LF Paul McCarthy #26
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/08/1975
LF PAUL MCCARTHY #26 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
70 253 73 8 0 4 24 30 40 .289 .366 .368 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 40 35 40 40
Power 50 50 55 50
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 45
Errors: - 25 60
Arm: 20 30 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/14/1975 @ CHH Loss, 3-4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/12/1975 @ TCN Win, 5-3 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
07/11/1975 @ TCN Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/1975 @ TCN Win, 6-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/06/1975 @ DAL Win, 8-3 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0
07/05/1975 @ DAL Win, 7-3 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
07/04/1975 @ DAL Loss, 3-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/02/1975 CHH Win, 8-6 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
06/29/1975 TCN Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1975 TCN Win, 8-3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
McCarthy leaves it all on the field.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
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.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$210,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 65 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, 63 Days
Pro Service:12 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 70 253 73 8 0 4 24 31 30 40 .289 .366 .368 .733 .340 .079 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 62 289 2 1 0 4 2 2 93 12 0 0 0.0 36.0 5.18 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 .333 .467 .417 .883
Versus Right   241 69 7 0 4 22 30 28 39 2 2 1 .286 .360 .365 .725
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   75 23 1 0 1 9 9 8 8 0 1 0 .307 .373 .360 .733
May   87 22 2 0 1 8 9 10 17 1 1 0 .253 .327 .310 .637
June   61 14 1 0 2 4 6 10 10 1 0 2 .230 .351 .344 .696
July   30 14 4 0 0 3 7 2 5 0 0 0 .467 .500 .600 1.100
Spring Training   45 15 2 0 2 12 4 1 11 1 0 1 .333 .354 .511 .865
Last Year   518 150 19 3 15 80 54 46 63 8 0 6 .290 .349 .425 .774
2 Years Ago   561 166 19 1 18 64 79 57 85 4 1 5 .296 .364 .430 .793
Career   4299 1203 150 7 131 500 525 445 614 30 3 51 .280 .352 .409 .762
Home   102 25 0 0 2 8 16 18 14 2 2 1 .245 .358 .304 .662
Road   151 48 8 0 2 16 15 12 26 0 0 1 .318 .372 .411 .783
Grass   253 73 8 0 4 24 31 30 40 2 2 2 .289 .366 .368 .733
Day   161 44 3 0 1 11 15 20 27 1 1 2 .273 .359 .311 .669
Night   92 29 5 0 3 13 16 10 13 1 1 0 .315 .379 .467 .846
As Starter   246 73 8 0 4 24 30 28 39 2 1 2 .297 .371 .378 .749
As Reliever / Substitution   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   67 19 2 0 0 6 7 10 11 1 1 1 .284 .380 .313 .693
Inning 1-3   90 24 2 0 3 10 15 11 15 1 1 0 .267 .343 .389 .732
Inning 4-6   79 23 4 0 1 6 6 8 12 0 0 0 .291 .356 .380 .736
Inning 7-9   75 25 2 0 0 8 8 8 10 1 1 2 .333 .407 .360 .767
Extra Innings   9 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444
0 Outs   88 25 2 0 2 5 14 11 15 0 2 0 .284 .364 .375 .739
1 Outs   96 26 5 0 1 10 10 9 13 2 0 2 .271 .339 .354 .694
2 Outs   69 22 1 0 1 9 7 10 12 0 0 0 .319 .405 .377 .782
Scoring Position   45 14 0 0 0 18 3 5 7 2 2 0 .311 .365 .311 .676
Bases Empty   162 45 7 0 2 2 20 20 28 0 0 1 .278 .361 .358 .719
Runner on 1st   46 14 1 0 2 4 8 5 5 0 0 1 .304 .385 .457 .841
Runner on 2nd   19 9 0 0 0 7 3 3 4 0 2 0 .474 .545 .474 1.019
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   109 24 1 0 1 12 9 11 40 2 0 1 .220 .293 .257 .550
First Pitch   45 12 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 .283 .378 .660
Count 0-1   23 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .391 .739
Count 0-2   15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Count 1-0   17 8 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .471 .471 .706 1.176
Count 1-1   25 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .240 .360 .600
Count 1-2   38 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 1 0 0 .105 .103 .105 .208
Count 2-0   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Count 2-1   17 9 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .529 .529 .647 1.176
Count 2-2   40 12 0 0 1 6 5 0 11 1 0 1 .300 .310 .375 .685
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 5 0 0 0 1 8 10 0 0 1 0 .455 .714 .455 1.169
