What years did Dan McFarlan play?

Dan McFarlan played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1899.

Was Dan McFarlan a pitcher?

Yes. Dan McFarlan pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 51 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dan McFarlan hit?

Dan McFarlan hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

Dan McFarlan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1895-1899)

W–L 8–25

ERA 5.02

WHIP 1.65

SO 51

Pitcher PIV -1310.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 178 lb
Born: 11/26/1874 in Gainesville, TX, USA
Died: 9/23/1924 in Louisville, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1895-09-02
Last Game: 1899-10-14

Full name: Anderson Daniel McFarlan

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	25	40	35	28	1	0	263.7	354	147	10	82	51	5.02	-1310.8

Career ERA 5.02 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 17.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1895	LS3	NL	0	7	7	7	6	0	46.0	80	34	15	10	6.65	4.77 (-39%)	-930.1
1899	BRO	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	6	1	3	0	1.50	—	0.0
1899	WAS	NL	8	18	32	28	22	1	211.7	268	112	64	41	4.76	3.85 (-24%)	-380.7
Career · 3 seasons			8	25	40	35	28	1	263.2	354	147	82	51	5.02	—	-1,311

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
40	109	8	21	3	3	0	5	0	5	18	.193	.241	.275	.517	-375

Career AVG .193 vs. league average .289 across their career seasons — 33.3% below league average.

Career OBP .241 vs. league average .352 across their career seasons — 31.4% below league average.

Career SLG .275 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 28.0% below league average.

Career OPS .517 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 29.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1895	LS3	NL	7	21	2	5	1	0	1	0	3	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	BRO	NL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	WAS	NL	32	86	6	16	2	3	4	5	15	.186	.282 (-34%)	.343 (-28%)	.366 (-24%)	.710 (-26%)	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			40	109	8	21	3	3	5	5	18	.193	—	—	—	—	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	12	30	5	6	0	3	.200
Away	21	58	1	10	0	1	.172

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	12	83.0	96	30	26	14	3.25
Away	21	134.2	178	71	41	27	4.75

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1899-10-14	WSN	NY1	W	3	1	1	0	1	0
1899-10-09	WSN	BLN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1899-09-29	WSN	BSN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1899-09-27	WSN	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1899-09-25	WSN	BRO	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1899-09-20	WSN	LS3	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1899-09-12	WSN	CIN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0
1899-09-08	WSN	PHI	L	3	1	1	1	0	0
1899-09-04	WSN	PHI	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1899-08-31	WSN	LS3	W	4	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1899-10-14	WSN	NY1	W	8.0	12	9	3	1	0	1
1899-10-09	WSN	BLN	L	3.0	7	7	1	3	1	0
1899-09-29	WSN	BSN	L	7.0	9	6	3	3	2	0
1899-09-27	WSN	BSN	L	2.0	6	7	6	3	1	0
1899-09-25	WSN	BRO	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1899-09-20	WSN	LS3	L	9.0	10	6	5	5	0	0
1899-09-12	WSN	CIN	W	9.0	8	4	4	4	4	1
1899-09-08	WSN	PHI	L	8.0	9	4	2	1	2	0
1899-09-04	WSN	PHI	L	9.2	6	3	1	4	1	0
1899-08-31	WSN	LS3	W	9.0	16	6	2	1	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	40	0	12	64	8	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1895	LS3	P	7	3	13	0	0
1899	BRO	P	1	1	3	0	0
1899	WAS	P	32	8	48	8	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	40

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden-Sydney	VA	1892
Washington and Lee University	Lexington	VA	1893

Frequently Asked Questions about Dan McFarlan

What years did Dan McFarlan play?: Dan McFarlan played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1899.
Was Dan McFarlan a pitcher?: Yes. Dan McFarlan pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 51 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dan McFarlan hit?: Dan McFarlan hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.