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Dick McBride

John Dickson McBride

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: June 14, 1847 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 20, 1871 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Athletics/RedStockings 1871-1876

Final Game: July 13, 1876 (Age 29)
Died: January 20, 1916 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, PA
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Fine Details  · Last updated Feb 12, 2013 10:17PM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #432. Bob Knepper… #433. Kevin Tapani… #434. Ben Sheets… #435. DICK MCBRIDE… #436. Mike Caldwell… #437. Jon Lieber… #438. Mike McCormick… 

Standard Pitching

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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
1871 24 ATH NA 18 5 .783 4.58 25 25 0 25 0 0 222.0 285 223 113 3 40 15 0 3 1059 90 1.464 11.6 0.1 1.6 0.6 0.38
1872 25 ATH NA 30 14 .682 2.85 47 47 0 47 1 0 419.1 508 349 133 3 26 44 0 10 1944 123 1.273 10.9 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.69
1873 26 ATH NA 24 19 .558 3.34 46 46 0 38 3 0 382.2 453 325 142 3 47 25 0 9 1778 106 1.307 10.7 0.1 1.1 0.6 0.53
1874 27 ATH NA 33 22 .600 1.64 55 55 0 55 0 0 487.0 514 344 89 6 32 37 9 2171 139 1.121 9.5 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.16
1875 28 ATH NA 44 14 .759 2.33 60 60 0 59 6 0 538.0 607 297 139 4 24 27 0 8 2294 103 1.173 10.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.13
1876 29 BSN NL 0 4 .000 2.73 4 4 0 3 0 0 33.0 53 35 10 1 5 2 1 155 83 1.758 14.5 0.3 1.4 0.5 0.40
6 Yrs 149 78 .656 2.71 237 237 0 227 10 0 2082.0 2420 1573 626 20 174 150 0 40 9401 110 1.246 10.5 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.86
162 Game Avg. 21 11 .656 2.71 34 34 0 33 1 0 299 347 226 90 3 25 22 0 6 1349 110 1.246 10.5 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.86
ATH (5 yrs) 149 74 .668 2.71 233 233 0 224 10 0 2049.0 2367 1538 616 19 169 148 0 39 9246 111 1.238 10.4 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.88
BSN (1 yr) 0 4 .000 2.73 4 4 0 3 0 0 33.0 53 35 10 1 5 2 1 155 83 1.758 14.5 0.3 1.4 0.5 0.40
NA (5 yrs) 149 74 .668 2.71 233 233 0 224 10 0 2049.0 2367 1538 616 19 169 148 0 39 9246 111 1.238 10.4 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.88
NL (1 yr) 0 4 .000 2.73 4 4 0 3 0 0 33.0 53 35 10 1 5 2 1 155 83 1.758 14.5 0.3 1.4 0.5 0.40

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
1871 24 ATH NA 222.0 25 25 223 9.04 10.10 -0.14 0.00 100.0 10.24 34 2.0 -0.1 3.9 40 .581 .513
1872 25 ATH NA 419.1 47 47 349 7.49 8.94 0.60 0.00 97.0 8.09 30 2.0 -1.0 6.5 58 .541 .512
1873 26 ATH NA 382.2 46 46 325 7.64 8.98 0.63 0.00 105.0 8.77 51 3.4 -0.7 7.2 78 .574 .521
1874 27 ATH NA 487.0 55 55 344 6.36 7.41 0.70 0.00 104.0 6.97 36 2.7 -0.5 7.1 69 .550 .517
1875 28 ATH NA 538.0 60 60 297 4.97 5.77 0.32 0.00 107.0 5.83 58 5.3 -1.0 11.4 90 .589 .533
1876 29 BSN NL 33.0 4 4 35 9.55 5.77 0.02 0.00 96.0 5.52 -15 -1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -13 .250 .494
6 Seasons 2082.0 237 237 1573 6.80 7.84 0.47 0.00 103.0 7.56 194 14.5 -3.4 35.3 321 .561 .515
ATH (5 yrs) 2049.0 233 233 1538 6.76 7.87 0.47 0.00 103.1 7.59 209 15.5 -3.3 36.1 334 .566 .519
BSN (1 yr) 33.0 4 4 35 9.55 5.77 0.02 0.00 96.0 5.52 -15 -1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -13 .250 .494

