Rich McKinney
Charles Richard McKinney
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 22, 1946 in Piqua, OH
School: Ohio University
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 26, 1970
Final Game: October 2, 1977
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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
1970 23 CHW AL 43 132 119 12 20 5 0 4 17 3 2 11 25 .168 .242 .311 .553 51 37 4 1 0 1 0 56
1971 24 CHW AL 114 414 369 35 100 11 2 8 46 0 0 35 37 .271 .334 .377 .711 98 139 13 2 4 4 1 49/5
1972 25 NYY AL 37 128 121 10 26 2 0 1 7 1 0 7 13 .215 .258 .256 .514 56 31 6 0 0 0 0 5
1973 26 OAK AL 48 72 65 9 16 3 0 1 7 0 0 7 4 .246 .319 .338 .658 90 22 4 0 0 0 0 5/4D7
1974 27 OAK AL 5 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -15 1 0 0 0 0 0 /4
1975 28 OAK AL 8 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .143 .200 .143 .343 -0 1 0 0 0 2 0 /D3
1977 30 OAK AL 86 216 198 13 35 7 0 6 21 0 1 16 43 .177 .236 .303 .539 48 60 11 0 0 2 0 3D/5479
7 Seasons 341 979 886 79 199 28 2 20 100 4 3 77 124 .225 .286 .328 .615 73 291 38 3 4 9 1
162 Game Avg. 162 465 421 38 95 13 1 10 48 2 1 37 59 .225 .286 .328 .615 73 138 18 1 2 4 0
OAK (4 yrs) 147 305 277 22 53 10 0 7 30 0 1 24 49 .191 .252 .303 .556 55 84 15 0 0 4 0
CHW (2 yrs) 157 546 488 47 120 16 2 12 63 3 2 46 62 .246 .312 .361 .672 87 176 17 3 4 5 1
NYY (1 yr) 37 128 121 10 26 2 0 1 7 1 0 7 13 .215 .258 .256 .514 56 31 6 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1970 23 CHW AL 132 106 8 2.0 98 .176 .168 .259 .242 .334 .311 .395 .553 .729 51 .202 -8.3 -0.9 .476 .244 .143 3.4
1971 24 CHW AL 414 290 46 4.3 95 .280 .271 .259 .334 .332 .377 .385 .711 .717 98 .526 -1.0 -0.1 .624 .201 .106 .0
1972 25 NYY AL 128 101 7 1.9 81 .234 .215 .243 .258 .311 .256 .351 .514 .662 56 .227 -6.8 -0.8 .386 .107 .041 1.0
1973 26 OAK AL 72 53 6 3.0 89 .250 .246 .254 .319 .322 .338 .373 .658 .695 90 .343 -0.7 -0.1 .547 .200 .092 .0
1974 27 OAK AL 7 6 0 0.0 84 .143 .143 .251 .143 .315 .143 .361 .286 .676 -15 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
1975 28 OAK AL 10 8 0 0.0 91 .143 .143 .256 .200 .325 .143 .376 .343 .701 -0 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .333 .143 .000
1977 30 OAK AL 216 177 12 1.8 97 .192 .177 .263 .236 .326 .303 .400 .539 .726 48 .153 -14.4 -1.4 .429 .202 .126 .0
7 Seasons 979 741 79 2.9 94 .238 .225 .257 .286 .327 .328 .384 .615 .711 73 .334 -33.1 -3.4 .511 .192 .104 6.7
162 Game Avg. 465 352 38 2.9 94 .238 .225 .257 .286 .327 .328 .384 .615 .711 73 .334 -33.1 -3.4 .511 .192 .104 3
OAK (4 yrs) 305 244 18 2.0 95 .204 .191 .260 .252 .325 .303 .392 .556 .717 55 .179 -17.0 -1.7 .446 .195 .112 .0
CHW (2 yrs) 546 396 54 3.7 96 .258 .246 .259 .312 .333 .361 .388 .672 .720 87 .450 -9.3 -1.0 .584 .211 .115 4.8
NYY (1 yr) 128 101 7 1.9 81 .234 .215 .243 .258 .311 .256 .351 .514 .662 56 .228 -6.8 -0.8 .386 .107 .041 1.0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1970 23 CHW AL 132 3.0% 18.9% 8.3% 6.8% 45% 2.27 4.8 29.8 7.0 0.79 69%
1971 24 CHW AL 414 1.9% 8.9% 8.5% 5.1% 21% 1.06 10.0 46.1 8.0 0.79 79%
1972 25 NYY AL 128 0.8% 10.2% 5.5% 2.3% 12% 1.86 9.3 121.0 17.3 1.26 84%
1973 26 OAK AL 72 1.4% 5.6% 9.7% 5.6% 25% 0.57 16.3 65.0 9.3 1.29 83%
1974 27 OAK AL 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.20 100%
1975 28 OAK AL 10 0.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.5 3.5 0.00 70%
1977 30 OAK AL 216 2.8% 19.9% 7.4% 6.0% 37% 2.69 4.6 33.0 9.4 0.91 70%
