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Jim McAndrew

James Clement McAndrew

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 11, 1944 in Lost Nation, IA
School: University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 11th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 1968
Teams (by GP): Mets/Padres 1968-1974

Final Game: May 29, 1974
Relatives: Father of Jamie McAndrew
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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 IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1968 24 NYM NL 4 7 .364 2.28 12 12 0 2 1 0 79.0 66 20 20 5 17 4 46 4 0 4 314 133 1.051 7.5 0.6 1.9 5.2 2.71
1969 25 NYM NL 6 7 .462 3.47 27 21 3 4 2 0 135.0 112 57 52 12 44 6 90 2 0 7 553 105 1.156 7.5 0.8 2.9 6.0 2.05
1970 26 NYM NL 10 14 .417 3.56 32 27 3 9 3 2 184.1 166 77 73 18 38 6 111 2 0 6 745 113 1.107 8.1 0.9 1.9 5.4 2.92
1971 27 NYM NL 2 5 .286 4.38 24 10 4 0 0 0 90.1 78 50 44 10 32 5 42 1 0 6 382 78 1.218 7.8 1.0 3.2 4.2 1.31
1972 28 NYM NL 11 8 .579 2.80 28 23 3 4 0 1 160.2 133 54 50 12 38 5 81 5 0 6 643 120 1.064 7.5 0.7 2.1 4.5 2.13
1973 29 NYM NL 3 8 .273 5.38 23 12 8 0 0 1 80.1 109 60 48 9 31 8 38 3 0 5 372 68 1.743 12.2 1.0 3.5 4.3 1.23
1974 30 SDP NL 1 4 .200 5.62 15 5 2 1 0 0 41.2 48 30 26 7 13 2 16 0 1 4 188 64 1.464 10.4 1.5 2.8 3.5 1.23
7 Yrs 37 53 .411 3.65 161 110 23 20 6 4 771.1 712 348 313 73 213 36 424 17 1 38 3197 98 1.199 8.3 0.9 2.5 4.9 1.99
162 Game Avg. 9 13 .411 3.65 40 28 6 5 2 1 194 179 87 79 18 53 9 106 4 0 10 802 98 1.199 8.3 0.9 2.5 4.9 1.99
NYM (6 yrs) 36 49 .424 3.54 146 105 21 19 6 4 729.2 664 318 287 66 200 34 408 17 0 34 3009 101 1.184 8.2 0.8 2.5 5.0 2.04
SDP (1 yr) 1 4 .200 5.62 15 5 2 1 0 0 41.2 48 30 26 7 13 2 16 0 1 4 188 64 1.464 10.4 1.5 2.8 3.5 1.23

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 Awards
1968 24 NYM NL 79.0 12 12 20 2.28 3.52 0.04 0.05 99.2 3.50 10 1.3 -0.0 2.0 18 .610 .508 $
1969 25 NYM NL 135.0 27 21 57 3.80 3.92 0.33 0.05 100.8 3.67 -3 -0.4 .7 -0.1 0.8 12 .487 .498 $
1970 26 NYM NL 184.1 32 27 77 3.76 4.55 0.29 0.06 98.0 4.24 7 0.8 1.5 -0.1 2.1 28 .524 .505 $
1971 27 NYM NL 90.1 24 10 50 4.98 3.93 0.03 -0.04 100.6 3.89 -12 -1.3 .5 0.0 -0.6 -3 .446 .492 $
1972 28 NYM NL 160.2 28 23 54 3.02 3.90 -0.36 0.04 96.8 4.18 19 2.3 .9 -0.1 3.4 34 .581 .514 $
1973 29 NYM NL 80.1 23 12 60 6.72 4.17 -0.02 0.00 97.7 4.10 -23 -2.4 .4 0.1 -1.6 -16 .397 .485 $
1974 30 SDP NL 41.2 15 5 30 6.48 4.35 -0.62 -0.11 98.7 4.80 -8 -0.8 .8 0.0 -0.5 -4 .444 .495 $
7 Seasons 771.1 161 110 348 4.06 4.08 0.02 0.03 98.7 4.02 -11 -0.5 .7 -0.2 5.6 69 .497 .500 $
NYM (6 yrs) 729.2 146 105 318 3.92 4.06 0.06 0.03 98.7 3.98 -3 0.3 .7 -0.2 6.1 73 .502 .500 $
SDP (1 yr) 41.2 15 5 30 6.48 4.35 -0.62 -0.11 98.7 4.80 -8 -0.8 .8 0.0 -0.5 -4 .444 .495 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1968 24 NYM NL 12 314 287 20 66 10 1 5 3 1 17 46 .230 .281 .324 .605 .256 93 8 4 4 2 4 3
1969 25 NYM NL 27 553 497 57 112 22 8 12 3 9 44 90 .225 .288 .374 .663 .250 186 5 2 5 5 6 5
1970 26 NYM NL 32 745 694 77 166 31 7 18 9 5 38 111 .239 .279 .382 .661 .260 265 9 2 6 5 6 7
1971 27 NYM NL 24 382 344 50 78 9 3 10 9 0 32 42 .227 .292 .358 .650 .231 123 5 1 2 3 5 6
1972 28 NYM NL 28 643 591 54 133 24 6 12 9 2 38 81 .225 .276 .347 .623 .241 205 14 5 5 4 5 5
1973 29 NYM NL 23 372 330 60 109 18 4 9 8 3 31 38 .330 .386 .491 .877 .346 162 9 3 2 6 8 5
1974 30 SDP NL 15 188 169 30 48 10 2 7 2 1 13 16 .284 .332 .491 .823 .277 83 0 0 4 2 2 5
7 Yrs 161 3197 2912 348 712 124 31 73 43 21 213 424 .245 .297 .384 .681 .262 1117 50 17 28 27 36 36
162 Game Avg. 40 802 731 87 179 31 8 18 11 5 53 106 .245 .297 .384 .681 .262 280 13 4 7 7 9 9
MLB Averages .250 .318 .367 .685 .277

