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Tommy McCarthy
Thomas Francis Michael McCarthy
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: July 24, 1863 in Boston, MA
Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Beaneaters in 1885. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 10, 1884
Final Game: September 26, 1896
Died: August 5, 1922 in Boston, MA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1946.
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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
1884 20 BOS UA 53 215 209 37 45 2 2 0 0 6 .215 .237 .244 .481 63 51 O/1
1885 21 BSN NL 40 153 148 16 27 2 0 0 11 5 25 .182 .209 .196 .405 34 29 O
1886 22 PHI NL 8 29 27 6 5 2 1 0 3 1 2 3 .185 .241 .333 .575 73 9 /O1
1887 23 PHI NL 18 73 70 7 13 4 0 0 6 15 2 5 .186 .219 .243 .462 25 17 1 /O465
1888 24 STL AA 131 552 511 107 140 20 3 1 68 93 38 .274 .328 .331 .659 102 169 3 *O/1
1889 25 STL AA 140 656 604 136 176 24 7 2 63 57 46 26 .291 .348 .364 .712 92 220 6 *O/41
1890 26 STL AA 133 625 548 137 192 28 9 6 69 83 66 .350 .430 .467 .898 150 256 11 *O5/4
1891 27 STL AA 136 638 578 127 179 21 6 8 95 37 50 19 .310 .375 .408 .783 116 236 10 *O46/51
1892 28 BSN NL 152 700 603 119 146 19 5 4 63 53 93 29 .242 .347 .310 .657 92 187 4 *O
1893 29 BSN NL 116 529 462 107 160 28 6 5 111 46 64 10 .346 .429 .465 .894 130 215 3 *O/46
1894 30 BSN NL 127 604 539 118 188 21 8 13 126 43 59 17 .349 .419 .490 .909 108 264 6 *O/641
1895 31 BSN NL 117 542 452 90 131 13 2 2 73 18 72 12 .290 .391 .341 .732 86 154 3 15 *O/4
1896 32 BRO NL 104 423 377 62 94 8 4 3 47 22 34 17 .249 .316 .316 .632 71 119 3 9 *O
13 Seasons 1275 5739 5128 1069 1496 192 53 44 735 468 537 163 .292 .364 .376 .740 102 1926 50 24
162 Game Avg. 162 729 652 136 190 24 7 6 93 68 .292 .364 .376 .740 102 245
BSN (5 yrs) 552 2528 2204 450 652 83 21 24 384 160 293 93 .296 .382 .385 .768 100 849 16 15
STL (4 yrs) 540 2471 2241 507 687 93 25 17 295 270 200 45 .307 .371 .393 .764 115 881 30
PHI (2 yrs) 26 102 97 13 18 6 1 0 9 16 4 8 .186 .225 .268 .494 37 26 1
BOS (1 yr) 53 215 209 37 45 2 2 0 0 6 .215 .237 .244 .481 63 51
BRO (1 yr) 104 423 377 62 94 8 4 3 47 22 34 17 .249 .316 .316 .632 71 119 3 9
NL (8 yrs) 682 3053 2678 525 764 97 26 27 440 198 331 118 .285 .368 .371 .739 94 994 20 24
AA (4 yrs) 540 2471 2241 507 687 93 25 17 295 270 200 45 .307 .371 .393 .764 115 881 30
UA (1 yr) 53 215 209 37 45 2 2 0 0 6 .215 .237 .244 .481 63 51

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1888 24 STL AA WS NYG L 10 41 41 10 10 1 0 1 9 6 0 0 .244 .244 .341 .585 14 0
1892 28 BSN NL CS CLV W 6 27 21 2 8 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 .381 .519 .476 .995 10 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 16 68 62 12 18 3 0 1 11 9 6 1 .290 .353 .387 .740 24 0
1 CS 6 27 21 2 8 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 .381 .519 .476 .995 10 0
1 WS 10 41 41 10 10 1 0 1 9 6 0 0 .244 .244 .341 .585 14 0

