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Bill McGee

William Henry McGee (Fiddler Bill)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: November 16, 1909 in Batchtown, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1935
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Giants 1935-1942

Final Game: September 22, 1942
Died: February 11, 1987 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: St. Norbett Catholic Cemetery, Hardin, IL
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Standard Pitching

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
1935 25 STL NL 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 30 427 0.444 3.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.00
1936 26 STL NL 1 1 .500 7.88 7 2 1 0 0 0 16.0 23 14 14 3 4 8 0 0 2 70 51 1.688 12.9 1.7 2.3 4.5 2.00
1937 27 STL NL 1 0 1.000 2.57 4 1 0 1 0 0 14.0 13 4 4 1 4 9 1 0 0 57 158 1.214 8.4 0.6 2.6 5.8 2.25
1938 28 STL NL 7 12 .368 3.21 47 25 11 10 1 5 216.0 216 101 77 4 78 104 1 0 2 932 123 1.361 9.0 0.2 3.3 4.3 1.33
1939 29 STL NL 12 5 .706 3.81 43 17 9 5 4 0 156.0 155 68 66 14 59 56 0 0 2 660 108 1.372 8.9 0.8 3.4 3.2 0.95
1940 30 STL NL 16 10 .615 3.80 38 31 1 11 3 0 218.0 222 108 92 13 96 78 2 2 9 955 105 1.459 9.2 0.5 4.0 3.2 0.81
1941 31 TOT NL 2 10 .167 4.95 26 17 4 1 0 0 120.0 134 77 66 10 67 43 1 0 1 546 76 1.675 10.1 0.8 5.0 3.2 0.64
1941 31 STL NL 0 1 .000 5.14 4 3 1 0 0 0 14.0 17 9 8 1 13 2 1 0 0 71 76 2.143 10.9 0.6 8.4 1.3 0.15
1941 31 NYG NL 2 9 .182 4.92 22 14 3 1 0 0 106.0 117 68 58 9 54 41 0 0 1 475 76 1.613 9.9 0.8 4.6 3.5 0.76
1942 32 NYG NL 6 3 .667 2.94 31 8 11 2 1 1 104.0 95 50 34 8 46 40 1 0 0 447 114 1.356 8.2 0.7 4.0 3.5 0.87
8 Yrs 46 41 .529 3.74 197 102 37 31 9 6 853.0 861 423 354 53 355 340 6 2 16 3697 104 1.426 9.1 0.6 3.7 3.6 0.96
162 Game Avg. 10 9 .529 3.74 45 23 8 7 2 1 194 196 96 81 12 81 77 1 0 4 841 104 1.426 9.1 0.6 3.7 3.6 0.96
STL (7 yrs) 38 29 .567 3.67 144 80 23 28 8 5 643.0 649 305 262 36 255 259 5 2 15 2775 109 1.406 9.1 0.5 3.6 3.6 1.02
NYG (2 yrs) 8 12 .400 3.94 53 22 14 3 1 1 210.0 212 118 92 17 100 81 1 0 1 922 90 1.486 9.1 0.7 4.3 3.5 0.81

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1935 25 STL NL 9.0 1 1 1 1.00 5.50 0.08 0.00 104.0 5.64 5 0.4 -0.0 0.5 6 .928 .503 $
1936 26 STL NL 15.2 7 2 14 8.04 4.80 -0.17 0.00 98.3 4.89 -6 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .426 .497 $
1937 27 STL NL 13.2 4 1 4 2.63 4.41 -0.16 0.00 110.4 5.05 4 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.5 5 .602 .503 $
1938 28 STL NL 216.1 47 25 101 4.20 4.47 -0.12 0.00 104.1 4.78 15 1.6 1.0 -0.1 3.2 34 .534 .510 $
1939 29 STL NL 155.2 43 17 68 3.93 4.51 0.10 0.00 105.2 4.63 13 1.4 1.0 -0.1 2.6 27 .532 .509 $
1940 30 STL NL 217.2 38 31 108 4.47 4.32 -0.19 0.00 103.3 4.65 5 0.5 1.0 -0.1 2.5 29 .514 .503 $
1941 31 STL NL 14.1 4 3 9 5.65 4.10 0.32 0.00 104.4 3.95 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .432 .498 $
1941 31 NYG NL 106.1 22 14 68 5.76 4.31 -0.10 0.00 101.5 4.48 -15 -1.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -3 .432 .491 $
1942 32 NYG NL 104.1 31 8 50 4.31 3.89 0.15 0.00 100.4 3.75 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 0.2 2 .479 .496 $
8 Seasons 853.0 197 102 423 4.46 4.36 -0.05 0.00 103.3 4.56 12 1.4 1.0 -0.4 8.5 94 .507 .501 $
STL (7 yrs) 642.1 144 80 305 4.27 4.44 -0.08 0.00 104.1 4.70 33 3.5 1.0 -0.3 8.8 95 .525 .503 $
NYG (2 yrs) 210.2 53 22 118 5.04 4.10 0.02 0.00 100.9 4.12 -20 -2.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 -1 .460 .493 $

