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 Pitching

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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 3.27 3 2 0 0 1 11.0 15 9 4 0 1 13 0 72 1.455 12.3 0.0 0.8 10.6 13.00
1876 26 CHC NL 5 2 .714 1.52 11 6 5 5 0 2 59.1 57 22 10 0 2 9 0 2 245 161 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 0 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 0 3 77 28 2.571 21.9 0.6 1.3 4.5 3.50
4 Seasons 10 12 .455 3.73 34 19 12 12 0 5 176.1 235 141 73 3 16 49 0 8 761 73 1.423 12.0 0.2 0.8 2.5 3.06
162 Game Avg. 13 15 .455 3.73 44 24 15 0 6 226 302 181 94 4 21 63 0 73 1.423 12.0 0.2 0.8 2.5 3.06
CHC (2 yrs) 9 10 .474 3.33 28 16 11 11 0 4 151.1 186 109 56 2 13 29 0 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 0 3 77 28 2.571 21.9 0.6 1.3 4.5 3.50
BOS (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 3.27 3 2 0 0 1 11.0 15 9 4 0 1 13 0 72 1.455 12.3 0.0 0.8 10.6 13.00
NL (3 yrs) 9 12 .429 3.76 31 17 12 12 0 4 165.1 220 132 69 3 15 36 0 8 761 73 1.421 12.0 0.2 0.8 2.0 2.40
NA (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 3.27 3 2 0 0 1 11.0 15 9 4 0 1 13 0 72 1.455 12.3 0.0 0.8 10.6 13.00

Cumulative Pitching

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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 3.27 3 2 0 0 1 11.0 15 9 4 0 1 13 0 72 1.455 12.3 0.0 0.8 10.6 13.00 72
1876 26 6 2 .750 1.79 14 8 5 5 0 3 70.1 72 31 14 0 3 22 0 2 245 136 1.066 9.2 0.0 0.4 2.8 7.33 136
1877 27 10 10 .500 3.33 31 18 11 11 0 5 162.1 201 118 60 2 14 42 0 5 684 82 1.324 11.1 0.1 0.8 2.3 3.00 82
1878 28 10 10 .500 3.33 31 18 11 11 0 5 162.1 201 118 60 2 14 42 0 5 684 82 1.324 11.1 0.1 0.8 2.3 3.00 82
1879 29 10 12 .455 3.73 34 19 12 12 0 5 176.1 235 141 73 3 16 49 0 8 761 73 1.423 12.0 0.2 0.8 2.5 3.06 73

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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
1875 NA--13--8th
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--5--3rd
1877 NL--6--2nd
1879 NL--1--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1877 NL--66--9th

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

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 3 (421), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 28 (583), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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  1. Ralph Comstock (989)
  2. Ed Smith (984)
  3. Paul Toth (984)
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  5. Jesse Stovall (982)
  6. Sandy Vance (980)
  7. Biff Schlitzer (979)
  8. Win Noyes (977)
  9. Kip Young (977)
  10. Tom McGuire (976)
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