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Mike Macfarlane

Michael Andrew Macfarlane

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 12, 1964 in Stockton, CA
School: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 23, 1987 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Royals/Athletics/RedSox 1987-1999
Agents: Jeff Moorad [*]
Final Game: October 3, 1999 (Age 35)
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 25, 2013 7:17PM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #1300. Chad Curtis… #1301. Johnny Cooney… #1302. Jim Pagliaroni… #1303. MIKE MACFARLANE… #1304. Connie Ryan… #1305. Les Mann… #1306. Ed McFarland… 

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1987 23 KCR AL 8 21 19 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .211 .286 .263 .549 46 5 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1988 24 KCR AL 70 236 211 25 56 15 0 4 26 0 0 21 37 .265 .332 .393 .725 102 83 5 1 1 2 2 2
1989 25 KCR AL 69 167 157 13 35 6 0 2 19 0 0 7 27 .223 .263 .299 .563 59 47 8 2 0 1 0 2/D
1990 26 KCR AL 124 440 400 37 102 24 4 6 58 1 0 25 69 .255 .306 .380 .686 93 152 9 7 1 6 2 *2/D
1991 27 KCR AL 84 296 267 34 74 18 2 13 41 1 0 17 52 .277 .330 .506 .836 128 135 4 6 1 4 0 2/D
1992 28 KCR AL 129 451 402 51 94 28 3 17 48 1 5 30 89 .234 .310 .445 .755 108 179 8 15 1 2 2 2D
1993 29 KCR AL 117 451 388 55 106 27 0 20 67 2 5 40 83 .273 .360 .497 .857 123 193 8 16 1 6 2 *2
1994 30 KCR AL 92 370 314 53 80 17 3 14 47 1 0 35 71 .255 .359 .462 .821 108 145 9 18 0 3 1 *2/D
1995 31 BOS AL 115 420 364 45 82 18 1 15 51 2 1 38 78 .225 .319 .404 .723 85 147 9 14 0 4 0 *2/D
1996 32 KCR AL 112 419 379 58 104 24 2 19 54 3 3 31 57 .274 .339 .499 .838 110 189 4 7 0 2 5 2/D
1997 33 KCR AL 82 291 257 34 61 14 2 8 35 0 2 24 47 .237 .316 .401 .717 85 103 4 6 3 1 3 2
1998 34 TOT AL 81 239 218 29 53 12 0 7 34 1 0 12 36 .243 .291 .394 .686 80 86 3 4 1 3 0 2
1998 34 KCR AL 3 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182 -52 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1998 34 OAK AL 78 228 207 28 52 12 0 7 34 1 0 12 34 .251 .301 .411 .712 87 85 3 4 1 3 0 2
1999 35 OAK AL 81 246 226 24 55 17 0 4 31 0 0 13 52 .243 .282 .372 .653 70 84 7 1 1 5 0 2/D
13 Yrs 1164 4047 3602 458 906 221 17 129 514 12 16 295 700 .252 .322 .430 .752 99 1548 79 97 10 39 17
162 Game Avg. 162 563 501 64 126 31 2 18 72 2 2 41 97 .252 .322 .430 .752 99 215 11 14 1 5 2
KCR (11 yrs) 890 3153 2805 361 717 174 16 103 398 9 15 232 536 .256 .327 .439 .766 104 1232 60 78 8 27 17
OAK (2 yrs) 159 474 433 52 107 29 0 11 65 1 0 25 86 .247 .291 .390 .681 78 169 10 5 2 8 0
BOS (1 yr) 115 420 364 45 82 18 1 15 51 2 1 38 78 .225 .319 .404 .723 85 147 9 14 0 4 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1987 23 KCR AL 8 21 -2 -0 -0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
1988 24 KCR AL 70 236 0 -1 -1 -5 4 -3 -0.3 8 5 0.5 .495 .498 1.0 -0.1 10 $62,500 2
1989 25 KCR AL 69 167 -9 0 -1 0 2 -7 -0.8 6 -1 -0.2 .488 .495 -0.2 0.3 -1 $70,500 2/D
1990 26 KCR AL 124 440 -7 -0 -1 -6 6 -8 -0.8 16 8 0.7 .493 .495 1.5 -0.0 14 $105,000 *2/D
1991 27 KCR AL 84 296 10 -1 -0 3 4 16 1.7 11 26 2.7 .519 .510 2.4 0.7 23 $280,000 2/D
1992 28 KCR AL 129 451 4 -2 -0 -1 5 5 0.6 17 22 2.2 .504 .503 2.4 0.5 23 $740,000 2D
1993 29 KCR AL 117 451 13 -2 -2 0 6 15 1.5 17 32 3.1 .513 .509 3.2 0.6 32 $1,175,000 *2