Ratio Pitching*

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%
1935 25 STL NL 30 0.0% 6.7% 3.3% 6.7% 67% 90%
1936 26 STL NL 70 4.3% 11.4% 5.7% 76%
1937 27 STL NL 57 1.8% 15.8% 7.0% 3.5% 15% 72%
1938 28 STL NL 932 0.4% 11.2% 8.4% 2.0% 9% 78%
1939 29 STL NL 663 2.1% 8.5% 8.9% 2.4% 10% 79%
1940 30 STL NL 955 1.4% 8.2% 10.1% 2.9% 13% 79%
1941 31 TOT NL 546 1.8% 7.9% 12.3% 2.2% 9% 76%
1941 31 STL NL 71 1.4% 2.8% 18.3% 76%
1941 31 NYG NL 475 1.9% 8.6% 11.4% 2.3% 9% 76%
1942 32 NYG NL 448 1.8% 8.9% 10.3% 2.0% 10% 76%
8 Yrs 3701 1.4% 9.2% 9.6% 2.4% 10% 78%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.9% 8.8% 3.2% 13% 79%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1935 25 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 30 427 0.444 3.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.00 427
1936 26 2 1 .667 5.40 8 3 1 1 0 0 25.0 26 15 15 3 5 10 0 0 2 100 76 1.240 9.4 1.1 1.8 3.6 2.00 76
1937 27 3 1 .750 4.38 12 4 1 2 0 0 39.0 39 19 19 4 9 19 1 0 2 157 93 1.231 9.0 0.9 2.1 4.4 2.11 93
1938 28 10 13 .435 3.39 59 29 12 12 1 5 255.0 255 120 96 8 87 123 2 0 4 1089 117 1.341 9.0 0.3 3.1 4.3 1.41 117
1939 29 22 18 .550 3.55 102 46 21 17 5 5 411.0 410 188 162 22 146 179 2 0 6 1749 113 1.353 9.0 0.5 3.2 3.9 1.23 113
1940 30 38 28 .576 3.63 140 77 22 28 8 5 629.0 632 296 254 35 242 257 4 2 15 2704 110 1.390 9.0 0.5 3.5 3.7 1.06 110
1941 31 40 38 .513 3.85 166 94 26 29 8 5 749.0 766 373 320 45 309 300 5 2 16 3250 103 1.435 9.2 0.5 3.7 3.6 0.97 103
1942 32 46 41 .529 3.74 197 102 37 31 9 6 853.0 861 423 354 53 355 340 6 2 16 3697 104 1.426 9.1 0.6 3.7 3.6 0.96 104

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1935 25 1 0 1.000 0.00 10.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.00 0.0 1
1936 26 0 1 .000 8.40 15.0 24 16 14 3 4 8 0 1.867 14.4 2.4 4.8 2.00 1.8 7
1937 27 1 0 1.000 2.57 14.0 14 4 4 1 4 9 1 1.286 9.0 2.6 5.8 2.25 0.6 4
1938 28 15 10 .600 3.13 227.0 225 88 79 4 81 109 1 1.348 8.9 3.2 4.3 1.35 0.2 47
1939 29 9 8 .529 3.68 159.0 158 72 65 14 60 57 0 1.371 8.9 3.4 3.2 0.95 0.8 43
1940 30 12 12 .500 3.82 224.0 231 106 95 14 100 80 2 1.478 9.3 4.0 3.2 0.80 0.6 38
1941 31 5 8 .385 5.34 118.0 141 78 70 11 70 42 1 1.788 10.8 5.3 3.2 0.60 0.8 26
1942 32 6 5 .545 3.43 105.0 106 44 40 9 51 40 1 1.495 9.1 4.4 3.4 0.78 0.8 31
8 Yrs 49 44 .527 3.79 872.0 899 408 367 56 371 347 6 1.456 9.3 3.6 0.94 0.6 197

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1938 NL  3.2 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1940 NL  16 (4th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1939 NL  .706 (5th)
1940 NL  .615 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL  8.942 (9th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1938 NL  4.333 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1938 NL  47 (3rd)
1939 NL  43 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1938 NL  5 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1938 NL  104 (7th)

Games Started s c a p y
1940 NL  31 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1939 NL  4 (4th)
1940 NL  3 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1938 NL  78 (10th)
1940 NL  96 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1938 NL  0.167 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1940 NL  92 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1940 NL  9 (1st)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1938 NL  123 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 24 (961), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1243), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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