Joe McGinnity
Joseph Jerome McGinnity (Iron Man)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 206 lb.

Born: March 20, 1871 in Cornwall, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1899
Final Game: October 5, 1908
Died: November 14, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1946.
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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
1899 28 BLN NL 28 16 .636 2.68 48 41 7 38 4 2 366.1 358 164 109 3 93 74 28 1 4 1573 148 1.231 8.8 0.1 2.3 1.8 0.80
1900 29 BRO NL 28 8 .778 2.94 44 37 7 32 1 0 343.0 350 179 112 5 113 93 41 1 4 1498 131 1.350 9.2 0.1 3.0 2.4 0.82
1901 30 BLA AL 26 20 .565 3.56 48 43 4 39 1 1 382.0 412 219 151 7 96 75 21 0 5 1685 108 1.330 9.7 0.2 2.3 1.8 0.78
1902 31 TOT MLB 21 18 .538 2.84 44 39 5 35 1 0 351.2 341 154 111 4 78 106 17 1 1 1485 118 1.191 8.7 0.1 2.0 2.7 1.36
1902 31 BLA AL 13 10 .565 3.44 25 23 2 19 0 0 198.2 219 102 76 3 46 39 8 0 1 860 109 1.334 9.9 0.1 2.1 1.8 0.85
1902 31 NYG NL 8 8 .500 2.06 19 16 3 16 1 0 153.0 122 52 35 1 32 67 9 1 0 625 136 1.007 7.2 0.1 1.9 3.9 2.09
1903 32 NYG NL 31 20 .608 2.43 55 48 6 44 3 2 434.0 391 162 117 4 109 171 19 0 5 1814 137 1.152 8.1 0.1 2.3 3.5 1.57
1904 33 NYG NL 35 8 .814 1.61 51 44 7 38 9 5 408.0 307 103 73 8 86 144 13 1 2 1613 169 0.963 6.8 0.2 1.9 3.2 1.67
1905 34 NYG NL 21 15 .583 2.87 46 38 6 26 2 3 320.1 289 131 102 6 71 125 14 0 3 1319 102 1.124 8.1 0.2 2.0 3.5 1.76
1906 35 NYG NL 27 12 .692 2.25 45 37 6 32 3 2 339.2 316 127 85 1 71 105 7 0 0 1414 115 1.139 8.4 0.0 1.9 2.8 1.48
1907 36 NYG NL 18 18 .500 3.16 47 34 11 23 3 4 310.1 320 126 109 6 58 120 15 0 3 1312 78 1.218 9.3 0.2 1.7 3.5 2.07
1908 37 NYG NL 11 7 .611 2.27 37 20 14 7 5 5 186.0 192 73 47 8 37 55 7 0 3 782 105 1.231 9.3 0.4 1.8 2.7 1.49
10 Seasons 246 142 .634 2.66 465 381 73 314 32 24 3441.1 3276 1438 1016 52 812 1068 182 4 30 14495 120 1.188 8.6 0.1 2.1 2.8 1.32
162 Game Avg. 20 11 .634 2.66 37 31 6 25 3 2 277 263 116 82 4 65 86 15 0 2 1165 120 1.188 8.6 0.1 2.1 2.8 1.32
NYG (7 yrs) 151 88 .632 2.38 300 237 53 186 26 21 2151.1 1937 774 568 34 464 787 84 2 16 8879 118 1.116 8.1 0.1 1.9 3.3 1.70
BLA (2 yrs) 39 30 .565 3.52 73 66 6 58 1 1 580.2 631 321 227 10 142 114 29 0 6 2545 108 1.331 9.8 0.2 2.2 1.8 0.80
BLN (1 yr) 28 16 .636 2.68 48 41 7 38 4 2 366.1 358 164 109 3 93 74 28 1 4 1573 148 1.231 8.8 0.1 2.3 1.8 0.80
BRO (1 yr) 28 8 .778 2.94 44 37 7 32 1 0 343.0 350 179 112 5 113 93 41 1 4 1498 131 1.350 9.2 0.1 3.0 2.4 0.82
NL (9 yrs) 207 112 .649 2.48 392 315 67 256 31 23 2860.2 2645 1117 789 42 670 954 153 4 24 11950 124 1.159 8.3 0.1 2.1 3.0 1.42
AL (2 yrs) 39 30 .565 3.52 73 66 6 58 1 1 580.2 631 321 227 10 142 114 29 0 6 2545 108 1.331 9.8 0.2 2.2 1.8 0.80

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1905 34 NYG NL WS W PHA 1 1 .500 0.00 2 2 0 1 1 0 17.0 10 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 65 0.765 5.3 0.0 1.6 3.2 2.00
1 WS 1 1 .500 0.00 2 2 0 1 1 0 17.0 10 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 65 0.765 5.3 0.0 1.6 3.2 2.00

