LF Paul McCarthy #26
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
05/08/1972
LF PAUL MCCARTHY #26 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
29 114 27 1 0 1 7 8 22 .237 .299 .272 0 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 45
Errors: - 30 60
Arm: 20 35 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/07/1972 @ TCN Loss, 1-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1972 @ TCN Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
05/05/1972 @ TCN Loss, 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/04/1972 @ DET Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1972 @ DET Win, 7-0 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/1972 @ DET Win, 1-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/30/1972 @ ATL Loss, 0-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/29/1972 @ ATL Loss, 2-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
04/28/1972 @ ATL Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/26/1972 TCN Win, 3-2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is a max effort guy.
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Leader
Birthday:02/07/1945
Born in:Newark, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$178,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 23 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, 63 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 12th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 29 114 27 1 0 1 7 6 8 22 .237 .299 .272 .571 .270 .035 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 127 3 0 0 4 0 2 31 2 0 0 0.0 9.3 2.71 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   26 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 .231 .286 .231 .516
Versus Right   88 21 1 0 1 7 5 7 19 2 0 2 .239 .303 .284 .587
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 .238 .360 .238 .598
April   93 22 1 0 1 7 3 5 20 2 0 2 .237 .284 .280 .564
May   21 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 .238 .360 .238 .598
Spring Training   42 17 0 0 2 7 8 2 4 0 0 1 .405 .444 .548 .992
Last Year   563 161 20 0 20 62 78 65 80 2 0 10 .286 .369 .428 .797
2 Years Ago   324 90 11 0 18 56 45 40 45 2 0 4 .278 .362 .478 .841
Career   2527 694 83 2 79 266 311 256 372 12 0 32 .275 .347 .403 .750
Home   43 10 1 0 0 2 1 2 8 0 0 2 .233 .298 .256 .554
Road   71 17 0 0 1 5 5 6 14 2 0 1 .239 .300 .282 .582
Grass   114 27 1 0 1 7 6 8 22 2 0 3 .237 .299 .272 .571
Day   73 14 1 0 1 5 3 5 14 2 0 2 .192 .256 .247 .503
Night   41 13 0 0 0 2 3 3 8 0 0 1 .317 .378 .317 .695
As Starter   114 27 1 0 1 7 6 8 22 2 0 3 .237 .299 .272 .571
Close/Late   26 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 9 1 0 1 .115 .200 .115 .315
Inning 1-3   40 10 1 0 0 1 2 1 7 0 0 0 .250 .268 .275 .543
Inning 4-6   39 14 0 0 1 4 3 5 4 1 0 1 .359 .435 .436 .871
Inning 7-9   31 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 10 1 0 2 .065 .143 .065 .207
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
0 Outs   30 8 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 1 .267 .353 .267 .620
1 Outs   45 12 0 0 1 7 3 0 10 2 0 1 .267 .271 .333 .604
2 Outs   39 7 1 0 0 0 1 5 8 0 0 1 .179 .289 .205 .494
Scoring Position   27 4 0 0 0 5 1 1 6 2 0 1 .148 .194 .148 .342
Bases Empty   65 18 1 0 0 0 2 6 12 0 0 2 .277 .356 .292 .648
Runner on 1st   22 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 .227 .261 .364 .625
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   48 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 0 0 1 .146 .196 .146 .342
First Pitch   12 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .231 .167 .397
Count 0-1   17 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .235 .250 .235 .485
Count 0-2   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .429 .333 .762
Count 1-0   14 5 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Count 1-1   9 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .556 1.111
Count 1-2   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Behind in Count   35 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 2 0 2 .171 .205 .171 .377
Ahead in Count   28 9 1 0 1 4 3 6 0 0 0 0 .321 .441 .464 .905
Batting 2nd   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 3rd   58 15 1 0 1 6 2 5 11 2 0 1 .259 .318 .328 .646
Batting 4th   17 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 .176 .333 .176 .510
Batting 5th   18 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Batting 6th   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Low Leverage   38 11 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 1 .289 .341 .316 .657
Medium Leverage   51 13 0 0 1 4 4 5 8 1 0 1 .255 .328 .314 .641
High Leverage   25 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 0 1 .120 .179 .120 .299
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Chicago - MLB 20 9 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236 -29 -48 -0.1