Full Count   16 6 0 0 0 4 4 11 1 0 0 0 .375 .630 .375 1.005
Behind in Count   76 14 2 0 0 4 2 0 28 1 0 0 .184 .182 .211 .392
Ahead in Count   51 23 4 0 1 3 16 19 0 0 1 0 .451 .600 .588 1.188
Batting 2nd   178 52 3 0 4 19 21 21 30 1 2 0 .292 .365 .376 .741
Batting 4th   46 15 4 0 0 4 8 4 5 1 0 1 .326 .385 .413 .798
Batting 5th   24 6 1 0 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 1 .250 .379 .292 .671
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   102 30 5 0 2 3 13 11 20 0 0 1 .294 .368 .402 .770
Medium Leverage   101 32 2 0 2 12 10 14 15 0 1 1 .317 .405 .396 .801
High Leverage   50 11 1 0 0 9 8 5 5 2 1 0 .220 .281 .240 .521
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 -50 -0.1
1966 Chicago - MLB 21 20 26 5 1 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 6 0 0 .192 .323 .346 .669 96 103 -0.0
1967 Chicago - MLB 22 92 286 80 10 0 7 21 32 23 5 1 41 2 1 .280 .343 .388 .731 120 122 1.4
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 22 42 138 50 7 0 5 14 21 9 1 0 21 0 0 .362 .405 .522 .927 185 191 1.4
1967 Total - MLB 22 134 424 130 17 0 12 35 53 32 6 1 62 2 1 .307 .363 .432 .794 141 144 2.8
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 23 158 519 136 12 2 13 49 57 48 3 3 70 0 0 .262 .326 .368 .694 117 119 2.4
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 24 160 549 144 21 0 14 54 69 58 6 1 84 0 1 .262 .339 .377 .716 108 106 1.3
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 25 97 324 90 11 0 18 56 45 40 4 2 45 0 0 .278 .362 .478 .841 136 139 1.5
1971 Los Angeles - MLB 26 158 563 161 20 0 20 62 78 65 10 2 80 0 0 .286 .369 .428 .797 134 137 3.5
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 27 154 554 147 22 1 16 73 56 64 9 6 76 0 0 .265 .348 .395 .743 131 130 2.5
1973 Los Angeles - MLB 28 157 561 166 19 1 18 64 79 57 5 4 85 0 0 .296 .364 .430 .793 126 128 1.5
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 29 147 518 150 19 3 15 80 54 46 6 8 63 2 0 .290 .349 .425 .774 126 128 1.5
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 30 70 253 73 8 0 4 24 31 30 2 2 40 0 0 .289 .366 .368 .733 102 112 0.3
Total MLB 1264 4299 1203 150 7 131 500 525 445 51 30 614 4 2 .280 .352 .409 .762 125 126 17.1
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 POSTSEASON 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
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 27 5 19 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .211 .318 .263 .581 83 86 -1.7
Total MLB 5 19 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .211 .318 .263 .581 83 86
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 149 145 224 6 2 234 4 .983 1304.2 1.59 -8.0 .943
1972 Los Angeles - MLB RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.0 .971
1973 Los Angeles - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.0 1.016
1973 Los Angeles - MLB LF 147 145 239 2 0 248 7 .972 1185.1 1.83 -11.5 .937
1973 Los Angeles - MLB RF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 1.049
1974 Los Angeles - MLB LF 137 132 228 10 1 243 5 .979 1117.2 1.92 -11.9 .934
1974 Los Angeles - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.030
1975 Los Angeles - MLB LF 66 62 102 2 0 105 1 .990 554.0 1.69 -7.4 .914
TOTAL P 5 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.7 1.016
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 963 936 1621 38 10 1705 46 .973 8054.2 1.85 -53.9 .952
TOTAL RF 135 124 284 7 1 297 6 .980 1057.1 2.48 -2.1 .992
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.
05/31/1972 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for one week.
06/07/1972 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/10/1972 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
09/23/1973 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/30/1973 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
04/10/1974 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/05/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/29/1974 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/02/1974 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
07/06/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/14/1975 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
08/17/1975 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 3 months.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1972 8 6
Year HP Rank
1971 10 4
1972 9 3
Year SF Rank
1972 6 9
1974 8 6
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