Steve
McCatty
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 20, 1954 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 23 NYA AL   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 7 7
1978 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 7
1979 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1980 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8
1981 27 NYA AL $ 1,800,000 8 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7
1982 28 NYA AL $ 1,800,000 8 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
1983 29 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
1984 30 MON NL $ 350,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
1985 31 MON NL $ 350,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
1986 32 MON NL $ 350,000 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 4
1987 33 MON NL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,800,000 9 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 8 8
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
1977 23 AA   9 15 .375 27 27 5 1 0 191.0 183 73 13 64 147 3.44 .248 .308 .347 .656  
1978 24 NYA AL 4 7 .364 45 2 0 0 7 98.7 109 50 4 50 45 4.56 .285 .366 .394 .761 4.3
1979 25 NYA AL 11 12 .478 30 30 4 0 0 213.0 244 128 16 88 98 5.41 .284 .351 .399 .750 4.4
1980 26 NYA AL 8 17 .320 31 31 8 2 0 234.7 244 107 16 88 126 4.10 .264 .331 .368 .699 12.7
1981 27 NYA AL 5 21 .192 31 31 9 1 0 214.3 239 127 23 86 95 5.33 .284 .353 .414 .766 4.1
1982 28 NYA AL 15 15 .500 33 33 7 0 0 246.0 280 121 26 97 125 4.43 .287 .352 .439 .791 11.7
1983 29 NYA AL 11 19 .367 32 32 8 0 0 233.7 244 114 15 91 106 4.39 .270 .337 .383 .720 10.6
1984 30 MON NL 8 15 .348 32 32 4 0 0 220.3 262 118 16 92 112 4.82 .298 .366 .423 .789 6.1
1985 31 AAA   9 5 .643 19 19 3 1 0 137.3 121 48 9 52 115 3.15 .238 .309 .333 .642  
    A   5 6 .455 12 12 2 1 0 89.0 75 34 6 20 105 3.44 .226 .270 .319 .589  
1986 32 MON NL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 1 0 16.3 13 4 0 5 7 2.20 .213 .284 .213 .497 1.7
    AAA   6 15 .286 30 30 0 0 0 180.7 208 87 21 85 141 4.33 .283 .357 .425 .782  
1987 33 AAA   5 7 .417 23 23 0 0 0 141.0 150 60 16 48 142 3.83 .273 .331 .415 .746  
8 Years Sim 63 107 .371 236 193 41 4 7 1477.0 1635 769 116 597 714 4.69 .281 .349 .402 .750 55.6
3 Years AAA 20 27 .426 72 72 3 1 0 459.0 479 195 46 185 398 3.82 .267 .336 .396 .731  
1 Years AA 9 15 .375 27 27 5 1 0 191.0 183 73 13 64 147 3.44 .248 .308 .347 .656  
1 Years A 5 6 .455 12 12 2 1 0 89.0 75 34 6 20 105 3.44 .226 .270 .319 .589  
5 Years Minors 34 48 .415 111 111 10 3 0 739.0 737 302 65 269 650 3.68 .257 .321 .374 .696  
Season Average 7 13 .350 29 24 5 0 0 184.6 204 96 14 74 89 4.69 .281 .349 .402 .750  
Career Highs 15 21 .500 45 33 9 2 7 246.0 280 128 26 97 126 5.41 .298 .366 .439 .791  
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   720 355 58 256 396   .268 .332 .394 .725
vs LH   915 414 58 341 318   .291 .361 .409 .770
Home 36 48 .429 119 95 14 3 2 751.0 791 353 53 303 362 4.23 .270 .339 .381 .720
Away 27 59 .314 117 98 27 1 5 726.0 844 416 63 294 352 5.16 .291 .356 .422 .779
Mar/Apr 11 17 .393 42 29 8 0 3 244.0 269 124 21 98 122 4.57 .280 .347 .400 .746
May 6 23 .207 48 35 8 0 2 274.7 319 149 17 125 143 4.88 .291 .364 .411 .774
June 10 18 .357 35 32 7 0 0 244.3 263 117 24 95 113 4.31 .273 .339 .404 .743
July 11 15 .423 29 27 8 1 0 214.3 220 95 19 77 98 3.99 .266 .329 .395 .724
August 13 16 .448 40 35 4 2 1 251.7 270 129 20 112 114 4.61 .271 .344 .393 .738
Sep/Oct 12 18 .400 42 35 6 1 1 248.0 294 155 15 90 124 5.63 .299 .358 .405 .763
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB  
1978 24 NYA AL P 45 2 98.7 8 23 1 3 .969 2.83 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1979 25 NYA AL P 30 30 213.0 18 34 4 0 .929 2.20 0 0 .000 0  
1980 26 NYA AL P 31 31 234.7 19 46 7 3 .903 2.49 0 0 .000 0  
1981 27 NYA AL P 31 31 214.3 14 25 1 2 .975 1.64 0 0 .000 0  
1982 28 NYA AL P 33 33 246.0 19 45 2 0 .970 2.34 0 0 .000 0  
1983 29 NYA AL P 32 32 233.7 16 39 3 2 .948 2.12 0 0 .000 0  
1984 30 MON NL P 32 32 220.3 13 45 2 2 .967 2.37 0 0 .000 0  
1986 32 MON NL P 2 2 16.3 3 2 0 0 1.000 2.76 0 0 .000 0  
  P 236 193 1477.0 110 259 20 12 .949 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   237 193 1478.0 110 259 20 12 .949 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
Career Highs   46 33 246.0 19 46 7 3 1.000 2.80 0 0 .000 0  
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1982-8-15
Losses
1980-8-17
1981-3-21
1982-9-15
1983-2-19
Complete Games
1981-6-9
1983-9-8
Shutouts
1980-6-2
Innings Pitched
1982-10-246.0
Hits Allowed
1982-1-280
1984-6-262
Homeruns Allowed
1981-10-23
1982-4-26
Walks Allowed
1980-8-88
1982-6-97
1983-8-91
1984-10-92
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 73rd overall pick, by Colorado in 1977
Traded from Colorado to New York (A) on 7/31/1977 (Going to NYA: LF Greg Goossen, P Steve Mccatty. Going to COL: 1B Rusty Staub)
Injured on 9/2/1977 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/8/1978
Injured on 5/15/1978 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/8/1979 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/25/1981 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
3/4/1982: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (A)
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/3/1984 to a 4-year deal worth $350,000 per year
Injured on 4/19/1986 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Injured on 7/8/1987 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days