Tug McGraw
Frank Edwin McGraw Jr.
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 30, 1944 in Martinez, CA
High School: St. Vincent's (Petaluma, CA)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1965
Final Game: September 25, 1984
Died: January 5, 2004 in Brentwood, TN
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 NYM NL 20 P 37 9 97.2 22 5 14 3 2 .864 1.75 0.51 .959 2.08 0.81
1966 NYM NL 21 P 15 12 62.1 12 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.73 0.80 .942 1.96 0.74
1967 NYM NL 22 P 4 4 17.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.60 1.25 .960 1.97 0.78
1969 NYM NL 24 P 42 4 100.1 29 6 19 4 2 .862 2.24 0.60 .962 1.95 0.78
1970 NYM NL 25 P 57 0 90.2 29 9 17 3 0 .897 2.58 0.46 .955 1.85 0.71
1971 NYM NL 26 P 51 1 111.0 15 2 12 1 2 .933 1.14 0.27 .953 1.90 0.78
1972 NYM NL 27 P 54 0 106.0 19 6 13 0 0 1.000 1.61 0.35 .947 1.78 0.73 AS,MVP-25
1973 NYM NL 28 P 60 2 118.2 28 8 19 1 1 .964 2.05 0.45 .950 1.88 0.73 MVP-15
1974 NYM NL 29 P 41 4 88.2 18 2 13 3 0 .833 1.52 0.37 .950 1.88 0.71
1975 PHI NL 30 P 56 0 102.2 20 4 15 1 2 .950 1.67 0.34 .945 1.86 0.72 AS
1976 PHI NL 31 P 58 0 97.1 20 4 12 4 0 .800 1.48 0.28 .960 1.88 0.72
1977 PHI NL 32 P 45 0 79.0 15 2 13 0 2 1.000 1.71 0.33 .947 1.85 0.67 MVP-24
1978 PHI NL 33 P 55 1 89.2 18 4 13 1 2 .944 1.71 0.31 .950 1.91 0.72
1979 PHI NL 34 P 65 1 83.2 10 6 4 0 0 1.000 1.08 0.15 .950 1.80 0.66
1980 PHI NL 35 P 57 0 92.1 18 3 15 0 1 1.000 1.75 0.32 .950 1.91 0.69 CYA-5,MVP-16
1981 PHI NL 36 P 34 0 44.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.43 0.21 .957 1.96 0.68
1982 PHI NL 37 P 34 0 39.2 11 4 7 0 1 1.000 2.50 0.32 .945 1.95 0.70
1983 PHI NL 38 P 34 1 55.2 12 1 10 1 1 .917 1.78 0.32 .950 1.92 0.68
1984 PHI NL 39 P 25 0 38.0 9 2 6 1 0 .889 1.89 0.32 .956 1.87 0.67
19 Seasons P 824 39 1514.2 317 75 219 23 16 .927 1.75 0.36 .952 1.90 0.72
19 Seasons TOT 824 39 1514.2 317 75 219 23 16 .927 1.75 0.36 .880 1.90 0.72
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1965 NYM NL 20 38 9 38 38 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 NYM NL 21 15 12 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 NYM NL 22 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 NYM NL 24 43 4 43 43 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 NYM NL 25 57 0 57 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 NYM NL 26 51 1 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 NYM NL 27 54 0 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 NYM NL 28 60 2 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 NYM NL 29 41 4 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 PHI NL 30 56 0 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 PHI NL 31 58 0 58 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 PHI NL 32 45 0 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 PHI NL 33 55 1 55 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 PHI NL 34 65 1 65 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 PHI NL 35 57 0 57 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 PHI NL 36 34 0 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 PHI NL 37 34 0 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 PHI NL 38 34 1 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 PHI NL 39 25 0 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Seasons 826 39 826 826 824 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1965 NYM NL 20 441 76% 22% 16 88% 0 5 0 3 13 11 1 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 6 67%
1966 NYM NL 21 281 79% 26% 10 90% 0 2 0 2 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1967 NYM NL 22 83 63% 19% 5 100% 0 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1969 NYM NL 24 439 68% 21% 23 91% 1 6 0 3 18 12 2 4 0 0 4 2 2 1 2 0 5 80%
1970 NYM NL 25 404 68% 27% 22 86% 1 11 2 9 17 13 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 100%
1971 NYM NL 26 449 66% 22% 18 94% 1 2 0 1 16 14 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 5 100%
1972 NYM NL 27 427 68% 26% 17 88% 0 5 2 2 14 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80%
1973 NYM NL 28 516 73% 28% 24 96% 1 9 3 5 20 16 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 100%
1974 NYM NL 29 397 78% 25% 18 78% 3 3 0 1 12 10 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 20%
1975 PHI NL 30 432 78% 22% 20 90% 0 4 2 0 15 9 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 100%
1976 PHI NL 31 422 72% 21% 18 89% 0 4 1 0 13 11 1 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1977 PHI NL 32 316 74% 34% 16 88% 0 2 0 2 14 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 67%
1978 PHI NL 33 369 77% 27% 19 84% 1 4 1 1 14 11 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 4 75%
1979 PHI NL 34 365 76% 24% 6 100% 0 5 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1980 PHI NL 35 360 72% 25% 17 94% 0 1 0 1 16 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1981 PHI NL 36 185 78% 24% 5 100% 0 3 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1982 PHI NL 37 185 79% 19% 10 80% 0 4 3 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 100%
1983 PHI NL 38 248 80% 28% 11 82% 1 1 1 0 9 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1984 PHI NL 39 169 79% 21% 6 100% 0 2 1 1 5 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Seasons 6488 74% 24% 281 89% 9 74 17 38 224 173 23 23 1 16 6 13 15 7 11 4 61 84%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 91% 87%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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