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Joe McGinnity

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 206lb (180cm, 93kg)

Born: March 20, 1871 in Cornwall, IL us

Died: November 14, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY

Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, McAlester, OK

Last Game: October 5, 1908 (Age 37-199d)
vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, Sv

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Joe McGinnity's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: Joseph Jerome McGinnity

Nicknames: Iron Man

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

59.0

246

142

ERA

2.66

465

381

3441.1

1068

WHIP

1.188

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1893	22	-2.4	Montgomery	SOUA	B		15	20	.429			37	33		28	1
1894	23	-2.4	Kansas City	WL	N/A		8	9	.471	4.05	9.54	19	18		14	0		151.0	213	160	68		60		41	12		2		1.808	12.7		3.6	2.4	0.68

1898	27	2.7	Peoria	WA	B		9	5	.643		5.01	17	12		12	2		142.0	125	79			59		70	6				1.296	7.9		3.7	4.4	1.19
1899	28	1.7	BLN	NL	Maj	BLN	28	16	.636	2.68	4.03	48	41	7	38	4	2	366.1	358	164	109	3	93		74	26	1	4	1519	1.231	8.8	0.1	2.3	1.8	0.80
1900	29	1.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	28	8	.778	2.94	4.70	44	37	7	32	1	0	343.0	350	179	112	5	113		93	40	1	4	1480	1.350	9.2	0.1	3.0	2.4	0.82
1901	30	3.3	BLA	AL	Maj	BLA	26	20	.565	3.56	5.16	48	43	4	39	1	1	382.0	412	219	151	7	96		75	21	0	5	1631	1.330	9.7	0.2	2.3	1.8	0.78
1902	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYG	21	18	.538	2.84	3.89	44	39	5	35	1	0	351.2	341	152	111	4	78		106	17	1	1	1434	1.191	8.7	0.1	2.0	2.7	1.36
1902	31	4.5	BLA	AL	Maj	BLA	13	10	.565	3.44	4.53	25	23	2	19	0	0	198.2	219	100	76	3	46		39	8	0	1	836	1.334	9.9	0.1	2.1	1.8	0.85
1902	31	4.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	8	8	.500	2.06	3.06	19	16	3	16	1	0	153.0	122	52	35	1	32		67	9	1	0	598	1.007	7.2	0.1	1.9	3.9	2.09
1903	32	4.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	31	20	.608	2.43	3.36	55	48	6	44	3	2	434.0	391	162	117	4	109		171	19	0	5	1786	1.152	8.1	0.1	2.3	3.5	1.57
1904	33	5.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	35	8	.814	1.61	2.27	51	44	7	38	9	5	408.0	307	103	73	8	86		144	13	1	2	1613	0.963	6.8	0.2	1.9	3.2	1.67
1905	34	6.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	21	15	.583	2.87	3.68	46	38	5	26	2	3	320.1	289	131	102	6	71		125	14	0	3	1291	1.124	8.1	0.2	2.0	3.5	1.76
1906	35	7.4	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	27	12	.692	2.25	3.37	45	37	6	32	3	2	339.2	316	127	85	1	71		105	7	0	0	1355	1.139	8.4	0.0	1.9	2.8	1.48
1907	36	8.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	18	18	.500	3.16	3.65	47	34	12	23	3	4	310.1	320	126	109	6	58		120	15	0	3	1277	1.218	9.3	0.2	1.7	3.5	2.07
1908	37	9.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	11	7	.611	2.27	3.53	37	20	14	7	5	5	186.0	192	73	47	8	37		55	7	0	3	757	1.231	9.3	0.4	1.8	2.7	1.49
1909	38	9.2	Newark	EL	A		29	16	.644	1.66	2.24	55	46					422.0	297	105	78		78							0.889	6.3		1.7
1910	39	9.5	Newark	EL	A		30	19	.612	2.14	2.89	61	44					408.0	325	131	97		71							0.971	7.2		1.6
1911	40	11.2	Newark	EL	A		12	19	.387	2.94	4.20	43	32					278.1	269	130	91		53							1.157	8.7		1.7
1912	41	12.7	Newark	IL	AA		16	10	.615	3.38	4.55	37	29					261.1	293	132	98		43							1.286	10.1		1.5
1913	42	15.0	Tacoma	NWES	B		22	19	.537	2.60	3.65	68	42					436.0	418	177	126		66							1.110	8.6		1.4
1914	43		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA		21	25	.457		3.92	56	4					363.0	342	158	16		78		105					1.157	8.5		1.9
1914	43	14.6	Venice	PCL	AA		1	4	.200	3.89	4.38	7	4					37.0	47	18	16		5							1.405	11.4		1.2
1914	43	17.1	Tacoma	NWES	B		20	21	.488		3.87	49						326.0	295	140			73		105					1.129	8.1		2.0	2.9	1.44
1915	44	14.1	Tacoma	NWES	B		21	15	.583	1.75	2.56	45	36					355.0	291	101	69		39							0.930	7.4		1.0
1916	45	15.4	Butte	NWES	B		20	13	.606	4.21	5.91	43	31					291.0	340	191	136		63							1.385	10.5		1.9
1917	46		2 Teams	NWES	B		7	6				16	13					119.0	119	51	35		25
1917	46	21.9	Butte	NWES	B
1917	46	21.9	Great Falls	NWES	B
1918	47	14.5	Vancouver	PCIL	B		2	7	.222	3.30	4.72	9	9					76.1	86	40	28		9							1.245	10.1		1.1

1922	51		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-B		6	14	.300		6.67	35	10					170.0	211	126	53		35							1.447	11.2		1.9
1922	51	22.8	Danville	IIIL	B		1	6	.143	6.04	8.43	16	10					79.0	117	74	53		16							1.684	13.3		1.8
1922	51	23.8	Dubuque	MSVL	D		5	8	.385		5.14	19						91.0	94	52			19							1.242	9.3		1.9
1923	52	24.4	Dubuque	MSVL	D		15	12	.556	3.93	5.11	42						206.0	268	117	90		44							1.515	11.7		1.9

1925	54		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-B		6	7	.462	4.01	5.62	16	1					89.2	126	56	40		21							1.639	12.6		2.1
1925	54	26.8	Springfield	IIIL	B		0	1	.000	7.71	9.64	1	1					4.2	7	5	4		3							2.143	13.5		5.8
1925	54	28.3	Dubuque	MSVL	D		6	6	.500	3.81	5.40	15						85.0	119	51	36		18							1.612	12.6		1.9
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		246	142	.634	2.66	3.76	465	381	73	314	32	24	3441.1	3276	1436	1016	52	812		1068	179	4	30	14143	1.188	8.6	0.1	2.1	2.8	1.32
Minors (15 seasons)					Minors		224	201				564	329		40	3		3498.2	3391	1543	922		659		175	6
Other (1 season)					Other		8	9	.471	4.05	9.54	19	18		14	0		151.0	213	160	68		60		41	12		2		1.808	12.7		3.6	2.4	0.68
All Levels (26 Seasons)							478	352				1048	728	73	368	35	24	7091.0	6880	3139	2006	52	1531		1284	197	4	32	14143

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		17	14	.548	3.44	4.53	44	33					298.1	340	150	114		48							1.301	10.3		1.4
A (3 seasons)					Minors		71	54	.568	2.16	2.97	159	122					1108.1	891	366	266		202							0.986	7.2		1.6
B (10 seasons)					Minors		110	107				285	174		40	3		1710.0	1679	807	416		328		175	6
D (3 seasons)					Minors		26	26	.500		5.18	76						382.0	481	220	126		81							1.471	11.3		1.9