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
1884 20 BOS UA 0 7 .000 4.82 7 6 1 5 0 0 56.0 73 53 30 2 14 18 0 0 62 1.554 11.7 0.3 2.3 2.9 1.29
1886 22 PHI NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1888 24 STL AA 0 0 4.15 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.1 3 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 78 1.154 6.2 2.1 4.2 2.1 0.50
1889 25 STL AA 0 0 7.20 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 4 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 59 2.000 7.2 0.0 10.8 1.8 0.17
1891 27 STL AA 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1894 30 BSN NL 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 131 2.000 4.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
6 Seasons 0 7 .000 4.93 13 6 7 5 0 0 69.1 83 63 38 3 26 21 0 0 1 4 65 1.572 10.8 0.4 3.4 2.7 0.81
162 Game Avg. 0 25 .000 4.93 47 21 25 18 0 0 248 297 225 136 11 93 75 0 4 65 1.572 10.8 0.4 3.4 2.7 0.81
STL (3 yrs) 0 0 6.10 4 0 4 0 0 0 10.1 9 9 7 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 62 1.645 7.8 0.9 7.0 1.7 0.25
BOS (1 yr) 0 7 .000 4.82 7 6 1 5 0 0 56.0 73 53 30 2 14 18 0 0 62 1.554 11.7 0.3 2.3 2.9 1.29
BSN (1 yr) 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 131 2.000 4.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
PHI (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
AA (3 yrs) 0 0 6.10 4 0 4 0 0 0 10.1 9 9 7 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 62 1.645 7.8 0.9 7.0 1.7 0.25
NL (2 yrs) 0 0 3.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 4 167 1.667 3.0 0.0 12.0 3.0 0.25
UA (1 yr) 0 7 .000 4.82 7 6 1 5 0 0 56.0 73 53 30 2 14 18 0 0 62 1.554 11.7 0.3 2.3 2.9 1.29

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1884 BOS UA 20 OF 48 63 39 11 13 1 .794 1.04 .821 1.47 41-2-7
1884 BOS UA 20 P 7 30 6 19 5 1 .833 3.57 .847 2.26
1885 BSN NL 21 OF 40 89 69 8 12 0 .865 1.93 .883 1.82 39-0-1
1886 PHI NL 22 OF 8 11 8 1 2 0 .818 1.13 .900 1.71 0-0-8
1886 PHI NL 22 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
1887 PHI NL 23 OF 8 29 24 2 3 0 .897 3.25 .883 1.92 6-2-0
1887 PHI NL 23 2B 5 19 8 7 4 1 .789 3.00 .921 5.80
1887 PHI NL 23 SS 3 16 7 2 7 0 .563 3.00 .931 4.93
1887 PHI NL 23 3B 2 4 1 0 3 0 .250 0.50 .975 3.35
1888 STL AA 24 OF 131 308 243 44 21 12 .932 2.19 .905 1.79 0-12-119
1888 STL AA 24 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30
1889 STL AA 25 OF 140 299 229 38 32 11 .893 1.91 .904 1.96 1-3-137
1889 STL AA 25 2B 2 3 1 1 1 0 .667 1.00 .933 5.60
1889 STL AA 25 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80
1890 STL AA 26 OF 102 197 157 19 21 5 .893 1.73 .918 1.79 2-0-100
1890 STL AA 26 3B 32 145 48 75 22 6 .848 3.84 .866 3.64
1890 STL AA 26 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 5.40
1891 STL AA 27 OF 113 210 164 24 22 5 .895 1.66 .908 1.83 7-0-117
1891 STL AA 27 2B 14 76 34 30 12 2 .842 4.57 .921 5.25
1891 STL AA 27 SS 12 78 30 36 12 7 .846 5.50 .883 5.04
1891 STL AA 27 3B 3 5 0 3 2 0 .600 1.00 .920 3.57
1891 STL AA 27 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
1892 BSN NL 28 OF 152 281 219 29 33 4 .883 1.63 .915 1.86 0-1-151
1893 BSN NL 29 OF 108 255 202 28 25 4 .902 2.13 .916 2.14 88-3-17
1893 BSN NL 29 2B 7 34 15 15 4 3 .882 4.29 .935 5.89
1893 BSN NL 29 SS 3 20 11 6 3 2 .850 5.67 .900 5.47
1894 BSN NL 30 OF 127 353 291 28 34 10 .904 2.51 .916 2.24 119-9-0
1894 BSN NL 30 SS 2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.50 .900 5.60
1894 BSN NL 30 2B 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .900 5.70
1894 BSN NL 30 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70
1895 BSN NL 31 OF 109 243 199 16 28 2 .885 1.97 .920 2.14 109-0-0
1895 BSN NL 31 2B 9 37 13 19 5 1 .865 3.56 .938 5.63
1896 BRO NL 32 OF 103 212 175 20 17 6 .920 1.89 .934 2.12 102-0-1
13 Seasons OF 1189 2550 2019 268 263 60 .897 1.92 .911 1.95 514-32-658
7 Seasons 2B 39 172 71 75 26 7 .849 3.74 .927 5.56
3 Seasons 3B 37 154 49 78 27 6 .825 3.43 .871 3.62
4 Seasons SS 20 117 48 47 22 9 .812 4.75 .893 5.14
6 Seasons P 13 30 6 19 5 1 .833 1.92 .847 2.16
13 Seasons TOT 1298 3023 2193 487 343 83 .887 2.06 .795 2.16 514-32-658
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans ( 1.3%)
1946 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1946 by Old Timers Committee

Batting Average s c a p y
1890 AA  .350 (3rd)
1891 AA  .310 (7th)
1893 NL  .346 (7th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1890 AA  .430 (5th)
1893 NL  .429 (7th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1890 AA  .467 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1890 AA  .898 (4th)
1893 NL  .894 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1889 AA  140 (2nd)
1892 NL  152 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1889 AA  604 (1st)
1890 AA  548 (4th)
1891 AA  578 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1889 AA  656 (1st)
1890 AA  625 (1st)
1891 AA  638 (5th)
1892 NL  700 (2nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1888 AA  107 (9th)
1889 AA  136 (7th)
1890 AA  137 (2nd)
1891 AA  127 (5th)
1892 NL  119 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1889 AA  176 (6th)
1890 AA  192 (2nd)
1891 AA  179 (4th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1890 AA  256 (2nd)
1891 AA  236 (5th)

Doubles s c a p y
1890 AA  28 (4th)
1893 NL  28 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1890 AA  6 (5th)
1891 AA  8 (10th)
1894 NL  13 (5th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1888 AA  68 (10th)
1891 AA  95 (6th)
1893 NL  111 (8th)
1894 NL  126 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1892 NL  93 (4th)
1895 NL  72 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1888 AA  93 (4th)
1890 AA  83 (1st)
1893 NL  46 (9th)
Career  468 (42nd)

Singles s c a p y
1889 AA  143 (3rd)
1890 AA  149 (3rd)
1891 AA  144 (1st)
1894 NL  146 (7th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1890 AA  150 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1890 AA  108 (1st)
1891 AA  86 (8th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1890 AA  39 (6th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1890 AA  4.0 (6th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1890 AA  43 (4th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1890 AA  269 (1st)
1891 AA  239 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1890 AA  .792 (4th)
1893 NL  .713 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 AA  11 (8th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1890 AA  11.2 (3rd)
1891 AA  13.2 (7th)
1894 NL  20.0 (5th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1889 AA  23.2 (3rd)
1891 AA  30.4 (1st)
Career  23.7 (60th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1890 AA  91.3 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1889 AA  428 (2nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1888 AA  2 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (513), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 86 (266), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 42 (433), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 24 (526), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Frank Chance (889) *
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  5. Ginger Beaumont (882)
  6. Lance Johnson (882)
  7. Patsy Tebeau (881)
  8. Chick Stahl (881)
  9. Darryl Hamilton (877)
  10. Al Bumbry (877)
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  1. Jack McGeachey (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jack McGeachey (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Tom Brown (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Darby O'Brien (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Curt Welch (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Mike Griffin (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Mike Griffin (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Mike Griffin (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Tommy Tucker (910)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1885 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Beaneaters.

August, 1885: Sent from the Boston Beaneaters to Haverhill (New England) in an unknown transaction.

Before 1888 Season: Sent from Oshkosh (Northwestern) to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.

Before 1892 Season: Sent from the St. Louis Browns to the Boston Beaneaters in an unknown transaction.

November 18, 1895: Purchased by the Brooklyn Grooms from the Boston Beaneaters for $6,000.

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