#43 Jim Mcdonald, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Detroit Tigers Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jim Mcdonald
5/17/1927 27 USA,OR,GRANTS PASS 6"0 185
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1954 (Automatic) 5 Year(s), 10 Days (870 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 55 Days (1087 total Days) 7 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 4 | 6 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
Talent | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 53 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/16 | PHA | L 1-4 | * | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | L | | | | |
8/20 | CLE | L 2-8 | * | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | L | | | | |
8/23 | @BOS | L 0-6 | * | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | L | | | | |
8/27 | CLE | L 3-10 | * | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/1 | @BAL | L 4-5 | * | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
9/5 | WS1 | W 4-2 | * | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
9/9 | @BAL | L 3-9 | * | 5.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/13 | @CHA | L 1-5 | * | 7.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/17 | WS1 | L 2-5 | * | 8.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | L | | | | |
9/22 | @PHA | L 1-8 | * | 5.2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 6.91 | 290.1 | 348 | 239 | 223 | 196 | 98 | 7 | 17.1 | 1 | 7 | 17.1 |
Projected | 43 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 6.91 | 305.0 | 366 | 251 | 235 | 206 | 103 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 6.64 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 453 | 162 | 29 | 3 | 19 | 95 | 106 | 96 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .358 | .459 | .561 | 1.019 |
vs. RHB | 692 | 186 | 29 | 7 | 23 | 118 | 133 | 100 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 | .351 | .431 | .782 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6.92 | 143.0 | 169 | 115 | 110 | 84 | 46 |
Road | 22 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6.90 | 147.1 | 179 | 124 | 113 | 112 | 52 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8.15 | 38.2 | 53 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 13 |
May | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.48 | 64.0 | 70 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 14 |
June | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8.80 | 44.0 | 61 | 52 | 43 | 32 | 12 |
July | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.42 | 43.2 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 15 |
August | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5.97 | 57.1 | 68 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 28 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.75 | 42.2 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 16 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | BOS DET |
1951 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3.82 | 231.0 | 233 | 107 | 98 | 14 | 115 | 74 | 11 | 1 | 1.51 | .280 | DET |
1952 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 6.27 | 239.2 | 299 | 187 | 167 | 31 | 132 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 1.80 | .312 | DET |
1953 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 6.60 | 262.0 | 330 | 212 | 192 | 47 | 144 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 1.81 | .299 | DET |
1954 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 6.91 | 290.1 | 348 | 239 | 223 | 42 | 196 | 98 | 7 | 1 | 1.87 | .304 | DET |
Total | 147 | 146 | 41 | 77 | 0 | 5.98 | 1023.2 | 1210 | 745 | 680 | 134 | 587 | 310 | 33 | 4 | 1.76 | .299 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1950, AAA | 29 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3.80 | 199.0 | 215 | 95 | 84 | 12 | 111 | 143 | 4 | 2 | 1.64 | .323 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS DET |
1951 | 30 | 82 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .238 | .280 | .519 | DET |
1952 | 35 | 83 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | .145 | .145 | .169 | .313 | DET |
1953 | 40 | 81 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .205 | .198 | .402 | DET |
1954 | 41 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .216 | .219 | .435 | DET |
Total | 147 | 342 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 124 | 1 | 0 | .181 | .202 | .216 | .418 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 16 | 62 | 2 | 80 | 2 | .975 | 290.1 | 2.48 | | | | |
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Transactions Traded from Boston (A) to Detroit on 6/15/1950 (Going to DET: 3B Fred Hatfield, P Jim Mcdonald. Going to BOS: P Fred Hutchinson)... Milestones Had first career hit on 4/14/1951, off Ray Scarborough (WS1)... Earned first career win on 4/14/1951... Hit first career homerun on 8/6/1951, off Lou Kretlow (SLA)...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1951 - 3.82 - 5th
| Losses 1952 - 18 - 6th 1953 - 20 - 5th
| BB 1952 - 132 - 7th 1953 - 144 - 5th
| SHO 1953 - 2 - 6th
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