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Joe
McClain		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 183
 
Born: May 5, 1933 in Usa, TN, JOHNSON CITY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 28 BSN NL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 9 9 9 5 5 5
1962 29 WOR AL $ 300,000 7 3 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5
1963 30 WOR AL $ 300,000 7 3 4 4 9 9 9 4 4 4
1964 31 WOR AL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 9 9 9 4 4 4
1965 32 KCR AL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 9 9 9 4 4 4
1966 33 KCR AL   7 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 3 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1962 29 WOR AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1963 30 WOR AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1964 31 WOR AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 32 KCR AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1966 33 KCR AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1961 28 BSN NL 1 16 .059 32 20 5 0 0 161.0 197 94 29 22 65 5.25 .300 .325 .495 .820 1.3
1962 29 WOR AL 1 1 .500 37 0 0 0 3 46.3 55 22 3 10 21 4.27 .301 .337 .415 .752 3.9
1963 30 WOR AL 6 9 .400 70 0 0 0 16 92.0 117 47 14 15 39 4.60 .306 .333 .463 .797 7.1
1964 31 WOR AL 1 2 .333 15 0 0 0 2 20.7 26 10 1 3 6 4.36 .317 .341 .415 .756 1.4
    AAA   7 11 .389 27 26 2 0 0 191.3 223 81 21 35 118 3.81 .290 .320 .422 .743  
1965 32 A   11 10 .524 27 27 2 1 0 187.0 201 61 10 30 165 2.94 .271 .299 .357 .656  
1966 33 A   7 11 .389 23 23 4 1 0 167.7 172 47 12 25 141 2.52 .263 .291 .355 .646  
4 Years Sim 9 28 .243 154 20 5 0 21 320.0 395 173 47 50 131 4.87 .303 .330 .469 .799 13.8
1 Years AAA 7 11 .389 27 26 2 0 0 191.3 223 81 21 35 118 3.81 .290 .320 .422 .743  
2 Years A 18 21 .462 50 50 6 2 0 354.7 373 108 22 55 306 2.74 .267 .295 .356 .651  
3 Years Minors 25 32 .439 77 76 8 2 0 546.0 596 189 43 90 424 3.12 .275 .304 .380 .684  
Season Average 2 7 .222 38 5 1 0 5 80.0 98 43 11 12 32 4.87 .303 .330 .469 .799  
Career Highs 6 16 .500 70 20 5 0 16 161.0 197 94 29 22 65 5.25 .317 .341 .495 .820  
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   198 80 21 27 74   .296 .324 .458 .782
vs LH   197 93 26 23 57   .310 .334 .481 .815
Home 5 14 .263 79 11 3 0 10 172.7 194 83 22 25 74 4.33 .285 .310 .430 .740
Away 4 14 .222 75 9 2 0 11 147.3 201 90 25 25 57 5.50 .323 .349 .512 .861
Mar/Apr 1 5 .167 26 7 1 0 2 79.0 104 43 10 12 28 4.90 .311 .335 .491 .826
May 3 7 .300 34 8 3 0 2 103.0 101 43 18 11 55 3.76 .254 .275 .421 .695
June 0 5 .000 19 5 1 0 3 45.7 58 27 8 10 16 5.32 .319 .354 .489 .843
July 3 3 .500 16 0 0 0 2 21.7 28 12 2 4 5 4.99 .304 .333 .446 .779
August 0 4 .000 21 0 0 0 5 24.7 41 20 4 6 6 7.30 .390 .423 .552 .976
Sep/Oct 2 4 .333 38 0 0 0 7 46.0 63 28 5 7 21 5.48 .325 .348 .479 .828
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
1961 28 BSN NL 32 45 2 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .156 .156 .222 .378 0.9 0.0
1962 29 WOR AL 37 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7 0.2
1963 30 WOR AL 70 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3 0.0
1964 31 WOR AL 15 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 154 64 4 12 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .188 .188 .234 .422 2.1 0.2
162 Game Average 67 4 12 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .188 .188 .234 .422 2.3  
Career Highs 70 45 2 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   43 3 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .209 .209 .279 .488 1.9
vs LH   21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
Home 79 31 4 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .258 .258 .323 .581 2.2
Away 75 33 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .121 .121 .152 .273 -0.6
RISP   13 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 26 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .158 .158 .158 .316 0.0
May 34 26 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .154 .154 .231 .385 0.3
June 12 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333 0.0
August 17 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9
Sep/Oct 33 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1961 28 BSN NL P 32 20 161.0 11 28 1 0 .975 2.18    
1962 29 WOR AL P 37 0 46.3 0 13 0 1 1.000 2.53    
1963 30 WOR AL P 70 0 92.0 12 12 0 0 1.000 2.35    
1964 31 WOR AL P 15 0 20.7 1 9 0 1 1.000 4.36    
Career Totals   154 20 320.0 24 62 1 2 .989 2.42    
Career Highs   70 20 161.0 12 28 1 1 1.000 4.36    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1961-8-16
 Saves
1963-6-16
 Games Pitched
1963-10-70
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 70th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1961
Had first career hit on 4/3/1961, off Jackie Collum (NYG)
Earned first career win on 4/11/1961
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1965: Signed a minor league contract extension with Kansas City
Injured on 8/27/1965 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/12/1966 with a Spasms Back, out for 3 weeks
 
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