Danny MacFayden

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1926-1943)

W–L 132–159
ERA 3.96
WHIP 1.42
SO 797
Pitcher PIV 10840.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 170 lb
Born
6/10/1905 in North Truro, MA, USA
Died
8/26/1972 in Brunswick, ME, USA
MLB Debut
1926-08-25
Last Game
1943-09-13

Full name: Daniel Knowles MacFayden

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
132 159 465 332 158 18 9 2706.0 2,981 1,191 112 872 797 3.96 10840.0

Career ERA 3.96 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 6.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1926 BOS AL 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 13.0 10 7 7 1 4.85 4.11 (-18%) -137.8
1927 BOS AL 5 8 34 16 6 1 2 160.3 176 76 59 42 4.27 4.08 (-5%) -1722.3
1928 BOS AL 9 15 33 28 9 0 0 195.0 215 103 78 61 4.75 4.13 (-15%) -2156.2
1929 BOS AL 10 18 32 26 14 4 0 221.0 225 89 81 61 3.62 4.60 (+21%) 985.0
1930 BOS AL 11 14 36 33 18 1 2 269.3 293 126 93 76 4.21 4.80 (+12%) 1566.9
1931 BOS AL 16 12 35 32 17 2 0 230.7 263 103 79 74 4.02 4.10 (+2%) 1565.3
1932 BOS AL 1 10 12 11 6 0 0 77.7 91 44 33 29 5.10 4.13 (-24%) -134.1
1932 NYA AL 7 5 17 15 9 0 1 121.3 137 53 37 33 3.93 4.13 (+5%) -1817.8
1933 NYA AL 3 2 25 6 2 0 0 90.3 120 59 37 28 5.88 3.86 (-52%) -1991.0
1934 NYA AL 4 3 22 11 4 0 0 96.0 110 48 31 41 4.50 4.29 (-5%) 530.9
1935 CIN NL 1 2 7 4 1 0 0 36.0 39 19 13 13 4.75 4.35 (-9%) 394.2
1935 BSN NL 5 13 28 20 7 1 0 151.7 200 86 34 46 5.10 4.35 (-17%) 1199.4
1936 BSN NL 17 13 37 31 21 2 0 266.7 268 85 66 86 2.87 4.59 (+37%) 5864.1
1937 BSN NL 14 14 32 32 16 2 0 246.0 250 80 60 70 2.93 4.34 (+33%) 4434.9
1938 BSN NL 14 9 29 29 19 5 0 219.7 208 72 64 58 2.95 4.35 (+32%) 2791.9
1939 BSN NL 8 14 33 28 8 0 2 191.7 221 83 59 46 3.90 4.28 (+9%) -175.3
1940 PIT NL 5 4 35 8 0 0 2 91.3 112 36 27 24 3.55 4.21 (+16%) 12.9
1941 WS1 AL 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 7.0 12 8 5 3 10.29 — 0.0
1943 BSN NL 2 1 10 1 0 0 0 21.3 31 14 9 5 5.91 3.50 (-69%) -370.9
Career · 19 seasons 132 159 465 332 158 18 9 2,706.0 2,981 1,191 872 797 3.96 — 10,840

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
470 910 66 129 22 4 1 47 1 41 309 .142 .180 .178 .358 -6,317

Career AVG .142 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 48.8% below league average.

Career OBP .180 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 47.4% below league average.

