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Billy
McCool		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 203
 
Born: July 14, 1944 in Usa, IN, BATESVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1973   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 19 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 3 3 9 8 8
1965 20 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 3 3 9 8 8
1966 21 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 4 3 3 7 6 6
1967 22 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 4 3 3 7 6 6
1968 23 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 4 3 3 8 7 7
1969 24 TOR AL $ 831,429 6 9 8 8 4 3 3 10 9 9
1970 25 TOR AL $ 2,737,143 6 9 8 8 4 3 3 10 10 10
1971 26 NYA AL $ 4,000,000 6 8 8 8 4 3 3 10 10 10
1972 27 NYA AL $ 4,000,000 6 9 8 8 4 3 3 10 10 10
1973 28 NYA AL $ 4,000,000 6 9 8 8 3 2 2 10 10 10
1974 29 NYA AL $ 5,150,000 6 9 8 8 3 2 2 10 9 10
1975 30 NYA AL $ 5,150,000 7 9 8 8 3 2 2 10 9 10
1976 31 NYA AL $ 5,150,000 7 9 8 8 3 2 2 10 9 9
1977 32 NYA AL $ 5,150,000 7 9 8 8 3 2 2 10 9 10
1978 33 NYA AL $ 2,650,000 7 8 7 7 2 1 1 10 9 9
1979 34 CLN NL $ 2,650,000 7 8 7 7 2 1 1 8 8 8
1980 35 TOR AL $ 2,650,000 6 7 7 7 2 1 1 8 8 8
1981 36 TOR AL $ 530,000 6 7 7 7 2 1 1 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 2 1 1 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,150,000 7 9 8 8 4 3 3 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 19 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 20 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 21 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 22 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 23 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 24 TOR AL $ 831,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 25 TOR AL $ 2,737,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 26 NYA AL $ 4,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 27 NYA AL $ 4,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 28 NYA AL $ 4,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 29 NYA AL $ 5,150,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 30 NYA AL $ 5,150,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 31 NYA AL $ 5,150,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 32 NYA AL $ 5,150,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 33 NYA AL $ 2,650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 34 CLN NL $ 2,650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1980 35 TOR AL $ 2,650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1981 36 TOR AL $ 530,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,150,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1964 19 TOR AL 0 2 .000 13 0 0 0 7 15.3 11 4 1 6 14 2.35 .204 .290 .333 .624 3.0
    AA   2 3 .400 31 0 0 0 16 29.3 21 12 2 10 35 3.68 .204 .274 .301 .575  
1965 20 TOR AL 8 21 .276 39 39 2 0 0 246.3 217 120 13 121 188 4.38 .240 .328 .347 .675 6.7
1966 21 TOR AL 3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 39.3 26 12 2 27 33 2.75 .191 .341 .294 .635 3.6
    AAA   9 12 .429 29 29 0 0 0 191.7 183 72 22 94 199 3.38 .250 .335 .367 .703  
1967 22 TOR AL 8 12 .400 66 12 0 0 6 131.0 114 57 13 65 118 3.92 .237 .325 .384 .709 8.0
1968 23 TOR AL 5 2 .714 22 6 1 0 5 58.0 46 19 2 33 47 2.95 .216 .319 .305 .624 6.0
1969 24 TOR AL 11 6 .647 48 11 0 0 5 131.3 117 55 5 60 139 3.77 .234 .317 .330 .647 10.5
1970 25 TOR AL 5 13 .278 57 4 0 0 13 108.3 91 62 4 74 96 5.15 .226 .349 .338 .687 4.5
1971 26 NYA AL 9 16 .360 32 32 2 1 0 208.7 173 86 7 116 173 3.71 .225 .324 .310 .635 14.6
1972 27 NYA AL 9 14 .391 35 35 2 0 0 202.7 199 128 10 135 163 5.68 .256 .368 .360 .729 3.5
1973 28 NYA AL 16 7 .696 32 32 2 2 0 220.7 153 91 11 110 196 3.71 .196 .296 .318 .614 18.9
1974 29 NYA AL 13 7 .650 31 31 1 1 0 207.3 149 79 8 124 166 3.43 .199 .314 .298 .612 17.4
1975 30 NYA AL 14 12 .538 31 31 2 0 0 209.7 183 84 9 115 173 3.61 .239 .337 .336 .673 15.4
