Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1982
- NL MVP
- 1985
- NL Gold Glove
- 3x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1985
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1982
- NL MVP
- 1985
- NL Gold Glove
- 3x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1985
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | STL | 123 | 422 | 43 | 125 | 4 | 56 | 24 | .296 |
| 1983 | STL | 147 | 601 | 75 | 172 | 5 | 75 | 39 | .286 |
| 1984 | STL | 145 | 571 | 82 | 166 | 6 | 50 | 43 | .291 |
| 1985 | STL | 152 | 612 | 114 | 216 | 10 | 82 | 56 | .353 |
| 1986 | STL | 124 | 497 | 65 | 127 | 7 | 48 | 19 | .256 |
| 1987 | STL | 153 | 620 | 76 | 177 | 11 | 105 | 16 | .285 |
| 1988 | STL | 137 | 562 | 73 | 164 | 3 | 50 | 41 | .292 |
| 1989 | STL | 58 | 199 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 17 | 8 | .236 |
| 1990 |  STL/ATH | 154 | 614 | 99 | 199 | 3 | 77 | 31 | .324 |
| 1991 | SF | 131 | 497 | 67 | 155 | 4 | 43 | 17 | .312 |
| 1992 | SF | 138 | 474 | 56 | 141 | 1 | 36 | 13 | .297 |
| 1993 | SF | 130 | 475 | 53 | 143 | 4 | 46 | 10 | .301 |
| 1994 | SF | 45 | 156 | 19 | 44 | 5 | 23 | 3 | .282 |
| 1995 | BOS | 67 | 200 | 32 | 57 | 2 | 15 | 5 | .285 |
| 1996 | STL | 123 | 309 | 52 | 95 | 5 | 41 | 5 | .307 |
| 1997 | STL | 122 | 300 | 29 | 90 | 3 | 38 | 8 | .300 |
| 1998 | STL | 120 | 269 | 27 | 68 | 3 | 34 | 7 | .253 |
| 1999 | STL | 132 | 271 | 25 | 68 | 0 | 20 | 7 | .251 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | STL | 439 | 165 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL | 631 | 225 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | STL | 604 | 225 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | STL | 652 | 308 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | STL | 539 | 184 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | STL | 652 | 269 | 59 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | STL | 600 | 209 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | STL | 211 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | STL/ATH | 665 | 257 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 543 | 203 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | SF | 510 | 168 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | SF | 519 | 185 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | SF | 176 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | BOS | 217 | 80 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | STL | 331 | 129 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | STL | 323 | 126 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | STL | 286 | 89 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | STL | 290 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 30.9
- RC
- 1006.7
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | STL | 0.9 | 50 | 4.2 | .095 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 105.5 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL | 2.1 | 74 | 4.5 | .088 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 120.2 | 0 |
| 1984 | STL | 3.9 | 75.1 | 4.7 | .103 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 95.2 | 0 |
| 1985 | STL | 7.9 | 119.9 | 7.7 | .150 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 61.2 | 0 |
| 1986 | STL | 2.7 | 53.9 | 3.7 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 71 | 0 |
| 1987 | STL | 0.8 | 78.1 | 4.4 | .148 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 56.4 | 0 |
| 1988 | STL | 2.6 | 73.6 | 4.7 | .080 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 187.3 | 0 |
| 1989 | STL | 0.1 | 18.3 | 3.1 | .116 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 66.3 | 0 |
| 1990 | STL/ATH | 5.1 | 96.4 | 5.9 | .094 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 204.7 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 2.6 | 71 | 5.2 | .097 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 124.3 | 0 |
| 1992 | SF | 1.7 | 58 | 4.5 | .057 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 474 | 0 |
| 1993 | SF | 1.9 | 62.7 | 4.7 | .088 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 118.8 | 0 |
| 1994 | SF | 0.3 | 20.2 | 4.4 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 31.2 | 0 |
| 1995 | BOS | 0.4 | 24.3 | 4.1 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100 | 0 |
| 1996 | STL | 0.8 | 43.2 | 5.2 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 61.8 | 0 |
| 1997 | STL | 0.6 | 43.4 | 5.3 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 100 | 0 |
| 1998 | STL | -0.6 | 24.8 | 3.2 | .078 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 89.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | STL | -2.9 | 20.9 | 2.6 | .026 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 1982 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
Awards
All-time career rank
- 167th in hits (2,254)
- 109th in stolen bases (352)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1985 (2nd), 1990 (9th)
- Hits: 1985 (2nd), 1990 (1st)
- Stolen Bases: 1985 (4th), 1988 (10th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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