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 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
1961 28 WSA AL 8 18 .308 3.86 33 29 3 7 2 1 212.0 221 105 91 22 48 7 76 4 0 4 893 101 1.269 9.4 0.9 2.0 3.2 1.58
1962 29 WSA AL 0 4 .000 9.38 10 4 2 0 0 0 24.0 33 25 25 8 11 1 6 2 0 0 117 43 1.833 12.4 3.0 4.1 2.3 0.55
2 Seasons 8 22 .267 4.42 43 33 5 7 2 1 236.0 254 130 116 30 59 8 82 6 0 4 1010 89 1.326 9.7 1.1 2.3 3.1 1.39
162 Game Avg. 7 20 .267 4.42 38 30 4 6 2 1 211 227 116 104 27 53 7 73 5 0 4 904 89 1.326 9.7 1.1 2.3 3.1 1.39

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 28 WSA AL 33 893 820 105 221 44 7 22 11 2 48 76 .270 .309 .421 .730 .271 345 17 4 10 11 7
1962 29 WSA AL 10 117 101 25 33 7 1 8 1 0 11 6 .327 .397 .653 1.050 .281 66 2 2 1 2 1
2 Seasons 43 1010 921 130 254 51 8 30 12 2 59 82 .276 .319 .446 .766 .273 411 19 6 11 13 8
162 Game Avg. 38 904 824 116 227 46 7 27 11 2 53 73 .276 .319 .446 .766 .273 368 17 5 10 12 7
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1961 28 WSA AL 33 29 8 18 3 1 7 10 19 .345 0 2 7 2 17 59% 50 82 13 17 8 5 15 3.3 2.9 7.0
1962 29 WSA AL 10 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 28 46 11 8 1 1 2 3.3 2.6 4.3
2 Seasons 43 33 8 22 3 1 7 10 23 .303 0 2 7 2 17 52% 47 82 11 25 9 6 17 3.3 2.8 6.7
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1961 28 WSA AL 33 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 5 3 60% 3 1.126 2 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 6.8
1962 29 WSA AL 10 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 8 5 63% 8 1.051 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 4 1 0 3.5
2 Seasons 43 10 5 0 0 2 1 1 50% 2 0 13 8 62% 1.117 5 4 1 3 3 4 7 3 3 5 3 0 4.8

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1961 28 WSA AL 893 34% 2.5% 8.5% 5.4% 8.2% 33% 0.80 82% 160 17 11%
1962 29 WSA AL 117 37% 6.8% 5.1% 9.4% 13.7% 49% 0.83 76% 24 2 8%
2 Seasons 1010 34% 3.0% 8.1% 5.8% 8.8% 35% 0.80 81% 184 19 10%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1961 28 WSA AL 893 221 22 0 13 15 7 7 15 57 29 4 51% 11 4 0 318 11 2 85% 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
1962 29 WSA AL 117 33 8 0 5 4 4 5 3 16 8 0 50% 1 0 0 41 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 Seasons 1010 254 30 0 18 19 11 12 18 73 37 4 51% 12 4 0 359 12 2 86% 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1961 28 8 18 .308 3.86 33 29 3 7 2 1 212.0 221 105 91 22 48 7 76 4 0 4 893 101 1.269 9.4 0.9 2.0 3.2 1.58 101
1962 29 8 22 .267 4.42 43 33 5 7 2 1 236.0 254 130 116 30 59 8 82 6 0 4 1010 89 1.326 9.7 1.1 2.3 3.1 1.39 89

Neutralized Pitching

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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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1961 28 11 11 .500 4.04 205.0 224 102 92 22 49 73 4 1.332 9.8 2.2 3.2 1.49 1.0 33
1962 29 0 2 .000 9.78 23.0 34 28 25 8 11 6 2 1.957 13.3 4.3 2.3 0.55 3.1 10
2 Seasons 11 13 .458 4.62 228.0 258 130 117 30 60 79 6 1.395 10.2 3.1 1.32 1.2 43

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 AL  2.038 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1961 AL  18 (2nd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 2 (2371), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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