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1968 24 NYM NL 7.8 0.9 322 0.9 6.4 -5.5 1.15 0.5 0.2 8.0 1.0 1.15 5.6 0 0 0
1969 25 NYM NL 3.5 0.4 572 0.6 9.3 -8.6 .96 1.2 -0.5 3.4 0.4 0.96 11.3 1 1 3
1970 26 NYM NL 11.6 1.2 765 1.8 13.9 -12.1 .98 2.6 -0.7 19.0 2.0 0.98 30.1 2 2 1
1971 27 NYM NL -10.1 -1.0 398 -0.5 5.0 -5.5 .82 -0.4 -0.2 -6.4 -0.7 0.82 -3.2 1 2 10
1972 28 NYM NL 11.4 1.3 660 1.4 11.5 -10.1 .99 1.5 -0.1 14.1 1.6 0.99 14.4 1 1 3
1973 29 NYM NL -18.1 -1.8 391 -2.3 5.0 -7.3 .86 -2.2 -0.5 -23.9 -2.4 0.86 -25.0 0 2 8
1974 30 SDP NL -9.7 -1.0 196 -1.4 2.2 -3.6 .74 -1.4 -0.6 -11.8 -1.2 0.74 -13.9 3 0 7
7 Yrs -3.5 -0.1 3304 0.5 53.2 -52.6 .95 1.9 -1.3 2.4 0.7 0.95 19.3 8 8 32

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1968 24 NYM NL 12 12 4 7 1 1 5 4 8 .333 0 0 2 1 8 67% 59.5 84 27 6 0 1 6 1.3 1.5 6.6
1969 25 NYM NL 27 21 6 7 8 0 3 13 8 .619 0 4 4 2 12 57% 57.0 86 21 17 6 6 8 3.9 3.2 6.0
1970 26 NYM NL 32 27 10 13 4 0 3 13 14 .481 2 2 9 3 16 59% 55.6 90 23 15 11 6 9 3.8 4.1 6.5
1971 27 NYM NL 24 10 2 4 4 0 0 4 6 .400 0 2 0 0 4 40% 46.7 71 20 17 10 1 7 3.6 3.3 5.2
1972 28 NYM NL 28 23 10 8 5 0 3 13 10 .565 0 2 4 0 16 70% 56.8 79 22 14 5 3 7 3.6 3.1 6.5
1973 29 NYM NL 23 12 3 7 2 0 0 4 8 .333 1 1 0 0 4 33% 40.4 69 21 12 4 2 6 4.4 6.2 4.9
1974 30 SDP NL 15 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 .400 1 0 1 0 1 20% 42.8 66 27 7 4 4 1 3.9 4.7 4.1
7 Yrs 161 110 36 49 25 1 14 53 57 .482 4 11 20 6 61 55% 53 90 20 88 40 23 44 3.6 3.6 6.0
MLB Averages .500 57% 53 109 -3 4.0 3.9 6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1969 25 NYM NL 27 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 7 .965 1 1 3 1 0 5 2 4 3 2 4 0 4.0
1970 26 NYM NL 32 5 3 0 1 2 2 0 100% 2 0 2 1 50% 2 .983 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 4 0 4 0 6.0
1971 27 NYM NL 24 14 4 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 8 4 50% 1 .825 1 2 10 1 1 12 5 9 11 0 11 1 8.1
1972 28 NYM NL 28 5 3 1 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0% 1 .993 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 4 3 0 3 0 6.2
1973 29 NYM NL 23 11 8 0 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 1 1 100% 8 .862 0 2 8 1 0 10 1 10 8 0 8 1 5.9
1974 30 SDP NL 15 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 5 .744 3 0 7 0 1 9 4 6 9 0 9 1 6.4
6 Yrs 149 51 23 1 4 5 4 1 80% 5 0 24 14 58% .930 8 8 32 6 4 41 14 37 38 2 39 3 6.4

