Hal McRae
Harold Abraham McRae
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 10, 1945 in Avon Park, FL
High School: Douglas (Sebring, FL)
School: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Drafted
by the Cincinnati Reds in the 6th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 11, 1968
Final Game: July 17, 1987
Relatives: Father of Brian McRae
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 CIN NL 22 2B 16 16 129.2 68 33 30 5 8 .926 -6.3 -58.3 -5.3 -1.8 -3.5 -1 4.37 3.94 .978 5.21 4.74
1970 CIN NL 24 LF 46 41 287.0 51 49 1 1 0 .980 -0.2 -0.8 -0.2 -0.8 0.7 0 1.57 1.09 .971 1.75 1.38
1970 CIN NL 24 OF 46 41 288.0 54 52 1 1 0 .981 -0.3 -1.3 -0.3 -0.8 0.6 0 1.66 1.15 .976 2.07 1.78
1970 CIN NL 24 3B 6 3 32.2 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 -0.9 -33.1 -0.9 -0.1 -0.8 0 1.65 1.00 .950 2.92 2.58
1970 CIN NL 24 2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.70
1970 CIN NL 24 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1971 CIN NL 25 OF 91 82 716.0 179 167 6 6 1 .966 0.4 0.7 0.4 -0.5 0.9 0 2.17 1.90 .979 2.19 1.92
1971 CIN NL 25 LF 65 58 485.1 97 86 5 6 1 .938 -3.7 -9.1 -3.7 -2.6 -1.1 0 1.69 1.40 .971 1.87 1.53
1971 CIN NL 25 CF 29 24 230.2 83 82 1 0 0 1.000 4.1 21.3 4.1 2.1 2.0 0 3.24 2.86 .982 2.64 2.30
1972 CIN NL 26 OF 12 8 55.2 15 13 0 2 0 .867 -0.2 -4.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0 2.10 1.08 .980 2.18 1.96
1972 CIN NL 26 3B 11 9 66.0 21 3 14 4 1 .810 -1.9 -34.5 -1.9 -2.1 0.3 0 2.32 1.55 .952 2.86 2.55
1972 CIN NL 26 RF 9 7 47.2 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0.3 -7.6 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 1.89 1.11 .982 2.04 1.74
1972 CIN NL 26 CF 3 1 8.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0 2.25 0.67 1.000 2.59 2.33
1973 KCR AL 27 OF 64 57 474.0 109 101 4 4 2 .963 -4.9 -12.4 -2.9 -1.3 -1.7 -2 1.99 1.64 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 KCR AL 27 RF 63 56 458.0 105 97 4 4 0 .962 -4.3 -11.3 -2.3 -1.3 -1.1 -2 1.98 1.60 .976 2.09 1.73
1973 KCR AL 27 DH 37
1973 KCR AL 27 LF 3 1 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -45.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.12 0.67 1.000 2.02 1.67
1973 KCR AL 27 3B 2 0 6.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 -0.6 -120.0 -0.6 0.4 -1.1 0 3.00 1.00 .967 3.00 2.70
1974 KCR AL 28 DH 90 MVP-30
1974 KCR AL 28 OF 56 56 475.1 141 132 2 7 1 .950 3.4 8.6 6.4 5.0 1.4 -3 2.54 2.39 .981 2.41 2.12 MVP-30
1974 KCR AL 28 LF 40 39 321.1 106 101 2 3 1 .972 5.6 20.9 7.6 6.5 1.0 -2 2.88 2.58 .975 2.12 1.75 MVP-30
1974 KCR AL 28 RF 20 17 154.0 35 31 0 4 0 .886 -2.2 -17.1 -1.2 -1.5 0.4 -1 1.81 1.55 .977 2.18 1.86 MVP-30
1974 KCR AL 28 3B 1 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 3.15 2.80 MVP-30
1975 KCR AL 29 LF 114 114 966.2 217 207 7 3 1 .986 -5.9 -7.3 -6.9 -1.5 -5.5 1 1.99 1.88 .977 2.18 1.80 AS
1975 KCR AL 29 OF 114 114 968.2 217 207 7 3 2 .986 -5.9 -7.3 -6.9 -1.5 -5.5 1 1.99 1.88 .979 2.37 2.10 AS
1975 KCR AL 29 DH 12 AS
1975 KCR AL 29 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.80 AS
1975 KCR AL 29 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80 AS
1976 KCR AL 30 DH 117 AS,MVP-4
1976 KCR AL 30 LF 31 28 248.1 67 63 2 2 0 .970 1.0 4.8 3.0 4.3 -1.3 -2 2.36 2.10 .978 2.23 1.91 AS,MVP-4
1976 KCR AL 30 OF 31 28 248.1 67 63 2 2 0 .970 1.0 4.8 3.0 4.3 -1.3 -2 2.36 2.10 .981 2.47 2.21 AS,MVP-4
1977 KCR AL 31 DH 115 MVP-24
1977 KCR AL 31 LF 47 44 347.0 96 84 8 4 1 .958 2.1 7.3 2.1 -1.4 3.5 0 2.39 1.96 .976 2.11 1.74 MVP-24
1977 KCR AL 31 OF 47 44 347.0 96 84 8 4 1 .958 2.1 7.3 2.1 -1.4 3.5 0 2.39 1.96 .978 2.34 2.03 MVP-24
1978 KCR AL 32 DH 153 MVP-31
1978 KCR AL 32 LF 3 3 23.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -26.1 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 0 1.57 1.33 .975 2.19 1.77 MVP-31
