Andy McGaffigan
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1991)
Andy McGaffigan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1991 for 5 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 11 seasons. Across 363 career appearances, he went 38-33 with a 3.38 ERA, 610 strikeouts, and 24 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13832.5.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 185 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1981-09-22
- Last Game
- 1991-07-06
Full name: Andrew Joseph McGaffigan
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYA | AL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.57 | — | 0.0 |
| 1982 | SFN | NL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1983 | SFN | NL | 3 | 9 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 134.1 | 131 | 64 | 39 | 93 | 4.29 | 3.87 (-11%) | -122.7 |
| 1984 | MON | NL | 3 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.0 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 2.54 | 3.81 (+33%) | 1387.2 |
| 1984 | CIN | NL | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 5.48 | 3.81 (-44%) | 250.8 |
| 1985 | CIN | NL | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94.1 | 88 | 39 | 30 | 83 | 3.72 | 3.89 (+4%) | 3365.7 |
| 1986 | MON | NL | 10 | 5 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 142.2 | 114 | 42 | 55 | 104 | 2.65 | 3.97 (+33%) | 2352.4 |
| 1987 | MON | NL | 5 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 120.1 | 105 | 32 | 42 | 100 | 2.39 | 4.29 (+44%) | 4385.2 |
| 1988 | MON | NL | 6 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 91.1 | 81 | 28 | 37 | 71 | 2.76 | 3.73 (+26%) | 1556.3 |
| 1989 | MON | NL | 3 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75.0 | 85 | 39 | 30 | 40 | 4.68 | 3.71 (-26%) | 331.6 |
| 1990 | SFN | NL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17.36 | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | KCA | AL | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78.2 | 75 | 27 | 28 | 49 | 3.09 | 3.86 (+20%) | 326.1 |
| 1991 | KCA | AL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4.50 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 38 | 33 | 363 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 833.1 | 773 | 313 | 294 | 610 | 3.38 | — | 13,833 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365 | 126 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 80 | .048 | .091 | .071 | .162 | 0 |
Career AVG .048 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 81.5% below league average.
Career OBP .091 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 71.9% below league average.
Career SLG .071 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 81.6% below league average.
Career OPS .162 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 77.2% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYA | AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1982 | SFN | NL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1983 | SFN | NL | 43 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .067 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1984 | MON | NL | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1984 | CIN | NL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1985 | CIN | NL | 15 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .034 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1986 | MON | NL | 50 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .061 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1987 | MON | NL | 69 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1988 | MON | NL | 63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1989 | MON | NL | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | SFN | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | KCA | AL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1991 | KCA | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 365 | 126 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 80 | .048 | — | — | — | — | 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
View full game log (728 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 182 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .019 |
| Away | 183 | 72 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .069 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 180 | 402.2 | 372 | 150 | 137 | 282 | 3.35 |
| Away | 183 | 430.2 | 401 | 163 | 157 | 328 | 3.41 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-07-06 | KCR | OAK | — | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991-07-05 | KCR | OAK | — | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991-07-02 | KCR | LAA | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991-06-26 | KCR | LAA | — | 2.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990-10-03 | KCR | CLE | — | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990-09-29 | KCR | LAA | W | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990-09-28 | KCR | LAA | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990-09-26 | KCR | OAK | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990-09-22 | KCR | LAA | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990-09-18 | KCR | MIN | — | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYA | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SFN | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SFN | P | 43 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | MON | P | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | CIN | P | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | CIN | P | 15 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 1986 | MON | P | 48 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 1987 | MON | P | 69 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 1988 | MON | P | 63 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | MON | P | 57 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | SFN | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | KCA | P | 24 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | KCA | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 363 |
Salary History
Andy McGaffigan's recorded salaries total $2,221,000 over 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and McGaffigan's career ran from 1981 to 1991. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1991.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | MON | NL | $506,000 |
| 1989 | MON | NL | $632,500 |
| 1988 | MON | NL | $500,000 |
| 1987 | MON | NL | $292,500 |
| 1986 | MON | NL | $180,000 |
| 1985 | CIN | NL | $110,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $2,221,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Southern College | Lakeland | FL | 1977, 1978 |
| Palm Beach Community College | Lake Worth | FL | 1975, 1976 |
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Andy McGaffigan: the record in brief
Andy McGaffigan played a first major league game on September 22, 1981 and a last one on July 6, 1991. McGaffigan played for the New York Yankees (1981), the San Francisco Giants (1982 through 1990), the Montreal Expos (1984 to 1989), the Cincinnati Reds (1984 to 1985), and the Kansas City Royals (1990 through 1991). McGaffigan played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on October 25, 1956, in West Palm Beach, FL, USA, McGaffigan was listed at 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds. On the record, Andy McGaffigan was born Andrew Joseph McGaffigan.
McGaffigan pitched in 363 games, starting 62, and finished with a 38-33 record and 3.38 ERA. The totals include 610 strikeouts and 24 saves. Against a 3.87 league ERA for the same years, McGaffigan was 12.7% better. No season topped the 10 wins of 1986. The most saves in one season was 12, in 1987. In 1987, one of the busiest seasons, McGaffigan posted a 2.39 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.29.
Frequently Asked Questions about Andy McGaffigan
- What years did Andy McGaffigan play?
- Andy McGaffigan played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1991.
- Was Andy McGaffigan a pitcher?
- Yes. Andy McGaffigan pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 610 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Andy McGaffigan hit?
- Andy McGaffigan hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
- What teams did Andy McGaffigan play for?
- Andy McGaffigan played for 5 teams: the New York Yankees (1981), the San Francisco Giants (1982–1983, 1990), the Montreal Expos (1984, 1986–1989), the Cincinnati Reds (1984–1985), and the Kansas City Royals (1990–1991).
- What were Andy McGaffigan's career stats?
- In 363 games, Andy McGaffigan went 38-33 with a 3.38 ERA, 610 strikeouts, 833.1 innings pitched, and 24 saves.
- How much did Andy McGaffigan earn in his career?
- Andy McGaffigan's recorded salaries total $2,221,000 over 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and McGaffigan's career ran from 1981 to 1991. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1991.
- What was Andy McGaffigan's salary?
- Andy McGaffigan's last recorded salary was $506,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $632,500, in 1989, and his lowest was $110,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1990.
- What position did Andy McGaffigan play?
- Andy McGaffigan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Andy McGaffigan and how much did he weigh?
- Andy McGaffigan was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 185 pounds.
- What was Andy McGaffigan's career ERA?
- Andy McGaffigan finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 38-33 with 610 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Andy McGaffigan have?
- Andy McGaffigan recorded 610 career strikeouts.
- Is Andy McGaffigan in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Andy McGaffigan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.