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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 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Tigers/Browns 1937-1943

Final Game: July 5, 1943 (Age 32)
Died: May 21, 1985 in Salina, KS
Buried: Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis, 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 1 630 103 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 (v2.2): 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 5.44 -0.26 0.00 101.1 5.77 4 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.7 20 .510 .502 $3,000
1938 27 BOS AL 99.2 37 5 60 5.42 5.62 0.01 0.00 99.1 5.57 1 0.0 1.0 -0.1 1.0 14 .501 .500 $4,500
1939 28 DET AL 129.2 32 11 66 4.58 5.57 0.06 0.00 103.2 5.69 15 1.4 1.0 -0.1 2.6 31 .544 .509 $5,000
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 1.8 19 .550 .508 $6,000
1941 30 DET AL 43.0 15 0 24 5.02 5.06 -0.28 0.00 109.7 5.86 4 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.8 8 .525 .502 $6,000
1941 30 SLB AL 10.0 8 0 9 8.10 4.72 -0.20 0.00 104.4 5.14 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -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 -0.0 -0 .484 .499 $6,000
6 Seasons 486.2 165 34 270 4.99 5.40 -0.11 0.00 102.4 5.64 32 3.1 1.0 -0.3 7.6 90 .519 .503 $30,500
DET (3 yrs) 223.2 74 11 108 4.35 5.41 -0.06 0.00 104.4 5.71 32 3.1 1.0 -0.1 5.2 59 .542 .506 $17,000
BOS (2 yrs) 237.0 73 23 144 5.47 5.52 -0.15 0.00 100.3 5.69 5 0.4 1.0 -0.1 2.7 34 .506 .501 $7,500
SLB (2 yrs) 26.0 18 0 18 6.23 4.23 -0.23 0.00 103.8 4.64 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .473 .499 $6,000

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

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1937 26 BOS AL 38 53 49 5 13 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 16 .265 .308 .367 .675 66 18 2 1 1
1938 27 BOS AL 37 36 31 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 .065 .147 .097 .244 -39 3 0 2 1
1939 28 DET AL 32 49 41 7 9 2 1 2 5 0 0 8 12 .220 .347 .463 .810 100 19 1 0 0 1
1940 29 DET AL 27 11 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .143 .333 .143 .476 24 1 0 0 1 1
1941 30 TOT AL 23 14 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .071 .000 .071 -80 0 0 0 0 1
1941 30 DET AL 15 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .083 .000 .083 -77 0 0 0 0 1
1941 30 SLB AL 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1943 32 SLB AL 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 167 164 142 19 25 8 1 2 9 0 0 15 48 .176 .264 .289 .553 37 41 1 2 4
162 Game Avg. 162 159 138 18 24 8 1 2 9 0 0 15 47 .176 .264 .289 .553 37 40 2 4
DET (3 yrs) 74 72 59 11 10 2 1 2 5 0 0 11 21 .169 .300 .339 .639 59 20 1 0 1
BOS (2 yrs) 75 89 80 8 15 6 0 0 4 0 0 4 25 .188 .244 .263 .507 25 21 2 3
SLB (2 yrs) 18 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1937 26 BOS AL 38 53 -3 0 0 0 6 3 0.2 2 5 0.2 .507 .502 0.2 0.0 5 $3,000 1
1938 27 BOS AL 37 36 -8 0 0 0 4 -4 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $4,500 1
1939 28 DET AL 32 49 -1 0 0 0 5 5 0.4 2 7 0.4 .514 .503 0.4 0.0 7 $5,000 1
1940 29 DET AL 27 11 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $6,000 1
1941 30 DET AL 15 12 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .488 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $6,000 1
1941 30 SLB AL 8 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .495 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
1943 32 SLB AL 10 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .498 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 $6,000 1
6 Seasons 167 164 -16 0 0 0 18 2 0.2 6 8 0.2 .501 .500 0.2 0.0 8 $30,500
DET (3 yrs) 74 72 -5 0 0 0 8 3 0.3 3 6 0.3 .504 .501 0.3 0.0 6 $17,000
BOS (2 yrs) 75 89 -11 0 0 0 10 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 2 $7,500
SLB (2 yrs) 18 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $6,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1940 29 DET AL WS CIN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1937 BOS AL 26 P 36 18 3 137.0 34 4 27 3 0 .912 2.04 0.86 .954 2.05 2.01
1938 BOS AL 27 P 37 5 1 99.2 38 10 26 2 1 .947 3.25 0.97 .952 2.11 2.06
1939 DET AL 28 P 32 11 4 129.2 18 1 15 2 0 .889 1.11 0.50 .951 1.92 1.89
1940 DET AL 29 P 27 0 0 51.0 18 2 16 0 0 1.000 3.18 0.67 .956 2.05 2.01
1941 TOT AL 30 P 23 0 0 53.0 26 2 24 0 2 1.000 4.42 1.13 .960 2.14 2.11
1941 DET AL 30 P 15 0 0 43.0 21 2 19 0 2 1.000 4.40 1.40 .960 2.13 2.11
1941 SLB AL 30 P 8 0 0 10.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 4.50 0.63 .960 2.16 2.11
1943 SLB AL 32 P 10 0 0 16.0 6 1 4 1 0 .833 2.81 0.50 .963 2.25 2.30
6 Seasons P 165 34 8 486.1 140 20 112 8 3 .943 2.44 0.80 .955 2.04 2.03
6 Seasons TOT 165 34 8 486.1 140 20 112 8 3 .943 2.44 0.80 .955 2.04 2.03
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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 (1805), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1982), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS Relief Pitcher (347th), 7.8 career WAR/7.8 7yr-peak WAR/7.8 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
193726Boston Red Sox$3,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193827Boston Red Sox$4,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193928Detroit Tigers$5,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
194029Detroit Tigers$6,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
194130Detroit Tigers$6,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contractsDET/SLB
194332St. Louis Browns$6,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
Career to date (may be incomplete)$30,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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