What years did Joe Magrane play?

Joe Magrane played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996.

Was Joe Magrane a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Magrane pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 564 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Magrane hit?

Joe Magrane hit 4 career home runs with 39 hits.

What teams did Joe Magrane play for?

Joe Magrane played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1987–1990, 1992–1993), the California Angels (1993–1994), and the Chicago White Sox (1996).

What were Joe Magrane's career stats?

In 190 games, Joe Magrane went 57-67 with a 3.81 ERA, 564 strikeouts, and 1,096.2 innings pitched. At the plate he had 39 hits and 4 home runs.

What was Joe Magrane's salary?

Joe Magrane's last recorded salary was $175,000, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $62,500, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 1996.

What position did Joe Magrane play?

Joe Magrane played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Joe Magrane and how much did he weigh?

Joe Magrane was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 225 pounds.

What was Joe Magrane's career ERA?

Joe Magrane finished with a 3.81 career ERA, going 57-67 with 564 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joe Magrane have?

Joe Magrane recorded 564 career strikeouts.

Is Joe Magrane in the Hall of Fame?

No. Joe Magrane has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Joe Magrane

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1996)

Joe Magrane was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the California Angels, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 10 seasons. Across 190 career appearances, he went 57-67 with a 3.81 ERA and 564 strikeouts. He also batted .139 with 4 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1682.1.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 24, 2026

W–L 57–67

ERA 3.81

WHIP 1.34

SO 564

Pitcher PIV 1682.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 225 lb
Born: 7/2/1964 in Des Moines, IA, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-04-25
Last Game: 1996-06-21

Full name: Joseph David Magrane

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joe Magrane — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
57	67	190	166	21	10	0	1096.2	1,081	464	79	391	564	3.81	1682.1

Career ERA 3.81 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — 6.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Joe Magrane Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1987	SLN	NL	9	7	27	26	4	2	170.1	157	67	60	101	3.54	4.29 (+18%)	3035.1
1988	SLN	NL	5	9	24	24	4	3	165.1	133	40	51	100	2.18	3.73 (+42%)	3166.4
1989	SLN	NL	18	9	34	33	9	3	234.2	219	76	72	127	2.91	3.71 (+21%)	4647.6
1990	SLN	NL	10	17	31	31	3	2	203.1	204	81	59	100	3.59	3.86 (+7%)	2164.6
1992	SLN	NL	1	2	5	5	0	0	31.1	34	14	15	20	4.02	3.75 (-7%)	-171.2
1993	SLN	NL	8	10	22	20	0	0	116.0	127	64	37	38	4.97	4.19 (-18%)	-2638.4
1993	CAL	AL	3	2	8	8	0	0	48.0	48	21	21	24	3.94	4.19 (+6%)	-232.3
1994	CAL	AL	2	6	20	11	1	0	74.0	89	60	51	33	7.30	4.51 (-62%)	-5920.8
1996	CHA	AL	1	5	19	8	0	0	53.2	70	41	25	21	6.88	4.61 (-49%)	-2368.9
Career · 9 seasons			57	67	190	166	21	10	1,096.2	1,081	464	391	564	3.81	—	1,682

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

Joe Magrane — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
196	280	19	39	9	0	4	13	0	13	99	.139	.177	.214	.392	-1,375

Career AVG .139 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Career OBP .177 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 45.9% below league average.

Career SLG .214 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 46.1% below league average.

Career OPS .392 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Joe Magrane Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	SLN	NL	28	52	5	7	2	1	3	4	22	.135	.262 (-49%)	.331 (-41%)	.415 (-44%)	.746 (-43%)	-370.5
1988	SLN	NL	25	48	2	8	1	1	3	1	18	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SLN	NL	38	80	6	11	3	1	4	4	18	.138	.254 (-46%)	.319 (-44%)	.375 (-43%)	.694 (-44%)	-547.7
1990	SLN	NL	31	55	3	7	2	0	0	3	19	.127	.257 (-51%)	.324 (-47%)	.385 (-58%)	.710 (-53%)	-456.7
1992	SLN	NL	5	10	1	2	0	1	2	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	SLN	NL	22	35	2	4	1	0	1	1	20	.114	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CAL	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CAL	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CHA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			196	280	19	39	9	4	13	13	99	.139	—	—	—	—	-1,375

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Joe Magrane — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Joe Magrane — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1987	NLCS	SLN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	WS	SLN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Joe Magrane — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	3	0	11.1	13	11	7	8	8.74

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joe Magrane — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1987	NLCS	SLN	0	0	1	1	0	4.0	4	4	2	3	9.00
1987	WS	SLN	0	1	2	2	0	7.1	9	7	5	5	8.59

