Ken Macha
Kenneth Edward Macha
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 217 lb.

Born: September 29, 1950 in Monroeville, PA
School: University of Pittsburgh
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1974
Final Game: September 30, 1981
Relatives: Cousin of Hal Newhouser
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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
1974 23 PIT NL 5 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400 296 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1977 26 PIT NL 35 101 95 2 26 4 0 0 11 1 1 6 17 .274 .317 .316 .633 70 30 6 0 0 0 0 53/79
1978 27 PIT NL 29 65 52 5 11 1 1 0 5 2 0 12 10 .212 .354 .269 .623 74 14 3 0 0 1 1 5
1979 28 MON NL 25 40 36 8 10 3 1 0 4 0 0 2 9 .278 .333 .417 .750 105 15 3 1 1 0 1 5/392
1980 29 MON NL 49 120 107 10 31 5 1 1 8 0 2 11 17 .290 .361 .383 .745 109 41 5 1 1 0 1 5/329
1981 30 TOR AL 37 94 85 4 17 2 0 0 6 1 1 8 15 .200 .266 .224 .489 39 19 2 0 0 1 0 53/D2
6 Seasons 180 425 380 30 98 16 3 1 35 4 4 39 68 .258 .329 .324 .652 81 123 19 2 2 2 3
162 Game Avg. 162 383 342 27 88 14 3 1 32 4 4 35 61 .258 .329 .324 .652 81 111 17 2 2 2 3
PIT (3 yrs) 69 171 152 8 40 6 1 0 17 3 1 18 27 .263 .339 .316 .655 78 48 9 0 0 1 1
MON (2 yrs) 74 160 143 18 41 8 2 1 12 0 2 13 26 .287 .354 .392 .746 108 56 8 2 2 0 2
TOR (1 yr) 37 94 85 4 17 2 0 0 6 1 1 8 15 .200 .266 .224 .489 39 19 2 0 0 1 0
NL (5 yrs) 143 331 295 26 81 14 3 1 29 3 3 31 53 .275 .347 .353 .699 92 104 17 2 2 1 3
AL (1 yr) 37 94 85 4 17 2 0 0 6 1 1 8 15 .200 .266 .224 .489 39 19 2 0 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1974 23 PIT NL 5 2 2 27.0 92 .600 .600 .259 .600 .330 .800 .374 1.400 .704 296 .967 1.3 0.1 2.000 .200 .200
1977 26 PIT NL 101 76 8 2.8 105 .333 .274 .272 .317 .340 .316 .414 .633 .753 70 .290 -4.2 -0.4 .474 .105 .042 .0
1978 27 PIT NL 65 45 6 3.6 99 .256 .212 .268 .354 .336 .269 .394 .623 .730 74 .428 -1.3 -0.1 .636 .327 .058 .0
1979 28 MON NL 40 30 4 3.6 99 .370 .278 .268 .333 .333 .417 .397 .750 .730 105 .407 0.2 0.0 .621 .194 .139
1980 29 MON NL 120 84 13 4.2 95 .337 .290 .267 .361 .329 .383 .387 .745 .716 109 .493 1.4 0.1 .614 .178 .093 .0
1981 30 TOR AL 94 72 5 1.9 94 .239 .200 .263 .266 .328 .224 .382 .489 .711 39 .192 -6.7 -0.7 .380 .118 .024 .0
6 Seasons 425 309 38 3.3 98 .310 .258 .267 .329 .333 .324 .394 .652 .727 81 .382 -9.3 -1.0 .538 .168 .066 1.6
162 Game Avg. 383 278 34 3.3 98 .310 .258 .267 .329 .333 .324 .394 .652 .727 81 .382 -9.3 -1.0 .538 .168 .066 1
PIT (3 yrs) 171 123 16 3.5 102 .317 .263 .270 .339 .338 .316 .406 .655 .744 78 .392 -4.2 -0.4 .557 .184 .053 .0
MON (2 yrs) 160 114 17 4.0 96 .345 .287 .267 .354 .330 .392 .390 .746 .720 108 .472 1.6 0.1 .616 .182 .105 .0
TOR (1 yr) 94 72 5 1.9 94 .239 .200 .263 .266 .328 .224 .382 .489 .711 39 .192 -6.7 -0.7 .380 .118 .024 .0
NL (5 yrs) 331 237 33 3.8 99 .331 .275 .268 .347 .334 .353 .398 .699 .732 92 .431 -2.6 -0.3 .585 .183 .078 1.5
AL (1 yr) 94 72 5 1.9 94 .239 .200 .263 .266 .328 .224 .382 .489 .711 39 .192 -6.7 -0.7 .380 .118 .024 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1974 23 PIT NL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 33% 5.0 0.00 100%
1977 26 PIT NL 101 0.0% 16.8% 5.9% 4.0% 15% 2.83 5.6 8.6 2.35 77%
1978 27 PIT NL 65 0.0% 15.4% 18.5% 3.1% 18% 0.83 5.2 10.4 1.62 66%
1979 28 MON NL 40 0.0% 22.5% 5.0% 10.0% 40% 4.50 4.0 9.0 4.00 68%
1980 29 MON NL 120 0.8% 14.2% 9.2% 5.8% 23% 1.55 6.3 107.0 13.4 2.65 74%
