Hal McRae stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1987

Designated Hitter

Age 81 · 5' 11"

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Hal McRae played 19 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1987.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,084
AB
7,218
R
940
H
2,091
HR
191
RBI
1,097
SB
109
AVG
.290

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1968CIN1751110021.196
1970CIN7016518418230.248
1971CIN9933739899343.264
1972CIN61979275260.278
1973KC10633836799502.234
1974KC14853971167158811.310
1975KC1264805814757111.306
1976KC1495277517587322.332
1977KC162641104191219218.298
1978KC15662390170167217.273
1979KC1013935511310745.288
1980KC12448973145148310.297
1981KC101389381067363.272
1982KC15961391189271334.308
1983KC1575898418312822.311
1984KC10631730963420.303
1985KC112320418314700.259
1986KC11227822707370.252
1987KC1832510190.313

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
48
AB
144
R
14
H
42
HR
1
RBI
15
SB
1
AVG
.292

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,058
TB
3,280
XBH
741
HBP
79
IBB
69
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1968CIN561110200
1970CIN18273151200
1971CIN354144352000
1972CIN1054692000
1973KC382130306200
1974KC607256555600
1975KC547212494700
1976KC609243478700
1977KC7203308613500
1978KC692267606600
1979KC443183464000
1980KC532236588400
1981KC433154322300
1982KC676332815700
1983KC6542725910700
1984KC361126201300
1985KC369144331300
1986KC299105211400
1987KC371640100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
24.7
RC
1,196.0
RC/27
6.10
ISOP
.165
SECA
.259
BB/K
0.83
AB/HR
37.8
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1968CIN-1.02.51.6.0200.10.300
1970CIN-0.123.34.9.1940.30.720.60
1971CIN0.742.84.5.1630.20.337.40
1972CIN0.314.55.3.1960.20.219.40
1973KC-0.843.74.5.1510.30.937.60
1974KC3.598.16.8.1650.30.835.90
1975KC1.781.76.2.1350.21960
1976KC4.31047.5.1290.31.565.90
1977KC4.5121.67.2170.31.430.50
1978KC1.093.55.3.1560.30.838.90
1979KC1.366.96.2.1780.30.839.30
1980KC2.583.96.4.1860.30.534.90
1981KC0.553.64.9.1230.21.055.60
1982KC4.0121.57.6.2330.30.922.70
1983KC1.9103.66.8.1510.20.749.10
1984KC0.348.95.7.0950.20.7105.70
1985KC0.553.15.9.1910.31.022.90
1986KC-0.632.74.2.1260.20.539.70
1987KC0.26.78.2.1880.35320

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
81 yearsJul 10, 1945
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1968
Birthplace
Avon Park, United States
College
Florida A&M
AL Silver Slugger
1982

What were Hal McRae's career stats?

Hal McRae played 19 seasons for the Reds and the Royals. He was a career .290 hitter with 2,091 hits, 191 home runs and 1,097 RBI. His best season was 1976: a .332 batting average, 8 home runs and 73 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 9 postseasons, 1968 to 1987

Hal McRae led MLB in RBI (1982); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 242nd in hits (2,091)
  • 200th in rbi (1,097)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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