1994 30 KCR AL 92 370 2 -3 -1 -7 4 -4 -0.3 14 9 0.9 .495 .497 1.6 -0.2 16 $2,600,000 *2/D
1995 31 BOS AL 115 420 -8 1 -0 -3 6 -4 -0.3 16 12 1.1 .496 .498 1.4 0.3 15 $1,725,000 *2/D
1996 32 KCR AL 112 419 4 1 0 3 5 14 1.5 16 29 2.9 .511 .508 2.5 0.9 26 $850,000 2/D
1997 33 KCR AL 82 291 -7 -2 0 -4 5 -8 -0.7 11 3 0.3 .491 .495 0.7 0.1 7 $887,500 2
1998 34 KCR AL 3 11 -3 0 0 2 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .497 .500 -0.2 0.2 -2 $725,000 /2
1998 34 OAK AL 78 228 -4 -0 0 -4 3 -4 -0.4 9 4 0.4 .495 .497 0.8 -0.0 8 2
1999 35 OAK AL 81 246 -12 -2 -1 3 4 -8 -0.7 9 1 0.1 .490 .495 -0.2 0.6 -2 $600,000 2/D
13 Seasons 1164 4047 -18 -12 -7 -19 56 0 0.8 149 150 14.7 .500 .500 16.8 3.9 169 $9,820,500
KCR (11 yrs) 890 3153 6 -11 -6 -15 43 17 2.2 116 133 13.1 .502 .501 14.7 3.0 148 $7,495,500
OAK (2 yrs) 159 474 -16 -2 -0 -1 7 -13 -1.1 18 5 0.6 .493 .496 0.7 0.6 6 $600,000
BOS (1 yr) 115 420 -8 1 -0 -3 6 -4 -0.3 16 12 1.1 .496 .498 1.4 0.3 15 $1,725,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 31 BOS AL ALDS CLE L 3 10 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .300 .333 .633 3 0 0 0 1 0
1 ALDS 3 10 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .300 .333 .633 3 0 0 0 1 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1987 KCR AL 23 C 8 7 4 56.0 31 29 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 4.98 3.88 .988 6.73 6.68 0 5 4 4 50% 31% 0
1988 KCR AL 24 C 68 62 56 553.0 329 309 18 2 3 .994 -5 -11 5.32 4.81 .989 6.22 6.16 8 24 45 14 24% 31% 0
1989 KCR AL 25 C 59 34 31 338.2 267 249 17 1 4 .996 0 0 7.07 4.51 .989 6.24 6.17 9 12 17 12 41% 31% 0
1989 KCR AL 25 DH 4 3
1990 KCR AL 26 C 112 103 99 910.2 689 660 23 6 9 .991 -6 -8 6.75 6.10 .991 6.42 6.35 7 30 68 14 17% 34% 1
1990 KCR AL 26 DH 5 5
1991 KCR AL 27 C 69 66 62 578.2 422 391 28 3 4 .993 3 6 6.52 6.07 .990 6.49 6.48 4 28 21 17 45% 34% 1
1991 KCR AL 27 DH 4 4
1992 KCR AL 28 C 104 97 86 845.0 574 527 43 4 7 .993 -1 -1 6.07 5.48 .989 6.20 6.18 9 31 70 28 29% 34% 2
1992 KCR AL 28 DH 13 13
1993 KCR AL 29 C 114 102 92 917.1 726 647 68 11 11 .985 0 0 7.01 6.27 .991 6.56 6.50 8 53 70 53 43% 36% 1
1994 KCR AL 30 C 81 77 73 690.0 541 498 39 4 9 .993 -7 -12 7.00 6.63 .991 6.79 6.74 4 39 64 19 23% 31% 1
1994 KCR AL 30 DH 8 8
1995 BOS AL 31 C 111 104 84 899.2 672 618 49 5 8 .993 -3 -4 6.67 6.01 .990 6.74 6.67 26 48 53 29 35% 31% 2
1995 BOS AL 31 DH 3 1
1996 KCR AL 32 C 99 92 83 819.1 550 511 35 4 2 .993 3 4 6.00 5.52 .990 6.91 6.87 5 34 38 24 39% 30% 0
1996 KCR AL 32 DH 9 8
1997 KCR AL 33 C 81 75 66 664.2 463 439 20 4 3 .991 -4 -7 6.22 5.67 .991 7.15 7.09 9 35 26 11 30% 33% 0
1998 TOT AL 34 C 73 56 47 510.0 395 368 23 4 7 .990 -2 -5 6.90 5.36 .990 7.13 7.05 5 30 34 15 31% 31% 1
1998 KCR AL 34 C 3 3 3 24.2 16 13 3 0 1 1.000 2 97 5.84 5.33 .990 7.15 7.07 0 0 1 2 67% 31% 1
1998 OAK AL 34 C 70 53 44 485.1 379 355 20 4 6 .989 -4 -10 6.95 5.36 .990 7.13 7.05 5 30 33 13 28% 31% 0
1999 OAK AL 35 C 79 56 52 530.2 395 351 43 1 8 .997 3 7 6.68 4.99 .991 6.98 6.87 6 26 36 25 41% 33% 0
1999 OAK AL 35 DH 1 0
13 Seasons C 1058 931 835 8313.2 6054 5597 408 49 75 .992 -19 -3 6.50 5.68 .990 6.65 6.59 100 395 546 265 33% 33% 9
13 Seasons TOT 1058 931 835 8313.2 6054 5597 408 49 75 .992 -19 -3 6.50 5.68 .990 6.65 6.59 100 395 546 265 33% 33% 9
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1990 AL  7 (4th)
1992 AL  15 (1st)
1993 AL  16 (2nd)
1994 AL  18 (1st)
1995 AL  14 (2nd)
Career  97 (81st)

