Tug McGraw Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Tug McGraw played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1984, appearing in 824 games over 19 seasons. He recorded a total of 96 W and 92 L, an ERA of 3.14, 1,109 SO, a WHIP of 1.254, and a WAR of 21.3.

🧾 Basic Profile

Tug McGraw
NameTug McGraw
Date of BirthAugust 30, 1944
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsLeft
BatsRight
MLB Debut1965
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Tug McGraw Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Tug McGraw.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Tug McGraw appeared in 824 games over 19 MLB seasons from 1965 to 1984. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS39 (MLB Rank: 2,740)
GF541 (MLB Rank: 36)
W96 (MLB Rank: 677)
L92 (MLB Rank: 675)
SV180 (MLB Rank: 69)
ERA3.14 (MLB Rank: 1,660)
IP1514.2 (MLB Rank: 768)
SHO1 (MLB Rank: 2,154)
CG5 (MLB Rank: 2,696)
SO1,109 (MLB Rank: 474)
BB582 (MLB Rank: 600)
H1,318 (MLB Rank: 939)
HR108 (MLB Rank: 875)
SO96.59 (MLB Rank: 3,343)
BB93.46 (MLB Rank: 6,945)
H97.83 (MLB Rank: 10,258)
HR90.64 (MLB Rank: 6,671)
WHIP1.254 (MLB Rank: 10,121)
WAR21.3 (MLB Rank: 527)

📊 Last Season Summary (1984)

In his final season (1984), Tug McGraw recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF11
W2
ERA3.79
IP38
SO26
BB10
H36
HR1
SO96.16
BB92.37
H98.53
HR90.24
WHIP1.211
WAR0.2

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1971, 11 W
  • Most SO: 1971, 109 SO
  • Most IP: 1973, 118.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1980, 4.6 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1980, 1.47 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Tug McGraw appeared in 26 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.31, pitched 50.7 IP, struck out 48 batters, with 3 W and 3 L.

Tug McGraw Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1965
2
7
3.32
0.222
1
57
97.2
0.8
1.392
8
88
48
47
36
106
3.98
5.3
1.19
9
37
17
2
0
0.7
8.1
4.4
0
3
2
7
416
1966
2
9
5.34
0.182
0
34
62.1
-0.2
1.556
11
72
25
38
37
69
4.96
4.9
1.36
12
15
0
1
0
1.6
10.4
3.6
0
0
2
4
276
1967
0
3
7.79
0
0
18
17.1
-0.6
1.5
3
13
13
16
15
44
4.96
9.3
1.38
4
4
0
0
0
1.6
6.8
6.8
0
0
2
4
78
1969
9
3
2.24
0.75
12
92
100.1
2.5
1.355
6
89
47
31
25
163
2.86
8.3
1.96
4
42
26
1
0
0.5
8
4.2
0
0
7
8
424
1970
4
6
3.28
0.4
10
81
90.2
0.7
1.39
6
77
49
40
33
123
3.37
8
1.65
0
57
32
0
0
0.6
7.6
4.9
2
1
17
2
398
1971
11
4
1.7
0.733
8
109
111
4.1
1.027
4
73
41
22
21
201
2.14
8.8
2.66
1
51
34
0
0
0.3
5.9
3.3
0
3
11
6
441
1972
8
6
1.7
0.571
27
92
106
4.3
1.047
3
71
40
26
20
198
2.25
7.8
2.3
0
54
47
0
0
0.3
6
3.4
0
3
11
2
419
1973
5
6
3.87
0.455
25
81
118.2
0.7
1.357
11
106
55
53
51
94
3.87
6.1
1.47
2
60
46
0
0
0.8
8
4.2
0
3
9
7
503
1974
6
11
4.16
0.353
3
54
88.2
0.7
1.444
12
96
32
43
41
87
4.2
5.5
1.69
4
41
26
1
1
1.2
9.7
3.2
0
0
6
4
390
1975
9
6
2.98
0.6
14
55
102.2
1.2
1.169
6
84
36
38
34
126
3.41
4.8
1.53
0
56
37
0
0
0.5
7.4
3.2
1
3
6
5
419
1976
7
6
2.5
0.538
11
76
97.1
1.3
1.264
4
81
42
34
27
142
2.9
7
1.81
0
58
39
0
0
0.4
7.5
3.9
0
0
10
4
408
1977
7
3
2.62
0.7
9
58
79
1.5
1.089
6
62
24
25
23
155
3.21
6.6
2.42
0
45
31
0
0
0.7
7.1
2.7
0
1
5
1
311
1978
8
7
3.21
0.533
9
63
89.2
-0.2
1.171
6
82
23
39
32
112
2.82
6.3
2.74
1
55
39
0
0
0.6
8.2
2.3
0
0
7
1
363
1979
4
3
5.16
0.571
16
57
83.2
-2.3
1.339
9
83
29
56
48
74
3.88
6.1
1.97
1
65
43
0
0
1
8.9
3.1
0
2
7
2
357
1980
5
4
1.46
0.556
20
75
92.1
4.6
0.921
3
62
23
16
15
260
2.36
7.3
3.26
0
57
48
0
0
0.3
6
2.2
0
2
9
1
355
1981
2
4
2.66
0.333
10
26
44
1.3
1.114
2
35
14
13
13
138
2.96
5.3
1.86
0
34
31
0
0
0.4
7.2
2.9
0
0
3
2
178
1982
3
3
4.31
0.5
5
25
39.2
0
1.563
3
50
12
19
19
86
3.42
5.7
2.08
0
34
25
0
0
0.7
11.3
2.7
0
1
6
2
181
1983
2
1
3.56
0.667
0
30
55.2
0.7
1.383
4
58
19
24
22
102
3.64
4.9
1.58
1
34
9
0
0
0.6
9.4
3.1
0
0
4
0
236
1984
2
0
3.79
1
0
26
38
0.2
1.211
1
36
10
17
16
97
2.53
6.2
2.6
0
25
11
0
0
0.2
8.5
2.4
1
0
4
1
160