John McGraw
1897–1907 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Baltimore Orioles (1897-99), New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,106G
.334AVG
.466OBP
.410SLG
More career statistics
1,309H
13HR
462RBI
436SB
14Rare 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 · Games | 1,106 | 624 |
| Batting · At bats | 3,924 | 2,064 |
| Batting · Doubles | 121 | 63 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,309 | 705 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 134 | 90 |
| Batting · Home runs | 13 | 4 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 74 | 77 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,940 | 2,717 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,024 | 558 |
| Batting · RBI | 462 | 205 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 436 | 228 |
| Batting · Triples | 70 | 31 |
| Batting · Walks | 836 | 532 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,106 | 4,940 | 3,924 | 1,024 | 1,309 | 121 | 70 | 13 | 462 | 836 | 74 | 436 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 1,609 | .334 | .466 | .410 | .876 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1897-07-22 to 1897-08-24
41longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1899-07-02 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1898-09-03 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1899-05-28 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 312 | 1345 | 368 | 3 | 97 | 268 | 48 | .365 | .473 | .445 |
| Away | 312 | 1372 | 337 | 1 | 108 | 264 | 29 | .319 | .438 | .372 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 32 | 142 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 4 | .327 | .458 | .375 |
| May | 119 | 533 | 140 | 2 | 38 | 92 | 9 | .334 | .435 | .420 |
| June | 105 | 470 | 129 | 0 | 34 | 96 | 14 | .361 | .479 | .434 |
| July | 118 | 498 | 134 | 1 | 36 | 108 | 23 | .365 | .486 | .417 |
| August | 123 | 519 | 132 | 1 | 41 | 103 | 12 | .336 | .453 | .399 |
| September | 101 | 449 | 115 | 0 | 39 | 86 | 11 | .339 | .448 | .398 |
| October | 26 | 106 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 4 | .247 | .349 | .318 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 65 | 280 | 69 | 1 | 25 | 45 | 10 | .308 | .407 | .353 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 60 | 262 | 65 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 7 | .323 | .447 | .353 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 57 | 249 | 63 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 5 | .335 | .458 | .410 |
| cincinnati-reds | 54 | 219 | 58 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 5 | .330 | .425 | .398 |
| new-york-giants | 51 | 231 | 54 | 0 | 18 | 51 | 8 | .327 | .455 | .382 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 50 | 226 | 57 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 4 | .337 | .442 | .396 |
| boston-braves | 49 | 205 | 56 | 1 | 21 | 56 | 3 | .394 | .546 | .465 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 45 | 187 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 4 | .347 | .439 | .417 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 106 | 391 | 127 | – | 48 | 41 | .325 | – | – |
| 1898 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 143 | 515 | 176 | – | 53 | 46 | .342 | – | – |
| 1899 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 117 | 399 | 156 | 1 | 33 | 74 | .391 | – | – |
| 1900 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 99 | 334 | 115 | 2 | 33 | 29 | .344 | – | – |
| 1901 |  Baltimore Orioles (1901-02) | 73 | 230 | 81 | – | 28 | 24 | .352 | – | – |
| 1902 | Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), New York Giants | 55 | 170 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 12 | .253 | – | – |
| 1903 |  New York Giants | 13 | 11 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1904 | New York Giants | 8 | 12 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1905 | New York Giants | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 1906 | New York Giants | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1907 | New York Giants | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |