Cal McVey
Calvin Alexander McVey
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 30, 1849 in Montrose, IA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1871
Died: August 20, 1926 in San Francisco, CA
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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
1871 21 BOS NA 29 154 153 43 66 9 5 0 43 6 0 1 2 .431 .435 .556 .991 178 85 *2/O5
1872 22 BOS NA 46 238 237 56 76 10 2 0 41 6 1 1 1 .321 .324 .380 .703 111 90 *2O/5
1873 23 BAL NA 38 195 192 49 73 4 5 2 34 1 0 3 2 .380 .390 .484 .874 157 93 2/O6435
1874 24 BOS NA 70 344 343 91 123 21 6 3 71 5 0 1 3 .359 .360 .481 .842 161 165 *O2
1875 25 BOS NA 82 390 389 89 138 36 9 3 87 7 0 1 5 .355 .356 .517 .873 195 201 *3O2/1
1876 26 CHC NL 63 310 308 62 107 15 0 1 53 2 4 .347 .352 .406 .757 139 125 *31/25O
1877 27 CHC NL 60 274 266 58 98 9 7 0 36 8 11 .368 .387 .455 .842 151 121 *251/34
1878 28 CIN NL 61 276 271 43 83 10 4 2 28 5 10 .306 .319 .395 .714 143 107 *5/2
1879 29 CIN NL 81 362 354 64 105 18 6 0 55 8 13 .297 .312 .381 .694 132 135 *3/O152
9 Seasons 530 2543 2513 555 869 132 44 11 448 25 1 30 51 .346 .354 .446 .800 152 1122
162 Game Avg. 162 777 768 170 266 40 13 3 137 9 16 .346 .354 .446 .800 152 343
BOS (4 yrs) 227 1126 1122 279 403 76 22 6 242 24 1 4 11 .359 .361 .482 .844 163 541
CIN (2 yrs) 142 638 625 107 188 28 10 2 83 13 23 .301 .315 .387 .702 136 242
CHC (2 yrs) 123 584 574 120 205 24 7 1 89 10 15 .357 .368 .429 .797 145 246
BAL (1 yr) 38 195 192 49 73 4 5 2 34 1 0 3 2 .380 .390 .484 .874 157 93
NA (5 yrs) 265 1321 1314 328 476 80 27 8 276 25 1 7 13 .362 .366 .482 .848 162 634
NL (4 yrs) 265 1222 1199 227 393 52 17 3 172 23 38 .328 .340 .407 .747 141 488

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
1871 21 BOS NA 154 87 38 11.6 93 .437 .431 .293 .435 .317 .556 .393 .991 .710 178 .801 15.0 1.3 1.057 .170 .124 .0
1872 22 BOS NA 238 162 30 5.0 82 .322 .321 .296 .324 .307 .380 .360 .703 .667 111 .533 2.8 0.3 .593 .084 .059 .0
1873 23 BAL NA 195 119 36 8.2 85 .378 .380 .298 .390 .311 .484 .368 .874 .679 157 .727 12.7 1.2 .815 .125 .104 1.3
1874 24 BOS NA 344 220 60 7.4 75 .356 .359 .284 .360 .293 .481 .349 .842 .642 161 .749 23.0 2.4 .777 .140 .122 3.8
1875 25 BOS NA 390 251 73 7.8 60 .354 .355 .261 .356 .268 .517 .319 .873 .587 195 .829 37.1 4.2 .833 .183 .162 4.2
1876 26 CHC NL 310 201 44 6.0 73 .350 .347 .280 .352 .293 .406 .340 .757 .633 139 .715 13.2 1.5 .058
1877 27 CHC NL 274 168 47 7.6 82 .384 .368 .290 .387 .309 .455 .361 .842 .670 151 .775 15.8 1.7 .086
1878 28 CIN NL 276 188 34 4.9 60 .313 .306 .255 .319 .273 .395 .314 .714 .587 143 .656 11.5 1.3 .089
1879 29 CIN NL 362 249 42 4.6 63 .308 .297 .254 .312 .270 .381 .329 .694 .599 132 .620 11.8 1.3 .085
9 Seasons 2543 1645 404 6.6 72 .350 .346 .276 .354 .290 .446 .343 .800 .633 152 .724 142.8 15.2 .715 .122 .101 15.3
162 Game Avg. 777 503 123 6.6 72 .350 .346 .276 .354 .290 .446 .343 .800 .633 152 .724 44 5 .715 .122 .101 5
BOS (4 yrs) 1126 720 201 7.5 74 .359 .359 .280 .361 .291 .482 .347 .844 .638 163 .751 77.8 8.2 .789 .147 .123 9.6
CIN (2 yrs) 638 437 76 4.7 61 .310 .301 .254 .315 .271 .387 .322 .702 .593 136 .636 23.3 2.6 .086
CHC (2 yrs) 584 369 91 6.7 77 .366 .357 .285 .368 .300 .429 .350 .797 .650 145 .745 29.0 3.2 .071
BAL (1 yr) 195 119 36 8.2 85 .378 .380 .298 .390 .311 .484 .368 .874 .679 157 .727 12.7 1.2 .815 .125 .104 1.3
NA (5 yrs) 1321 839 237 7.6 75 .362 .362 .282 .366 .294 .482 .350 .848 .644 162 .747 90.5 9.4 .793 .144 .120 12.1
NL (4 yrs) 1222 806 167 5.6 69 .337 .328 .269 .340 .285 .407 .335 .747 .621 141 .694 52.3 5.8 .079

