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McBride		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 3, 1949 in Usa, MO, FULTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1974   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 24 BOS AL     7 7 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 2 3 3 8 8 8
1974 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 2 3 3 8 8 8
1975 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 6 7 7 2 3 3 8 9 9
1976 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 6 7 7 2 3 3 8 9 9
1977 28 BOS AL $ 1,542,857   9 9 8 3 3 3 6 7 7 2 3 3 8 9 9
1978 29 BOS AL $ 2,435,714   9 9 8 3 3 3 6 7 7 2 3 3 8 9 9
1979 30 BOS AL $ 2,435,714   9 9 8 2 3 3 6 7 7 2 3 3 6 7 7
1980 31 BOS AL $ 2,800,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 6 8 7 2 3 3 6 7 7
1981 32 BOS AL $ 2,800,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 2 3 3 6 7 7
1982 33 BOS AL $ 2,800,000   7 7 7 1 2 2 6 7 7 2 3 3 6 7 6
1983 34 OAK AL     7 7 7 1 2 2 6 7 7 2 3 3 6 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 7 1 2 2 6 7 7 2 3 3 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,800,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 6 8 7 2 3 3 8 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 24 AAA   93 361 50 110 17 4 12 53 12 7 25 36 .305 .350 .474 .823 56.5  
1974 25 BOS AL 135 473 63 148 37 7 4 71 29 5 19 33 .313 .343 .446 .789 66.3 12.2
1975 26 BOS AL 151 603 95 188 36 13 5 59 44 13 41 48 .312 .358 .439 .797 88.3 15.6
1976 27 BOS AL 139 498 52 133 26 4 11 68 21 7 20 45 .267 .295 .402 .697 55.2 7.7
1977 28 BOS AL 136 496 77 147 27 8 4 69 13 4 22 26 .296 .327 .407 .734 63.4 10.4
1978 29 BOS AL 135 482 51 140 22 6 2 57 15 9 16 24 .290 .315 .373 .689 51.4 7.7
1979 30 BOS AL 113 410 43 116 15 4 4 53 13 8 17 19 .283 .313 .368 .682 45.4 7.6
1980 31 BOS AL 143 512 66 147 25 8 6 46 13 13 19 65 .287 .320 .402 .722 57.9 8.3
1981 32 BOS AL 121 342 51 92 12 3 6 37 10 6 24 37 .269 .318 .374 .692 40.6 6.7
1982 33 BOS AL 105 358 42 83 15 4 2 36 7 5 14 41 .232 .268 .313 .581 28.4 1.9
1983 34 AAA   110 161 15 36 8 0 0 16 1 0 16 26 .224 .294 .273 .567 13.4  
9 Years Sim 1178 4174 540 1194 215 57 44 496 165 70 192 338 .286 .320 .397 .717 496.9 78.1
2 Years AAA 203 522 65 146 25 4 12 69 13 7 41 62 .280 .338 .412 .750 69.9  
162 Game Average 574 74 164 29 7 6 68 22 9 26 46 .286 .320 .397 .717 68.3  
Career Highs 151 603 95 188 37 13 11 71 44 13 41 65 .313 .358 .446 .797 88.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3641 473 1074 184 54 41 456 141 64 168 282 .295 .328 .409 .737 460.8
vs LH   533 67 120 31 3 3 40 24 6 24 56 .225 .264 .311 .576 42.2
Home 597 2077 276 588 119 30 23 252 76 28 94 161 .283 .317 .403 .719 251.7
Away 581 2097 264 606 96 27 21 244 89 42 98 177 .289 .324 .391 .714 251.2
RISP   931 0 304 63 13 10 416 0 0 54 58 .327 .359 .454 .813 140.4
Pinch Hitting   124 13 39 6 1 0 19 4 1 6 8 .315 .348 .379 .728 15.6
Close/Late   539 80 150 23 2 6 69 0 0 40 57 .278 .333 .362 .695 63.0
Mar/Apr 205 749 83 203 32 11 4 74 26 14 26 58 .271 .300 .359 .659 74.9
May 221 795 105 241 37 14 7 77 41 11 35 75 .303 .333 .411 .744 105.4
June 175 642 85 178 33 9 10 87 27 6 35 58 .277 .317 .403 .721 80.8
July 185 619 86 172 33 8 11 83 21 7 28 47 .278 .310 .410 .721 76.1
August 214 756 108 225 47 9 7 104 27 12 39 49 .298 .334 .411 .746 97.6
