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Archie McKain

Archie Richard McKain (Happy)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 12, 1911 in Delphos, KS (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1937
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Tigers/Browns 1937-1943

Final Game: July 5, 1943
Died: May 21, 1985 in Salina, KS
Buried: Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis, KS
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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
1937 26 BOS AL 8 8 .500 4.66 36 18 6 3 0 2 137.0 152 84 71 7 64 66 0 0 1 630 103 1.577 10.0 0.5 4.2 4.3 1.03
1938 27 BOS AL 5 4 .556 4.52 37 5 16 1 0 6 99.2 119 60 50 6 44 27 2 0 0 453 110 1.635 10.7 0.5 4.0 2.4 0.61
1939 28 DET AL 5 6 .455 3.68 32 11 12 4 1 4 129.2 120 66 53 6 54 49 0 0 1 554 132 1.342 8.3 0.4 3.7 3.4 0.91
1940 29 DET AL 5 0 1.000 2.82 27 0 17 0 0 3 51.0 48 18 16 2 25 24 0 0 1 224 169 1.431 8.5 0.4 4.4 4.2 0.96
1941 30 TOT AL 2 2 .500 5.60 23 0 14 0 0 1 53.0 74 33 33 5 15 16 1 0 2 242 81 1.679 12.6 0.8 2.5 2.7 1.07
1941 30 DET AL 2 1 .667 5.02 15 0 9 0 0 0 43.0 58 24 24 3 11 14 0 0 2 193 91 1.605 12.1 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.27
1941 30 SLB AL 0 1 .000 8.10 8 0 5 0 0 1 10.0 16 9 9 2 4 2 1 0 0 49 55 2.000 14.4 1.8 3.6 1.8 0.50
1943 32 SLB AL 1 1 .500 3.94 10 0 5 0 0 0 16.0 16 9 7 0 6 6 0 0 1 72 88 1.375 9.0 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.00
6 Yrs 26 21 .553 4.26 165 34 70 8 1 16 486.1 529 270 230 26 208 188 3 0 6 2175 112 1.515 9.8 0.5 3.8 3.5 0.90
162 Game Avg. 9 7 .553 4.26 56 12 24 3 0 5 166 181 92 79 9 71 64 1 0 2 743 112 1.515 9.8 0.5 3.8 3.5 0.90
DET (3 yrs) 12 7 .632 3.74 74 11 38 4 1 7 223.2 226 108 93 11 90 87 0 0 4 971 128 1.413 9.1 0.4 3.6 3.5 0.97
BOS (2 yrs) 13 12 .520 4.60 73 23 22 4 0 8 236.2 271 144 121 13 108 93 2 0 1 1083 106 1.601 10.3 0.5 4.1 3.5 0.86
SLB (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 5.54 18 0 10 0 0 1 26.0 32 18 16 2 10 8 1 0 1 121 69 1.615 11.1 0.7 3.5 2.8 0.80

