-7
1877 NL-58-2

Hits
1871 NA-66-1
1874 NA-123-1
1875 NA-138-2
1876 NL-107-4
1877 NL-98-2
1878 NL-83-8
1879 NL-105-9

Total Bases
1871 NA-85-3
1874 NA-165-1
1875 NA-201-1
1877 NL-121-2
1878 NL-107-9

Doubles
1871 NA-9-8
1874 NA-21-2
1875 NA-36-1
1876 NL-15-9

Triples
1874 NA-6-9
1875 NA-9-4
1877 NL-7-5
1878 NL-4-10

Home Runs
1873 NA-2-4
1874 NA-3-2
1875 NA-3-4
1878 NL-2-3

RBI
1871 NA-43-2
1874 NA-71-1
1875 NA-87-1
1876 NL-53-5
1877 NL-36-6
1879 NL-55-4

Singles
1871 NA-52-1
1874 NA-93-2
1875 NA-90-8
1876 NL-91-4
1877 NL-82-1
1878 NL-67-10
1879 NL-81-9

Adjusted OPS+
1871 NA-177-5
1873 NA-158-3
1874 NA-161-4
1875 NA-194-2
1877 NL-151-5

Runs Created
1871 NA-38-3
1874 NA-60-1
1875 NA-73-1
1876 NL-44-9
1877 NL-47-3

Adjusted Batting Runs
1871 NA-15-4
1873 NA-13-7
1874 NA-23-2
1875 NA-37-1
1877 NL-16-5

Batting Wins
1871 NA-1.3-4
1873 NA-1.2-7
1874 NA-2.4-1
1875 NA-4.1-1
1877 NL-1.7-5

Extra-Base Hits
1871 NA-14-9
1874 NA-30-1
1875 NA-48-1
1878 NL-16-10

Times on Base
1871 NA-67-2
1874 NA-124-1
1875 NA-139-2
1876 NL-109-6
1877 NL-106-3

Offensive Win%
1871 NA-.801-2
1873 NA-.727-4
1874 NA-.749-3
1875 NA-.829-1
1876 NL-.715-10
1877 NL-.775-4

Power/Speed Number
1874 NA-3.8-2
1875 NA-4.2-3

At Bats per Strikeout
1872 NA-237.0-4
1878 NL-27.1-7
1879 NL-27.2-10

At Bats per Home Run
1873 NA-96.0-3
1874 NA-114.3-4
1875 NA-129.7-7
1878 NL-135.5-4

Wins
1877 NL-4-9

Won-Loss %
1876 NL-.714-3
1877 NL-.333-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1877 NL-1.522-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1877 NL-12.62-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1877 NL-1.08-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1877 NL-1.96-6

Games
1877 NL-17-8

Saves
1875 NA-1-3
1876 NL-2-2
1877 NL-2-1

Innings
1877 NL-92.0-10

Strikeouts
1875 NA-13-8
1877 NL-20-8

Games Started
1877 NL-10-10

Comp. Games
1877 NL-6-10

Home Runs Allow.
1877 NL-2-4
1879 NL-1-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
1877 NL-11-10

Hits Allowed
1877 NL-129-9

SO to Walk
1877 NL-1.82-4

Losses
1877 NL-8-9

Earned Runs Allow.
1877 NL-46-9

Batters Faced
1877 NL-439-10

Games Finished
1876 NL-5-3
1877 NL-6-2
1879 NL-1-7

Adjusted ERA+
1877 NL-66-9

   

Black Ink: Batting - 22 (93) (Average HOFer ≈ 27) Pitching - 3 (545) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Batting - 136 (121) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 38 (629) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 24.0 (452) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 41.0 (444) Pitching - 1.0 (1853) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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