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
1871 24 ATH NA 25 139 132 36 31 3 0 0 17 4 0 7 1 .235 .273 .258 .531 52 34 1 0 *1
1872 25 ATH NA 47 261 258 57 74 6 1 0 37 2 1 3 2 .287 .295 .318 .613 88 82 2 0 *1
1873 26 ATH NA 49 255 253 41 71 7 0 0 40 1 0 2 0 .281 .286 .308 .595 71 78 4 0 *1O
1874 27 ATH NA 55 264 263 30 57 7 1 0 34 1 0 1 6 .217 .220 .251 .471 46 66 3 0 *1
1875 28 ATH NA 60 274 270 42 73 9 0 0 45 2 1 4 5 .270 .281 .304 .585 97 82 2 0 *1/O
1876 29 BSN NL 4 16 16 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375 25 3 0 /1O
6 Yrs 240 1209 1192 208 309 32 2 0 177 10 2 17 14 .259 .270 .289 .559 72 345 12 0
162 Game Avg. 162 816 805 140 209 22 1 0 119 11 9 .259 .270 .289 .559 72 233 0
ATH (5 yrs) 236 1193 1176 206 306 32 2 0 173 10 2 17 14 .260 .271 .291 .562 72 342 12 0
BSN (1 yr) 4 16 16 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375 25 3 0
NA (5 yrs) 236 1193 1176 206 306 32 2 0 173 10 2 17 14 .260 .271 .291 .562 72 342 12 0
NL (1 yr) 4 16 16 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375 25 3 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1871 24 ATH NA 25 139 -10 1 0 0 2 -6 -0.4 3 -3 -0.4 .486 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -3 *1
1872 25 ATH NA 47 261 -4 0 0 0 7 4 0.2 10 14 0.2 .505 .502 0.2 -0.0 14 *1
1873 26 ATH NA 49 255 -11 1 0 -2 12 -0 -0.1 9 8 -0.1 .500 .500 0.1 -0.2 10 *1O
1874 27 ATH NA 55 264 -19 0 0 0 11 -8 -0.6 8 1 -0.6 .490 .497 -0.6 -0.0 1 *1
1875 28 ATH NA 60 274 -1 0 0 0 9 7 0.6 12 20 0.6 .511 .504 0.6 -0.0 20 *1/O
1876 29 BSN NL 4 16 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .480 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -0 /1O
6 Seasons 240 1209 -46 3 0 -2 42 -4 -0.4 43 39 -0.4 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.3 41
ATH (5 yrs) 236 1193 -45 3 0 -2 42 -3 -0.3 43 40 -0.3 .500 .500 -0.0 -0.2 42
BSN (1 yr) 4 16 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .480 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1871 ATH NA 24 P 25 222.0 60 20 33 7 2 .883 2.15 2.12 .862 2.14 2.11
1872 ATH NA 25 P 47 419.1 141 34 83 24 3 .830 2.51 2.49 .814 2.02 2.01
1873 ATH NA 26 P 46 382.2 95 22 59 14 2 .853 1.91 1.76 .806 1.94 1.94
1873 ATH NA 26 OF 11 9 4 0 5 0 .444 0.36 .803 2.00 0-0-11
1874 ATH NA 27 P 55 487.0 99 21 61 17 1 .828 1.52 1.49 .810 2.17 2.16
1875 ATH NA 28 P 60 538.0 110 28 77 5 4 .955 1.76 1.75 .865 2.59 2.58
1875 ATH NA 28 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-0-1
1876 BSN NL 29 P 4 33.0 6 0 5 1 0 .833 1.36 1.25 .873 2.07 2.10
1876 BSN NL 29 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0-0-1
6 Seasons P 237 2082.0 511 125 318 68 12 .867 1.91 1.87 .829 2.20 2.19
3 Seasons OF 13 9 4 0 5 0 .444 0.31 .803 2.00 0-0-13
6 Seasons TOT 250 2082.0 520 129 318 73 12 .860 1.91 1.79 .829 2.20 2.18 0-0-13
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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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

Awards (yr lg award)
1874 NA pitching_title

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1871 NA  3.5 (3rd)
1872 NA  6.7 (4th)
1873 NA  7.1 (5th)
1874 NA  6.5 (4th)
1875 NA  12.0 (4th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1871 NA  3.9 (2nd)
1872 NA  6.5 (5th)
1873 NA  7.2 (5th)
1874 NA  7.1 (3rd)
1875 NA  11.4 (4th)
Career  35.3 (177th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1871 NA  4.58 (7th)
1872 NA  2.85 (4th)
1873 NA  3.34 (7th)
1874 NA  1.64 (1st)
Career  2.71 (80th)