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
1937 26 BOS AL 137.1 36 18 84 5.50 5.43 -0.26 0.00 102.3 5.83 4 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.6 22 .512 .503 $
1938 27 BOS AL 99.2 37 5 60 5.42 5.64 0.01 0.00 98.7 5.56 1 0.0 1.0 -0.1 0.9 14 .501 .500 $
1939 28 DET AL 129.2 32 11 66 4.58 5.57 0.06 0.00 101.3 5.59 14 1.3 1.0 -0.1 2.4 31 .542 .508 $
1940 29 DET AL 51.0 27 0 18 3.18 5.30 -0.19 0.00 103.1 5.66 14 1.4 1.0 -0.0 1.7 19 .550 .508 $
1941 30 DET AL 43.0 15 0 24 5.02 5.08 -0.28 0.00 108.4 5.80 3 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.6 8 .524 .502 $
1941 30 SLB AL 10.0 8 0 9 8.10 4.73 -0.20 0.00 104.1 5.14 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .460 .498 $
1943 32 SLB AL 16.0 10 0 9 5.06 3.92 -0.25 0.00 103.4 4.32 -1 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .484 .499 $
6 Seasons 486.2 165 34 270 4.99 5.40 -0.11 0.00 102.0 5.63 31 3.0 1.0 -0.3 6.8 91 .518 .503 $
DET (3 yrs) 223.2 74 11 108 4.35 5.41 -0.06 0.00 103.1 5.65 31 3.0 1.0 -0.1 4.7 57 .541 .506 $
BOS (2 yrs) 237.0 73 23 144 5.47 5.52 -0.15 0.00 100.8 5.71 5 0.5 1.0 -0.1 2.5 36 .506 .501 $
SLB (2 yrs) 26.0 18 0 18 6.23 4.23 -0.23 0.00 103.7 4.63 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .473 .499 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1940 29 DET AL WS L CIN 0 0 3.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 1.333 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 WS 0 0 3.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 1.333 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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%
1937 26 BOS AL 630 1.1% 10.5% 10.2% 2.5% 11% 77%
1938 27 BOS AL 453 1.3% 6.0% 9.7% 1.8% 7% 81%
1939 28 DET AL 554 1.1% 8.8% 9.8% 2.5% 12% 78%
1940 29 DET AL 224 0.9% 10.7% 11.2% 75%
1941 30 TOT AL 242 2.1% 6.6% 6.2% 82%
1941 30 DET AL 193 1.6% 7.3% 5.7% 82%
1941 30 SLB AL 49 4.1% 4.1% 8.2% 82%
1943 32 SLB AL 72 0.0% 8.3% 8.3% 83%
6 Yrs 2175 1.2% 8.6% 9.6% 1.8% 7% 79%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.1% 8.9% 3.0% 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+
1937 26 8 8 .500 4.66 36 18 6 3 0 2 137.0 152 84 71 7 64 66 0 0 1 630 103 1.577 10.0 0.5 4.2 4.3 1.03 103
1938 27 13 12 .520 4.60 73 23 22 4 0 8 236.2 271 144 121 13 108 93 2 0 1 1083 106 1.601 10.3 0.5 4.1 3.5 0.86 106
1939 28 18 18 .500 4.27 105 34 34 8 1 12 366.1 391 210 174 19 162 142 2 0 2 1637 114 1.510 9.6 0.5 4.0 3.5 0.88 114
1940 29 23 18 .561 4.10 132 34 51 8 1 15 417.1 439 228 190 21 187 166 2 0 3 1861 119 1.500 9.5 0.5 4.0 3.6 0.89 119
1941 30 25 20 .556 4.27 155 34 65 8 1 16 470.1 513 261 223 26 202 182 3 0 5 2103 113 1.520 9.8 0.5 3.9 3.5 0.90 113
1942 31 25 20 .556 4.27 155 34 65 8 1 16 470.1 513 261 223 26 202 182 3 0 5 2103 113 1.520 9.8 0.5 3.9 3.5 0.90 113
1943 32 26 21 .553 4.26 165 34 70 8 1 16 486.1 529 270 230 26 208 188 3 0 6 2175 112 1.515 9.8 0.5 3.8 3.5 0.90 112

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
1937 26 9 7 .563 3.58 151.0 142 67 60 7 60 73 0 1.338 8.5 3.6 4.4 1.22 0.4 36
1938 27 7 5 .583 3.50 108.0 112 47 42 6 41 29 2 1.417 9.3 3.4 2.4 0.71 0.5 37
1939 28 10 5 .667 2.89 140.0 113 50 45 6 51 53 0 1.171 7.3 3.3 3.4 1.04 0.4 32
1940 29 4 2 .667 2.29 55.0 46 16 14 2 24 26 0 1.273 7.5 3.9 4.3 1.08 0.3 27
1941 30 2 4 .333 4.75 55.0 71 32 29 5 14 17 1 1.545 11.6 2.3 2.8 1.21 0.8 23
1943 32 0 1 .000 4.24 17.0 18 9 8 0 7 6 0 1.471 9.5 3.7 3.2 0.86 0.0 10
6 Yrs 32 24 .571 3.39 526.0 502 221 198 26 197 204 3 1.329 8.6 3.5 1.04 0.4 165

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1938 AL  6 (2nd)
1939 AL  4 (8th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1940 AL  17 (7th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1781), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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