Willie McGee stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1999

Right Fielder · #51

Age 68 · 6' 1"

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Willie McGee played 18 MLB seasons, 1982 to 1999.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,201
AB
7,649
R
1,010
H
2,254
HR
79
RBI
856
SB
352
AVG
.295

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.
1982STL1234224312545624.296
1983STL1476017517257539.286
1984STL1455718216665043.291
1985STL152612114216108256.353
1986STL1244976512774819.256
1987STL153620761771110516.285
1988STL1375627316435041.292
1989STL5819923473178.236
1990STL/ATH1546149919937731.324
1991SF1314976715544317.312
1992SF1384745614113613.297
1993SF1304755314344610.301
1994SF4515619445233.282
1995BOS6720032572155.285
1996STL12330952955415.307
1997STL12230029903388.300
1998STL12026927683347.253
1999STL13227125680207.251

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

Career Postseason

GP
54
AB
192
R
27
H
53
HR
4
RBI
23
SB
8
AVG
.276

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,188
TB
3,029
XBH
523
HBP
15
IBB
58
GIDP
157
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.
1982STL439165242290
1983STL631225350280
1984STL6042253612120
1985STL652308540230
1986STL539184361780
1987STL6522695925240
1988STL6002093315100
1989STL21170151020
1990STL/ATH6652574516130
1991SF5432033723110
1992SF510168231370
1993SF5191853317120
1994SF1766280280
1995BOS21780160050
1996STL331129222280
1997STL323126260260
1998STL28689140560
1999STL2907570350

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
30.9
RC
1,006.7
RC/27
4.70
ISOP
.101
SECA
.190
BB/K
0.36
AB/HR
96.8
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.
1982STL0.9504.2.0950.20.2105.50
1983STL2.1744.5.0880.20.3120.20
1984STL3.975.14.7.1030.20.495.20
1985STL7.9119.97.7.1500.30.461.20
1986STL2.753.93.7.1150.20.5710
1987STL0.878.14.4.1480.20.356.40
1988STL2.673.64.7.0800.20.4187.30
1989STL0.118.33.1.1160.20.366.30
1990STL/ATH5.196.45.9.0940.20.5204.70
1991SF2.6715.2.0970.20.5124.30
1992SF1.7584.5.0570.10.34740
1993SF1.962.74.7.0880.20.6118.80
1994SF0.320.24.4.1150.20.631.20
1995BOS0.424.34.1.1150.20.21000
1996STL0.843.25.2.1100.20.361.80
1997STL0.643.45.3.1200.20.41000
1998STL-0.624.83.2.0780.10.389.70
1999STL-2.920.92.6.0260.10.300

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

Bio

Age
68 yearsNov 2, 1958
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1982
Birthplace
San Francisco, CA
NL MVP
1985
NL Gold Glove
3x
NL Silver Slugger
1985

What were Willie McGee's career stats?

Willie McGee played 18 seasons for the Cardinals, the Giants and the Red Sox. He was a career .295 hitter with 2,254 hits, 79 home runs and 856 RBI. His best season was 1985: a .353 batting average, 10 home runs and 82 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1982 to 1999

Willie McGee led MLB in hits (1990); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 167th in hits (2,254)
  • 109th in stolen bases (352)

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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