Def. Games as C s c a p y
Career  1,058 (99th)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1990 AL  660 (5th)
Career  5,597 (81st)

Assists as C s c a p y
1993 AL  68 (5th)
1995 AL  49 (4th)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1990 AL  6 (5th)
1993 AL  11 (2nd)

Double Plays Turned as C s c a p y
1990 AL  9 (5th)
1993 AL  11 (4th)
1994 AL  9 (1st)
1995 AL  8 (3rd)
1998 AL  7 (3rd)
1999 AL  8 (5th)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1992 AL  9 (4th)
1993 AL  8 (5th)
1995 AL  26 (1st)
1997 AL  9 (5th)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1993 AL  70 (3rd)
1994 AL  64 (3rd)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1993 AL  53 (4th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1991 AL  44.7 (3rd)
1996 AL  38.7 (4th)
1999 AL  41.0 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as C s c a p y
1996 AL  3 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as C† s c a p y
Career  6.50 (97th)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1990 AL  6.10 (5th)
1991 AL  6.07 (4th)
1993 AL  6.27 (5th)
1994 AL  6.63 (5th)

Fielding % as C s c a p y
1992 AL  .993 (5th)
Career  .992 (44th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (2168), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 25 (482), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (109th), 14.7 career WAR/13.6 7yr-peak WAR/14.2 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  8. Darrin Fletcher (927)
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  5. Darrin Fletcher (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Miguel Olivo (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. John Romano (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Darren Daulton (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Darren Daulton (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
198824Kansas City Royals$62,500USA Today, 4/1/88
198925Kansas City Royals$70,5001989 USA Today survey
199026Kansas City Royals$105,000USA Today
199127Kansas City Royals$280,000USA Today survey
199228Kansas City Royals$740,0004/2/92 USA Today
199329Kansas City Royals$1,175,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199430Kansas City Royals$2,600,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199531Boston Red Sox$1,725,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199632Kansas City Royals$850,0001996 AP surveyIncludes $100,000 earned bonus
199733Kansas City Royals$887,5001997 postseason AP surveyIncludes $7,500 earned bonus
199834Kansas City Royals$725,00011/23/98 USA TodayIncludes $25,000 earned bonus
199935Oakland Athletics$600,0004/6/99 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$9,820,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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