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
1871 21 29 154 153 43 66 9 5 0 43 6 0 1 2 .431 .435 .556 .991 178 85
1872 22 75 392 390 99 142 19 7 0 84 12 1 2 3 .364 .367 .449 .816 138 175
1873 23 113 587 582 148 215 23 12 2 118 13 1 5 5 .369 .375 .460 .835 145 268
1874 24 183 931 925 239 338 44 18 5 189 18 1 6 8 .365 .369 .468 .838 150 433
1875 25 265 1321 1314 328 476 80 27 8 276 25 1 7 13 .362 .366 .482 .848 162 634
1876 26 328 1631 1622 390 583 95 27 9 329 25 1 9 17 .359 .363 .468 .831 158 759
1877 27 388 1905 1888 448 681 104 34 9 365 25 1 17 28 .361 .366 .466 .833 157 880
1878 28 449 2181 2159 491 764 114 38 11 393 25 1 22 38 .354 .360 .457 .818 155 987
1879 29 530 2543 2513 555 869 132 44 11 448 25 1 30 51 .346 .354 .446 .800 152 1122

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1871 NA--.431--2nd
1873 NA--.380--5th
1874 NA--.359--2nd
1875 NA--.355--3rd
1876 NL--.347--5th
1877 NL--.368--3rd

On-Base% s c a p y
1871 NA--.435--3rd
1873 NA--.390--6th
1874 NA--.360--4th
1875 NA--.356--3rd
1876 NL--.352--7th
1877 NL--.387--3rd

Slugging % s c a p y
1871 NA--.556--7th
1873 NA--.484--3rd
1874 NA--.481--4th
1875 NA--.517--1st
1877 NL--.455--4th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1871 NA--.991--4th
1873 NA--.874--3rd
1874 NA--.842--4th
1875 NA--.873--1st
1876 NL--.757--10th
1877 NL--.842--4th

Games Played s c a p y
1874 NA--70--4th
1875 NA--82--5th
1877 NL--60--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1871 NA--153--9th
1874 NA--343--3rd
1875 NA--389--4th
1876 NL--308--10th
1877 NL--266--9th
1878 NL--271--4th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1874 NA--344--3rd
1875 NA--390--5th
1877 NL--274--10th
1878 NL--276--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1871 NA--43--10th
1874 NA--91--1st
1875 NA--89--4th
1876 NL--62--7th
1877 NL--58--2nd

Hits s c a p y
1871 NA--66--1st
1874 NA--123--1st
1875 NA--138--2nd
1876 NL--107--4th
1877 NL--98--2nd
1878 NL--83--8th
1879 NL--105--9th

Total Bases s c a p y
1871 NA--85--3rd
1874 NA--165--1st
1875 NA--201--1st
1877 NL--121--2nd
1878 NL--107--9th

Doubles s c a p y
1871 NA--9--8th
1874 NA--21--2nd
1875 NA--36--1st
1876 NL--15--9th

Triples s c a p y
1874 NA--6--9th
1875 NA--9--4th
1877 NL--7--5th
1878 NL--4--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1873 NA--2--4th
1874 NA--3--2nd
1875 NA--3--4th
1878 NL--2--3rd

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1871 NA--43--2nd
1874 NA--71--1st
1875 NA--87--1st
1876 NL--53--5th
1877 NL--36--6th
1879 NL--55--4th

Singles s c a p y
1871 NA--52--1st
1874 NA--93--2nd
1875 NA--90--8th
1876 NL--91--4th
1877 NL--82--1st
1878 NL--67--10th
1879 NL--81--9th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1871 NA--178--5th
1873 NA--157--3rd
1874 NA--161--4th
1875 NA--195--2nd
1877 NL--151--5th

Runs Created s c a p y
1871 NA--38--3rd
1874 NA--60--1st
1875 NA--73--1st
1876 NL--44--9th
1877 NL--47--3rd

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1871 NA--15--4th
1873 NA--13--7th
1874 NA--23--2nd
1875 NA--37--1st
1877 NL--16--5th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1871 NA--1.3--4th
1873 NA--1.2--7th
1874 NA--2.4--1st
1875 NA--4.2--1st
1877 NL--1.7--5th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1871 NA--14--9th
1874 NA--30--1st
1875 NA--48--1st
1878 NL--16--10th

Times On Base s c a p y
1871 NA--67--2nd
1874 NA--124--1st
1875 NA--139--2nd
1876 NL--109--6th
1877 NL--106--3rd

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1871 NA--.801--2nd
1873 NA--.727--4th
1874 NA--.749--3rd
1875 NA--.829--1st
1876 NL--.715--10th
1877 NL--.775--4th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1874 NA--3.8--2nd
1875 NA--4.2--3rd

AB per SO s c a p y
1872 NA--237.000--4th
1878 NL--27.100--8th
1879 NL--27.231--10th

AB per HR s c a p y
1873 NA--96.000--3rd
1874 NA--114.333--4th
1875 NA--129.667--7th
1878 NL--135.500--4th

Oldest s c a p y
1879 NL--born 1849-08-30--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 19 (82), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 97 (136), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 41 (440), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 24 (454), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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