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Windy McCall

John William McCall

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 18, 1925 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Balboa (San Francisco, CA)
School: University of San Francisco
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1948
Teams (by GP): Giants/RedSox/Pirates 1948-1957

Final Game: May 5, 1957
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:52AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1948 22 BOS AL 0 1 .000 20.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 27 5.250 40.5 6.8 6.8 0.0 0.00
1949 23 BOS AL 0 0 11.57 5 0 1 0 0 0 9.1 13 12 12 2 10 8 0 0 2 49 39 2.464 12.5 1.9 9.6 7.7 0.80
1950 24 PIT NL 0 0 9.45 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 12 7 7 2 4 5 0 0 0 35 49 2.400 16.2 2.7 5.4 6.8 1.25
1954 28 NYG NL 2 5 .286 3.25 33 4 9 0 0 2 61.0 50 26 22 5 29 38 3 0 1 264 126 1.295 7.4 0.7 4.3 5.6 1.31
1955 29 NYG NL 6 5 .545 3.69 42 6 9 4 0 3 95.0 86 45 39 8 37 6 50 6 0 2 400 111 1.295 8.1 0.8 3.5 4.7 1.35
1956 30 NYG NL 3 4 .429 3.61 46 4 20 0 0 7 77.1 74 36 31 7 20 5 41 1 0 1 321 105 1.216 8.6 0.8 2.3 4.8 2.05
1957 31 NYG NL 0 0 15.00 5 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 8 5 5 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 19 30 3.333 24.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 1.00
7 Seasons 11 15 .423 4.22 134 15 41 4 0 12 253.2 249 134 119 26 103 11 144 11 0 6 1099 96 1.388 8.8 0.9 3.7 5.1 1.40
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .423 4.22 61 7 19 2 0 5 116 114 61 54 12 47 66 5 0 3 502 96 1.388 8.8 0.9 3.7 5.1 1.40
NYG (4 yrs) 11 14 .440 3.69 126 14 40 4 0 12 236.1 218 112 97 21 88 11 131 11 0 4 1004 108 1.295 8.3 0.8 3.4 5.0 1.49
BOS (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 12.66 6 1 1 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 3 11 8 0 0 2 60 37 2.813 16.0 2.5 9.3 6.8 0.73
PIT (1 yr) 0 0 9.45 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 12 7 7 2 4 5 0 0 0 35 49 2.400 16.2 2.7 5.4 6.8 1.25
NL (5 yrs) NL 11 14 .440 3.85 128 14 40 4 0 12 243.0 230 119 104 23 92 11 136 11 0 4 1039 104 1.325 8.5 0.9 3.4 5.0 1.48
AL (2 yrs) AL 0 1 .000 12.66 6 1 1 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 3 11 8 0 0 2 60 37 2.813 16.0 2.5 9.3 6.8 0.73

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1948 22 BOS AL 1.1 1 3 1 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $
1949 23 BOS AL 9.1 0 12 6 0 1.0 -6 -0.6 $
1950 24 PIT NL 6.2 0 7 4 0 1.0 -3 -0.2 $
1954 28 NYG NL 61.0 4 26 36 2 1.0 10 0.7 $
1955 29 NYG NL 95.0 6 45 57 1 1.1 12 1.0 $
1956 30 NYG NL 77.1 4 36 46 2 1.0 10 0.6 $
1957 31 NYG NL 3.0 0 5 2 0 .7 -3 -0.3 $
7 Seasons 253.2 15 134 152 5 1.0 18 1.0 $
NYG (4 yrs) 236.1 14 112 141 5 1.0 29 2.0 $
BOS (2 yrs) 10.2 1 15 7 0 1.0 -8 -0.8 $
PIT (1 yr) 6.2 0 7 4 0 1.0 -3 -0.2 $

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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
1948 22 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1949 23 BOS AL 5 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 242 2 0 0 1 /1
1950 24 PIT NL 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -5 0 0 0 0 /1
1954 28 NYG NL 33 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .000 .083 .000 .083 -76 0 0 0 0 0 1
1955 29 NYG NL 42 22 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .118 .211 .118 .328 -10 2 0 1 3 0 0 1
1956 30 NYG NL 46 15 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 31 NYG NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 134 56 48 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 .146 .212 .146 .357 -3 7 0 1 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 68 58 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 .146 .212 .146 .357 -3 8 0 1 5
NYG (4 yrs) 126 49 43 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 .116 .174 .116 .290 -21 5 0 1 3 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 6 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 242 2 0 0 1
PIT (1 yr) 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -5 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 128 52 45 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 .111 .184 .111 .295 -19 5 0 1 3 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 6 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 242 2 0 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1949 23 BOS AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /1
1950 24 PIT NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1954 28 NYG NL 12 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1955 29 NYG NL 22 -3 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1956 30 NYG NL 15 -2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
5 Seasons 56 -7 0 1 0 0 3 2 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $
NYG (3 yrs) 49 -8 0 1 0 0 3 2 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $
PIT (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
BOS (1 yr) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $

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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 SB CS CS% PO Awards
1948 BOS AL 22 P 1 1 0 1.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 6.75 1.00 .960 2.02 2.00
1949 BOS AL 23 P 5 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.12 2.08
1950 PIT NL 24 P 2 0 0 6.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.70 1.00 .960 2.16 2.10 1 0 0% 0
1954 NYG NL 28 P 33 4 0 61.0 11 3 5 3 0 .727 1.18 0.24 .960 2.07 2.06 1 2 67% 0
1955 NYG NL 29 P 42 6 4 95.0 22 6 16 0 4 1.000 2.08 0.52 .950 2.04 2.02 3 0 0% 0
1956 NYG NL 30 P 46 4 0 77.1 11 4 6 1 0 .909 1.16 0.22 .966 2.05 2.03 0 0 0
1957 NYG NL 31 P 5 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 2.08 0 0 0
7 Seasons P 134 15 4 253.2 47 14 29 4 4 .915 1.53 0.32 .957 2.05 2.04 5 2 29% 0
7 Seasons TOT 134 15 4 253.2 47 14 29 4 4 .915 1.53 0.32 .957 2.05 2.04 5 2 29% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1956 NL  46 (10th)

Saves s c a p y
1956 NL  7 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1955 NL  6 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1956 NL  20 (10th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1955 NL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (1971), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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