Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Joe McGinnity
Nickname:
Iron ManBirthdate:
March 20, 1871 (141 y, 7 m, 13 d)Born In:
Cornwall, PA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/206
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 64 | 39.2 | 29.4 |
| Grey Ink | 176 | 193.3 | 164.7 |
| HoF Standard | 49 | 48.7 | 47.6 |
| WAR | 40.1 | 71.0 | 62.6 |
| WAR7 | 34.3 | 47.7 | 40.5 |
| JAWS | 37.2 | 59.4 | 51.6 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Clark Griffith R | 921 |
| Stan Coveleski R | 917 |
| Charlie Buffinton R | 911 |
| Juan Marichal R | 910 |
| Carl Hubbell R | 902 |
| Carl Mays R | 891 |
| Eddie Cicotte R | 885 |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons R | 875 |
| Jack Chesbro R | 867 |
| Will White R | 867 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 48 | 2 |
| 1900 | 44 | 2 |
| 1901 | 48 | 1 |
| 1903 | 55 | 1 |
| 1904 | 51 | 1 |
| 1905 | 46 | 1 |
| 1906 | 45 | 1 |
| 1907 | 47 | 1 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 41 | 4 |
| 1900 | 37 | 3 |
| 1901 | 43 | 1 |
| 1903 | 48 | 1 |
| 1904 | 44 | 2 |
| 1905 | 38 | 4 |
| 1906 | 37 | 3 |
| 1907 | 34 | 5 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 28 | 1 |
| 1900 | 28 | 1 |
| 1901 | 26 | 2 |
| 1903 | 31 | 1 |
| 1904 | 35 | 1 |
| 1905 | 21 | 4 |
| 1906 | 27 | 1 |
| 1907 | 18 | 7 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 20 | 4 |
| 1903 | 20 | 2 |
| 1907 | 18 | 6 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 0.636 | 9 |
| 1900 | 0.778 | 1 |
| 1903 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 1904 | 0.814 | 1 |
| 1906 | 0.692 | 6 |
| 1908 | 0.611 | 9 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 2 | 2 |
| 1901 | 1 | 3 |
| 1903 | 2 | 3 |
| 1904 | 5 | 1 |
| 1905 | 3 | 3 |
| 1906 | 2 | 9 |
| 1907 | 4 | 1 |
| 1908 | 5 | 1 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 1 | 1 |
| 1900 | 1 | 1 |
| 1903 | 1 | 1 |
| 1904 | 1 | 1 |
| 1905 | 1 | 2 |
| 1906 | 1 | 3 |
| 1907 | 1 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 366.1 | 4 |
| 1900 | 343.0 | 1 |
| 1901 | 382.0 | 1 |
| 1903 | 434.0 | 1 |
| 1904 | 408.0 | 1 |
| 1905 | 320.1 | 6 |
| 1906 | 339.2 | 2 |
| 1907 | 310.1 | 5 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 1580 | 4 |
| 1900 | 1534 | 2 |
| 1901 | 1676 | 1 |
| 1903 | 1823 | 1 |
| 1904 | 1632 | 1 |
| 1905 | 1336 | 7 |
| 1906 | 1416 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1327 | 3 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 7 | 10 |
| 1903 | 4 | 10 |
| 1904 | 8 | 2 |
| 1905 | 6 | 6 |
| 1907 | 6 | 2 |
| 1908 | 8 | 1 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 93 | 10 |
| 1900 | 113 | 1 |
| 1901 | 96 | 5 |
| 1903 | 109 | 3 |
| 1904 | 86 | 8 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 93 | 6 |
| 1903 | 171 | 2 |
| 1904 | 144 | 5 |
| 1907 | 120 | 9 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 2.678 | 3 |
| 1900 | 2.939 | 7 |
| 1903 | 2.426 | 4 |
| 1904 | 1.610 | 1 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 0.257 | 5 |
| 1900 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1901 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1903 | 0.254 | 4 |
| 1904 | 0.216 | 1 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 1.231 | 8 |
| 1903 | 1.152 | 5 |
| 1904 | 0.963 | 1 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 8.795 | 7 |
| 1903 | 8.108 | 5 |
| 1904 | 6.772 | 3 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 2.084 | 9 |
| 1903 | 2.260 | 8 |
| 1904 | 1.897 | 6 |
| 1905 | 1.995 | 5 |
| 1906 | 1.881 | 5 |
| 1907 | 1.682 | 4 |
| 1908 | 1.790 | 6 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 38 | 5 |
| 1900 | 32 | 3 |
| 1901 | 39 | 1 |
| 1903 | 44 | 1 |
| 1904 | 38 | 3 |
| 1906 | 32 | 3 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 4 | 2 |
| 1903 | 3 | 6 |
| 1904 | 9 | 1 |
| 1908 | 5 | 9 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 46 | 6 |
| 1907 | 58 | 9 |
| 1908 | 37 | 1 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 358 | 8 |
| 1900 | 350 | 4 |
| 1901 | 412 | 1 |
| 1903 | 391 | 2 |
| 1904 | 307 | 4 |
| 1905 | 289 | 9 |
| 1906 | 316 | 2 |
| 1907 | 320 | 2 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 219 | 6 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 3 | 9 |
| 1902 | 3 | 4 |
| 1906 | 1 | 4 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 1901 | 4.1 | 7 |
| 1903 | 7.0 | 3 |
| 1904 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 1905 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 1906 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 1907 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 13 | 10 |
| 1908 | 11 | 6 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 8 | 2 |
| 1902 | 10 | 6 |
| 1904 | 8 | 2 |
| 1908 | 7 | 1 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 12.0 | 2 |
| 1900 | 8.7 | 5 |
| 1901 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 1903 | 13.5 | 1 |
| 1904 | 15.4 | 1 |
| 1905 | 6.0 | 10 |