Max Macon

Max Cullen Macon

Positions: Pitcher, First Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 14, 1915 in Pensacola, FL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1938
Teams (by GP): Braves/Dodgers/Cardinals 1938-1947

Final Game: April 17, 1947
Died: August 5, 1989 in Jupiter, FL
Buried: Resthaven Memorial Park, Louisville, KY
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1934	18	HUT	C	15	11	.577	3.88	35						202.0	200	110	87		120							1.584	8.9		5.3			HUT · WA
1935	19	STL-min	B,AA	19	7	.731		36						207.0	195	90			83							1.343	8.5		3.6			BMG,ROC · IIIL,IL
1936	20	STL-min	AA	12	12	.500	4.23	47	22					202.0	216	125	95		88							1.505	9.6		3.9			CLB · AA
1937	21	STL-min	AA	21	12	.636	3.46	45	34					265.0	273	132	102		114							1.460	9.3		3.9			CLB · AA
1938	22	STL	NL	4	11	.267	4.11	38	12	18	5	1	2	129.1	133	83	59	9	61	39	4	0	5	575	96	1.500	9.3	0.6	4.2	2.7	0.64

1939	23	STL-NYY-min	AA	9	10	.474	4.50	40	19					174.0	208	110	87		83							1.672	10.8		4.3			CLB,NWK · AA,IL
1940	24	LAD-min	AA	7	4	.636	2.55	22	10					99.0	88	36	28		47							1.364	8.0		4.3			MTL · IL
1940	24	BRO	NL	1	0	1.000	22.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	5	5	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	11	21	2.500	22.5	9.0	0.0	4.5

1941	25	LAD-min	AA	5	4	.556	3.26	19			3	0		80.0	80	43	29		33	26	2	0	3			1.412	9.0		3.7	2.9	0.79	MTL · IL
1942	26	LAD-min	AA	9	4	.692	2.33	16	15		9	3		112.0	84	35	29		25	39	1	0	1			0.973	6.8		2.0	3.1	1.56	MTL · IL
1942	26	BRO	NL	5	3	.625	1.93	14	8	3	4	1	1	84.0	67	22	18	3	33	27	2	0	0	348	171	1.190	7.2	0.3	3.5	2.9	0.82
1943	27	LAD-min	AA	0	0			2						14.0	8				4	4						0.857	5.1		2.6	2.6	1.00	MTL · IL
1943	27	BRO	NL	7	5	.583	5.96	25	9	12	0	0	0	77.0	91	54	51	4	32	21	4	1	0	353	56	1.597	10.6	0.5	3.7	2.5	0.66
1944	28	BSN	NL	0	0		21.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	10	7	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	20	21	3.667	30.0	6.0	3.0	3.0	1.00

1947	31	BSN	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7		1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00
1949	33	PIT-min	C					11																								MOD · CALL
1952	36	LAD-min	B	3	2	.600	1.20	13						30.0	24		4		10							1.133	7.2		3.0			MIA · FLIN
1954	38	LAD-min	AAA	0	0			2																								MTL · IL
6 Yrs				17	19	.472	4.24	81	29	35	9	2	3	297.1	307	171	140	20	128	90	10	1	5	1314	86	1.463	9.3	0.6	3.9	2.7	0.70
162 Game Avg.				11	12	.472	4.24	50	18	22	6	1	2	184	190	106	87	12	79	56	6	1	3	812	86	1.463	9.3	0.6	3.9	2.7	0.70

BRO (3 yrs)				13	8	.619	4.09	41	17	16	4	1	1	163.0	163	81	74	9	65	49	6	1	0	712	82	1.399	9.0	0.5	3.6	2.7	0.75
BSN (2 yrs)				0	0		12.60	2	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	11	7	7	2	2	2	0	0	0	27	36	2.600	19.8	3.6	3.6	3.6	1.00
STL (1 yr)				4	11	.267	4.11	38	12	18	5	1	2	129.1	133	83	59	9	61	39	4	0	5	575	96	1.500	9.3	0.6	4.2	2.7	0.64

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1938	22	STL	NL	129.1	38	12	83	5.78	4.42	-0.12	0.00	106.2	4.82	-13	-1.3	1.0	-0.1	-0.3	-2	.465	.492	$

1940	24	BRO	NL	2.0	2	0	5	22.50	4.62	-0.08	0.00	106.0	4.98	-4	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-4	.327	.498	$

1942	26	BRO	NL	84.0	14	8	22	2.36	4.09	0.26	0.00	100.4	3.84	15	1.8	1.0	-0.0	2.5	21	.631	.511	$
1943	27	BRO	NL	77.0	25	9	54	6.31	3.96	-0.20	0.00	99.1	4.12	-19	-2.0	1.0	-0.1	-1.4	-12	.420	.488	$
1944	28	BSN	NL	3.0	1	0	7	21.00	4.82	-0.02	0.00	98.0	4.74	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-5	.149	.498	$

