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Archie McKain

1937–1943  ·  Bats B  ·  Throws L  ·  5'10", 175 lb  ·  b. 1911 Delphos, KS

Career 26–21 · 4.26 ERA · 188 SO · 486.1 IP · 167 G · 25 H · 2 HR · 9 RBI · .176 AVG

No league-leading finishes. This player never placed in the top 25 of a tracked category. The season record below is the full story.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Saves — #2 — 1938 #2

Pitching

6 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1937 BOS AL 8 8 4.66 36 18 2 137.0 152 71 7 64 66 1.58
1938 BOS AL 5 4 4.52 37 5 6 99.2 119 50 6 44 27 1.64
1939 DET AL 5 6 3.68 32 11 4 129.2 120 53 6 54 49 1.34
1940 DET AL 5 0 2.82 27 0 3 51.0 48 16 2 25 24 1.43
1941 DET +1 AL 2 2 5.60 23 0 1 53.0 74 33 5 15 16 1.68
1943 SLA AL 1 1 3.94 10 0 0 16.0 16 7 0 6 6 1.38
Career — — 26 21 4.26 165 34 16 486.1 529 230 26 208 188 1.52

Batting

6 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1937 BOS AL 38 49 5 13 5 0 0 3 1 16 0 .265 .308 .367 .675
1938 BOS AL 37 31 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 .065 .147 .097 .244
1939 DET AL 32 41 7 9 2 1 2 5 8 12 0 .220 .347 .463 .810
1940 DET AL 27 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
1941 DET +1 AL 23 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 .000 .071 .000 .071
1943 SLA AL 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 167 142 19 25 8 1 2 9 15 48 0 .176 .264 .289 .553

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1937 BOS AL P 36 — — 4 27 3 0 34 .912 0.86
1938 BOS AL P 37 — — 10 26 2 1 38 .947 0.97
1939 DET AL P 32 — — 1 15 2 0 18 .889 0.50
1940 DET AL P 27 — — 2 16 0 0 18 1.000 0.67
1941 DET AL P 23 — — 2 24 0 2 26 1.000 1.13
1943 SLA AL P 10 — — 1 4 1 0 6 .833 0.50
Career — — P 165 — — 20 112 8 3 140 .943 0.80