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Hal McKain

Harold Leroy McKain

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 10, 1906 in Logan, IA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1927
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Indians 1927-1932

Final Game: May 30, 1932
Died: January 24, 1970 in Sacramento, CA
Buried: Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:54AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1927 20 CLE AL 0 1 .000 4.09 2 1 1 0 0 0 11.0 18 6 5 0 4 5 0 0 1 51 107 2.000 14.7 0.0 3.3 4.1 1.25
1929 22 CHW AL 6 9 .400 3.65 34 10 15 4 1 1 158.0 158 84 64 10 85 33 10 1 1 701 117 1.538 9.0 0.6 4.8 1.9 0.39
1930 23 CHW AL 6 4 .600 5.56 32 5 19 0 0 5 89.0 108 67 55 0 42 52 3 0 2 416 83 1.685 10.9 0.0 4.2 5.3 1.24
1931 24 CHW AL 6 9 .400 5.71 27 8 14 3 0 0 112.0 134 82 71 10 57 39 3 0 1 522 75 1.705 10.8 0.8 4.6 3.1 0.68
1932 25 CHW AL 0 0 11.12 8 0 4 0 0 0 11.1 17 15 14 1 5 7 0 0 0 57 40 1.941 13.5 0.8 4.0 5.6 1.40
5 Seasons 18 23 .439 4.93 103 24 53 7 1 6 381.1 435 254 209 21 193 136 16 1 5 1747 88 1.647 10.3 0.5 4.6 3.2 0.70
162 Game Avg. 10 12 .439 4.93 55 13 28 4 1 3 204 233 136 112 11 103 73 9 1 3 935 88 1.647 10.3 0.5 4.6 3.2 0.70
CHW (4 yrs) 18 22 .450 4.96 101 23 52 7 1 6 370.1 417 248 204 21 189 131 16 1 4 1696 88 1.636 10.1 0.5 4.6 3.2 0.69
CLE (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.09 2 1 1 0 0 0 11.0 18 6 5 0 4 5 0 0 1 51 107 2.000 14.7 0.0 3.3 4.1 1.25

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1927 20 CLE AL 11.0 1 6 7 0 1.0 1 0.1 $
1929 22 CHW AL 158.0 10 84 101 2 1.0 17 1.6 $
1930 23 CHW AL 89.0 5 67 62 -2 1.0 -5 -0.3 $
1931 24 CHW AL 112.0 8 82 74 -3 1.0 -8 -0.8 $
1932 25 CHW AL 11.1 0 15 8 0 1.0 -7 -0.7 $
5 Seasons 381.1 24 254 252 -3 1.0 -2 -0.1 $
CHW (4 yrs) 370.1 23 248 245 -3 1.0 -3 -0.2 $
CLE (1 yr) 11.0 1 6 7 0 1.0 1 0.1 $

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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
1927 20 CLE AL 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1929 22 CHW AL 34 55 44 5 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 8 .227 .370 .250 .620 64 11 1 1 1
1930 23 CHW AL 33 37 31 9 13 1 4 0 6 0 0 4 6 .419 .486 .710 1.195 204 22 0 2 1
1931 24 CHW AL 32 48 42 5 5 2 1 0 3 0 0 5 14 .119 .213 .214 .427 15 9 0 1 1
1932 25 CHW AL 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 109 145 122 19 28 4 5 0 10 0 0 18 28 .230 .333 .344 .678 78 42 1 4
162 Game Avg. 162 216 181 28 42 6 7 0 15 0 0 27 42 .230 .333 .344 .678 78 62 1 6
CHW (4 yrs) 107 141 118 19 28 4 5 0 10 0 0 18 28 .237 .343 .356 .699 84 42 1 4
CLE (1 yr) 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1927 20 CLE AL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1929 22 CHW AL 55 -2 0 0 0 0 5 2 5 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $ 1
1930 23 CHW AL 37 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 10 1.0 10 0.9 0.1 $ 1
1931 24 CHW AL 48 -6 0 0 0 0 3 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1932 25 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
5 Seasons 145 -4 1 0 0 0 11 5 13 1.3 13 1.2 0.1 $
CHW (4 yrs) 141 -3 1 0 0 0 11 5 14 1.4 14 1.3 0.1 $
CLE (1 yr) 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1927 CLE AL 20 P 2 1 0 11.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 4.09 2.50 .960 2.62 2.60
1929 CHW AL 22 P 34 10 4 158.0 61 4 54 3 4 .951 3.30 1.71 .958 2.34 2.31
1930 CHW AL 23 P 32 5 0 89.0 27 2 23 2 0 .926 2.53 0.78 .946 2.20 2.17
1931 CHW AL 24 P 27 8 3 112.0 38 5 31 2 0 .947 2.89 1.33 .954 2.21 2.19
1932 CHW AL 25 P 8 0 0 11.1 6 1 4 1 0 .833 3.97 0.63 .958 2.22 2.22
5 Seasons P 103 24 7 381.1 137 12 117 8 4 .942 3.04 1.25 .955 2.28 2.23
5 Seasons TOT 103 24 7 381.1 137 12 117 8 4 .942 3.04 1.25 .955 2.28 2.23
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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
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  • 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.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1929 AL  9.000 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1930 AL  5 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1929 AL  10 (1st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1929 AL  15 (6th)
1930 AL  19 (5th)
1931 AL  14 (9th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1929 AL  3.30 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1863), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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