What years did John Mackinson play?

John Mackinson played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1955.

Was John Mackinson a pitcher?

Yes. John Mackinson pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 8 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Mackinson hit?

John Mackinson hit 0 career home runs.

John Mackinson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1953-1955)

W–L 0–1

ERA 7.36

WHIP 1.68

SO 8

Pitcher PIV -557.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 160 lb
Born: 10/29/1923 in Orange, NJ, USA
Died: 10/17/1989 in Reseda, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1953-04-16
Last Game: 1955-09-19

Full name: John Joseph Mackinson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	9	1	0	0	0	22.0	25	18	3	12	8	7.36	-557.6

Career ERA 7.36 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — 81.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1953	PHA	AL	0	1	0	1.3	1	0	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
1955	SLN	NL	1	8	1	20.7	24	18	10	8	7.84	4.00 (-96%)	-557.6
Career · 2 seasons			1	9	1	22.0	25	18	12	8	7.36	—	-558

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
10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .200 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 72.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1953	PHA	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	SLN	NL	9	4	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			10	4	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	4	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	6	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	10.1	10	6	4	3	5.23
Away	6	11.2	15	12	8	5	9.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB
1955-09-19	STL	CHC	W	0	0
1955-09-02	STL	CHC	L	1	0
1955-08-29	STL	BRO	L	0	0
1955-08-27	STL	PHI	L	0	0
1955-08-25	STL	PHI	L	0	0
1955-08-25	STL	PHI	L	1	0
1955-08-20	STL	CIN	L	1	0
1955-08-18	STL	ATL	L	0	0
1955-08-17	STL	ATL	L	1	1
1953-04-16	PHA	BOS	L	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1955-09-02	STL	CHC	—	4.0	6	3	3	0	1	1
1955-08-29	STL	BRO	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1955-08-27	STL	PHI	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1955-08-25	STL	PHI	—	2.0	2	2	2	2	2	0
1955-08-25	STL	PHI	—	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0
1955-08-20	STL	CIN	L	3.2	4	4	4	4	1	1
1955-08-18	STL	ATL	—	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1955-08-17	STL	ATL	—	6.0	6	5	5	2	3	1
1953-04-16	PHA	BOS	—	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	9	1	0	4	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1953	PHA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1955	SLN	P	8	1	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	9

Frequently Asked Questions about John Mackinson

What years did John Mackinson play?: John Mackinson played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1955.
Was John Mackinson a pitcher?: Yes. John Mackinson pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 8 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Mackinson hit?: John Mackinson hit 0 career home runs.