1966 Chicago - MLB 21 20 26 5 1 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 6 0 0 .192 .323 .346 .669 98 104 -0.0
1967 Chicago - MLB 22 92 286 80 10 0 7 21 32 23 5 1 41 2 1 .280 .343 .388 .731 122 123 1.4
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 22 42 138 50 7 0 5 14 21 9 1 0 21 0 0 .362 .405 .522 .927 186 192 1.4
1967 Total - MLB 22 134 424 130 17 0 12 35 53 32 6 1 62 2 1 .307 .363 .432 .794 143 145 2.8
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 23 158 519 136 12 2 13 49 57 48 3 3 70 0 0 .262 .326 .368 .694 116 120 2.5
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 24 160 549 144 21 0 14 54 69 58 6 1 84 0 1 .262 .339 .377 .716 108 107 1.4
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 25 97 324 90 11 0 18 56 45 40 4 2 45 0 0 .278 .362 .478 .841 137 140 1.5
1971 Los Angeles - MLB 26 158 563 161 20 0 20 62 78 65 10 2 80 0 0 .286 .369 .428 .797 133 138 3.6
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 27 29 114 27 1 0 1 7 6 8 3 2 22 0 0 .237 .299 .272 .571 70 77 -0.3
Total MLB 765 2527 694 83 2 79 266 311 256 32 12 372 2 2 .275 .347 .403 .750 123 125 11.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Total - 17 24 102 46 9 0 2 25 39 12 4 3 5 2 1 .451 .512 .598 1.110 100 100 2.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Chicago - MLB 1B 5 0 14 1 1 18 3 .833 15.0 9.00 -1.8 -0.522
1966 Chicago - MLB RF 3 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 19.0 4.26 +0.1 .991
1967 Chicago - MLB 1B 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 1.047
1967 Los Angeles - MLB LF 28 28 70 0 0 72 2 .972 241.2 2.61 -4.8 .923
1967 Los Angeles - MLB RF 3 3 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 27.0 2.67 +0.7 1.153
1967 Chicago - MLB RF 74 74 140 2 0 147 5 .966 589.2 2.17 -2.4 1.002
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 3.0 15.00 +0.0 1.042
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.046
1968 Los Angeles - MLB LF 103 101 229 1 1 236 6 .975 872.1 2.37 -3.3 .978
1968 Los Angeles - MLB RF 29 27 86 3 1 89 0 1.000 249.2 3.21 +0.6 .978
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 9 9 80 7 11 88 1 .989 77.2 10.08 -0.6 .966
1969 Los Angeles - MLB SS 1 1 1 2 0 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.4 .700
1969 Los Angeles - MLB LF 123 120 186 5 0 202 11 .946 1001.1 1.72 -2.3 .966
1970 Los Angeles - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1970 Los Angeles - MLB LF 64 63 120 2 2 126 4 .968 543.1 2.02 -2.3 .977
1970 Los Angeles - MLB RF 20 18 35 1 0 37 1 .973 155.0 2.09 -1.6 .950
1971 Los Angeles - MLB P 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.7 .000
1971 Los Angeles - MLB LF 146 140 223 10 4 239 6 .975 1234.1 1.70 -2.4 .982
1971 Los Angeles - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .987
1972 Los Angeles - MLB LF 29 29 47 1 0 48 0 1.000 256.2 1.68 -2.4 .940
1972 Los Angeles - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.7 .000
TOTAL 1B 19 9 102 8 12 114 4 .965 98.2 10.03 -2.3 .800
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.046
TOTAL SS 2 1 1 2 0 4 1 .750 10.2 2.53 -0.5 .700
TOTAL LF 493 481 875 19 7 923 29 .969 4149.2 1.94 -17.5 .969
TOTAL RF 131 124 278 7 1 291 6 .979 1042.1 2.46 -2.5 .991
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 36th overall pick) by the Chicago Traders, out of high school Portola (Portola; Portola, CA).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 25 (50).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 30 (50).
10/26/1964 Named the #62 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (50).
04/13/1965 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #50 prospect in the MLB
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $18,600.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
06/06/1967 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/31/1967 Was traded by the Chicago Traders to the Los Angeles Pobladores, along with SP Phil Lester, in exchange for a 1st round draft pick and a 1st round draft pick.
08/21/1967 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
09/25/1967 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
07/07/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
04/30/1969 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $67,600.
12/04/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Los Angeles Pobladores development complex.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
05/01/1970 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/25/1970 Injured (fractured kneecap),out for 4 months.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $113,300.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
01/22/1971 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $770,000 with the Los Angeles Pobladores organization.
06/05/1971 Injured (strained hip muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Los Angeles Pobladores development complex.
04/10/1972 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1971 10 4
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