Jim McCormick
Career 265–214 · 2.43 ERA · 1,704 SO · 4275.2 IP · 534 G · 491 H · 4 HR · 178 RBI · .236 AVG
Seasons leading his league
8
7 best in baseball
1 league only
35
Top-5 finishes
4
Title seasons
4
Categories led
1880
Best season
Spanning 1880–1883, peaking at 3 titles in 1880.
Led in Complete Games for
3 straight seasons
(1880–1882)
— his longest run atop any category.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 226th League titles 8
- 109th Best in baseball 7
- 218th Top-5 finishes 35
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 11th Complete Games 466
- 32nd Earned Run Average 2.43
- 34th Innings Pitched 4275.2
- 40th Wins 265
- 49th Walks + Hits / IP 1.13
- 87th Shutouts 33
- 158th Strikeouts 1,704
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Games | 3 | 1st | 3 yrs (1880–1882) | 1880 72 1881 57 1882 65 1879 #3 1884 #3 |
| Innings Pitched | 2 | 1st | — | 1880 657.2 1882 595.2 1881 #2 |
| Wins | 2 | 1st | — | 1880 45 1882 NL 36 |
| Earned Run Average | 1 | 1st | — | 1883 1.84 1878 #2 1882 #3 |
| Shutouts | — | #2 | — | 1880 #2 1882 #3 1884 #3 |
| Walks + Hits / IP | — | #2 | — | 1881 #2 |
| Saves | — | #3 | — | 1883 #3 |
| Strikeouts | — | #2 | — | 1879 #3 1880 #2 1881 #2 1882 #2 |
Title Seasons
4 seasons with at least one titlePitching
10 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | IN1 | NL | 5 | 8 | 1.69 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 117.0 | 128 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 1.22 |
| 1879 | CL2 | NL | 20 | 40 | 2.42 | 62 | 60 | 0 | 546.1 | 582 | 147 | 3 | 74 | 197 | 1.20 |
| 1880 | CL2 | NL | 45 | 28 | 1.85 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 657.2 | 585 | 135 | 2 | 75 | 260 | 1.00 |
| 1881 | CL2 | NL | 26 | 30 | 2.45 | 59 | 58 | 0 | 526.0 | 484 | 143 | 4 | 84 | 178 | 1.08 |
| 1882 | CL2 | NL | 36 | 30 | 2.37 | 68 | 67 | 0 | 595.2 | 550 | 157 | 14 | 103 | 200 | 1.10 |
| 1883 | CL2 | NL | 28 | 12 | 1.84 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 342.0 | 316 | 70 | 1 | 65 | 145 | 1.11 |
| 1884 | CL2 +1 | NL | 40 | 25 | 2.37 | 66 | 65 | 0 | 569.0 | 508 | 150 | 19 | 89 | 343 | 1.05 |
| 1885 | CHN +1 | NL | 21 | 7 | 2.43 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 252.0 | 221 | 68 | 9 | 60 | 96 | 1.12 |
| 1886 | CHN | NL | 31 | 11 | 2.82 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 347.2 | 341 | 109 | 18 | 100 | 172 | 1.27 |
| 1887 | PIT | NL | 13 | 23 | 4.30 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 322.1 | 377 | 154 | 12 | 84 | 77 | 1.43 |
| Career | — | — | 265 | 214 | 2.43 | 492 | 485 | 1 | 4275.2 | 4,092 | 1,155 | 82 | 749 | 1,704 | 1.13 |
Batting
10 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | IN1 | NL | 15 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .161 | .304 |
| 1879 | CL2 | NL | 75 | 282 | 35 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .220 | .223 | .270 | .492 |
| 1880 | CL2 | NL | 78 | 289 | 34 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .246 | .259 | .284 | .542 |
| 1881 | CL2 | NL | 70 | 309 | 45 | 79 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .256 | .268 | .311 | .578 |
| 1882 | CL2 | NL | 70 | 262 | 35 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .218 | .224 | .290 | .514 |
| 1883 | CL2 | NL | 43 | 157 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .236 | .245 | .274 | .519 |
| 1884 | CL2 +1 | NL | 76 | 300 | 27 | 77 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .257 | .259 | .317 | .576 |
| 1885 | CHN +1 | NL | 29 | 117 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .222 | .235 | .308 | .543 |
| 1886 | CHN | NL | 42 | 174 | 17 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 1 | .236 | .244 | .345 | .589 |
| 1887 | PIT | NL | 36 | 136 | 12 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .243 | .254 | .294 | .548 |
| Career | — | — | 534 | 2,082 | 246 | 491 | 66 | 22 | 4 | 178 | 22 | 127 | 10 | .236 | .244 | .294 | .538 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 492 | 263 | 922 | 99 | 28 | .923 |
| OF | 52 | 68 | 12 | 17 | 3 | .825 |
| 1B | 5 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .941 |
| 2B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
| 3B | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .667 |