1978 KCR AL 32 OF 3 3 23.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -26.1 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 0 1.57 1.33 .975 2.47 2.13 MVP-31
1979 KCR AL 33 DH 100
1980 KCR AL 34 DH 110
1980 KCR AL 34 LF 9 9 67.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.28 1.89 .982 2.35 1.92
1980 KCR AL 34 OF 9 9 67.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.28 1.89 .976 2.47 2.14
1981 KCR AL 35 DH 97
1981 KCR AL 35 OF 4 4 31.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0.7 -27.1 -0.7 -0.5 -0.2 0 2.90 2.50 .982 2.47 2.15
1981 KCR AL 35 LF 2 2 16.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 97.5 0.3 0.5 -0.2 1 2.81 2.50 .980 2.36 2.00
1981 KCR AL 35 RF 2 2 15.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -2.0 -160.0 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 -1 3.00 2.50 .983 2.16 1.75
1982 KCR AL 36 DH 158 AS,MVP-4,SS
1982 KCR AL 36 LF 1 1 9.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.30 1.90 AS,MVP-4,SS
1982 KCR AL 36 OF 1 1 9.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.50 2.20 AS,MVP-4,SS
1983 KCR AL 37 DH 156
1984 KCR AL 38 DH 94
1985 KCR AL 39 DH 106
1986 KCR AL 40 DH 75
1987 KCR AL 41 DH 7
15 Seasons DH 1427
12 Seasons OF 478 447 3703.0 912 850 31 31 7 .966 -6.0 -1.9 -0.0 2.7 -2.8 -6 2.14 1.84 .979 2.31 2.02
11 Seasons LF 361 340 2786.2 664 618 26 20 4 .970 -1.3 -0.6 0.7 4.2 -3.6 -2 2.08 1.78 .975 2.08 1.70
6 Seasons RF 96 82 677.2 157 143 4 10 0 .936 -8.9 -15.8 -4.9 -3.8 -1.1 -4 1.95 1.53 .977 2.11 1.76
2 Seasons CF 32 25 238.2 86 84 1 1 0 .988 4.2 21.1 4.2 2.3 1.9 0 3.21 2.66 .983 2.64 2.30
5 Seasons 3B 21 12 110.2 31 4 22 5 3 .839 -3.4 -36.9 -3.4 -1.7 -1.7 0 2.11 1.24 .955 2.90 2.60
2 Seasons 2B 17 16 131.2 69 33 31 5 8 .928 -6.1 -55.6 -5.1 -1.8 -3.3 -1 4.37 3.76 .978 5.22 4.74
19 Seasons TOT 516 475 3945.1 1012 887 84 41 18 .959 -15.5 -4.7 -8.5 -0.8 -7.8 -6 -1 2.22 1.88 .938 2.42 2.14
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1968 CIN NL 22 17 16 17 17 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1970 CIN NL 24 70 44 70 70 0 0 0 1 6 0 46 0 1 46 21 0
1971 CIN NL 25 99 82 99 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 29 0 91 14 0
1972 CIN NL 26 61 17 61 61 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 3 9 12 42 0
1973 KCR AL 27 106 90 106 66 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 63 64 33 14 0
1974 KCR AL 28 148 145 148 57 0 0 0 0 2 0 40 0 20 56 89 3 0
1975 KCR AL 29 126 126 126 114 0 0 0 0 1 0 114 0 1 114 12 0 0
1976 KCR AL 30 149 144 149 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 31 116 5 0
1977 KCR AL 31 162 157 162 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 47 113 3 0
1978 KCR AL 32 156 156 156 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 153 0 0
1979 KCR AL 33 101 99 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 2 0
1980 KCR AL 34 124 119 124 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 110 5 0
1981 KCR AL 35 101 101 101 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 97 0 0
1982 KCR AL 36 159 159 159 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 158 0 0
1983 KCR AL 37 157 155 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 2 0
1984 KCR AL 38 106 81 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 25 0
1985 KCR AL 39 112 82 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 30 0
1986 KCR AL 40 112 58 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 54 0
1987 KCR AL 41 18 6 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
19 Seasons 2084 1837 2084 579 0 0 0 17 23 0 361 32 96 478 1362 233 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 CIN NL 24 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 12 0 7 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 29 18 62.1% 11 0 0.0% 1 1211 57% 79% 26% 108 46%
