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Bill
McGee		  
Nickname: Fiddler
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 245
 
Born: November 16, 1909 in Usa, IL, BATCHTOWN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 25 CLE AL   9 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1936 26 CLE AL   9 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
1937 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1938 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1939 29 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1940 30 CLE AL $ 364,286 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1941 31 CLE AL $ 364,286 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1942 32 CLE AL $ 364,286 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1943 33 CLE AL $ 364,286 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1944 34 CLE AL $ 645,714 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1945 35 CLE AL $ 645,714 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1946 36 OAK AL $ 654,321 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 654,321 9 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 25 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1936 26 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1937 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1938 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1939 29 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1940 30 CLE AL $ 364,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1941 31 CLE AL $ 364,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1942 32 CLE AL $ 364,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1943 33 CLE AL $ 364,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1944 34 CLE AL $ 645,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1945 35 CLE AL $ 645,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1946 36 OAK AL $ 654,321   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 654,321   2 2 2 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
1935 25 AAA   15 5 .750 28 28 1 0 0 193.0 196 70 11 87 118 3.26 .264 .341 .349 .690  
1936 26 AAA   7 11 .389 23 23 0 0 0 152.0 177 66 11 63 110 3.91 .295 .361 .428 .789  
1937 27 CLE AL 4 2 .667 26 0 0 0 1 33.7 38 18 5 20 9 4.81 .297 .396 .484 .880 2.1
1938 28 CLE AL 8 13 .381 65 11 3 0 2 156.7 167 72 9 70 48 4.14 .278 .350 .375 .725 9.7
1939 29 CLE AL 9 20 .310 44 44 5 0 0 309.7 345 180 27 135 156 5.23 .283 .354 .433 .787 6.1
1940 30 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 43 0 0 0 0 45.3 67 25 3 13 15 4.96 .351 .388 .466 .854 2.0
1941 31 CLE AL 0 4 .000 15 0 0 0 1 14.7 23 17 1 9 5 10.44 .359 .432 .453 .886 0.0
    AAA   12 5 .706 23 23 0 0 0 156.7 162 56 11 68 146 3.22 .261 .334 .369 .704  
1942 32 AAA   13 13 .500 30 30 4 0 0 202.3 185 87 13 84 166 3.87 .241 .316 .353 .669  
1943 33 CLE AL 2 4 .333 27 0 0 0 4 35.7 45 21 3 23 14 5.30 .317 .410 .458 .867 0.9
    AAA   5 8 .385 18 18 1 0 0 126.3 122 55 12 59 86 3.92 .256 .338 .393 .731  
1944 34 CLE AL 1 9 .100 60 12 0 0 2 65.3 68 34 4 57 23 4.68 .268 .404 .358 .762 2.3
1945 35 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 21 4 0 0 0 20.3 20 9 0 17 8 3.98 .253 .385 .316 .702 1.5
    AAA   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 9.0 10 4 1 1 5 4.00 .270 .289 .405 .695  
1946 36 AAA   1 6 .143 18 18 0 0 0 76.3 85 36 8 31 61 4.24 .278 .344 .415 .759  
8 Years Sim 26 52 .333 301 71 8 0 10 681.3 773 376 52 344 278 4.97 .289 .369 .416 .785 24.6
7 Years AAA 53 48 .525 146 140 6 0 0 915.7 937 374 67 393 692 3.68 .264 .337 .379 .716  
Season Average 3 6 .333 37 8 1 0 1 85.2 96 47 6 43 34 4.97 .289 .369 .416 .785  
Career Highs 9 20 1.000 65 44 5 0 4 309.7 345 180 27 135 156 10.44 .359 .432 .484 .886  
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   358 192 30 149 156   .280 .355 .413 .768
vs LH   415 184 22 195 122   .297 .383 .419 .802
Home 13 19 .406 152 34 2 0 5 330.7 403 201 24 168 136 5.47 .305 .383 .437 .820
Away 13 33 .283 149 37 6 0 5 350.6 370 175 28 176 142 4.49 .273 .357 .396 .753
Mar/Apr 4 13 .235 53 9 2 0 1 108.3 122 66 8 56 42 5.48 .294 .378 .424 .802
May 2 4 .333 46 11 0 0 1 102.7 107 47 8 46 43 4.12 .268 .344 .388 .732
June 3 1 .750 44 7 0 0 1 87.3 91 42 5 48 36 4.33 .272 .364 .371 .735
July 5 5 .500 38 7 3 0 0 93.3 98 31 5 30 42 2.99 .263 .318 .363 .681
August 6 14 .300 60 21 2 0 1 167.6 189 95 9 89 62 5.10 .287 .372 .396 .768
