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Joe McClain

Joseph Fred McClain

Position: Pitcher
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
Team: Senators 1961-1962

Final Game: June 1, 1962
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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
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 44 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

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
1961 28 WSA AL 212.0 29 105 124 1 1.1 19 2.0 $
1962 29 WSA AL 24.0 4 25 14 1 1.1 -11 -1.2 $
2 Seasons 236.0 33 130 138 2 1.1 8 0.8 $

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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

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
1961 28 WSA AL 72 -7 0 -1 0 0 6 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1962 29 WSA AL 7 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
2 Seasons 79 -8 0 -1 0 0 7 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 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
1961 WSA AL 28 P 33 29 7 212.0 40 15 24 1 0 .975 1.66 1.18 .954 2.05 2.02 11 2 15% 0
1962 WSA AL 29 P 10 4 0 24.0 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 2.25 0.60 .958 2.06 2.07 1 0 0% 0
2 Seasons P 43 33 7 236.0 46 16 29 1 1 .978 1.72 1.05 .955 2.05 2.03 12 2 14% 0
2 Seasons TOT 43 33 7 236.0 46 16 29 1 1 .978 1.72 1.05 .955 2.05 2.03 12 2 14% 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.
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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.
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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 (2433), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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Transactions

  • Before 1953 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.
  • Before 1960 Season: Purchased by Charleston (American Association) from the St. Louis Cardinals for $100.
  • December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Washington Senators from Charleston (American Association) as the 5th pick in the 1960 minor league expansion draft.
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