1971 CIN NL 25 6 0 6 0 2 4 0 1 0 3 12 11 0 15 5 1 10 5 1 7 1 1 5 5 0 49 27 55.1% 19 3 6.1% 1 1990 59% 79% 27% 192 46%
1973 KCR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 78 62% 78% 24% 7 29%
1974 KCR AL 28 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 22 15 1 11 1 0 7 5 0 5 2 0 6 5 1 51 28 54.9% 21 2 3.9% 0 1423 59% 80% 29% 197 52%
1975 KCR AL 29 3 0 2 1 0 7 0 2 0 4 27 24 0 21 7 2 13 5 0 14 3 1 20 19 0 95 58 61.1% 34 3 3.2% 4 4298 55% 80% 25% 366 58%
1976 KCR AL 30 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 13 10 0 4 0 0 5 2 0 6 0 0 4 3 0 32 15 46.9% 17 0 0.0% 2 1080 54% 79% 26% 135 48%
1977 KCR AL 31 4 0 4 0 1 8 0 2 3 3 24 20 0 18 3 2 13 3 0 7 3 1 4 4 0 66 33 50.0% 30 3 4.5% 5 1527 61% 80% 27% 226 40%
1978 KCR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 2 1 20.0% 0 96 68% 76% 22% 10 40%
1980 KCR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 9 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 18 9 50.0% 9 0 0.0% 0 305 67% 86% 35% 49 35%
1981 KCR AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 78 76% 74% 32% 12 42%
1982 KCR AL 36 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 39 51% 74% 21% 5 20%
11 Seasons 20 0 18 2 3 25 0 8 4 12 123 101 1 85 18 5 61 29 2 42 11 3 44 40 1 355 199 56.1% 144 12 3.4% 13 12125 57% 80% 26% 1307 49%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.7% 59% 78% 26% 50%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 CIN NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40% 80% 0% 0
1972 CIN NL 26 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 187 66% 82% 26% 21 48%
1973 KCR AL 27 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 17 4 1 17 4 0 4 3 0 9 2 0 5 2 0 52 15 28.8% 36 1 1.9% 3 2112 61% 77% 22% 192 53%
1974 KCR AL 28 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 8 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 20 9 45.0% 11 0 0.0% 0 702 58% 81% 27% 66 47%
1975 KCR AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 50% 67% 33% 0
1981 KCR AL 35 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 72 63% 81% 32% 12 42%
6 Seasons 10 0 10 0 3 4 0 3 0 1 27 7 1 29 9 0 5 4 0 11 2 0 9 4 0 81 26 32.1% 54 1 1.2% 3 3084 60% 78% 24% 291 51%
MLB Averages 42.9% 3.1% 59% 78% 26% 55%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1971 CIN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 5 4 0 22 10 45.5% 12 0 0.0% 1 935 65% 82% 27% 116 71%
1972 CIN NL 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 34 68% 74% 26% 5 40%
2 Seasons 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 5 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 5 4 0 24 11 45.8% 12 0 0.0% 1 969 66% 82% 27% 121 69%
MLB Averages 42.7% 2.2% 59% 78% 26% 60%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1970 CIN NL 24 170 63% 74% 27% 6 83% 0 1 0 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1972 CIN NL 26 287 73% 75% 24% 22 73% 0 2 1 1 0 14 10 4 0 0 4 0 3 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 50%
1973 KCR AL 27 29 72% 79% 21% 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 KCR AL 28 19 68% 84% 26% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1975 KCR AL 29 7 71% 71% 29% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 512 69% 75% 25% 32 75% 0 3 1 2 0 22 16 6 0 0 5 0 4 1 5 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 4 50%
MLB Averages 59% 78% 27% 90% 69%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1968 CIN NL 22 603 63% 72% 24% 41 90% 0 31 12 15 4 30 22 7 0 1 5 0 4 1 3 8 3 2 3 0 8 3 5 0 0 0
1970 CIN NL 24 7 100% 71% 14% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 610 63% 72% 24% 42 90% 0 31 12 15 4 31 23 7 0 1 5 0 4 1 3 8 3 2 3 0 8 3 5 0 0 0
MLB Averages 59% 78% 27% 94%

* 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.

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