Jim McKee

James Marion McKee

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 1, 1947 in Columbus, OH
School: Otterbein College
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1972
Team: Pirates 1972-1973

Final Game: September 29, 1973
Died: September 14, 2002 in Pickaway County, OH
Cremated
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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…

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…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1969	22	PIT-min	A	0	6	.000	7.88	11	10				0	40.0	40	45	35	1	62		34						2.550	9.0	0.2	14.0	7.6	0.55	SAL · CARL
1970	23	PIT-min	A	8	15	.348	3.59	26	26					173.0	155	93	69	9	88								1.405	8.1	0.5	4.6			SAL · CARL
1971	24	PIT-min	AA	10	13	.435	3.85	25	25		8	2	0	152.0	120	76	65	12	89	6	172	7	0	11			1.375	7.1	0.7	5.3	10.2	1.93	WBY · EL
1972	25	PIT-min	AAA	9	9	.500	2.63	26	26		11	1	0	185.0	151	69	54	13	70	6	159	1	2	7			1.195	7.3	0.6	3.4	7.7	2.27	CHL · IL
1972	25	PIT	NL	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	18		0.600	3.6	0.0	1.8	7.2	4.00
1973	26	PIT-min	AAA	7	5	.583	3.55	15	15		7	2	0	104.0	98	48	41	4	44	7	72	2	0	1			1.365	8.5	0.3	3.8	6.2	1.64	CHL · IL
1973	26	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	5.67	15	1	2	0	0	0	27.0	31	21	17	2	17	0	13	1	1	2	130	63	1.778	10.3	0.7	5.7	4.3	0.76
1974	27	PIT-min	AAA	10	12	.455	3.61	23	23		5	0	0	147.0	133	71	59	20	55	1	84	0	0	4			1.279	8.1	1.2	3.4	5.1	1.53	CHL · IL
2 Seasons				1	1	.500	4.78	17	1	3	0	0	0	32.0	33	21	17	2	18	0	17	1	1	2	148	75	1.594	9.3	0.6	5.1	4.8	0.94
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.500	4.78	64	4	11	0	0	0	121	125	79	64	8	68	0	64	4	4	8	559	75	1.594	9.3	0.6	5.1	4.8	0.94

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1972	25	PIT	NL	5.0	0	0	2	1.8	2	0.3	$
1973	26	PIT	NL	27.0	1	21	14	.5	-7	-0.7	$
2 Seasons				32.0	1	21	16	.7	-5	-0.4	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1969	22	PIT-min	A	11	16	16	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	8	.188	.188	.188	.375		3						SAL · CARL
1970	23	PIT-min	A	26	58	58		7	1						.121	.121	.138	.259		8						SAL · CARL
1971	24	PIT-min	AA	26	58	54	3	11	3	4	0	0	3	28	.204	.246	.259	.505		14		0	1	0		WBY · EL
1972	25	PIT-min	AAA	26	70	65	3	7	0	1	0	0	4	32	.108	.159	.108	.267		7		0	1	0		CHL · IL
1972	25	PIT	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1973	26	PIT-min	AAA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		CHL · IL
1973	26	PIT	NL	15	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1974	27	PIT-min	AAA	23	54	51	3	5	1	1	1	0	1	26	.098	.132	.118	.250		6		1	1	0		CHL · IL
2 Seasons				17	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	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
1973	26	PIT	NL	4	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
1 Season				4	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	A	E	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1972	PIT	NL	25	P	2	0	5.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80	0	0
1973	PIT	NL	26	P	15	1	27.0	6	4	2	.667	1.33	0.27	.950	1.87	1.88	4	1	20%
	2 Seasons			P	17	1	32.0	6	4	2	.667	1.12	0.24	.950	1.86	1.87	4	1	20%
	2 Seasons			TOT	17	1	32.0	6	4	2	.667	1.12	0.24	.950	1.86	1.87	4	1	20%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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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.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Transactions

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

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