Mickey
McDermott
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 175
 
Born: April 29, 1929 in Usa, NY, POUGHKEEPSIE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1954   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 19 STL NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 4 3 3 6 6 6
1949 20 STL NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 4 3 3 4 4 4
1950 21 STL NL   8 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
1951 22 STL NL   9 7 6 7 4 3 3 5 5 5
1952 23 STL NL $ 300,000 9 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
1953 24 STL NL $ 1,525,000 9 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
1954 25 STL NL $ 1,805,714 9 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
1955 26 STL NL   9 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
1956 27 MON NL $ 400,000 9 6 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4
1958 29 OAK AL   9 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
1959 30 OAK AL   9 5 4 4 2 1 2 4 4 4
1960 31 OAK AL   9 5 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
1961 32 NYG NL   9 5 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
1962 33 NYG NL   9 5 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 4 4 2 1 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,805,714 9 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 19 STL NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1949 20 STL NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1950 21 STL NL     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 22 STL NL     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1952 23 STL NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1953 24 STL NL $ 1,525,000   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1954 25 STL NL $ 1,805,714   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1955 26 STL NL     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1956 27 MON NL $ 400,000   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1958 29 OAK AL     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1959 30 OAK AL     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1960 31 OAK AL     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1961 32 NYG NL     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1962 33 NYG NL     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,805,714   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1948 19 STL NL 16 13 .552 41 41 1 1 0 288.3 306 188 25 192 141 5.87 .276 .382 .417 .799 6.9
1949 20 STL NL 1 7 .125 9 9 2 0 0 58.3 68 45 11 39 28 6.94 .292 .392 .515 .907 0.0
1950 21 AAA   2 2 .500 25 0 0 0 1 36.0 47 28 6 29 30 7.00 .311 .422 .457 .879  
1951 22 AAA   3 4 .429 20 7 0 0 2 55.7 44 17 5 31 49 2.75 .214 .316 .325 .642  
1952 23 STL NL 7 8 .467 85 0 0 0 10 84.3 75 52 14 55 53 5.55 .240 .352 .426 .779 4.8
1953 24 STL NL 8 8 .500 77 11 1 0 4 157.0 152 85 18 96 123 4.87 .252 .355 .405 .760 6.6
1954 25 STL NL 11 6 .647 75 6 0 0 2 105.0 115 80 11 79 76 6.86 .278 .397 .433 .830 0.5
1955 26 STL NL 1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 3 12.7 7 2 1 5 6 1.42 .152 .235 .239 .474 3.0
1956 27 MON NL 1 2 .333 5 3 2 0 0 27.7 23 12 3 9 17 3.90 .230 .294 .350 .644 2.2
    AAA   2 1 .667 27 1 0 0 1 60.3 55 17 6 25 48 2.54 .249 .325 .362 .687  
1957 28 AAA   4 7 .364 14 13 0 0 0 73.3 87 47 8 42 62 5.77 .282 .368 .401 .769  
1958 29 AA   6 2 .750 12 12 0 0 0 78.3 74 28 4 44 84 3.22 .253 .350 .355 .705  
    A   10 3 .769 18 18 0 0 0 125.3 84 42 9 59 143 3.02 .190 .285 .294 .580  
1959 30 AAA   3 7 .300 13 13 0 0 0 82.7 70 39 14 46 75 4.25 .227 .327 .388 .715  
1960 31 AAA   6 16 .273 29 29 1 0 0 184.7 190 102 28 102 158 4.97 .268 .360 .431 .791  
1961 32 A   11 7 .611 26 26 1 0 0 182.3 115 47 14 55 198 2.32 .175 .239 .270 .509  
1962 33 A   16 10 .615 29 29 1 0 0 209.3 188 59 14 77 212 2.54 .241 .309 .330 .639  
7 Years Sim 45 45 .500 303 70 6 1 19 733.3 746 464 83 475 444 5.69 .265 .371 .421 .792 24.0
6 Years AAA 20 37 .351 128 63 1 0 4 492.6 493 250 67 275 422 4.57 .259 .352 .402 .754  
1 Years AA 6 2 .750 12 12 0 0 0 78.3 74 28 4 44 84 3.22 .253 .350 .355 .705  
3 Years A 37 20 .649 73 73 2 0 0 517.0 387 148 37 191 553 2.58 .206 .279 .301 .580  
10 Years Minors 63 59 .516 213 148 3 0 4 1088.0 954 426 108 510 1059 3.52 .234 .319 .352 .671  
Season Average 6 6 .500 43 10 0 0 2 104.8 106 66 11 67 63 5.69 .265 .371 .421 .792  
Career Highs 16 13 .647 85 41 2 1 10 288.3 306 188 25 192 141 6.94 .292 .397 .515 .907  
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   515 294 54 311 293   .276 .380 .432 .812
vs LH   231 170 29 164 151   .243 .355 .398 .752
Home 22 16 .579 147 36 3 0 9 367.3 369 233 37 238 225 5.71 .264 .371 .412 .783
Away 23 29 .442 156 34 3 1 10 366.0 377 231 46 237 219 5.68 .266 .371 .429 .800
Mar/Apr 9 10 .474 49 15 1 0 6 152.3 147 83 14 89 80 4.90 .255 .355 .406 .761
May 13 8 .619 34 23 3 1 1 168.6 155 98 19 114 102 5.23 .244 .359 .399 .758
