What years did Max Macon play?

Max Macon played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1947.

Was Max Macon a pitcher?

Yes. Max Macon pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 90 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Max Macon hit?

Max Macon hit 3 career home runs with 133 hits.

Max Macon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1938-1947)

W–L 17–19

ERA 4.24

WHIP 1.46

SO 90

Pitcher PIV -3272.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 175 lb
Born: 10/14/1915 in Pensacola, FL, USA
Died: 8/5/1989 in Jupiter, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1938-04-21
Last Game: 1947-04-17

Full name: Max Cullen Macon

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	19	81	29	9	2	3	297.3	307	140	20	128	90	4.24	-3272.1

Career ERA 4.24 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — 9.8% worse 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
1938	SLN	NL	4	11	38	12	5	1	2	129.3	133	59	61	39	4.11	4.35 (+6%)	-1793.3
1940	BRO	NL	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	5	5	0	1	22.50	—	0.0
1942	BRO	NL	5	3	14	8	4	1	1	84.0	67	18	33	27	1.93	3.57 (+46%)	-167.8
1943	BRO	NL	7	5	25	9	0	0	0	77.0	91	51	32	21	5.96	3.50 (-70%)	-1311.0
1944	BSN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	10	7	1	1	21.00	—	0.0
1947	BSN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	1	1	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			17	19	81	29	9	2	3	297.1	307	140	128	90	4.24	—	-3,272

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
226	502	54	133	17	4	3	46	9	16	32	.265	.288	.333	.620	-782

Career AVG .265 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .288 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 13.2% below league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 9.7% below league average.

Career OPS .620 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 11.3% 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
1938	SLN	NL	46	36	5	11	0	0	0	3	0	2	4	.306	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	BRO	NL	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	BRO	NL	26	43	4	12	2	1	0	1	1	2	4	.279	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	BRO	NL	45	55	7	9	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	.164	.255 (-36%)	.324 (-50%)	.346 (-53%)	.671 (-51%)	-425.4
1944	BSN	NL	106	366	38	100	15	3	3	36	7	12	23	.273	.261 (+5%)	.325 (-9%)	.357 (-1%)	.683 (-5%)	-356.6
1947	BSN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			226	502	54	133	17	4	3	46	9	16	32	.265	—	—	—	—	-782

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	111	245	31	54	3	17	.220
Away	115	257	23	79	0	29	.307

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	36	148.2	157	69	60	43	4.18
Away	45	148.2	150	72	69	48	4.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1947-04-17	BSN	BRO	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-09-24	BSN	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-09-17	BSN	BRO	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1944-09-17	BSN	BRO	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1944-09-16	BSN	BRO	W	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
1944-09-16	BSN	BRO	L	3	1	2	0	1	1	0
1944-09-14	BSN	BRO	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
1944-09-10	BSN	NY1	L	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
1944-09-09	BSN	NY1	W	5	0	3	2	1	0	0
1944-09-07	BSN	NY1	L	4	1	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-04-17	BSN	BRO	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1944-08-20	BSN	STL	—	3.0	10	7	7	1	1	2
1943-08-15	BRO	STL	—	2.0	5	4	4	1	1	1
1943-08-03	BRO	STL	L	0.2	4	5	5	2	0	0
1943-07-30	BRO	CHC	—	6.0	8	8	8	6	1	0
1943-07-28	BRO	CHC	L	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
1943-07-26	BRO	PIT	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-25	BRO	PIT	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-18	BRO	BSN	—	7.0	9	3	3	3	5	0
1943-07-08	BRO	PIT	—	4.0	6	4	4	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	75	636	49	17	64
OF	23	46	1	1	0
P	81	15	68	3	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1938	SLN	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1938	SLN	P	38	3	32	2	2
1940	BRO	P	2	0	0	0	0
1942	BRO	P	14	9	15	1	0
1943	BRO	1B	3	11	0	1	2
1943	BRO	P	25	3	19	0	2
1944	BSN	1B	72	625	49	16	62
1944	BSN	OF	22	46	1	1	0
1944	BSN	P	1	0	1	0	0
1947	BSN	P	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	81
First Base	75
Left Field	21
Center Field	2
Right Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Max Macon

What years did Max Macon play?: Max Macon played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1947.
Was Max Macon a pitcher?: Yes. Max Macon pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 90 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Max Macon hit?: Max Macon hit 3 career home runs with 133 hits.