Tug McGraw stats

Last played for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1984

Relief Pitcher

1944–2004 · 6' 0"

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Tug McGraw played 19 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1984.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
824
W
96
L
92
ERA
3.14
IP
1,514.2
K
1,109
BB
582
WHIP
1.25

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1965NYM37273.3297.257481.39
1966NYM15295.3462.134251.56
1967NYM4037.7917.118131.50
1969NYM42932.24100.192471.36
1970NYM57463.2890.281491.39
1971NYM511141.70111.0109411.03
1972NYM54861.70106.092401.05
1973NYM60563.87118.281551.36
1974NYM416114.1688.254321.44
1975PHI56962.98102.255361.17
1976PHI58762.5097.176421.26
1977PHI45732.6279.058241.09
1978PHI55873.2189.263231.17
1979PHI65435.1683.257291.34
1980PHI57541.4692.175230.92
1981PHI34242.6644.026141.11
1982PHI34334.3139.225121.56
1983PHI34213.5655.230191.38
1984PHI25203.7938.026101.21

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
26
W
3
L
3
ERA
2.34
IP
50.0
K
48
BB
33
WHIP
1.42

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
5
SHO
1
K/9
6.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1965NYM0205.30000
1966NYM0104.90000
1967NYM0009.30000
1969NYM0108.30000
1970NYM0008.00000
1971NYM0008.80000
1972NYM0007.80000
1973NYM0006.10000
1974NYM0115.50000
1975PHI0004.80000
1976PHI0007.00000
1977PHI0006.60000
1978PHI0006.30000
1979PHI0006.10000
1980PHI0007.30000
1981PHI0005.30000
1982PHI0005.70000
1983PHI0004.90000
1984PHI0006.20000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Died
Jan 5, 2004Aged 59, born Aug 30, 1944
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1965
Birthplace
Martinez, CA

What were Tug McGraw's career stats?

Tug McGraw played 19 seasons for the Mets and the Phillies. He had 96 wins and 1,109 strikeouts with a 3.14 ERA over 1,514.2 innings. His best season was 1971: 11 wins, a 1.70 ERA and 109 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1965 to 1984

Tug McGraw led MLB in ERA (1971, 1972); finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.

Championships ×2

All-time career rank

  • 68th in saves (180)

Among the 9,243 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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