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Mark
McGwire		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 225
 
Born: October 1, 1963 in Usa, CA, POMONA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1988   
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
1986 22 MIN AL     5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 4 3 4
1987 23 MIN AL     6 6 6 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5
1988 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5
1989 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 4 5
1990 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 4 3 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5
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
1986 22 AAA   33 107 21 34 5 0 12 26 0 1 14 23 .318 .397 .701 1.098 26.8  
    AA   104 344 79 103 13 0 53 102 2 1 94 97 .299 .450 .799 1.249 113.0  
1987 23 AAA   137 502 140 172 20 2 77 160 0 0 113 116 .343 .463 .851 1.314 170.6  
1988 24 MIN AL 154 553 96 140 18 3 47 110 2 0 106 152 .253 .380 .552 .932 114.5 24.9
1989 25 MIN AL 155 534 96 123 27 1 42 113 3 0 108 166 .230 .362 .521 .882 102.7 22.8
1990 26 MIN AL 154 556 109 140 32 2 42 111 0 1 96 169 .252 .362 .543 .905 101.8 19.5
3 Years Sim 463 1643 301 403 77 6 131 334 5 1 310 487 .245 .368 .539 .907 319.0 67.1
2 Years AAA 170 609 161 206 25 2 89 186 0 1 127 139 .338 .453 .824 1.277 197.4  
1 Years AA 104 344 79 103 13 0 53 102 2 1 94 97 .299 .452 .799 1.251 113.0  
3 Years Minors 274 953 240 309 38 2 142 288 2 2 221 236 .324 .452 .815 1.268 310.5  
162 Game Average 574 105 141 26 2 45 116 1 0 108 170 .245 .368 .539 .907 111.6  
Career Highs 155 556 109 140 32 3 47 113 3 1 108 169 .253 .380 .552 .932 114.5  
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   1197 218 289 56 4 99 244 1 0 224 361 .241 .364 .543 .907 241.2
vs LH   446 83 114 21 2 32 90 4 1 86 126 .256 .380 .527 .907 90.5
Home 235 830 156 217 46 2 67 174 2 0 141 243 .261 .374 .564 .938 172.1
Away 228 813 145 186 31 4 64 160 3 1 169 244 .229 .362 .513 .875 159.6
RISP   463 0 114 23 4 35 196 0 0 117 144 .246 .397 .540 .937 103.4
Pinch Hitting   11 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 3 .273 .429 .545 .974 2.7
Close/Late   175 26 52 9 0 19 38 0 0 55 46 .297 .466 .674 1.140 52.7
Mar/Apr 72 269 42 56 10 2 16 42 1 0 45 92 .208 .327 .439 .766 41.4
May 82 292 51 67 15 1 19 48 1 0 54 79 .229 .354 .483 .837 52.1
June 77 264 47 60 15 2 20 52 1 0 68 73 .227 .388 .527 .914 56.9
July 75 258 52 66 11 0 26 58 1 0 48 76 .256 .371 .601 .972 57.9
August 79 289 62 81 13 0 31 76 1 0 46 86 .280 .380 .647 1.027 68.4
Sep/Oct 78 271 47 73 13 1 19 58 0 1 49 81 .269 .388 .535 .923 55.1
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
1988 24 MIN AL 1B 128 124 1116.3 1238 89 11 101 .992 10.70   3.0
1989 25 MIN AL 1B 150 147 1300.0 1377 108 11 144 .993 10.28   1.7
1990 26 MIN AL 1B 152 151 1336.0 1421 107 7 113 .995 10.29   3.0
Career Totals   430 422 3752.3 4036 304 29 358 .993 10.41   7.7
Career Highs   152 151 1336.0 1421 108 11 144 .995 10.70    
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
1990 26 MIN AL 16 52 11 13 2 0 5 9 0 0 16 18 .250 .426 .577 1.003
Career Post-Season Batting 16 52 11 13 2 0 5 9 0 0 16 18 .250 .426 .577 1.003
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.
Slugging Pct
1988-2-.552
1989-6-.521
1990-4-.543
 OPS
1988-4-.932
1989-5-.882
1990-4-.905
 XR
1988-3-114.5
1989-4-102.7
1990-5-101.8
 Games
1989-2-155
 Runs
1988-10-96
1989-6-96
1990-1-109
 Total Bases
1988-7-305
1989-9-278
1990-4-302
Homeruns
1988-1-47
1989-1-42
1990-1-42
 RBIs
1988-4-110
1989-3-113
1990-4-111
 Walks
1988-2-106
1989-2-108
1990-3-96
 Strikeouts
1988-6-152
1989-2-166
1990-1-169
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 15    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 49    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  6. Vince Barton (858)
  7. Barry Bonds (854)
  8. Duane Walker (853)
  9. Will Clark (852)
  10. Jim Breazeale (852)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Minnesota in 1986
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/6/1988, off Jay Howell (BAL)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1988, hitting .253 with 47 HR, 110 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (N), driving in 7 runs on 8/27/1989
Hit 3 homeruns against Indianapolis, driving in 7 runs on 9/29/1989
Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland (A) on 8/8/1990
 
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