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Ken McBride

Kenneth Faye McBride

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 12, 1935 in Huntsville, AL
High School: West HS (Cleveland, OH)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1959 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Angels/WhiteSox 1959-1965

Final Game: August 15, 1965 (Age 30)
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1959 23 CHW AL 11 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1960 24 CHW AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1961 25 LAA AL 45 93 83 5 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 35 .084 .116 .120 .237 -39 10 1 0 6 0 0 1 AS
1962 26 LAA AL 24 55 55 6 9 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 23 .164 .164 .255 .418 12 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1963 27 LAA AL 38 96 87 9 15 6 1 0 6 0 0 1 32 .172 .176 .264 .440 25 23 2 0 5 3 0 1 AS
1964 28 LAA AL 29 36 28 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 7 .214 .371 .214 .586 76 6 0 1 2 0 0 1
1965 29 CAL AL 8 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 -47 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Yrs 160 292 264 20 38 11 1 1 12 0 0 11 102 .144 .179 .205 .384 5 54 4 1 13 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 296 267 20 38 11 1 1 12 0 0 11 103 .144 .179 .205 .384 5 55 4 1 13 3 0
CAL (5 yrs) 144 286 258 20 37 11 1 1 12 0 0 11 100 .143 .179 .205 .385 6 53 4 1 13 3 0
CHW (2 yrs) 16 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 1 0 0 0 0 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
1959 23 CHW AL 11 6 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .498 .500 -0.0 -0.0 -0 1
1960 24 CHW AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1961 25 LAA AL 45 93 -17 -2 0 0 11 -8 -0.9 3 -5 -0.9 .481 .495 -0.8 -0.0 -5 1 AS
1962 26 LAA AL 24 55 -6 0 -0 0 7 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .502 .500 0.1 -0.0 2 1 AS
1963 27 LAA AL 38 96 -10 1 -0 0 11 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 -0.0 4 1 AS
1964 28 LAA AL 29 36 -1 -0 0 0 4 4 0.4 1 5 0.4 .513 .502 0.4 -0.0 5 1
1965 29 CAL AL 8 6 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .497 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
7 Seasons 160 292 -36 -1 -0 0 34 -3 -0.4 9 6 -0.4 .498 .500 -0.3 -0.1 6
CAL (5 yrs) 144 286 -35 -1 -0 0 33 -3 -0.4 9 6 -0.4 .498 .500 -0.3 -0.1 6
CHW (2 yrs) 16 6 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 -0.0 -0

