What years did Mickey McDermott play?

Mickey McDermott played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1961.

Was Mickey McDermott a pitcher?

Yes. Mickey McDermott pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 757 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mickey McDermott hit?

Mickey McDermott hit 9 career home runs with 156 hits.

What was Mickey McDermott's career batting average?

Mickey McDermott batted .252 over his career, with 156 hits in 619 at bats.

How many RBI did Mickey McDermott have?

Mickey McDermott drove in 74 runs in his career.

What was Mickey McDermott's career ERA?

Mickey McDermott finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 69-69 with 757 strikeouts.

Mickey McDermott

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1948-1961)

Mickey McDermott was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1961 for 6 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 14 seasons. Across 291 career appearances, he went 69-69 with a 3.91 ERA and 757 strikeouts. He also batted .252 with 9 home runs.

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 12, 2026

W–L 69–69

ERA 3.91

WHIP 1.52

SO 757

Pitcher PIV -4128.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 170 lb
Born: 4/29/1929 in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Died: 8/7/2003 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1948-04-24
Last Game: 1961-08-10

Full name: Maurice Joseph McDermott

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mickey McDermott — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
69	69	291	156	54	11	14	1316.2	1,161	572	87	838	757	3.91	-4128.8

Career ERA 3.91 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mickey McDermott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1948	BOS	AL	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	23.1	16	16	35	17	6.17	4.10 (-50%)	-1724.3
1949	BOS	AL	5	4	12	12	6	2	0	80.0	63	36	52	50	4.05	4.12 (+2%)	-36.2
1950	BOS	AL	7	3	38	15	4	0	5	130.0	119	75	124	96	5.19	4.36 (-19%)	-1482.2
1951	BOS	AL	8	8	34	19	9	1	3	172.0	141	64	92	127	3.35	4.04 (+17%)	2629.9
1952	BOS	AL	10	9	30	21	7	2	0	162.0	139	67	92	117	3.72	3.70 (-1%)	-511.3
1953	BOS	AL	18	10	32	30	8	4	0	206.1	169	69	109	92	3.01	4.14 (+27%)	1384.8
1954	WS1	AL	7	15	30	26	11	1	1	196.1	172	75	110	95	3.44	3.90 (+12%)	1077.7
1955	WS1	AL	10	10	31	20	8	1	1	156.0	140	65	100	78	3.75	4.00 (+6%)	-841.4
1956	NYA	AL	2	6	23	9	1	0	0	87.0	85	41	47	38	4.24	3.96 (-7%)	-1405.5
1957	KC1	AL	1	4	29	4	0	0	0	69.0	68	42	50	29	5.48	3.83 (-43%)	-2850.6
1958	DET	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	2	2	0	9.00	—	0.0
1961	SLN	NL	1	0	19	0	0	0	4	27.0	29	11	15	15	3.67	4.03 (+9%)	-369.6
1961	KC1	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	5.2	14	9	10	3	14.29	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			69	69	291	156	54	11	14	1,316.2	1,161	572	838	757	3.91	—	-4,129

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

Mickey McDermott — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
443	619	71	156	29	2	9	74	1	52	112	.252	.312	.349	.661	-595

Career AVG .252 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .312 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Career SLG .349 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 10.6% below league average.

Career OPS .661 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mickey McDermott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1948	BOS	AL	7	8	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	BOS	AL	12	33	3	7	3	0	0	6	0	3	6	.212	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	BOS	AL	39	44	11	16	5	0	0	12	0	9	3	.364	—	—	—	—	248.1
1951	BOS	AL	43	66	8	18	1	1	1	6	0	3	14	.273	.260 (+5%)	.336 (-7%)	.385 (-6%)	.721 (-6%)	-73.5
1952	BOS	AL	36	62	10	14	1	1	1	7	0	4	11	.226	.252 (-11%)	.326 (-17%)	.369 (-13%)	.696 (-15%)	-152.5
1953	BOS	AL	45	93	9	28	8	0	1	13	0	2	13	.301	.264 (+14%)	.335 (-6%)	.397 (+6%)	.733 (avg)	-28.3
1954	WS1	AL	54	95	7	19	3	0	0	4	0	7	12	.200	.261 (-23%)	.333 (-23%)	.390 (-41%)	.723 (-33%)	-489.0
1955	WS1	AL	70	95	10	25	4	0	1	10	1	6	16	.263	.258 (+2%)	.332 (-6%)	.393 (-15%)	.726 (-11%)	-168.0
1956	NYA	AL	46	52	4	11	0	0	1	4	0	8	13	.212	.258 (-18%)	.331 (-4%)	.397 (-32%)	.728 (-20%)	-139.5
1957	KC1	AL	58	49	6	12	1	0	4	7	0	9	16	.245	—	—	—	—	208.1
1958	DET	AL	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	SLN	NL	22	14	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	KC1	AL	7	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			443	619	71	156	29	2	9	74	1	52	112	.252	—	—	—	—	-595