June 7 5 .583 53 8 0 0 6 94.3 120 82 14 67 44 7.82 .320 .423 .515 .938
July 6 7 .462 52 7 0 0 1 91.3 99 63 10 71 64 6.21 .282 .403 .450 .853
August 6 7 .462 62 8 0 0 4 109.7 108 58 8 75 77 4.76 .257 .369 .354 .723
Sep/Oct 4 8 .333 53 9 2 0 1 117.0 117 80 18 59 77 6.15 .257 .342 .430 .772
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
1948 19 STL NL 41 115 13 30 3 0 0 10 0 0 2 24 .261 .274 .287 .560 8.3 0.0
1949 20 STL NL 9 19 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 .263 .364 .421 .785 2.9 0.4
1951 22 AAA   6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1952 23 STL NL 85 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1953 24 STL NL 77 39 5 11 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 8 .282 .300 .359 .659 3.5 0.4
1954 25 STL NL 75 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.5 0.0
1956 27 MON NL 5 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .300 .600 0.9 0.1
1961 32 A   5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4  
1962 33 A   4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
6 Years Sim 292 202 24 52 3 0 2 20 0 0 6 40 .257 .279 .302 .581 15.2 0.9
1 Years AAA 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2 Years A 9 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7  
3 Years Minors 15 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6  
162 Game Average 112 13 28 1 0 1 11 0 0 3 22 .257 .279 .302 .581 8.4  
Career Highs 85 115 13 30 3 0 1 10 0 0 3 24 .300 .364 .421 .785 8.3  
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   120 14 31 0 0 0 11 0 0 4 21 .258 .282 .258 .541 8.3
vs LH   82 10 21 3 0 2 9 0 0 2 19 .256 .274 .366 .640 7.9
Home 101 97 12 25 3 0 2 13 0 0 4 18 .258 .287 .351 .638 9.5
Away 149 105 12 27 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 22 .257 .271 .257 .528 6.7
RISP   49 0 14 1 0 0 17 0 0 1 10 .286 .300 .306 .606 4.2
Close/Late   13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .231 .462 0.5
Mar/Apr 30 49 6 16 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 5 .327 .353 .388 .741 6.5
May 26 61 7 14 0 0 1 10 0 0 2 14 .230 .254 .279 .533 4.1
June 53 22 4 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .273 .273 .364 .636 1.9
July 24 19 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .263 .263 .263 .526 1.2
August 44 23 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .217 .217 .217 .435 0.8
Sep/Oct 43 28 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .214 .267 .250 .517 1.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1948 19 STL NL P 41 41 288.3 20 54 5 4 .937 2.31    
1949 20 STL NL P 9 9 58.3 6 9 1 2 .938 2.31    
1952 23 STL NL P 85 0 84.3 5 12 1 2 .944 1.81    
1953 24 STL NL P 77 11 157.0 10 25 2 2 .946 2.01    
1954 25 STL NL P 75 6 105.0 7 16 2 1 .920 1.97    
1955 26 STL NL P 11 0 12.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.84    
1956 27 MON NL P 5 3 27.7 3 3 1 0 .857 1.95    
Career Totals   303 70 733.3 53 121 12 11 .935 2.14    
Career Highs   85 41 288.3 20 54 5 4 1.000 2.84    
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
1953 24 STL NL 1 1 .500 5 0 0 0 0 8.0 8 2 1 1 6 2.25 .250 .273 .344 .616
1954 25 STL NL 0 1 .000 4 1 0 0 0 7.3 11 11 5 9 2 13.51 .344 .488 .906 1.394
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 9 1 0 0 0 15.3 19 13 6 10 8 7.63 .297 .392 .625 1.017
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
1954 25 STL NL 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1954-2-.647
Saves
1952-5-10
Games Pitched
1952-2-85
1953-5-77
1954-4-75
Games Started
1948-8-41
Hits Allowed
1948-8-306
Homeruns Allowed
1948-10-25
Strikeouts
1948-7-141
Walks Allowed
1948-1-192
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1948
Had first career hit on 4/4/1948, off Johnny Antonelli (NYG)
Earned first career win on 4/4/1948
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1949, off Ed Lopat (DET)
Injured on 5/23/1949 with a Fractured Elbow, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 3/9/1952 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,525,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,805,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Won World Series with St. Louis in 1954
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,805,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/19/1955 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Released by St. Louis on 9/22/1955
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/5/1956 to a 4-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Injured on 4/16/1957 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks
Released by Montreal on 10/16/1957
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 4/2/1958 to a minor league deal
Injured on 6/5/1959 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Traded from Oakland to New York (N) on 2/13/1961 (Going to OAK: 1B Wayne Belardi, C Johnny Pramesa. Going to NYG: P Mickey Mcdermott)
Injured on 8/9/1961 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5-6 weeks