7 Seasons 979 2.0% 12.7% 7.9% 5.1% 25% 1.61 7.1 44.3 8.9 0.88 77%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1970 23 CHW AL 2 0 29% 36 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 4
1971 24 CHW AL 5 0 21% 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 41% 25 20 5 4 1 3 17 5 11
1972 25 NYY AL 2 0 28% 37 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14% 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
1973 26 OAK AL 1 0 36% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 63% 5 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 3
1974 27 OAK AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 28 OAK AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 30 OAK AL 4 1 16% 34 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20% 6 5 0 2 1 1 2 0 1
7 Seasons 14 1 23% 311 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 14 39% 45 36 8 7 2 4 28 7 19
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1970 23 CHW AL 132 30% 20 8 1 0 0 1.14 4 0 5 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 31 4 13% 12 1 8% 80 13 16% 9 3 33% 6 2 33% 0
1971 24 CHW AL 414 35% 100 19 11 0 7 2.76 8 0 16 4 4 1 7 0 5 4 80% 78 13 17% 47 12 26% 279 40 14% 28 11 39% 31 9 29% 0
1972 25 NYY AL 128 29% 26 4 0 0 0 1.00 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 6 29% 11 2 18% 74 6 8% 5 2 40% 9 3 33% 0
1973 26 OAK AL 72 44% 16 17 2 0 0 1.53 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 4 29% 9 4 44% 47 7 15% 4 2 50% 7 2 29% 0
1974 27 OAK AL 7 100% 1 3 0 0 0 1.23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1975 28 OAK AL 10 70% 1 4 0 0 1 2.39 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 16 2 13% 4 2 50% 1 0 0% 0
1977 30 OAK AL 217 37% 35 29 6 3 5 2.21 6 0 7 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 52 11 21% 19 5 26% 145 17 12% 13 6 46% 5 2 40% 0
7 Seasons 980 36% 199 84 20 3 13 2.01 20 0 37 10 10 10 10 0 5 4 80% 202 38 19% 102 26 25% 644 85 13% 63 26 41% 59 18 31% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 23 43 132 119 12 20 5 0 4 17 3 2 11 25 .168 .242 .311 .553 51 37 4 1 0 1 0
1971 24 157 546 488 47 120 16 2 12 63 3 2 46 62 .246 .312 .361 .672 87 176 17 3 4 5 1
1972 25 194 674 609 57 146 18 2 13 70 4 2 53 75 .240 .301 .340 .641 81 207 23 3 4 5 1
1973 26 242 746 674 66 162 21 2 14 77 4 2 60 79 .240 .303 .340 .643 82 229 27 3 4 5 1
1974 27 247 753 681 66 163 21 2 14 77 4 2 60 79 .239 .302 .338 .639 81 230 27 3 4 5 1
1975 28 255 763 688 66 164 21 2 14 79 4 2 61 81 .238 .300 .336 .636 80 231 27 3 4 7 1
1976 29 255 763 688 66 164 21 2 14 79 4 2 61 81 .238 .300 .336 .636 80 231 27 3 4 7 1
1977 30 341 979 886 79 199 28 2 20 100 4 3 77 124 .225 .286 .328 .615 73 291 38 3 4 9 1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1970 23 43 132 119 13 20 5 0 4 18 3 11 25 .168 .242 .311 .553 9 43
1971 24 115 419 376 39 105 12 2 8 51 0 37 37 .279 .344 .386 .729 50 114
1972 25 39 136 128 13 29 2 0 1 9 1 8 14 .227 .272 .266 .538 9 37
1973 26 48 72 65 10 16 3 0 1 8 0 7 4 .246 .319 .338 .658 7 48
1974 27 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1975 28 8 12 8 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 .250 .333 .250 .583 1 8
1977 30 86 213 196 14 33 7 0 6 23 0 15 43 .168 .225 .296 .521 13 86
7 Seasons 344 991 899 89 205 29 2 20 113 4 80 125 .228 .291 .331 .622 89 341
162 Game Avg. 162 467 423 42 97 14 1 9 53 2 38 59 .228 .291 .331 .622 42 341

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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