Frank
Maccormack
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: September 21, 1954 in Usa, NJ, JERSEY CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1985   
Bronze Rookie 1978   
All-Star Selections 1978    1982   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 21 CLN NL   6 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 9 9
1977 22 CLE AL   6 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1978 23 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10
1979 24 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10
1980 25 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1981 26 CLE AL $ 2,821,429 6 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
1982 27 CLE AL $ 2,821,429 6 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
1983 28 CLE AL $ 4,071,429 6 5 6 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
1984 29 CLE AL $ 4,100,000 6 5 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
1985 30 CLE AL $ 4,100,000 6 5 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
1986 31 CLE AL $ 4,100,000 6 5 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
1987 32 CLE AL $ 4,100,000 6 5 6 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
1988 33 DET AL $ 1,500,000 6 5 6 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
1989 34 DET AL   6 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,100,000 6 5 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 21 AA   8 12 .400 28 28 2 0 0 181.7 169 76 7 86 138 3.77 .247 .331 .328 .659  
1977 22 AAA   8 7 .533 30 30 1 1 0 209.7 164 65 6 97 107 2.79 .217 .306 .288 .594  
1978 23 CLE AL 17 12 .586 35 35 3 0 0 242.3 240 100 11 93 100 3.71 .261 .335 .353 .688 15.8
1979 24 CLE AL 10 19 .345 35 35 4 1 0 235.7 249 119 12 85 89 4.54 .269 .335 .377 .712 8.1
1980 25 CLE AL 12 12 .500 31 31 2 2 0 212.0 218 87 8 56 101 3.69 .265 .314 .353 .667 14.3
1981 26 CLE AL 11 19 .367 38 38 3 0 0 263.0 303 136 23 40 118 4.65 .286 .316 .409 .725 8.7
1982 27 CLE AL 16 9 .640 35 30 3 2 0 216.3 217 81 16 26 108 3.37 .259 .287 .379 .666 15.2
1983 28 CLE AL 11 8 .579 26 20 1 0 2 151.7 175 77 13 12 70 4.57 .286 .304 .433 .737 6.5
1984 29 CLE AL 16 11 .593 37 31 4 0 1 233.7 231 101 15 46 119 3.89 .257 .294 .383 .677 13.0
1985 30 CLE AL 12 7 .632 29 29 2 2 0 184.0 208 99 19 39 105 4.84 .284 .325 .441 .766 5.9
1986 31 CLE AL 8 6 .571 59 0 0 0 12 66.7 78 35 8 9 45 4.73 .300 .326 .488 .815 5.5
1987 32 CLE AL 9 20 .310 34 34 2 0 0 209.7 214 104 21 30 115 4.46 .261 .293 .398 .691 9.5
1988 33 DET AL 6 12 .333 26 26 0 0 0 165.7 169 72 15 30 105 3.91 .260 .294 .415 .709 8.3
1989 34 DET AL 4 3 .571 8 8 0 0 0 45.0 50 26 4 7 31 5.20 .276 .297 .442 .739 1.8
    AAA   7 6 .538 17 17 1 0 0 107.7 91 40 12 18 98 3.34 .222 .255 .357 .612  
12 Years Sim 132 138 .489 393 317 24 7 15 2225.6 2352 1037 165 473 1106 4.19 .270 .311 .396 .707 112.5
2 Years AAA 15 13 .536 47 47 2 1 0 317.3 255 105 18 115 205 2.98 .219 .289 .312 .602  
1 Years AA 8 12 .400 28 28 2 0 0 181.7 169 76 7 86 138 3.77 .247 .331 .328 .659  
3 Years Minors 23 25 .479 75 75 4 1 0 499.0 424 181 25 201 343 3.26 .229 .305 .318 .623  
Season Average 11 11 .500 32 26 2 0 1 185.5 196 86 13 39 92 4.19 .270 .311 .396 .707  
Career Highs 17 20 .640 59 38 4 2 12 263.0 303 136 23 93 119 5.20 .300 .335 .488 .815  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1077 482 86 224 596   .264 .302 .399 .701
vs LH   1275 555 79 249 510   .275 .312 .393 .705
Home 66 75 .468 202 161 7 3 6 1145.6 1218 557 90 239 569 4.38 .271 .308 .404 .712
Away 66 63 .512 191 156 17 4 9 1080.0 1134 480 75 234 537 4.00 .268 .307 .387 .694
Mar/Apr 25 23 .521 63 57 4 1 0 389.3 393 174 23 75 191 4.02 .261 .296 .370 .666
May 24 23 .511 67 56 3 1 5 394.3 426 193 37 88 202 4.41 .275 .314 .414 .728