1947	31	BSN	NL	2.0	1	0	0	0.00	4.98	0.01	0.00	102.0	5.07	1	0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.1	1	.623	.501	$
6 Seasons				297.1	81	29	171	5.18	4.21	-0.03	0.00	102.6	4.36	-25	-2.1	1.0	-0.2	0.3	0	.474	.498	$

BRO (3 yrs)				163.0	41	17	81	4.47	4.03	0.04	0.00	99.9	3.98	-8	-0.5	1.0	-0.1	0.8	5	.487	.499	$
BSN (2 yrs)				5.0	2	0	7	12.60	4.89	-0.01	0.00	99.6	4.87	-4	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-4	.386	.499	$
STL (1 yr)				129.1	38	12	83	5.78	4.42	-0.12	0.00	106.2	4.82	-13	-1.3	1.0	-0.1	-0.3	-2	.465	.492	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1938	22	STL	NL	575	1.6%	6.8%	10.6%	2.1%	9%	78%

1940	24	BRO	NL	11	18.2%	9.1%	0.0%			73%

1942	26	BRO	NL	348	0.9%	7.8%	9.5%	2.3%	12%	79%
1943	27	BRO	NL	345	1.2%	6.1%	9.3%			81%
1944	28	BSN	NL	20	10.0%	5.0%	5.0%			75%

1947	31	BSN	NL	7	0.0%	14.3%	14.3%			71%
6 Yrs				1306	1.5%	6.9%	9.8%	1.5%	7%	79%
MLB Averages					1.3%	9.1%	8.9%	2.9%	12%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1938	22	4	11	.267	4.11	38	12	18	5	1	2	129.1	133	83	59	9	61	39	4	0	5	575	96	1.500	9.3	0.6	4.2	2.7	0.64	96
1939	23	4	11	.267	4.11	38	12	18	5	1	2	129.1	133	83	59	9	61	39	4	0	5	575	96	1.500	9.3	0.6	4.2	2.7	0.64	96
1940	24	5	11	.313	4.39	40	12	19	5	1	2	131.1	138	88	64	11	61	40	4	0	5	586	90	1.515	9.5	0.8	4.2	2.7	0.66	90
1941	25	5	11	.313	4.39	40	12	19	5	1	2	131.1	138	88	64	11	61	40	4	0	5	586	90	1.515	9.5	0.8	4.2	2.7	0.66	90
1942	26	10	14	.417	3.43	54	20	22	9	2	3	215.1	205	110	82	14	94	67	6	0	5	934	108	1.389	8.6	0.6	3.9	2.8	0.71	108
1943	27	17	19	.472	4.09	79	29	34	9	2	3	292.1	296	164	133	18	126	88	10	1	5	1287	88	1.444	9.1	0.6	3.9	2.7	0.70	88
1944	28	17	19	.472	4.27	80	29	34	9	2	3	295.1	306	171	140	20	127	89	10	1	5	1307	85	1.466	9.3	0.6	3.9	2.7	0.70	85
1945	29	17	19	.472	4.27	80	29	34	9	2	3	295.1	306	171	140	20	127	89	10	1	5	1307	85	1.466	9.3	0.6	3.9	2.7	0.70	85
1946	30	17	19	.472	4.27	80	29	34	9	2	3	295.1	306	171	140	20	127	89	10	1	5	1307	85	1.466	9.3	0.6	3.9	2.7	0.70	85
1947	31	17	19	.472	4.24	81	29	35	9	2	3	297.1	307	171	140	20	128	90	10	1	5	1314	86	1.463	9.3	0.6	3.9	2.7	0.70	86

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1938	22	7	7	.500	4.00	135.0	138	67	60	9	63	41	4	1.489	9.2	4.2	2.7	0.65	0.6	38

1940	24	0	0		11.25	4.0	0	6	5	0	0	2	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	4.5		0.0	2

1942	26	7	2	.778	2.36	84.0	76	24	22	3	37	27	2	1.345	8.1	4.0	2.9	0.73	0.3	14
1943	27	2	6	.250	7.11	76.0	101	67	60	4	36	21	4	1.803	12.0	4.3	2.5	0.58	0.5	25
1944	28	0	0		21.00	3.0	10	8	7	2	1	1	0	3.667	30.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	6.0	1

1947	31	0	0		0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.500	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	0.0	1
6 Yrs		16	15	.516	4.56	304.0	325	172	154	18	138	93	10	1.523	9.6		2.8	0.67	0.5	81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y 1938 NL 5 (8th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1943 NL 4 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1938 NL 5 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1943 NL 4 (9th)

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