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1968 24 NYM NL 314 60% 1.6% 14.7% 5.4% 5.1% 24% 0.97 76% 51 8 16%
1969 25 NYM NL 553 63% 2.2% 16.3% 8.0% 7.6% 38% 0.86 72% 82 5 6%
1970 26 NYM NL 745 57% 2.4% 14.9% 5.1% 7.5% 34% 0.67 77% 120 9 8%
1971 27 NYM NL 382 57% 2.6% 11.0% 8.4% 5.8% 28% 1.05 77% 62 5 8%
1972 28 NYM NL 643 55% 1.9% 12.6% 5.9% 6.5% 32% 0.69 78% 94 14 15%
1973 29 NYM NL 372 56% 2.4% 10.2% 8.3% 8.3% 28% 1.08 78% 64 9 14%
1974 30 SDP NL 188 64% 3.7% 8.5% 6.9% 10.1% 40% 0.84 79% 27 0 0%
7 Yrs 3197 58% 2.3% 13.3% 6.7% 7.1% 32% 0.82 76% 500 50 10%
MLB Averages 46% 2.0% 14.6% 8.7% 5.9% 27% 1.10 74% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1968 24 NYM NL 314 66 5 0 2 4 1 3 2 10 3 1 30% 3 4 0 108 3 1 75% 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0
1969 25 NYM NL 553 112 12 0 7 10 2 4 8 25 12 5 48% 5 7 1 172 3 9 25% 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
1970 26 NYM NL 745 166 18 1 11 9 9 13 5 37 17 8 46% 7 6 0 236 9 5 64% 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
1971 27 NYM NL 382 78 10 0 7 6 4 4 6 19 10 0 53% 6 6 1 128 9 0 100% 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
1972 28 NYM NL 643 133 12 0 6 6 6 8 4 24 12 1 50% 5 6 0 220 9 2 82% 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 0
1973 29 NYM NL 372 109 9 0 7 6 3 7 2 25 15 1 60% 5 5 2 153 8 3 73% 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
1974 30 SDP NL 188 48 7 0 6 6 1 3 4 12 7 0 58% 5 4 0 71 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
7 Yrs 3197 712 73 1 46 47 26 42 31 152 76 16 50% 36 38 4 1088 43 21 67% 39 19 3 0 1 2 1 0 90 0
MLB Averages 49% 63%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1968 24 4 7 .364 2.28 12 12 0 2 1 0 79.0 66 20 20 5 17 4 46 4 0 4 314 133 1.051 7.5 0.6 1.9 5.2 2.71 133
1969 25 10 14 .417 3.03 39 33 3 6 3 0 214.0 178 77 72 17 61 10 136 6 0 11 867 113 1.117 7.5 0.7 2.6 5.7 2.23 113
1970 26 20 28 .417 3.28 71 60 6 15 6 2 398.1 344 154 145 35 99 16 247 8 0 17 1612 113 1.112 7.8 0.8 2.2 5.6 2.49 113
1971 27 22 33 .400 3.48 95 70 10 15 6 2 488.2 422 204 189 45 131 21 289 9 0 23 1994 105 1.132 7.8 0.8 2.4 5.3 2.21 105
1972 28 33 41 .446 3.31 123 93 13 19 6 3 649.1 555 258 239 57 169 26 370 14 0 29 2637 108 1.115 7.7 0.8 2.3 5.1 2.19 108
1973 29 36 49 .424 3.54 146 105 21 19 6 4 729.2 664 318 287 66 200 34 408 17 0 34 3009 101 1.184 8.2 0.8 2.5 5.0 2.04 101
1974 30 37 53 .411 3.65 161 110 23 20 6 4 771.1 712 348 313 73 213 36 424 17 1 38 3197 98 1.199 8.3 0.9 2.5 4.9 1.99 98

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1968 24 4 3 .571 3.13 72.0 74 28 25 6 19 42 4 1.292 9.3 2.4 5.3 2.21 0.8 12
1969 25 7 7 .500 3.88 130.0 116 62 56 12 46 86 2 1.246 8.0 3.2 6.0 1.87 0.8 27
1970 26 11 9 .550 3.60 180.0 165 80 72 18 38 108 2 1.128 8.3 1.9 5.4 2.84 0.9 32
1971 27 3 6 .333 5.22 88.0 84 57 51 11 34 41 1 1.341 8.6 3.5 4.2 1.21 1.1 24
1972 28 10 7 .588 3.47 158.0 150 68 61 14 43 79 6 1.222 8.5 2.4 4.5 1.84 0.8 28
1973 29 2 6 .250 6.24 75.0 113 58 52 9 32 35 3 1.933 13.6 3.8 4.2 1.09 1.1 23
1974 30 1 3 .250 6.15 41.0 50 31 28 7 14 16 0 1.561 11.0 3.1 3.5 1.14 1.5 15
7 Yrs 38 41 .481 4.17 744.0 752 384 345 77 226 407 18 1.315 9.1 4.9 1.80 0.9 161

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1970 NL  1.107 (3rd)
1972 NL  1.064 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 NL  8.105 (9th)
1972 NL  7.450 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 NL  1.855 (4th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1970 NL  3 (6th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1970 NL  2.921 (4th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1970 NL  2.6 (6th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 7 (1687), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (742), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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