Sep/Oct 178 613 73 175 33 6 5 71 23 20 29 51 .285 .324 .383 .707 68.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1974 25 BOS AL CF 120 106 927.3 252 6 6 1 .977 2.50   3.6
    RF 5 1 17.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.04    
1975 26 BOS AL CF 147 142 1261.0 339 15 4 4 .989 2.53   6.5
    LF 1 0 7.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.17    
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1976 27 BOS AL CF 121 107 971.7 244 9 3 0 .988 2.34   2.4
    RF 13 4 48.7 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.77    
1977 28 BOS AL CF 125 115 1027.3 288 16 7 1 .977 2.66   3.1
    RF 7 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
    SS 1 0 2.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.77   0.0
1978 29 BOS AL CF 122 108 1011.0 288 11 5 1 .984 2.66   3.9
    RF 6 2 21.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.71    
1979 30 BOS AL CF 105 95 869.3 251 6 6 3 .977 2.66   3.5
    RF 8 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13    
1980 31 BOS AL CF 121 112 978.3 278 14 5 5 .983 2.69   5.0
    RF 13 4 54.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 2.83    
1981 32 BOS AL CF 81 62 575.7 158 3 1 0 .994 2.52   2.4
    RF 20 9 95.0 25 2 0 1 1.000 2.56    
    2B 1 1 8.0 4 2 0 1 1.000 6.75   0.0
    SS 1 0 3.7 1 2 0 1 1.000 7.38   0.0
1982 33 BOS AL CF 89 84 703.7 205 12 3 5 .986 2.78   2.4
    RF 14 2 30.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.17    
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  CF 1031 931 8325.3 2303 92 40 20 .984 2.59   32.9
  RF 87 22 284.0 73 2 0 1 1.000 2.38    
  SS 3 0 8.3 1 5 0 1 1.000 6.49   0.1
  2B 1 1 8.0 4 2 0 1 1.000 6.75   0.0
  LF 1 0 7.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.17    
Career Totals   1123 954 8633.3 2382 101 40 23 .984 2.59   33.0
Career Highs   149 142 1269.7 340 18 7 5 .995 2.71    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1978 29 BOS AL 5 17 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .412 .444 .471 .915
Career Post-Season Batting 5 17 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .412 .444 .471 .915
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1974-8-.313
 At-Bats
1975-5-603
 Hits
1975-6-188
 Singles
1975-7-134
 Doubles
1974-7-37
 Triples
1974-8-7
1975-1-13
1977-5-8
1980-10-8
Stolen Bases
1975-5-44
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Terry Whitfield (969)
  2. Jim Eisenreich (956)
  3. Wattie Holm (953)
  4. Ralph Garr (950)
  5. Goody Rosen (944)
  6. Mookie Wilson (941)
  7. Ernie Orsatti (941)
  8. R.J. Reynolds (940)
  9. Ivan Murrell (938)
  10. Mike McCormick (938)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1973
Injured on 6/12/1973 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 7 weeks
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/4/1974, off Pat Dobson (KCR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/22/1974, off Bruce Kison (TOR)
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,435,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,435,714 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1979, hitting .536 with 0 HR, 9 RBI
7/31/1979: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $2,800,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 8/31/1979 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
Won Player of the Week award on 5/20/1980, hitting .565 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
 
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