Wins s c a p y
1871 NA  18 (2nd)
1872 NA  30 (3rd)
1873 NA  24 (5th)
1874 NA  33 (3rd)
1875 NA  44 (2nd)
Career  149 (249th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1871 NA  .783 (1st)
1872 NA  .682 (3rd)
1873 NA  .558 (4th)
1874 NA  .600 (3rd)
1875 NA  .759 (3rd)
Career  .656 (21st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1871 NA  1.464 (4th)
1872 NA  1.273 (4th)
1873 NA  1.307 (3rd)
1874 NA  1.121 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA  11.554 (3rd)
1872 NA  10.903 (5th)
1873 NA  10.654 (3rd)
1874 NA  9.499 (1st)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA  1.622 (7th)
1872 NA  0.558 (5th)
1873 NA  1.105 (9th)
1874 NA  0.591 (5th)
Career  0.752 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA  0.608 (7th)
1872 NA  0.944 (3rd)
1873 NA  0.588 (6th)
1874 NA  0.684 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1871 NA  25 (7th)
1872 NA  47 (4th)
1873 NA  46 (5th)
1874 NA  55 (4th)
1875 NA  60 (3rd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1871 NA  222.0 (7th)
1872 NA  419.3 (2nd)
1873 NA  382.7 (5th)
1874 NA  487.0 (5th)
1875 NA  538.0 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1871 NA  15 (6th)
1872 NA  44 (3rd)
1873 NA  25 (5th)
1874 NA  37 (4th)
1875 NA  27 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1871 NA  25 (7th)
1872 NA  47 (3rd)
1873 NA  46 (5th)
1874 NA  55 (4th)
1875 NA  60 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1871 NA  25 (4th)
1872 NA  47 (2nd)
1873 NA  38 (6th)
1874 NA  55 (4th)
1875 NA  59 (2nd)
Career  227 (104th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1872 NA  1 (4th)
1873 NA  3 (1st)
1875 NA  6 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1871 NA  3 (8th)
1872 NA  3 (3rd)
1873 NA  3 (7th)
1874 NA  6 (2nd)
1875 NA  4 (2nd)
1876 NL  1 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1871 NA  40 (3rd)
1872 NA  26 (4th)
1873 NA  47 (2nd)
1874 NA  32 (3rd)
1875 NA  24 (1st)

Hits s c a p y
1871 NA  285 (8th)
1872 NA  508 (3rd)
1873 NA  453 (7th)
1874 NA  514 (6th)
1875 NA  607 (2nd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1871 NA  0.375 (7th)
1872 NA  1.692 (3rd)
1873 NA  0.532 (7th)
1874 NA  1.156 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA  0.122 (2nd)
1872 NA  0.064 (4th)
1873 NA  0.071 (3rd)
1874 NA  0.111 (9th)
Career  0.087 (19th)

Losses s c a p y
1871 NA  5 (9th)
1872 NA  14 (6th)
1873 NA  19 (4th)
1874 NA  22 (5th)
1875 NA  14 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1871 NA  113 (3rd)
1872 NA  133 (4th)
1873 NA  142 (5th)
1874 NA  89 (7th)
1875 NA  139 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1872 NA  10 (8th)
1873 NA  9 (6th)
1874 NA  9 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1871 NA  1,059 (8th)
1872 NA  1,944 (2nd)
1873 NA  1,778 (5th)
1874 NA  2,171 (6th)
1875 NA  2,294 (3rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1871 NA  90 (7th)
1872 NA  123 (4th)
1873 NA  106 (7th)
1874 NA  139 (1st)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1871 NA  1 (7th)
1872 NA  30 (3rd)
1873 NA  17 (5th)
1874 NA  28 (1st)
1875 NA  18 (5th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1871 NA  0.1 (6th)
1872 NA  2.1 (3rd)
1873 NA  1.2 (5th)
1874 NA  2.2 (1st)
1875 NA  1.6 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1872 NA  258 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1872 NA  261 (9th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1872 NA  2 (7th)
1873 NA  4 (2nd)
1874 NA  3 (4th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1872 NA  187 (9th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1872 NA  47 (4th)
1873 NA  46 (5th)
1874 NA  55 (4th)
1875 NA  60 (3rd)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1871 NA  20 (3rd)
1872 NA  34 (1st)
1873 NA  22 (3rd)

Assists as P s c a p y
1872 NA  83 (2nd)
1873 NA  59 (4th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1872 NA  24 (1st)
Career  68 (49th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1872 NA  2.51 (4th)
1873 NA  1.91 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
1871 NA  2.12 (4th)
1872 NA  2.49 (2nd)
1873 NA  1.76 (4th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1871 NA  .883 (2nd)
1872 NA  .830 (5th)
1873 NA  .853 (4th)
1874 NA  .828 (5th)
1875 NA  .955 (1st)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 10 (243), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkBatting - 1 (2394), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 125 (143), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 89 (127), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2381), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 37 (89), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (169th), 34.9 career WAR/34.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.9 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 68.1 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.9 JAWS

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