Was John McFarland a pitcher?

Yes. John McFarland pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 14 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John McFarland hit?

John McFarland hit 0 career home runs.

John McFarland

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 1–5

ERA 12.24

WHIP 2.52

SO 14

Pitcher PIV -891.4

Position: Pitcher

Full name: John C. McFarland

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
10.0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2	8	8	5	4	0	53.1	50	52	21	3	17	4	3.54	1.26

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	5	9	4	2	0	0	25.0	47	34	2	16	14	12.24	-891.4

Career ERA 12.24 vs. league average 3.77 across their career seasons — 224.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1944	NBY	NN2	1	4	7	3	1	16.0	28	20	13	9	11.25	3.57 (-215%)	-891.4
1947	NBY	NN2	0	1	2	1	1	9.0	19	14	3	5	14.00	3.97 (-252%)	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			1	5	9	4	2	25.0	47	34	16	14	12.24	—	-891

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
9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1944	NBY	NN2	7	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	NBY	NN2	2	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			9	8	.000	—	—	—	—	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	3	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	9	8	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	5.2	12	0	4	2	0.00
Away	9	31.2	38	21	10	2	5.97

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1947-08-29	NY5	BLG	L	0
1947-07-26	NY5	PH5	L	4
1947-07-21	NY5	BLG	L	0
1944-08-17	NY5	PH5	L	1
1944-08-03	NY5	PH5	W	1
1944-07-30	NY5	HOM	L	2
1944-07-28	NY5	NY6	L	0
1944-07-21	NY5	BLG	L	0
1944-07-09	NY5	PH5	L	2
1944-07-04	NY5	PH5	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-08-29	NY5	BLG	L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-07-26	NY5	PH5	L	8.0	19	14	14	0	0	0
1947-07-21	NY5	BLG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1944-08-17	NY5	PH5	—	1.1	7	9	0	4	0	1
1944-08-03	NY5	PH5	W	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1944-07-30	NY5	HOM	L	6.0	4	3	3	4	0	1
1944-07-28	NY5	NY6	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1944-07-21	NY5	BLG	L	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	0
1944-07-09	NY5	PH5	L	4.1	12	8	0	4	0	0
1944-07-04	NY5	PH5	L	4.2	2	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	9	4	0	9	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1944	NBY	P	7	3	0	6	1	0
1947	NBY	P	2	1	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	9

Frequently Asked Questions about John McFarland

Was John McFarland a pitcher?: Yes. John McFarland pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 14 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John McFarland hit?: John McFarland hit 0 career home runs.