Archie McKain
Archie Richard McKain (Happy)
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 12, 1911 in Delphos, KS (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1937
Final Game: July 5, 1943
Died: May 21, 1985 in Salina, KS
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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
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 1 630 102 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 0 453 109 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 1 554 133 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 1 224 168 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 80 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 90 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 53 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 85 1.375 9.0 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.00
6 Seasons 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 105 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 67 1.615 11.1 0.7 3.5 2.8 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
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

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+
1937 26 8 8 .500 4.66 36 18 6 3 0 2 137.0 152 84 71 7 64 66 0 0 1 630 102 1.577 10.0 0.5 4.2 4.3 1.03 102
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 105 1.601 10.3 0.5 4.1 3.5 0.86 105
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 118 1.500 9.5 0.5 4.0 3.6 0.89 118
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 112 1.520 9.8 0.5 3.9 3.5 0.90 112
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 112 1.520 9.8 0.5 3.9 3.5 0.90 112
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

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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
1937 26 9 7 .563 3.68 149.0 145 68 61 7 61 72 0 1.383 8.8 3.7 4.3 1.18 0.4 36
1938 27 6 5 .545 3.58 108.0 113 48 43 6 42 29 2 1.435 9.4 3.5 2.4 0.69 0.5 37
1939 28 10 5 .667 2.83 140.0 112 49 44 6 50 53 0 1.157 7.2 3.2 3.4 1.06 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 Seasons 31 24 .564 3.42 524.0 505 222 199 26 198 203 3 1.342 8.7 3.5 1.03 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 (1720), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1877), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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