Sep/Oct 6 15 .286 60 16 1 0 6 122.0 166 95 17 75 53 7.01 .334 .421 .529 .951
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
1937 27 CLE AL 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1938 28 CLE AL 65 34 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .176 .176 .176 .353 0.6 0.0
1939 29 CLE AL 44 103 6 10 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 30 .097 .114 .126 .240 -2.2 0.0
1940 30 CLE AL 43 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1943 33 CLE AL 27 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7 0.3
1944 34 CLE AL 60 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1945 35 CLE AL 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
7 Years Sim 286 150 6 17 4 0 0 5 0 0 2 37 .113 .125 .140 .265 -2.0 0.3
162 Game Average 84 3 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 20 .113 .125 .140 .265 -1.1  
Career Highs 65 103 6 10 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 30 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7  
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   109 4 12 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 26 .110 .118 .138 .256 -2.3
vs LH   41 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .122 .143 .146 .289 -0.4
Home 135 66 4 10 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 20 .152 .176 .197 .373 1.0
Away 123 84 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .083 .083 .095 .179 -3.7
RISP   34 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 .088 .088 .118 .206 -1.3
Close/Late   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Mar/Apr 31 25 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .280 .308 .320 .628 2.3
May 32 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .045 .087 .045 .132 -1.2
June 32 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .059 .059 .059 .118 -1.0
July 22 23 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .043 .043 .087 .130 -1.4
August 48 42 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .119 .119 .143 .262 -0.8
Sep/Oct 26 21 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .095 .095 .143 .238 -0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1937 27 CLE AL P 26 0 33.7 5 9 0 2 1.000 3.74    
1938 28 CLE AL P 65 11 156.7 13 41 1 2 .982 3.10    
1939 29 CLE AL P 44 44 309.7 27 73 1 5 .990 2.91    
1940 30 CLE AL P 43 0 45.3 0 8 0 1 1.000 1.59    
1941 31 CLE AL P 15 0 14.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.46    
1943 33 CLE AL P 27 0 35.7 2 13 0 1 1.000 3.79    
1944 34 CLE AL P 60 12 65.3 3 11 2 3 .875 1.93    
1945 35 CLE AL P 21 4 20.3 2 5 0 0 1.000 3.10    
Career Totals   301 71 681.3 53 163 4 14 .982 2.85    
Career Highs   65 44 309.7 27 73 2 5 1.000 3.79    
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
1943 33 CLE AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 2 3 1 9.00 .300 .462 1.000 1.462
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 2 3 1 9.00 .300 .462 1.000 1.462
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1939-4-20
 Games Pitched
1938-4-65
 Games Started
1939-1-44
 Hits Allowed
1939-8-345
 Homeruns Allowed
1939-3-27
 Strikeouts
1939-8-156
Walks Allowed
1939-5-135
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1939-9-4.5
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 33rd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1935
Injured on 5/21/1935 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/3/1935 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/31/1936 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
Earned first career win on 6/4/1937
Had first career hit on 4/30/1938, off George Gill (SDP)
Injured on 9/15/1938 with a Inflamed Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $364,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $364,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $364,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $364,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $645,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $645,714 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/5/1946 to a 4-year deal worth $654,321 per year
4/2/1946: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)
Traded from New York (N) to Oakland on 6/1/1946 (Going to NYG: P Dizzy Trout. Going to OAK: C Bruce Edwards, P Red Lynn, P Bill Mcgee)
Injured on 6/22/1946 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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