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Cal McVey

Calvin Alexander McVey

Positions: First Baseman, Catcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 30, 1849 in Montrose, IA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1871
Teams (by GP): RedStockings/Reds/WhiteStockings/Canaries 1871-1879

Final Game: September 30, 1879
Died: August 20, 1926 in San Francisco, CA
Cremated
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Standard Pitching

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
1875 25 BOS NA 1 0 1.000 4.91 3 2 1 0 0 1 11.0 15 9 6 0 1 1 0 2 52 47 1.455 12.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.00
1876 26 CHC NL 5 2 .714 1.52 11 6 4 5 0 2 59.1 57 22 10 0 2 9 2 245 160 0.994 8.6 0.0 0.3 1.4 4.50
1877 27 CHC NL 4 8 .333 4.50 17 10 6 6 0 2 92.0 129 87 46 2 11 20 3 439 66 1.522 12.6 0.2 1.1 2.0 1.82
1879 29 CIN NL 0 2 .000 8.36 3 1 1 1 0 0 14.0 34 23 13 1 2 7 3 77 30 2.571 21.9 0.6 1.3 4.5 3.50
4 Yrs 10 12 .455 3.83 34 19 12 12 0 5 176.1 235 141 75 3 16 37 0 10 813 71 1.423 12.0 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.31
162 Game Avg. 13 15 .455 3.83 44 24 15 15 0 6 226 302 181 96 4 21 47 0 13 1043 71 1.423 12.0 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.31
CHC (2 yrs) 9 10 .474 3.33 28 16 10 11 0 4 151.1 186 109 56 2 13 29 5 684 83 1.315 11.1 0.1 0.8 1.7 2.23
CIN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 8.36 3 1 1 1 0 0 14.0 34 23 13 1 2 7 3 77 30 2.571 21.9 0.6 1.3 4.5 3.50
BOS (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.91 3 2 1 0 0 1 11.0 15 9 6 0 1 1 0 2 52 47 1.455 12.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.00
NL (3 yrs) 9 12 .429 3.76 31 17 11 12 0 4 165.1 220 132 69 3 15 36 8 761 73 1.421 12.0 0.2 0.8 2.0 2.40
NA (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.91 3 2 1 0 0 1 11.0 15 9 6 0 1 1 0 2 52 47 1.455 12.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1875 25 BOS NA 11.0 3 2 9 7.36 5.60 0.32 0.00 97.0 5.12 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .428 .499 $
1876 26 CHC NL 59.1 11 6 22 3.34 5.38 0.66 0.00 104.0 4.90 10 0.9 1.0 -0.1 1.3 14 .584 .506 $
1877 27 CHC NL 92.0 17 10 87 8.51 5.58 -0.05 0.00 106.0 5.97 -26 -2.1 1.0 -0.1 -1.4 -22 .375 .487 $
1879 29 CIN NL 14.0 3 1 23 14.79 5.21 -0.17 0.00 95.0 5.11 -15 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -14 .184 .494 $2,000
4 Seasons 176.1 34 19 141 7.20 5.48 0.20 0.00 103.9 5.49 -33 -2.4 1.0 -0.2 -1.0 -24 .431 .496 $2,000
CHC (2 yrs) 151.1 28 16 109 6.48 5.50 0.23 0.00 105.2 5.55 -16 -1.2 1.0 -0.2 -0.1 -8 .457 .496 $
CIN (1 yr) 14.0 3 1 23 14.79 5.21 -0.17 0.00 95.0 5.11 -15 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -14 .184 .494 $2,000
BOS (1 yr) 11.0 3 2 9 7.36 5.60 0.32 0.00 97.0 5.12 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .428 .499 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1875 25 1 0 1.000 4.91 3 2 1 0 0 1 11.0 15 9 6 0 1 1 0 2 52 47 1.455 12.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.00 47
1876 26 6 2 .750 2.05 14 8 5 5 0 3 70.1 72 31 16 0 3 10 0 4 297 117 1.066 9.2 0.0 0.4 1.3 3.33 117
1877 27 10 10 .500 3.44 31 18 11 11 0 5 162.1 201 118 62 2 14 30 0 7 736 80 1.324 11.1 0.1 0.8 1.7 2.14 80
1878 28 10 10 .500 3.44 31 18 11 11 0 5 162.1 201 118 62 2 14 30 0 7 736 80 1.324 11.1 0.1 0.8 1.7 2.14 80
1879 29 10 12 .455 3.83 34 19 12 12 0 5 176.1 235 141 75 3 16 37 0 10 813 71 1.423 12.0 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.31 71

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1875 25 3 1 .750 3.00 39.0 38 14 13 0 3 4 0 1.051 8.8 0.7 0.9 1.33 0.0 3
1876 26 17 1 .944 0.94 163.0 119 19 17 0 4 25 0 0.755 6.6 0.2 1.4 6.25 0.0 11
1877 27 20 11 .645 2.85 287.0 298 101 91 5 25 62 0 1.125 9.3 0.8 1.9 2.48 0.2 17
1879 29 1 2 .333 7.45 29.0 65 27 24 2 4 14 0 2.379 20.2 1.2 4.3 3.50 0.6 3
4 Yrs 41 15 .732 2.52 518.0 520 161 145 7 36 105 0 1.073 9.0 1.8 2.92 0.1 34

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans ( 1.3%)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1871 NA  1.7 (9th)
1874 NA  3.1 (7th)
1875 NA  5.1 (10th)
1876 NL  3.6 (7th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1876 NL  1.3 (7th)

Wins s c a p y
1877 NL  4 (9th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1876 NL  .714 (3rd)
1877 NL  .333 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1877 NL  1.522 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1877 NL  12.620 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1877 NL  1.076 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1877 NL  1.957 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1877 NL  17 (8th)

Saves s c a p y
1875 NA  1 (3rd)
1876 NL  2 (2nd)
1877 NL  2 (1st)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1877 NL  92.0 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1877 NL  20 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1877 NL  10 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1877 NL  6 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1877 NL  2 (4th)
1879 NL  1 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1877 NL  11 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1877 NL  129 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1877 NL  1.818 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1877 NL  8 (9th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1877 NL  46 (9th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1877 NL  439 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1876 NL  4 (3rd)
1877 NL  6 (2nd)
1879 NL  1 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1877 NL  67 (9th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1876 NL  7 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1876 NL  0.6 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (562), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 34 (713), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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