1981 30 TOR AL 94 0.0% 16.0% 8.5% 2.1% 12% 1.88 5.7 14.2 1.62 76%
6 Seasons 425 0.2% 16.0% 9.2% 4.7% 20% 1.74 5.6 380.0 10.9 2.11 74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1974 23 PIT NL 0 0 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1977 26 PIT NL 2 0 6% 25 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 100% 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 27 PIT NL 1 0 22% 26 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 3
1979 28 MON NL 0 0 62% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 25% 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
1980 29 MON NL 3 0 21% 57 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 36% 7 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 1
1981 30 TOR AL 1 0 16% 38 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
6 Seasons 7 0 21% 158 4 4 50% 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 36% 18 13 5 2 1 1 11 6 5
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1974 23 PIT NL 5 80% 3 5 3 0 1 1.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 3 1 33% 0 0 0 0 0
1977 26 PIT NL 101 34% 26 6 0 0 0 2.45 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 6 35% 6 2 33% 79 12 15% 6 3 50% 11 6 55% 0
1978 27 PIT NL 65 34% 11 7 1 0 0 1.36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 23% 6 1 17% 40 6 15% 5 2 40% 4 2 50% 0
1979 28 MON NL 40 48% 10 7 0 0 0 1.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 11 3 27% 3 0 0% 24 4 17% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1980 29 MON NL 120 40% 31 12 2 0 0 1.79 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 25 5 20% 8 3 38% 71 7 10% 7 4 57% 7 4 57% 0
1981 30 TOR AL 94 53% 17 1 0 0 0 2.02 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 2 12% 12 4 33% 53 6 11% 6 3 50% 5 1 20% 0
6 Seasons 425 42% 98 38 6 0 1 1.66 1 0 10 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 100% 85 19 22% 35 10 29% 270 36 13% 26 13 50% 30 14 47% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1974 23 5 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400 296 4 0 0 0 0 0
1975 24 5 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400 296 4 0 0 0 0 0
1976 25 5 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400 296 4 0 0 0 0 0
1977 26 40 106 100 3 29 5 0 0 12 1 1 6 17 .290 .330 .340 .670 80 34 6 0 0 0 0
1978 27 69 171 152 8 40 6 1 0 17 3 1 18 27 .263 .339 .316 .655 78 48 9 0 0 1 1
1979 28 94 211 188 16 50 9 2 0 21 3 1 20 36 .266 .338 .335 .673 83 63 12 1 1 1 2
1980 29 143 331 295 26 81 14 3 1 29 3 3 31 53 .275 .347 .353 .699 92 104 17 2 2 1 3
1981 30 180 425 380 30 98 16 3 1 35 4 4 39 68 .258 .329 .324 .652 81 123 19 2 2 2 3

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1974 23 5 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 5
1977 26 35 97 92 2 23 4 0 0 11 1 5 17 .250 .289 .293 .582 8 35
1978 27 29 67 53 5 12 1 1 0 5 2 13 10 .226 .373 .283 .656 6 29
1979 28 25 38 35 8 9 3 1 0 4 0 2 9 .257 .316 .400 .716 4 25
1980 29 49 120 108 11 32 5 1 1 9 0 11 17 .296 .367 .389 .756 15 49
1981 30 56 146 131 7 28 3 0 0 11 2 13 23 .214 .281 .237 .517 9 37
6 Seasons 199 473 424 34 104 16 3 1 41 5 44 76 .245 .317 .304 .621 45 180
162 Game Avg. 162 385 345 28 85 13 2 1 33 4 36 62 .245 .317 .304 .621 37 180

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3544), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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