1976 31 NYA AL 11 15 .423 33 33 0 0 0 212.0 210 123 9 123 158 5.22 .257 .357 .368 .724 7.0
1977 32 NYA AL 11 8 .579 27 27 2 0 0 181.7 170 96 15 115 134 4.76 .249 .358 .383 .742 7.7
1978 33 NYA AL 7 12 .368 24 21 1 0 1 145.0 145 88 6 98 95 5.46 .260 .370 .369 .739 2.7
1979 34 CLN NL 10 4 .714 50 0 0 0 22 58.0 44 22 2 46 43 3.41 .216 .359 .304 .662 10.2
1980 35 TOR AL 0 2 .000 15 0 0 0 0 17.0 18 14 3 19 4 7.41 .273 .425 .439 .865 0.0
    AAA   2 0 1.000 13 0 0 0 1 19.0 21 5 0 14 18 2.37 .276 .389 .329 .718  
1981 36 TOR AL 1 2 .333 32 0 0 0 2 25.3 23 17 5 24 16 6.04 .242 .393 .442 .836 0.0
18 Years Sim 141 156 .475 593 320 15 4 61 2417.6 2089 1157 125 1411 1956 4.31 .233 .338 .343 .681 139.8
2 Years AAA 11 12 .478 42 29 0 0 1 210.7 204 77 22 108 217 3.29 .252 .341 .364 .704  
1 Years AA 2 3 .400 31 0 0 0 16 29.3 21 12 2 10 35 3.68 .204 .274 .301 .575  
3 Years Minors 13 15 .464 73 29 0 0 17 240.0 225 89 24 118 252 3.34 .247 .333 .357 .690  
Season Average 7 8 .467 32 17 0 0 3 134.3 116 64 6 78 108 4.31 .233 .338 .343 .681  
Career Highs 16 21 .750 66 39 2 2 22 246.3 217 128 15 135 196 7.41 .273 .425 .442 .865  
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   1524 835 94 1011 1266   .246 .352 .361 .713
vs LH   565 322 31 400 690   .204 .305 .303 .608
Home 71 86 .452 312 170 6 3 29 1287.6 1113 640 69 754 1041 4.47 .233 .338 .349 .687
Away 70 70 .500 281 150 9 1 32 1130.0 976 517 56 657 915 4.12 .233 .337 .336 .673
Mar/Apr 18 23 .439 89 43 1 1 9 342.6 320 189 15 189 292 4.96 .249 .346 .357 .703
May 26 28 .481 107 63 3 1 7 445.9 391 231 25 276 358 4.66 .233 .342 .340 .682
June 19 30 .388 109 54 2 1 13 405.9 380 224 21 269 313 4.97 .250 .363 .362 .725
July 21 25 .457 99 46 3 0 13 373.3 313 151 18 213 285 3.64 .228 .331 .337 .668
August 20 24 .455 84 53 4 1 9 399.6 332 174 26 208 312 3.92 .227 .323 .343 .666
Sep/Oct 37 26 .587 105 61 3 0 10 449.9 353 188 20 256 396 3.76 .215 .321 .322 .643
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
1965 20 TOR AL 39 83 2 10 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 33 .120 .131 .169 .300 -1.6 0.0
1966 21 TOR AL 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0 0.0
1967 22 TOR AL 66 24 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .042 .042 .083 .125 -1.8 0.0
1968 23 TOR AL 22 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .143 .214 -0.5 0.0
4 Years Sim 133 133 3 12 6 0 0 5 0 0 1 50 .090 .097 .135 .232 -4.8 0.0
162 Game Average 162 3 14 7 0 0 6 0 0 1 60 .090 .097 .135 .232 -5.9  
Career Highs 66 83 2 10 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 33 .120 .131 .169 .300 -0.5  
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   88 3 7 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 33 .080 .090 .125 .215 -3.1
vs LH   45 0 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 .111 .111 .156 .267 -0.9
Home 70 67 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 24 .060 .074 .104 .178 -3.0
Away 63 66 3 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 .121 .121 .167 .288 -0.9
RISP   33 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 .091 .091 .121 .212 -1.2
Close/Late   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Mar/Apr 7 11 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .091 .167 .182 .348 0.1
May 8 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.3
June 7 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .063 .063 .125 .188 -0.7
July 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
August 13 30 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .133 .133 .200 .333 -0.1
Sep/Oct 25 50 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .080 .080 .120 .200 -2.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1964 19 TOR AL P 13 0 15.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.76    
1965 20 TOR AL P 39 39 246.3 9 31 1 2 .976 1.46    
1966 21 TOR AL P 6 6 39.3 3 7 0 0 1.000 2.29    
1967 22 TOR AL P 66 12 131.0 6 14 0 2 1.000 1.37    
1968 23 TOR AL P 22 6 58.0 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.40    
