Webster McDonald

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (Final season: 1940)

W–L 80–54
ERA 3.80
WHIP 1.25
SO 553
Pitcher PIV 16504.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 190 lb
Born
1/1/1900 in Glasgow, DE, USA
Died
6/12/1982 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Last Game
1940-06-22

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
207.0 198.0 23.0 44.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 17.0 4.0 3.0 0 .222 .238 .303 .541

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
31 30 69 33 21 5 525.2 575 331 145 29 105 143 2.48 1.29

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
80 54 208 145 89 9 6 1266.3 1,277 535 62 302 553 3.80 16504.0

Career ERA 3.80 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 11.6% 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
1925 WMP ECL 3 4 12 5 3 0 0 48.0 52 19 17 25 3.56 4.55 (+22%) 1126.3
1925 CAG NNL 6 2 10 6 6 0 0 75.0 64 26 17 41 3.12 4.55 (+31%) 2597.2
1926 CAG NNL 10 3 21 13 8 0 1 116.3 108 48 23 77 3.71 4.11 (+10%) 1991.8
1927 CAG NNL 9 5 17 13 10 1 0 121.3 107 33 17 54 2.45 4.08 (+40%) 3243.2
1928 CAG NNL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 3 1 2 1 1.12 — 0.0
1928 HG EAS 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7.0 4 0 1 7 0.00 — 0.0
1929 HG ANL 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 11.7 7 1 1 6 0.77 4.60 (+83%) 592.9
1929 CAG NNL 4 1 5 5 4 2 0 44.3 27 4 10 16 0.81 4.60 (+82%) 1456.0
1930 HIL IND 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 21.7 29 14 5 8 5.82 4.80 (-21%) -204.0
1930 BBS IND 2 1 3 3 3 1 0 25.0 18 4 3 17 1.44 4.80 (+70%) 1151.6
1931 HIL IND 4 0 4 4 4 2 0 37.0 25 4 8 21 0.97 4.10 (+76%) 1273.9
1932 WAP EWL 5 5 16 13 7 1 0 103.3 129 47 18 51 4.09 4.13 (+1%) 2742.3
1933 PS IND 4 3 11 7 5 0 1 59.3 68 27 10 24 4.10 3.86 (-6%) 558.8
1934 PS NN2 7 5 17 13 9 1 1 119.7 105 37 25 37 2.78 4.29 (+35%) 1029.7
1935 PS NN2 8 4 21 15 10 0 0 142.3 156 68 40 47 4.30 4.35 (+1%) -108.7
1936 PS NN2 5 5 19 11 3 0 1 108.3 128 65 42 35 5.40 4.59 (-18%) -896.1
1937 PS NN2 3 3 11 11 4 0 0 63.3 72 38 13 24 5.40 4.34 (-24%) -326.5
1938 PS NN2 5 6 19 14 6 0 2 97.7 106 58 33 38 5.34 4.35 (-23%) -586.5
1939 PS NN2 1 4 11 6 4 0 0 43.0 51 27 13 17 5.65 4.28 (-32%) 713.3
1940 PS NN2 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 14.0 18 14 4 7 9.00 4.21 (-114%) 148.9
Career · 20 seasons 80 54 208 145 89 9 6 1,266.1 1,277 535 302 553 3.80 — 16,504

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
223 473 42 102 11 2 4 42 0 26 2 .216 .257 .273 .529 -684

Career AVG .216 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 22.9% below league average.

Career OBP .257 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 25.3% below league average.

Career SLG .273 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 31.4% below league average.