Advanced Batting

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
1959 23 CHW AL 6 5 0 0.0 98 .250 .167 .259 .167 .330 .167 .396 .333 .726 -7 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
1961 25 LAA AL 93 83 1 0.3 112 .146 .084 .275 .116 .352 .120 .428 .237 .780 -39 .007 -17.4 -1.7 .169 .072 .036
1962 26 LAA AL 55 47 2 1.2 100 .258 .164 .259 .164 .331 .255 .404 .418 .736 12 .074 -6.9 -0.7 .298 .091 .091 .0
1963 27 LAA AL 96 82 4 1.3 90 .259 .172 .248 .176 .314 .264 .384 .440 .697 25 .107 -8.3 -0.9 .324 .103 .092
1964 28 LAA AL 36 24 3 3.4 87 .286 .214 .244 .371 .311 .214 .379 .586 .690 76 .396 -0.4 -0.0 .591 .214 .000
1965 29 CAL AL 6 5 0 0.0 89 .000 .000 .247 .167 .317 .000 .379 .167 .696 -47 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .200 .200 .000
7 Yrs 292 246 10 1.1 99 .226 .144 .259 .179 .329 .205 .402 .384 .731 5 .072 -34.8 -3.5 .287 .102 .061 .0
162 Game Avg. 296 249 10 1.1 99 .226 .144 .259 .179 .329 .205 .402 .384 .731 5 .072 -34.8 -3.5 .287 .102 .061
CAL (5 yrs) 286 241 10 1.1 99 .225 .143 .259 .179 .329 .205 .402 .385 .731 6 .075 -33.9 -3.4 .289 .105 .062 .0
CHW (2 yrs) 6 5 0 0.0 98 .250 .167 .259 .167 .330 .167 .396 .333 .726 -7 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 LAA AL 25 DNP
1962 LAA AL 26 DNP
1963 LAA AL 27 as P 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1959 23 CHW AL 6 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 0.50 67%
1961 25 LAA AL 93 0.0% 37.6% 3.2% 3.2% 43% 11.67 2.4 41.5 1.59 52%
1962 26 LAA AL 55 1.8% 41.8% 0.0% 5.5% 33% 2.4 55.0 27.5 0.44 56%
1963 27 LAA AL 96 0.0% 33.3% 1.0% 7.3% 47% 32.00 2.7 14.5 1.50 60%
1964 28 LAA AL 36 0.0% 19.4% 16.7% 0.0% 0% 1.17 4.0 14.0 1.00 58%
1965 29 CAL AL 6 0.0% 50.0% 16.7% 0.0% 3.00 1.7 0.00 33%
7 Yrs 292 0.3% 34.9% 3.8% 4.5% 34% 9.27 2.6 264.0 22.0 1.12 56%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.6% 8.4% 6.5% 29% 1.73 6.1 38.7 8.6 1.07 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1959 23 CHW AL -0.9 -0.1 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.00 -0.1 -0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.81 -0.9 0
1960 24 CHW AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1961 25 LAA AL -17.4 -1.7 94 -1.3 0.6 -1.8 .91 -1.5 0.1 -15.8 -1.5 0.94 -17.5 0
1962 26 LAA AL -6.9 -0.7 53 -0.8 0.4 -1.1 .89 -0.7 -0.1 -8.9 -0.9 0.94 -8.2 0
1963 27 LAA AL -8.3 -0.9 98 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 .80 -0.7 -0.4 -8.1 -0.9 0.92 -8.6 0
1964 28 LAA AL -0.4 -0.0 36 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 1.17 -0.2 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 1.05 -1.4 3.47 1
1965 29 CAL AL -1.0 -0.1 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .97 -0.1 -0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.80 -0.9 0
7 Yrs -34.8 -3.5 293 -3.4 2.2 -5.5 .91 -3.3 -0.4 -35.5 -3.6 0.94 -37.6 3.47 1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1959 23 CHW AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 25 LAA AL 2 0 50% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 40% 6 3 1 2 1 1 2 0 2
1962 26 LAA AL 1 0 63% 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1963 27 LAA AL 0 0 56% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 40% 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 2
1964 28 LAA AL 0 0 0% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 29 CAL AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 3 0 39% 78 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 1 4 42% 10 6 2 2 1 1 7 2 5

Situational Hitting*

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1959 23 CHW AL 6 83% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1961 25 LAA AL 93 24% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 75% 15 1 7% 22 3 14% 60 4 7% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1962 26 LAA AL 55 23% 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 14% 8 0 0% 32 1 3% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1963 27 LAA AL 96 38% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 15 2 13% 14 7 50% 56 6 11% 8 4 50% 1 1 100% 0
1964 28 LAA AL 36 61% 6 1 0 0 0 3.47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 6 0 0% 6 2 33% 25 2 8% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1965 29 CAL AL 6 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 292 34% 38 1 0 0 0 3.47 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 17 13 76% 45 4 9% 52 12 23% 177 13 7% 12 5 42% 6 2 33% 0
MLB Averages 51% 76% 10% 30% 14% 49% 53%

Cumulative Batting

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
1959 23 11 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 1 0 0 0 0 0
1960 24 16 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 1 0 0 0 0 0
1961 25 61 99 89 5 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 37 .090 .120 .124 .243 -37 11 1 0 6 0 0
1962 26 85 154 144 11 17 5 0 1 4 0 0 3 60 .118 .136 .174 .310 -19 25 2 0 6 0 0
1963 27 123 250 231 20 32 11 1 1 10 0 0 4 92 .139 .151 .208 .359 -3 48 4 0 11 3 0
1964 28 152 286 259 20 38 11 1 1 12 0 0 10 99 .147 .179 .208 .388 6 54 4 1 13 3 0
1965 29 160 292 264 20 38 11 1 1 12 0 0 11 102 .144 .179 .205 .384 5 54 4 1 13 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1959 23 11 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 11
1961 25 45 91 82 4 6 3 0 0 2 0 3 35 .073 .106 .110 .216 1 45
1962 26 24 54 54 5 8 2 0 1 2 0 0 23 .148 .148 .241 .389 2 24
1963 27 38 98 89 11 17 7 1 0 7 0 1 32 .191 .194 .292 .486 5 38
1964 28 29 39 29 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 7 7 .241 .405 .241 .647 3 29
1965 29 8 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 8
6 Yrs 155 294 265 20 38 12 1 1 14 0 12 102 .143 .181 .208 .389 11 155
162 Game Avg. 162 307 277 21 40 13 1 1 15 0 13 107 .143 .181 .208 .389 11 155

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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

All-Star Games
1961-2
1962-2
1963 (P)

                                         

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