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+
1899 28 28 16 .636 2.68 48 41 7 38 4 2 366.1 358 164 109 3 93 74 28 1 4 1573 148 1.231 8.8 0.1 2.3 1.8 0.80 148
1900 29 56 24 .700 2.80 92 78 14 70 5 2 709.1 708 343 221 8 206 167 69 2 8 3071 139 1.289 9.0 0.1 2.6 2.1 0.81 139
1901 30 82 44 .651 3.07 140 121 18 109 6 3 1091.1 1120 562 372 15 302 242 90 2 13 4756 127 1.303 9.2 0.1 2.5 2.0 0.80 127
1902 31 103 62 .624 3.01 184 160 23 144 7 3 1443.0 1461 716 483 19 380 348 107 3 14 6241 125 1.276 9.1 0.1 2.4 2.2 0.92 125
1903 32 134 82 .620 2.88 239 208 29 188 10 5 1877.0 1852 878 600 23 489 519 126 3 19 8055 127 1.247 8.9 0.1 2.3 2.5 1.06 127
1904 33 169 90 .653 2.65 290 252 36 226 19 10 2285.0 2159 981 673 31 575 663 139 4 21 9668 132 1.196 8.5 0.1 2.3 2.6 1.15 132
1905 34 190 105 .644 2.68 336 290 42 252 21 13 2605.1 2448 1112 775 37 646 788 153 4 24 10987 128 1.188 8.5 0.1 2.2 2.7 1.22 128
1906 35 217 117 .650 2.63 381 327 48 284 24 15 2945.0 2764 1239 860 38 717 893 160 4 24 12401 127 1.182 8.4 0.1 2.2 2.7 1.25 127
1907 36 235 135 .635 2.68 428 361 59 307 27 19 3255.1 3084 1365 969 44 775 1013 175 4 27 13713 121 1.185 8.5 0.1 2.1 2.8 1.31 121
1908 37 246 142 .634 2.66 465 381 73 314 32 24 3441.1 3276 1438 1016 52 812 1068 182 4 30 14495 120 1.188 8.6 0.1 2.1 2.8 1.32 120

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1899 28 34 10 .773 2.12 399.0 342 104 94 3 89 81 27 1.080 7.7 2.0 1.8 0.91 0.1 48
1900 29 32 12 .727 2.37 398.0 358 117 105 5 116 108 42 1.191 8.1 2.6 2.4 0.93 0.1 44
1901 30 37 16 .698 2.64 478.0 434 156 140 7 101 94 22 1.119 8.2 1.9 1.8 0.93 0.1 48
1902 31 31 14 .689 2.69 411.0 387 137 123 5 89 124 19 1.158 8.5 1.9 2.7 1.39 0.1 44
1903 32 43 13 .768 2.17 509.0 431 137 123 4 120 201 21 1.083 7.6 2.1 3.6 1.68 0.1 55
1904 33 37 8 .822 1.89 409.0 339 96 86 9 95 144 14 1.061 7.5 2.1 3.2 1.52 0.2 51
1905 34 21 14 .600 3.26 323.0 316 130 117 7 78 126 15 1.220 8.8 2.2 3.5 1.62 0.2 46
1906 35 24 13 .649 2.96 341.0 372 124 112 1 84 105 8 1.337 9.8 2.2 2.8 1.25 0.0 45
1907 36 15 18 .455 4.43 303.0 384 166 149 7 70 117 18 1.498 11.4 2.1 3.5 1.67 0.2 47
1908 37 11 8 .579 3.25 177.0 228 71 64 10 44 52 8 1.537 11.6 2.2 2.6 1.18 0.5 37
10 Seasons 285 126 .693 2.67 3748.0 3591 1238 1113 58 886 1152 194 1.195 8.6 2.8 1.30 0.1 465

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1937 BBWAA ( 6.0%)
1938 BBWAA (13.7%)
1939 BBWAA (11.6%)
1942 BBWAA (25.3%)
1945 BBWAA (17.7%)
1946 BBWAA (17.8%)
Selected to HOF in 1946 by VC

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1899 NL  2.678 (3rd)
1900 NL  2.939 (7th)
1902 NL  2.059 (6th)
1903 NL  2.426 (4th)
1904 NL  1.610 (1st)
Career  2.657 (64th)