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

Mickey McDermott — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mickey McDermott — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1956	WS	NYA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mickey McDermott — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	3.0	2	1	3	3	3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mickey McDermott — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1956	WS	NYA	0	0	1	0	0	3.0	2	1	3	3	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mickey McDermott — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	221	302	33	73	3	42	.242
Away	222	317	38	83	6	32	.262

Pitching — Home / Away

Mickey McDermott — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	137	665.2	556	264	388	395	3.57
Away	154	651.0	605	310	452	363	4.29

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mickey McDermott — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1961-08-10	KC1	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1961-08-07	KC1	BAL	L	0	0	0	0	1	0
1961-08-05	KC1	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961-07-28	KC1	TEX	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1961-07-26	KC1	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1961-07-25	KC1	CLE	W	1	1	1	1	0	0
1961-07-23	KC1	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1961-07-06	STL	LAD	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1961-07-04	STL	PHI	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961-07-01	STL	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mickey McDermott — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1961-08-10	KC1	BAL	—	4.0	5	3	3	6	2	0
1961-08-05	KC1	BOS	—	0.1	4	3	2	0	0	0
1961-07-28	KC1	TEX	—	0.1	3	2	2	2	0	0
1961-07-23	KC1	DET	—	1.0	2	4	2	2	1	0
1961-07-06	STL	LAD	—	6.0	5	5	0	4	3	0
1961-07-04	STL	PHI	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1961-07-01	STL	CHC	—	0.2	7	6	6	1	1	2
1961-06-26	STL	ATL	—	4.0	5	2	2	1	0	0
1961-06-25	STL	SFG	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1961-06-22	STL	CIN	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mickey McDermott — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2	2	5	0	1	0
P	291	59	44	247	15	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mickey McDermott — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1948	BOS	P	7	0	1	8	0	0
1949	BOS	P	12	0	2	14	1	0
1950	BOS	P	38	0	5	25	2	1
1951	BOS	P	34	0	4	34	2	5
1952	BOS	P	30	0	10	24	2	1
1953	BOS	P	32	0	5	40	2	3
1954	WS1	P	30	26	3	39	2	2
1955	WS1	P	31	20	3	30	2	1
1956	NYA	P	23	9	2	13	0	2
1957	KC1	1B	2	2	5	0	1	0
1957	KC1	P	29	4	7	17	1	0
1958	DET	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1961	SLN	P	19	0	1	3	0	0
1961	KC1	P	4	0	1	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Mickey McDermott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	291
First Base	1

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Mickey McDermott: the record in brief

April 24, 1948 and August 10, 1961 bracket Mickey McDermott's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, McDermott's seasons break down as the Boston Red Sox (1948 to 1953), the Washington Senators (1954 through 1955), the New York Yankees (1956), the Kansas City Athletics (1957 through 1961), the Detroit Tigers (1958), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1961). Born on April 29, 1929, in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA, McDermott is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 2 inches and 170 pounds. The bio records the death on August 7, 2003, in Phoenix, AZ, USA. McDermott's full given name, per the bio, is Maurice Joseph McDermott.

McDermott pitched in 291 games, starting 156, and finished with a 69-69 record and 3.91 ERA. McDermott had 757 strikeouts, 54 complete games, 11 shutouts, and 14 saves. McDermott's 3.91 ERA was close to the 4.00 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 18 wins of 1953.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mickey McDermott

What years did Mickey McDermott play?: Mickey McDermott played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1961.
Was Mickey McDermott a pitcher?: Yes. Mickey McDermott pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 757 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mickey McDermott hit?: Mickey McDermott hit 9 career home runs with 156 hits.
What was Mickey McDermott's career batting average?: Mickey McDermott batted .252 over his career, with 156 hits in 619 at bats.
How many RBI did Mickey McDermott have?: Mickey McDermott drove in 74 runs in his career.
What was Mickey McDermott's career ERA?: Mickey McDermott finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 69-69 with 757 strikeouts.