Willie McGill

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Unknown • Throws: Left

5-6, 170lb (168cm, 77kg)

Born: November 10, 1873 in Atlanta, GA us

Died: August 29, 1944 in Indianapolis, IN

Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN

School: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)

Debut: May 8, 1890 (Age 16-179d, 1,482nd in major league history)

Last Game: June 12, 1896 (Age 22-215d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1890 season

Full Name: William Vaness McGill

Nicknames: Kid

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.7

ERA

4.57

166

148

1235.0

502

WHIP

1.667

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1890	16	CLE	PL	11	9	.550	4.12	24	20	4	19	0	0	183.2	222	146	84	5	96	82	12	1	12	884	97	4.14	1.731	10.9	0.2	4.7	4.0	0.85
1891	17	TOT	AA	20	14	.588	3.20	41	37	4	26	1	1	298.0	276	196	106	11	163	165	15	0	18	1340	124	3.69	1.473	8.3	0.3	4.9	5.0	1.01
1891	17	CKK	AA	2	5	.286	4.98	8	8	0	6	0	0	65.0	69	56	36	1	37	19	3	0	4	302	81	3.99	1.631	9.6	0.1	5.1	2.6	0.51
1891	17	STL	AA	18	9	.667	2.70	33	29	4	20	1	1	233.0	207	140	70	10	126	146	12	0	14	1038	146	3.61	1.429	8.0	0.4	4.9	5.6	1.16
1892	18	CIN	NL	1	1	.500	5.29	3	3	0	1	0	0	17.0	18	14	10	0	5	7	0	0	1	74	64	2.49	1.353	9.5	0.0	2.6	3.7	1.40
1893	19	CHC	NL	17	18	.486	4.61	39	34	5	26	1	0	302.2	311	206	155	6	181	91	14	0	5	1402	105	4.83	1.626	9.2	0.2	5.4	2.7	0.50
1894	20	CHC	NL	7	19	.269	5.84	27	23	3	22	0	0	208.0	272	195	135	2	117	58	10	0	6	998	96	5.21	1.870	11.8	*0.1*	5.1	2.5	0.50
1895	21	PHI	NL	10	8	.556	5.55	20	20	0	13	0	0	146.0	177	122	90	2	81	70	4	0	1	685	86	4.55	1.767	10.9	0.1	5.0	4.3	0.86
1896	22	PHI	NL	5	4	.556	5.31	12	11	1	7	0	0	79.2	87	62	47	0	53	29	4	0	2	373	82	4.71	1.757	9.8	0.0	6.0	3.3	0.55
7 Yrs				71	73	.493	4.57	166	148	17	114	2	1	1235.0	1363	941	627	26	696	502	59	1	45	5756	100	4.45	1.667	9.9	0.2	5.1	3.7	0.72
162 Game Avg.				15	16	.493	4.57	36	32	4	25	0	0	267	295	204	136	6	151	109	13	0	10	1247	100	4.45	1.667	9.9	0.2	5.1	3.7	0.72

PHI (2 yrs)				15	12	.556	5.46	32	31	1	20	0	0	225.2	264	184	137	2	134	99	8	0	3	1058	85	4.60	1.764	10.5	0.1	5.3	3.9	0.74
CHC (2 yrs)				24	37	.393	5.11	66	57	8	48	1	0	510.2	583	401	290	8	298	149	24	0	11	2400	101	4.99	1.725	10.3	0.1	5.3	2.6	0.50
STL (1 yr)				18	9	.667	2.70	33	29	4	20	1	1	233.0	207	140	70	10	126	146	12	0	14	1038	146	3.61	1.429	8.0	0.4	4.9	5.6	1.16
CLE (1 yr)				11	9	.550	4.12	24	20	4	19	0	0	183.2	222	146	84	5	96	82	12	1	12	884	97	4.14	1.731	10.9	0.2	4.7	4.0	0.85
CIN (1 yr)				1	1	.500	5.29	3	3	0	1	0	0	17.0	18	14	10	0	5	7	0	0	1	74	64	2.49	1.353	9.5	0.0	2.6	3.7	1.40
CKK (1 yr)				2	5	.286	4.98	8	8	0	6	0	0	65.0	69	56	36	1	37	19	3	0	4	302	81	3.99	1.631	9.6	0.1	5.1	2.6	0.51

NL (5 yrs)				40	50	.444	5.22	101	91	9	69	1	0	753.1	865	599	437	10	437	255	32	0	15	3532	95	4.82	1.728	10.3	0.1	5.2	3.0	0.58
AA (1 yr)				20	14	.588	3.20	41	37	4	26	1	1	298.0	276	196	106	11	163	165	15	0	18	1340	124	3.69	1.473	8.3	0.3	4.9	5.0	1.01
PL (1 yr)				11	9	.550	4.12	24	20	4	19	0	0	183.2	222	146	84	5	96	82	12	1	12	884	97	4.14	1.731	10.9	0.2	4.7	4.0	0.85

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