Joe McClain
Joseph Fred McClain
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 183 lb.

Born: May 5, 1933 in Johnson City, TN
School: University of Tennessee
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1961
Final Game: June 1, 1962
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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
1961 28 WSA AL 33 72 68 4 14 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .206 .214 .265 .479 30 18 0 0 2 1 0 1
1962 29 WSA AL 10 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -23 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons 43 79 75 4 15 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .200 .208 .253 .461 25 19 0 0 2 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 298 283 15 57 15 0 0 15 0 0 4 60 .200 .208 .253 .461 25 72 0 0 8 4 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1961 28 WSA AL 72 57 4 1.9 100 .264 .206 .258 .214 .332 .265 .401 .479 .734 30 .159 -6.6 -0.6 .352 .074 .059
1962 29 WSA AL 7 6 0 0.0 103 .143 .143 .263 .143 .335 .143 .410 .286 .745 -23 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
2 Seasons 79 63 4 1.7 100 .250 .200 .258 .208 .332 .253 .402 .461 .735 25 .137 -7.8 -0.8 .333 .067 .053
162 Game Avg. 298 237 15 1.7 100 .250 .200 .258 .208 .332 .253 .402 .461 .735 25 .137 -7.8 -0.8 .333 .067 .053

Ratio Batting*

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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
1961 28 WSA AL 72 0.0% 22.2% 1.4% 5.6% 29% 16.00 4.3 17.0 1.33 74%
1962 29 WSA AL 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.33 100%
2 Seasons 79 0.0% 20.3% 1.3% 5.1% 27% 16.00 4.7 18.8 1.08 76%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1961 28 WSA AL 0 0 27% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20% 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1
1962 29 WSA AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 0 0 25% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17% 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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 % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1961 28 WSA AL 72 28% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 7 0 0% 6 3 50% 29 4 14% 3 2 67% 3 2 67% 0
1962 29 WSA AL 7 29% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
2 Seasons 79 28% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 9 0 0% 9 3 33% 33 4 12% 3 2 67% 4 2 50% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1961 28 33 72 68 4 14 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .206 .214 .265 .479 30 18 0 0 2 1 0
1962 29 43 79 75 4 15 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .200 .208 .253 .461 25 19 0 0 2 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1961 28 33 70 68 4 14 4 0 0 4 0 1 16 .206 .214 .265 .479 4 33
1962 29 10 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10
2 Seasons 43 77 75 4 14 4 0 0 4 0 1 16 .187 .195 .240 .435 4 43
162 Game Avg. 162 290 283 15 53 15 0 0 15 0 4 60 .187 .195 .240 .435 15 43

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