Career OPS .529 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 28.6% 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
1925 WMP ECL 12 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 — — — — 0.0
1925 CAG NNL 12 28 2 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 .357 — — — — 0.0
1926 CAG NNL 21 41 5 7 1 0 1 6 0 2 1 .171 — — — — 0.0
1927 CAG NNL 20 48 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 .188 — — — — -326.4
1928 CAG NNL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1928 HG EAS 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1929 HG ANL 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .600 — — — — 0.0
1929 CAG NNL 5 17 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 — — — — 0.0
1930 HIL IND 3 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1930 BBS IND 3 10 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 — — — — 0.0
1931 HIL IND 4 14 4 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .429 — — — — 0.0
1932 WAP EWL 19 39 1 13 1 1 0 5 0 2 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1933 PS IND 11 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 — — — — 0.0
1934 PS NN2 19 42 5 8 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 .190 — — — — 0.0
1935 PS NN2 21 49 6 7 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 .143 — — — — -357.2
1936 PS NN2 19 44 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 .114 — — — — 0.0
1937 PS NN2 11 22 3 6 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 .273 — — — — 0.0
1938 PS NN2 20 32 3 7 2 0 0 5 0 4 0 .219 — — — — 0.0
1939 PS NN2 14 21 1 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .238 — — — — 0.0
1940 PS NN2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 223 473 42 102 11 2 4 42 0 26 2 .216 — — — — -684

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 17 2 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 .353

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1934 NLC PS 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1927 NNC CAG 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1927 NWS CAG 2 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333
1926 NNC CAG 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
1926 NWS CAG 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 7 5 1 41.0 50 14 11 21 3.07

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1934 NLC PS 0 0 1 0 0 6.7 5 1 0 8 1.35
1927 NNC CAG 0 0 1 1 0 2.7 7 2 1 2 6.75
1927 NWS CAG 1 0 2 2 0 13.0 14 3 2 8 2.08
1926 NNC CAG 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 9 1 3 1 1.12
1926 NWS CAG 0 1 2 1 1 10.7 15 7 5 2 5.91

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home62101161915.188
Away358051328.163

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home59283.23055143171.62
Away34205.12479149493.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1940-06-15 PH5NW2L 200000000
1940-06-09 PH5NY6L 101000000
1940-05-30 PH5NY6L 100000000
1939-08-12 PH5NW2W 100000000
1939-08-10 PH5NY5W 000000000
1939-07-23 PH5HOML 000000000
1939-06-18 PH5HOML 000000000
1939-06-17 PH5NW2L 000000000
1939-06-11 PH5NY6L 401000000
1939-06-10 PH5NY5W 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1940-06-15 PH5NW2 — 4.1550100
1940-06-09 PH5NY6 L 3.0550110
1940-05-30 PH5NY6 — 2.1320100
1939-08-12 PH5NW2 — 4.0640000
1939-08-10 PH5NY5 — 0.1210100
1939-07-23 PH5HOM — 2.0220310
1939-06-18 PH5HOM L 1.1340200
1939-06-17 PH5NW2 — 1.0440100
1939-06-11 PH5NY6 L 9.0760000
1939-06-08 PH5BLG L 6.11060000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 208 145 25 282 14 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1925 WMP P 12 5 0 0 0 0
1925 CAG P 10 6 0 0 0 0
1926 CAG P 21 13 2 27 3 1
1927 CAG P 17 13 5 31 4 2
1928 CAG P 1 0 0 3 0 0
1928 HG P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1929 HG P 2 1 0 3 1 0
1929 CAG P 5 5 1 18 1 0
1930 HIL P 3 3 0 4 1 0
1930 BBS P 3 3 0 4 0 0
1931 HIL P 4 4 0 6 1 0
1932 WAP P 16 13 6 29 0 0
1933 PS P 11 7 1 4 0 0
1934 PS P 17 13 1 33 0 1
1935 PS P 21 15 3 46 0 1
1936 PS P 19 11 1 29 1 0
1937 PS P 11 11 1 16 0 1
1938 PS P 19 14 4 16 1 2
1939 PS P 11 6 0 8 0 0
1940 PS P 4 1 0 5 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 208

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Frequently Asked Questions about Webster McDonald

Was Webster McDonald a pitcher?
Yes. Webster McDonald pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 553 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Webster McDonald hit?
Webster McDonald hit 4 career home runs with 102 hits.