Danny MacFayden

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: June 10, 1905 in North Truro, MA us

Died: August 26, 1972 in Brunswick, ME

Buried: Old North Cemetery, North Truro, MA

High School: Somerville HS (Somerville, MA)

Debut: August 25, 1926 (Age 21-076d, 6,433rd in major league history)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1943 (Age 38-095d)
vs. BRO 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Daniel Knowles MacFayden

Nicknames: Deacon Danny

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1932 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.4

132

159

ERA

3.96

465

334

2706.0

797

WHIP

1.424

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1926	21	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	4.85	3	1	0	1	0	0	13.0	10	7	7	0	7		1	0	0	0	54	86	4.49	1.308	6.9	0.0	4.8	0.7	0.14
1927	22	BOS	AL	5	8	.385	4.27	34	16	15	6	1	2	160.1	176	88	76	9	59		42	6	0	0	692	99	3.92	1.466	9.9	0.5	3.3	2.4	0.71
1928	23	BOS	AL	9	15	.375	4.75	33	28	4	9	0	0	195.0	215	123	103	12	78	0	61	7	1	1	862	85	4.51	1.503	9.9	0.6	3.6	2.8	0.78
1929	24	BOS	AL	10	18	.357	3.62	32	27	1	14	4	0	221.0	225	108	89	8	81	2	61	5	0	2	938	117	3.88	1.385	9.2	0.3	3.3	2.5	0.75
1930	25	BOS	AL	11	14	.440	4.21	36	33	3	18	1	2	269.1	293	141	126	9	93	3	76	6	0	2	1169	109	3.83	1.433	9.8	0.3	3.1	2.5	0.82
1931	26	BOS	AL	16	12	.571	4.02	35	32	2	17	2	0	230.2	263	121	103	4	79	3	74	7	0	1	1035	107	3.84	1.483	10.3	0.2	3.1	2.9	0.94	MVP-20
1932	27	TOT	AL	8	15	.348	4.39	29	26	2	15	0	1	199.0	228	124	97	14	70	3	62	3	0	3	888	96	4.18	1.497	10.3	0.6	3.2	2.8	0.89
1932	27	BOS	AL	1	10	.091	5.10	12	11	1	6	0	0	77.2	91	55	44	3	33	2	29	1	0	1	356	87	3.86	1.597	10.5	0.3	3.8	3.4	0.88
1932	27	NYY	AL	7	5	.583	3.93	17	15	1	9	0	1	121.1	137	69	53	11	37	1	33	2	0	2	532	104	4.39	1.434	10.2	0.8	2.7	2.4	0.89
1933	28	NYY	AL	3	2	.600	5.88	25	6	7	2	0	0	90.1	120	62	59	8	37	1	28	2	0	1	422	67	4.73	1.738	12.0	0.8	3.7	2.8	0.76
1934	29	NYY	AL	4	3	.571	4.50	22	11	8	4	0	0	96.0	110	57	48	5	31	0	41	2	1	0	422	91	4.04	1.469	10.3	0.5	2.9	3.8	1.32
1935	30	TOT	NL	6	15	.286	5.04	35	24	6	8	1	0	187.2	239	118	105	9	47	4	59	5	0	1	840	76	4.01	1.524	11.5	0.4	2.3	2.8	1.26
1935	30	CIN	NL	1	2	.333	4.75	7	4	1	1	0	0	36.0	39	22	19	1	13	0	13	0	0	0	154	84	3.90	1.444	9.8	0.3	3.3	3.3	1.00
1935	30	BSN	NL	5	13	.278	5.10	28	20	5	7	1	0	151.2	200	96	86	8	34	4	46	5	0	1	686	74	4.03	1.543	11.9	0.5	2.0	2.7	1.35
1936	31	BSN	NL	17	13	.567	2.87	37	32	3	21	2	0	266.2	268	97	85	5	66	7	86	5	0	4	1114	133	3.71	1.253	9.0	0.2	2.2	2.9	1.30	MVP-9
1937	32	BSN	NL	14	14	.500	2.93	32	32	0	16	2	0	246.0	250	96	80	5	60	5	70	2	0	0	1015	122	3.65	1.260	9.1	0.2	2.2	2.6	1.17
1938	33	BSN	NL	14	9	.609	2.95	29	29	0	19	5	0	219.2	208	82	72	6	64	7	58	5	0	3	924	116	3.82	1.238	8.5	0.2	2.6	2.4	0.91
1939	34	BSN	NL	8	14	.364	3.90	33	28	3	8	0	2	191.2	221	100	83	11	59	4	46	4	1	2	846	95	3.85	1.461	10.4	0.5	2.8	2.2	0.78
1940	35	PIT	NL	5	4	.556	3.55	35	8	13	0	0	2	91.1	112	47	36	5	27	3	24	4	0	0	409	108	3.65	1.522	11.0	0.5	2.7	2.4	0.89
1941	36	WSH	AL	0	1	.000	10.29	5	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	12	9	8	1	5	2	3	0	0	0	37	41	5.47	2.429	15.4	1.3	6.4	3.9	0.60

1943	38	BSN	NL	2	1	.667	5.91	10	1	5	0	0	0	21.1	31	14	14	1	9	1	5	1	0	0	100	58	4.20	1.875	13.1	0.4	3.8	2.1	0.56
17 Yrs				132	159	.454	3.96	465	334	75	158	18	9	2706.0	2981	1394	1191	112	872	45	797	64	3	20	11767	101	3.94	1.424	9.9	0.4	2.9	2.7	0.91
162 Game Avg.				11	14	.454	3.96	40	28	6	13	2	1	230	254	119	101	10	74	4	68	5	0	2	1001	101	3.94	1.424	9.9	0.4	2.9	2.7	0.91
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BOS (7 yrs)				52	78	.400	4.23	185	148	26	71	8	4	1167.0	1273	643	548	45	430	10	344	32	1	7	5106	102	3.98	1.459	9.8	0.3	3.3	2.7	0.80
BSN (6 yrs)				60	64	.484	3.45	169	142	16	71	10	2	1097.0	1178	485	420	36	292	28	311	22	1	10	4685	106	3.80	1.340	9.7	0.3	2.4	2.6	1.07
NYY (3 yrs)				14	10	.583	4.68	64	32	16	15	0	1	307.2	367	188	160	24	105	2	102	6	1	3	1376	86	4.38	1.534	10.7	0.7	3.1	3.0	0.97
WSH (1 yr)				0	1	.000	10.29	5	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	12	9	8	1	5	2	3	0	0	0	37	41	5.47	2.429	15.4	1.3	6.4	3.9	0.60
PIT (1 yr)				5	4	.556	3.55	35	8	13	0	0	2	91.1	112	47	36	5	27	3	24	4	0	0	409	108	3.65	1.522	11.0	0.5	2.7	2.4	0.89
CIN (1 yr)				1	2	.333	4.75	7	4	1	1	0	0	36.0	39	22	19	1	13	0	13	0	0	0	154	84	3.90	1.444	9.8	0.3	3.3	3.3	1.00

AL (10 yrs)				66	89	.426	4.35	254	180	45	86	8	5	1481.2	1652	840	716	70	540	14	449	38	2	10	6519	98	4.07	1.479	10.0	0.4	3.3	2.7	0.83
NL (7 yrs)				66	70	.485	3.49	211	154	30	72	10	4	1224.1	1329	554	475	42	332	31	348	26	1	10	5248	105	3.79	1.357	9.8	0.3	2.4	2.6	1.05

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