Bob McGraw

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 160lb (188cm, 72kg)

Born: April 10, 1895 in La Veta, CO us

Died: June 2, 1978 in Seal Beach, CA

Buried: Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, CO

High School: Central HS (Pueblo, CO)

Schools: University of Colorado (Boulder, CO), Georgetown University (Washington, DC)

Debut: September 25, 1917 (Age 22-168d, 4,643rd in MLB history)
vs. DET 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, L

Last Game: September 28, 1929 (Age 34-171d)
vs. BSN 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1919 season

Full Name: Robert Emmett McGraw

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.0

W

L

ERA

5.00

G

168

GS

SV

IP

579.1

SO

164

WHIP

1.623

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1917	22	NWK	AA	8	9	.471	3.16	30						182.0	162		64		94								1.407	8.0		4.6			NWK IL
1917	22	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	0.82	2	2	0	1	0	0	11.0	9	5	1	0	3	3	0	0	2	38	346	2.53	1.091	7.4	0.0	2.5	2.5	1.00
1918	23	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	inf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	4							0.00
1919	24	TOT	AL	1	2	.333	5.44	16	1	9	0	0	0	43.0	44	29	26	1	27	9	4	1	4	177	58	4.53	1.651	9.2	0.2	5.7	1.9	0.33
1919	24	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	3.31	6	0	4	0	0	0	16.1	11	6	6	1	10	3	1	0	2	62	99	4.94	1.286	6.1	0.6	5.5	1.7	0.30
1919	24	BOS	AL	0	2	.000	6.75	10	1	5	0	0	0	26.2	33	23	20	0	17	6	3	1	2	115	46	4.29	1.875	11.1	0.0	5.7	2.0	0.35
1920	25	NYY	AL	0	0		4.67	15	0	13	0	0	0	27.0	24	18	14	1	20	11	1	0	1	121	83	4.75	1.630	8.0	0.3	6.7	3.7	0.55

1921	26	VER	AA	10	13	.435	3.94	43						233.0	255	124	102		79								1.433	9.8		3.1			VER PCL
1922	27	MNE	AA	16	11	.593	4.21	41						248.0	252	148	116		121								1.504	9.1		4.4			MNE AA
1923	28	MNE	AA	15	12	.556	4.38	40						226.0	244	137	110		94								1.496	9.7		3.7			MNE AA
1924	29	MNE	AA	6	6	.500	3.85	25						110.0	125	65	47		49								1.582	10.2		4.0			MNE AA
1925	30	MNE	AA	22	13	.629	4.40	49						282.0	286	160	138		113								1.415	9.1		3.6			MNE AA
1925	30	BRO	NL	0	2	.000	3.20	2	2	0	2	0	0	19.2	14	9	7	0	13	3	0	0	0	80	132	4.79	1.373	6.4	0.0	5.9	1.4	0.23
1926	31	BRO	NL	9	13	.409	4.59	33	21	8	10	0	1	174.1	197	104	89	12	67	49	2	1	2	776	83	4.44	1.514	10.2	0.6	3.5	2.5	0.73
1927	32	TOT	NL	4	6	.400	5.23	19	13	3	4	1	0	98.0	126	70	57	4	32	39	0	0	2	441	78	3.74	1.612	11.6	0.4	2.9	3.6	1.22
1927	32	BRO	NL	0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	5	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	19	48	6.78	1.750	11.3	2.3	4.5	4.5	1.00
1927	32	STL	NL	4	5	.444	5.07	18	12	3	4	1	0	94.0	121	65	53	3	30	37	0	0	2	422	80	3.61	1.606	11.6	0.3	2.9	3.5	1.23
1928	33	PHI	NL	7	8	.467	5.18	39	3	20	0	0	1	120.0	148	86	69	7	56	28	2	0	3	556	84	4.65	1.700	11.1	0.5	4.2	2.1	0.50
1929	34	PHI	NL	5	5	.500	5.73	41	4	24	0	0	4	86.1	113	68	55	6	43	22	2	0	0	413	91	5.12	1.807	11.8	0.6	4.5	2.3	0.51
1930	35	STL-min	AA	10	8	.556	4.05	24						129.0	143	68	58		54								1.527	10.0		3.8			ROC IL
1931	36	SLE	AA	3	7	.300	5.59	16						74.0	100	58	46		34								1.811	12.2		4.1			SLE PCL
9 Yrs				26	38	.406	5.00	168	47	77	17	1	6	579.1	675	393	322	31	265	164	11	2	14	2606	82	4.48	1.623	10.5	0.5	4.1	2.5	0.62
162 Game Avg.				8	12	.406	5.00	53	15	24	5	0	2	183	213	124	102	10	84	52	3	1	4	824	82	4.48	1.623	10.5	0.5	4.1	2.5	0.62

NYY (4 yrs)				1	2	.333	4.14	24	3	17	1	0	0	54.1	44	33	25	2	37	17	2	0	5	225	85	4.36	1.491	7.3	0.3	6.1	2.8	0.46
BRO (3 yrs)				9	16	.360	4.55	36	24	8	12	0	1	198.0	216	118	100	13	82	54	2	1	2	875	85	4.52	1.505	9.8	0.6	3.7	2.5	0.66
PHI (2 yrs)				12	13	.480	5.41	80	7	44	0	0	5	206.1	261	154	124	13	99	50	4	0	3	969	87	4.85	1.745	11.4	0.6	4.3	2.2	0.51
STL (1 yr)				4	5	.444	5.07	18	12	3	4	1	0	94.0	121	65	53	3	30	37	0	0	2	422	80	3.61	1.606	11.6	0.3	2.9	3.5	1.23
BOS (1 yr)				0	2	.000	6.75	10	1	5	0	0	0	26.2	33	23	20	0	17	6	3	1	2	115	46	4.29	1.875	11.1	0.0	5.7	2.0	0.35

NL (5 yrs)				25	34	.424	5.00	134	43	55	16	1	6	498.1	598	337	277	29	211	141	6	1	7	2266	85	4.48	1.623	10.8	0.5	3.8	2.5	0.67
AL (4 yrs)				1	4	.200	5.00	34	4	22	1	0	0	81.0	77	56	45	2	54	23	5	1	7	340	68	4.33	1.617	8.6	0.2	6.0	2.6	0.43

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SUMMARY

WAR

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L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

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