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joe Magrane — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	97	127	13	21	1	3	.165
Away	99	153	6	18	3	10	.118

Pitching — Home / Away

Joe Magrane — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	96	560.1	548	232	189	264	3.73
Away	94	536.1	533	232	202	300	3.89

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joe Magrane — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1996-06-21	CHW	SEA	L	5.0	6	6	6	2	0	3
1996-06-16	CHW	SEA	L	3.2	6	7	7	4	1	0
1996-06-11	CHW	BOS	L	6.1	5	3	3	3	1	1
1996-06-06	CHW	BOS	L	5.2	12	7	7	4	3	2
1996-05-29	CHW	TOR	L	6.0	10	6	4	1	3	2
1996-05-24	CHW	MIL	—	6.0	5	2	1	1	3	0
1996-05-22	CHW	TOR	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0
1996-05-11	CHW	NYY	—	6.0	6	3	3	1	0	1
1996-05-05	CHW	NYY	—	0.2	3	3	3	2	1	0
1996-05-01	CHW	CLE	—	3.2	2	2	2	1	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joe Magrane — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	190	166	62	191	15	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joe Magrane — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	SLN	P	27	26	10	26	3	3
1988	SLN	P	24	24	16	37	5	0
1989	SLN	P	34	33	11	31	2	1
1990	SLN	P	31	31	8	38	1	1
1992	SLN	P	5	5	1	5	0	0
1993	SLN	P	22	20	8	19	1	1
1993	CAL	P	8	8	4	17	1	2
1994	CAL	P	20	11	2	10	0	1
1996	CHA	P	19	8	2	8	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Joe Magrane Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	190

Salary History

Joe Magrane's recorded salaries total $5,040,500 over 9 seasons, 1987 to 1996. Magrane's career, 1987 to 1996, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Joe Magrane — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	CHA	AL	$175,000
1994	CAL	AL	$1,500,000
1993	SLN	NL	$738,000
1992	SLN	NL	$820,000
1991	SLN	NL	$1,025,000
1990	SLN	NL	$300,000
1989	SLN	NL	$320,000
1988	SLN	NL	$100,000
1987	SLN	NL	$62,500
Total recorded salary			$5,040,500

College History

Joe Magrane — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Arizona	Tucson	AZ	1983, 1984, 1985

Award Voting History

Joe Magrane — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1989	Cy Young Award	NL	4th	7.0	120	0
1987	Rookie of the Year	NL	3rd	10.0	120	0

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Joe Magrane: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 25, 1987 and the final game on June 21, 1996, Joe Magrane built the record summarized on this page. Magrane played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1987 through 1993), the California Angels (1993 through 1994), and the Chicago White Sox (1996). Magrane is listed as a pitcher at 6'6" and 225 pounds. The bio says Magrane threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Magrane was born on July 2, 1964, in Des Moines, IA, USA. The given name on file is Joseph David Magrane.

The pitching table credits Magrane with a 57-67 record and a 3.81 ERA in 190 games. The same table counts 564 strikeouts, 21 complete games, and 10 shutouts. That 3.81 ERA compares with a 4.08 league average across the same seasons, 6.6% better. The best win total was 18, in 1989. 1988 was Magrane's sharpest full season, a 2.18 ERA against the league's 3.73. Magrane's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 1,682.1.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Magrane

What years did Joe Magrane play?: Joe Magrane played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996.
Was Joe Magrane a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Magrane pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 564 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Magrane hit?: Joe Magrane hit 4 career home runs with 39 hits.
What teams did Joe Magrane play for?: Joe Magrane played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1987–1990, 1992–1993), the California Angels (1993–1994), and the Chicago White Sox (1996).
What were Joe Magrane's career stats?: In 190 games, Joe Magrane went 57-67 with a 3.81 ERA, 564 strikeouts, and 1,096.2 innings pitched. At the plate he had 39 hits and 4 home runs.
How much did Joe Magrane earn in his career?: Joe Magrane's recorded salaries total $5,040,500 over 9 seasons, 1987 to 1996. Magrane's career, 1987 to 1996, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Joe Magrane's salary?: Joe Magrane's last recorded salary was $175,000, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $62,500, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 1996.
What position did Joe Magrane play?: Joe Magrane played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Joe Magrane and how much did he weigh?: Joe Magrane was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 225 pounds.
What was Joe Magrane's career ERA?: Joe Magrane finished with a 3.81 career ERA, going 57-67 with 564 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joe Magrane have?: Joe Magrane recorded 564 career strikeouts.
Is Joe Magrane in the Hall of Fame?: No. Joe Magrane has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.