June 24 26 .480 65 55 6 1 5 380.3 378 167 31 82 189 3.95 .256 .295 .388 .683
July 15 24 .385 57 47 1 0 0 310.0 366 176 31 75 154 5.11 .293 .333 .448 .781
August 22 21 .512 64 54 7 3 0 385.0 399 157 18 86 171 3.67 .268 .308 .370 .678
Sep/Oct 22 21 .512 77 48 4 1 5 366.6 390 170 25 67 199 4.17 .269 .302 .392 .694
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 23 CLE AL P 35 35 242.3 13 26 0 5 1.000 1.45    
1979 24 CLE AL P 35 35 235.7 12 37 0 1 1.000 1.87    
1980 25 CLE AL P 31 31 212.0 12 23 1 3 .972 1.49    
1981 26 CLE AL P 38 38 263.0 12 36 2 3 .960 1.64    
1982 27 CLE AL P 35 30 216.3 14 23 1 1 .974 1.54    
1983 28 CLE AL P 26 20 151.7 17 19 0 3 1.000 2.14    
1984 29 CLE AL P 37 31 233.7 16 32 0 2 1.000 1.85    
1985 30 CLE AL P 29 29 184.0 14 19 2 0 .943 1.61    
1986 31 CLE AL P 59 0 66.7 7 8 0 1 1.000 2.03    
1987 32 CLE AL P 34 34 209.7 15 27 1 3 .977 1.80    
1988 33 DET AL P 26 26 165.7 7 22 0 0 1.000 1.58    
1989 34 DET AL P 8 8 45.0 2 9 0 0 1.000 2.20    
Career Totals   393 317 2225.6 141 281 7 22 .984 1.71    
Career Highs   59 38 263.0 17 37 2 5 1.000 2.20    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1979 24 CLE AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 2 2 1 2 4 2.25 .080 .148 .200 .348
1980 25 CLE AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 17 12 0 5 5 9.26 .340 .400 .420 .820
1982 27 CLE AL 4 2 .667 7 7 1 0 0 49.0 48 29 5 11 19 5.33 .253 .294 .384 .678
1983 28 CLE AL 2 1 .667 5 5 0 0 0 34.3 37 14 4 9 13 3.67 .274 .319 .437 .756
1984 29 CLE AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.3 10 8 1 2 1 13.51 .400 .444 .680 1.124
1985 30 CLE AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 7.3 5 2 0 3 3 2.46 .192 .276 .192 .468
1988 33 DET AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 3 0 3 3 3.86 .273 .360 .364 .724
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 5 .545 22 16 1 0 0 122.7 125 70 11 35 48 5.14 .264 .315 .397 .712
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1978-6-17
1982-6-16
1984-7-16
Losses
1979-2-19
1981-4-19
1987-1-20
Winning Pct
1982-5-.640
Games Started
1978-8-35
1979-4-35
1981-1-38
1987-10-34
Shutouts
1980-6-2
1982-4-2
1985-10-2
Innings Pitched
1981-6-263.0
Hits Allowed
1981-1-303
Homeruns Allowed
1981-10-23
Walks per 9IP
1981-4-1.4
1982-2-1.1
1984-9-1.8
1987-3-1.3
1988-7-1.6
WHiP
1982-7-1.12
1984-8-1.19
1987-8-1.16
OOBP
1982-9-.287
1984-9-.294
1987-9-.293
OSLG
1978-7-.353
1980-8-.353
OOPS
1980-9-.667
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 35    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1976
Injured on 6/25/1976 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Cleveland (A) on 2/1/1977 (Going to CLN: 1B Tony Solaita, RF Jim Spencer, 2B Ted Sizemore. Going to CLE: CF Tommie Agee, P Kevin Kobel, P Frank Maccormack, P Skip Guinn)
Earned first career win on 4/5/1978
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Won Bronze Rookie in 1978, going 17-12, 3.71 ERA
Injured on 5/20/1980 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1982, winning 2 games with a 0.54 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1982, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,071,429 through salary arbitration
6/1/1983: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $4,100,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 6/28/1983 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7-8 weeks
Won World Championship with Cleveland (A) in 1985
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/3/1988 to a 4-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Injured on 6/23/1989 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Detroit on 10/19/1989