Joe McGinnity
1899–1921 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Baltimore Orioles (1897-99), Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, STA
477G
.194AVG
.221OBP
.225SLG
More career statistics
251H
0HR
90RBI
26SB
246–142W–L
3,441.1IP
1,068K
2.66ERA
381GS
24SV
12Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,297 | 1,294 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 11 | 10 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,423 | 1,414 |
| Batting · Runs | 109 | 108 |
| Batting · Walks | 34 | 32 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 14,132 | 14,080 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,016 | 630 |
| Pitching · p h | 3,276 | 3,278 |
| Pitching · p hr | 52 | 53 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 10,324 | 10,307 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,068 | 1,083 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,436 | 1,438 |
| Pitching · p w | 812 | 819 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477 | 1,423 | 1,297 | 109 | 251 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 34 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 292 | .194 | .221 | .225 | .446 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,441.3 | 465 | 381 | 314 | 246 | 142 | 24 | 3,276 | 1,436 | 1,016 | 52 | 812 | 1,068 | 0 | 0 | 2.66 | 1.188 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1902-05-02 to 1902-06-02
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Four Batters Hit | 1907-07-04 | 1 in 3,022 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1907-05-13 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1900-05-28 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 243 | 686 | 146 | 0 | 61 | 13 | 67 | .230 | .232 | .273 |
| Away | 234 | 728 | 105 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 78 | .159 | .170 | .180 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 35 | 119 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | .229 | .235 | .286 |
| May | 81 | 253 | 48 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 30 | .215 | .213 | .260 |
| June | 79 | 242 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 22 | .155 | .157 | .192 |
| July | 87 | 243 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 24 | .185 | .189 | .220 |
| August | 85 | 249 | 55 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 24 | .237 | .237 | .254 |
| September | 96 | 262 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 33 | .159 | .179 | .180 |
| October | 14 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .209 | .239 | .209 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 62 | 156 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 21 | .188 | .186 | .215 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 56 | 158 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .245 | .247 | .286 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 53 | 135 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 | .169 | .170 | .202 |
| cincinnati-reds | 53 | 157 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | .119 | .134 | .133 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 52 | 168 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 16 | .160 | .167 | .173 |
| boston-braves | 51 | 155 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 19 | .161 | .155 | .190 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 50 | 149 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 15 | .206 | .228 | .229 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 15 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .229 | .267 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 50 | 145 | 28 | – | 10 | 4 | .193 | 366 | 74 |
| 1900 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 46 | 145 | 28 | – | 16 | 4 | .193 | 343 | 93 |
| 1901 |  Baltimore Orioles (1901-02) | 48 | 148 | 31 | – | 6 | 3 | .209 | 382 | 76 |
| 1902 | Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), New York Giants | 52 | 152 | 33 | – | 11 | 2 | .217 | 351 | 108 |
| 1903 |  New York Giants | 55 | 165 | 34 | – | 11 | 4 | .206 | 433 | 171 |
| 1904 | New York Giants | 51 | 141 | 25 | – | 9 | 1 | .177 | 408 | 147 |
| 1905 | New York Giants | 46 | 120 | 28 | – | 12 | 4 | .233 | 318 | 127 |
| 1906 | New York Giants | 45 | 115 | 15 | – | 6 | – | .130 | 338 | 108 |
| 1907 | New York Giants | 47 | 103 | 18 | – | 3 | 3 | .175 | 308 | 122 |
| 1908 | New York Giants | 37 | 60 | 11 | – | 6 | 1 | .183 | 185 | 57 |