What years did Scott McGregor play?

Scott McGregor played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1988.

Was Scott McGregor a pitcher?

Yes. Scott McGregor pitched in the major leagues, recording 138 wins and 904 strikeouts.

Scott McGregor

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1988)

W–L 138–108

ERA 3.99

WHIP 1.29

SO 904

Pitcher PIV -10365.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 1/18/1954 in Inglewood, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1976-09-19
Last Game: 1988-04-27
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Scott Houston McGregor

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
138	108	356	309	83	23	5	2140.7	2,245	949	235	518	904	3.99	-10365.5

Career ERA 3.99 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1976	BAL	AL	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	14.7	17	6	5	6	3.68	3.51 (-5%)	249.0
1977	BAL	AL	3	5	29	5	1	0	4	114.0	119	56	30	55	4.42	4.00 (-11%)	990.0
1978	BAL	AL	15	13	35	32	13	4	1	233.0	217	86	47	94	3.32	3.69 (+10%)	1409.3
1979	BAL	AL	13	6	27	23	7	2	0	174.7	165	65	23	81	3.35	4.00 (+16%)	1600.6
1980	BAL	AL	20	8	36	36	12	4	0	252.0	254	93	58	119	3.32	3.84 (+14%)	3275.0
1981	BAL	AL	13	5	24	22	8	3	0	160.0	167	58	40	82	3.26	3.58 (+9%)	834.7
1982	BAL	AL	14	12	37	37	7	1	0	226.3	238	116	52	84	4.61	3.86 (-19%)	-3363.5
1983	BAL	AL	18	7	36	36	12	2	0	260.0	271	92	45	86	3.18	3.87 (+18%)	329.3
1984	BAL	AL	15	12	30	30	10	3	0	196.3	216	86	54	67	3.94	3.81 (-3%)	-1806.7
1985	BAL	AL	14	14	35	34	8	1	0	204.0	226	109	65	86	4.81	3.89 (-24%)	-5533.3
1986	BAL	AL	11	15	34	33	4	2	0	203.0	216	102	57	95	4.52	3.97 (-14%)	-5027.5
1987	BAL	AL	2	7	26	15	1	1	0	85.3	112	63	35	39	6.64	4.29 (-55%)	-2740.4
1988	BAL	AL	0	3	4	4	0	0	0	17.3	27	17	7	10	8.83	3.73 (-136%)	-582.0
Career · 13 seasons			138	108	356	309	83	23	5	2,140.2	2,245	949	518	904	3.99	—	-10,365

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
357	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1976	BAL	AL	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	BAL	AL	29	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	BAL	AL	35	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	BAL	AL	27	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	BAL	AL	37	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	BAL	AL	24	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	BAL	AL	37	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	BAL	AL	36	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	BAL	AL	30	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	BAL	AL	35	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	BAL	AL	34	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	BAL	AL	26	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	BAL	AL	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			357	—	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	BB	SO	AVG
1983	ALCS	BAL	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	WS	BAL	2	5	0	0	0	.000
1979	ALCS	BAL	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	WS	BAL	2	4	1	2	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	3	6	6	0	49.7	37	9	8	26	1.63

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1983	ALCS	BAL	0	1	1	1	6.7	6	1	3	2	1.35
1983	WS	BAL	1	1	2	2	17.0	9	2	2	12	1.06
1979	ALCS	BAL	1	0	1	1	9.0	6	0	1	4	0.00
1979	WS	BAL	1	1	2	2	17.0	16	6	2	8	3.18

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (713 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	172	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	185	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	171	1033.2	1078	436	228	457	3.80
Away	185	1107.0	1167	513	290	447	4.17

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1988-04-27	BAL	MIN	—	3.2	7	4	4	1	1	0
1988-04-21	BAL	MIL	L	2.2	6	6	6	2	1	1
1988-04-15	BAL	CLE	L	7.1	7	3	3	3	6	2
1988-04-10	BAL	CLE	L	3.2	7	5	4	1	2	0
1987-09-09	BAL	DET	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1987-09-07	BAL	DET	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1987-09-05	BAL	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1987-08-04	BAL	MIL	—	3.1	7	7	7	2	3	2
1987-07-28	BAL	CLE	—	7.0	8	2	2	1	4	1
1987-06-29	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	3	6	6	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	356	309	119	317	9	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1976	BAL	P	3	2	2	3	0	0
1977	BAL	P	29	5	3	15	1	1
1978	BAL	P	35	32	11	38	2	5
1979	BAL	P	27	23	10	21	0	0
1980	BAL	P	36	36	8	28	0	0
1981	BAL	P	24	22	8	29	0	2
1982	BAL	P	37	37	11	30	0	1
1983	BAL	P	36	36	19	35	2	2
1984	BAL	P	30	30	14	35	1	2
1985	BAL	P	35	34	13	26	1	2
1986	BAL	P	34	33	12	27	1	2
1987	BAL	P	26	15	7	25	1	1
1988	BAL	P	4	4	1	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	356
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1983	Pitcher of the Month	July
1979	Player of the Week	Week of 1979-09-01

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1988	BAL	AL	$1,066,171
1987	BAL	AL	$940,016
1986	BAL	AL	$911,051
1985	BAL	AL	$547,143
Total Career Earnings			$3,464,381

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1983	Cy Young Award	AL	6th	3.0	140	0
1980	Cy Young Award	AL	6th	1.0	140	0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Scott McGregor (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott McGregor

What years did Scott McGregor play?: Scott McGregor played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1988.
Was Scott McGregor a pitcher?: Yes. Scott McGregor pitched in the major leagues, recording 138 wins and 904 strikeouts.