Career SLG .178 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Career OPS .358 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 51.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1926 BOS AL 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1927 BOS AL 37 46 3 13 1 1 1 6 1 5 14 .283 — — — — 54.0
1928 BOS AL 35 63 5 9 2 1 0 4 0 7 32 .143 .280 (-49%) .342 (-33%) .395 (-48%) .737 (-41%) -426.1
1929 BOS AL 32 74 6 13 2 0 0 2 0 2 21 .176 .289 (-39%) .353 (-44%) .415 (-51%) .769 (-48%) -602.3
1930 BOS AL 36 92 11 13 4 1 0 8 0 7 32 .141 .293 (-52%) .354 (-43%) .429 (-52%) .784 (-48%) -772.2
1931 BOS AL 35 81 4 10 2 0 0 1 0 3 28 .123 .276 (-55%) .338 (-54%) .388 (-62%) .726 (-58%) -761.4
1932 BOS AL 12 25 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 .120 — — — — 0.0
1932 NYA AL 17 49 7 5 3 0 0 2 0 2 15 .102 — — — — 0.0
1933 NYA AL 25 34 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .029 — — — — 0.0
1934 NYA AL 22 39 2 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 14 .103 — — — — 0.0
1935 CIN NL 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 — — — — 0.0
1935 BSN NL 28 51 2 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 15 .157 .279 (-44%) .342 (-54%) .399 (-46%) .742 (-50%) 0.0
1936 BSN NL 37 83 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 6 33 .096 .283 (-66%) .349 (-55%) .404 (-73%) .753 (-65%) -896.0
1937 BSN NL 32 83 7 13 0 0 0 6 0 4 30 .157 .276 (-43%) .342 (-43%) .398 (-61%) .740 (-52%) -704.9
1938 BSN NL 29 77 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 19 .117 .272 (-57%) .341 (-62%) .392 (-67%) .734 (-65%) -812.2
1939 BSN NL 33 67 6 12 1 0 0 6 0 2 19 .179 .274 (-35%) .342 (-41%) .393 (-51%) .735 (-46%) -501.2
1940 PIT NL 35 28 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .179 — — — — 0.0
1941 WS1 AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1943 BSN NL 10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 470 910 66 129 22 4 1 47 1 41 309 .142 — — — — -5,422

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2344443364016.144
Away2364653365132.140

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2321433.014815454434543.42
Away2331270.015046424343434.55

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1943-09-13 BSNBROL 000000000
1943-08-28 BSNNY1L 000000000
1943-08-19 BSNCINL 000000000
1943-08-17 BSNPITL 101000000
1943-08-13 BSNCHCW 100000000
1943-08-01 BSNPITL 000000000
1943-07-26 BSNSTLL 000000000
1943-07-22 BSNCHCW 100000000
1943-07-17 BSNBROL 000000000
1943-07-10 BSNSTLL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1943-09-13 BSNBRO — 1.0311000
1943-08-28 BSNNY1 — 0.1111001
1943-08-19 BSNCIN — 2.0311000
1943-08-17 BSNPIT — 4.0622110
1943-08-13 BSNCHC W 3.0311210
1943-08-01 BSNPIT — 1.0333000
1943-07-26 BSNSTL — 1.0211200
1943-07-22 BSNCHC W 2.2322210
1943-07-17 BSNBRO L 1.1422020
1943-07-10 BSNSTL — 5.0300210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 465 0 118 635 39 38

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1926 BOS P 3 0 1 6 0 2
1927 BOS P 34 0 3 35 3 0
1928 BOS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 BOS P 33 0 8 40 2 1
1929 BOS P 32 0 6 60 3 2
1930 BOS P 36 0 17 60 3 4
1931 BOS P 35 0 12 56 1 5
1932 BOS P 12 0 4 17 2 3
1932 NYA P 17 0 7 18 5 1
1933 NYA P 25 0 4 19 2 2
1934 NYA P 22 0 3 15 1 1
1935 CIN P 7 0 3 13 2 1
1935 BSN P 28 0 5 42 2 1
1936 BSN P 37 0 9 75 4 5
1937 BSN P 32 0 13 62 4 3
1938 BSN P 29 0 11 41 1 2
1939 BSN P 33 0 9 47 3 2
1940 PIT P 35 0 2 22 1 2
1941 WS1 P 5 0 0 3 0 1
1943 BSN P 10 0 1 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 465
Left Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1936 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1936 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 12.0 80 0
1931 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 2.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Danny MacFayden (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ned Garver
    129-157, 3.73 ERA
  2. 94
    Tommy Thomas
    117-128, 4.11 ERA
  3. 93
    Si Johnson
    101-165, 4.09 ERA
  4. 92
    Howard Ehmke
    166-166, 3.75 ERA
  5. 91
    Jim Slaton
    151-158, 4.03 ERA
  6. 90
    Clarence Mitchell
    125-139, 4.12 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Danny MacFayden

What years did Danny MacFayden play?
Danny MacFayden played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1943.
Was Danny MacFayden a pitcher?
Yes. Danny MacFayden pitched in the major leagues, recording 132 wins and 797 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Danny MacFayden hit?
Danny MacFayden hit 1 career home runs with 129 hits.