1969 24 TOR AL P 48 11 131.3 10 13 0 1 1.000 1.58    
1970 25 TOR AL P 57 4 108.3 8 15 0 0 1.000 1.91    
1971 26 NYA AL P 32 32 208.7 10 35 1 1 .978 1.94    
1972 27 NYA AL P 35 35 202.7 8 26 1 4 .971 1.51    
1973 28 NYA AL P 32 32 220.7 10 24 1 2 .971 1.39    
1974 29 NYA AL P 31 31 207.3 9 23 2 4 .941 1.39    
1975 30 NYA AL P 31 31 209.7 8 33 1 4 .976 1.76    
1976 31 NYA AL P 33 33 212.0 10 28 1 1 .974 1.61    
1977 32 NYA AL P 27 27 181.7 11 26 1 0 .974 1.83    
1978 33 NYA AL P 24 21 145.0 6 23 0 3 1.000 1.80    
1979 34 CLN NL P 50 0 58.0 2 13 1 2 .938 2.33    
1980 35 TOR AL P 15 0 17.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.53    
1981 36 TOR AL P 32 0 25.3 1 6 1 0 .875 2.49    
Career Totals   593 320 2417.6 116 325 11 26 .976 1.64    
Career Highs   66 39 246.3 11 35 2 4 1.000 2.49    
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
1968 23 TOR AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 1 0 4 3 2.25 .200 .368 .333 .702
1969 24 TOR AL 2 2 .500 5 0 0 0 0 14.0 6 5 0 14 11 3.21 .130 .333 .152 .486
1973 28 NYA AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.3 12 2 1 6 8 1.46 .250 .333 .396 .729
1974 29 NYA AL 2 1 .667 6 6 0 0 0 37.7 27 13 1 29 29 3.11 .203 .346 .293 .639
1975 30 NYA AL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 4 3 2 2 4 3.38 .143 .200 .357 .557
1976 31 NYA AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 8 9 1 12 16 6.95 .195 .377 .268 .646
1977 32 NYA AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 4 1 1 1 18.00 .455 .500 .909 1.409
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 8 .333 22 11 1 0 0 89.7 65 37 6 68 72 3.71 .202 .341 .314 .655
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1973-9-3.71
1974-6-3.43
 Wins
1973-8-16
 Losses
1965-3-21
1971-7-16
1972-9-14
1976-9-15
 Winning Pct
1973-6-.696
1974-5-.650
 Saves
1970-3-13
1979-8-22
 Games Pitched
1967-6-66
1970-6-57
Games Started
1972-8-35
 Shutouts
1973-3-2
1974-7-1
 Strikeouts
1973-8-196
1974-9-166
 Walks Allowed
1965-4-121
1971-5-116
1972-2-135
1973-8-110
1974-3-124
1975-6-115
1976-5-123
1977-9-115
CAR-35-1411
 Hits per 9IP
1973-1-6.2
1974-1-6.5
1975-8-7.9
CAR-45-7.8
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1973-5-8.0
1974-7-7.2
1975-4-7.4
1976-9-6.7
1977-7-6.6
CAR-38-7.3
WHiP
1973-3-1.19
 OAVG
1973-1-.196
1974-1-.199
1975-9-.239
 OOBP
1973-3-.296
 OSLG
1971-6-.310
1972-10-.360
1973-3-.318
1974-1-.298
1975-5-.336
CAR-41-.343
 OOPS
1973-2-.614
1974-2-.612
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 53    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Toronto in 1964
Had first career hit (double) on 4/15/1965, off Gary Peters (CLN)
Earned first career win on 4/15/1965
Injured on 5/25/1968 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $831,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,737,143 through salary arbitration
7/31/1970: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Toronto to New York (A) on 2/1/1971 (Going to TOR: P Steve Barber. Going to NYA: P Billy Mccool)
Injured on 3/13/1972 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
7/31/1973: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $5,150,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1975, going 4-0, 1.73
7/1/1977: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $2,650,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 4/2/1978 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Traded from New York (A) to Cleveland (N) on 2/22/1979 (Going to CLN: P Billy Mccool, SS Pat Rockett. Going to NYA: P Bill Slayback, SS Dave Hilton)
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Toronto on 2/4/1980 (Going to CLN: P Mike Boddicker, RF Claudell Washington. Going to TOR: P Balor Moore, P Billy Mccool, P Bill Landis, P Rich Hinton)
6/1/1980: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $530,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 7/28/1980 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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