Wins s c a p y
1899 NL  28 (1st)
1900 NL  28 (1st)
1901 AL  26 (2nd)
1903 NL  31 (1st)
1904 NL  35 (1st)
1905 NL  21 (4th)
1906 NL  27 (1st)
1907 NL  18 (7th)
Career  246 (49th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1899 NL  .636 (9th)
1900 NL  .778 (1st)
1903 NL  .608 (10th)
1904 NL  .814 (1st)
1906 NL  .692 (6th)
1908 NL  .611 (9th)
Career  .634 (43rd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1899 NL  1.231 (8th)
1902 NL  1.006 (3rd)
1903 NL  1.152 (5th)
1904 NL  .963 (1st)
Career  1.188 (111th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1899 NL  8.795 (7th)
1902 NL  7.177 (2nd)
1903 NL  8.108 (5th)
1904 NL  6.772 (3rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1902 AL  2.084 (9th)
1902 NL  1.882 (10th)
1903 NL  2.260 (8th)
1904 NL  1.897 (6th)
1905 NL  1.995 (5th)
1906 NL  1.881 (5th)
1907 NL  1.682 (4th)
1908 NL  1.790 (6th)
Career  2.124 (125th)

Games Played s c a p y
1899 NL  48 (2nd)
1900 NL  44 (2nd)
1901 AL  48 (1st)
1903 NL  55 (1st)
1904 NL  51 (1st)
1905 NL  46 (1st)
1906 NL  45 (1st)
1907 NL  47 (1st)

Saves s c a p y
1899 NL  2 (2nd)
1901 AL  1 (3rd)
1903 NL  2 (3rd)
1904 NL  5 (1st)
1905 NL  3 (3rd)
1906 NL  2 (9th)
1907 NL  4 (1st)
1908 NL  5 (1st)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1899 NL  366.3 (4th)
1900 NL  343.0 (1st)
1901 AL  382.0 (1st)
1903 NL  434.0 (1st)
1904 NL  408.0 (1st)
1905 NL  320.3 (6th)
1906 NL  339.7 (2nd)
1907 NL  310.3 (5th)
Career  3441.3 (77th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1900 NL  93 (6th)
1903 NL  171 (2nd)
1904 NL  144 (5th)
1907 NL  120 (9th)

Games Started s c a p y
1899 NL  41 (4th)
1900 NL  37 (3rd)
1901 AL  43 (1st)
1903 NL  48 (1st)
1904 NL  44 (2nd)
1905 NL  38 (4th)
1906 NL  37 (3rd)
1907 NL  34 (5th)
Career  381 (142nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1899 NL  38 (5th)
1900 NL  32 (3rd)
1901 AL  39 (1st)
1903 NL  44 (1st)
1904 NL  38 (3rd)
1906 NL  32 (3rd)
Career  314 (33rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1899 NL  4 (2nd)
1903 NL  3 (6th)
1904 NL  9 (1st)
1908 NL  5 (9th)
Career  32 (99th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1901 AL  7 (10th)
1903 NL  4 (10th)
1904 NL  8 (2nd)
1905 NL  6 (6th)
1907 NL  6 (2nd)
1908 NL  8 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1899 NL  93 (10th)
1900 NL  113 (1st)
1901 AL  96 (5th)
1903 NL  109 (3rd)
1904 NL  86 (8th)
Career  812 (229th)

Hits s c a p y
1899 NL  358 (8th)
1900 NL  350 (4th)
1901 AL  412 (1st)
1903 NL  391 (2nd)
1904 NL  307 (4th)
1905 NL  289 (9th)
1906 NL  316 (2nd)
1907 NL  320 (2nd)
Career  3276 (92nd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1903 NL  1.569 (9th)
1907 NL  2.069 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1899 NL  .074 (7th)
1900 NL  .131 (6th)
1902 AL  .136 (6th)
1903 NL  .083 (8th)
1906 NL  .027 (4th)
Career  .136 (80th)

Losses s c a p y
1901 AL  20 (4th)
1903 NL  20 (2nd)
1907 NL  18 (6th)
Career  142 (190th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1901 AL  151 (1st)
1903 NL  117 (4th)
1905 NL  102 (9th)
1906 NL  85 (8th)
1907 NL  109 (2nd)
Career  1016 (211th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1899 NL  28 (3rd)
1900 NL  41 (1st)
1901 AL  21 (2nd)
1903 NL  19 (2nd)
1904 NL  13 (7th)
1905 NL  14 (6th)
1907 NL  15 (2nd)
Career  182 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1899 NL  1573 (1st)
1900 NL  1498 (1st)
1901 AL  1685 (1st)
1903 NL  1814 (1st)
1904 NL  1613 (1st)
1905 NL  1319 (6th)
1906 NL  1414 (2nd)
1907 NL  1312 (2nd)
Career  14495 (62nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1899 NL  7 (4th)
1900 NL  7 (4th)
1903 NL  6 (4th)
1904 NL  7 (4th)
1905 NL  6 (10th)
1907 NL  11 (1st)
1908 NL  14 (2nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1899 NL  148 (3rd)
1900 NL  131 (7th)
1902 NL  136 (6th)
1903 NL  137 (4th)
1904 NL  169 (1st)
Career  120 (112th)

Oldest s c a p y
1907 NL  born 1871-03-20 (9th)
1908 NL  born 1871-03-20 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 64 (17), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 190 (50), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 164 (40), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 50 (38), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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