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.

What was Scott McGregor's career ERA?

Scott McGregor finished with a 3.99 career ERA, going 138-108 with 904 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Scott McGregor have?

Scott McGregor recorded 904 career strikeouts.

Is Scott McGregor in the Hall of Fame?

No. Scott McGregor has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Scott McGregor play for?

Scott McGregor played for the Baltimore Orioles.

Scott McGregor

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

Scott McGregor was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1988 for the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 13 seasons. Across 356 career appearances, he went 138-108 with a 3.99 ERA and 904 strikeouts. Scott McGregor was an All-Star.

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 October 12, 2026

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

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Career Pitching Statistics

Scott McGregor — 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	2140.2	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

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Scott McGregor Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	14.2	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	174.2	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	226.1	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	196.1	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	85.1	112	63	35	39	6.64	4.29 (-55%)	-2740.4
1988	BAL	AL	0	3	4	4	0	0	0	17.1	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

Scott McGregor — 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

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Scott McGregor Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Scott McGregor — 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

Scott McGregor — 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

Scott McGregor — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	3	6	6	0	49.2	37	9	8	26	1.63

Playoff Pitching by Year

Scott McGregor — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1983	ALCS	BAL	0	1	1	1	6.2	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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Scott McGregor — 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

Scott McGregor — 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

Scott McGregor — 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

Scott McGregor — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	356	309	119	317	9	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scott McGregor — 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

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Scott McGregor Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	356
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Scott McGregor — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1983	Pitcher of the Month	July
1979	Player of the Week	Week of 1979-09-01

Salary History

Scott McGregor — 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

Scott McGregor — 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

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Scott McGregor: the record in brief

Scott McGregor played a first major league game on September 19, 1976 and a last one on April 27, 1988. All of the seasons listed were played for the Baltimore Orioles. McGregor, born on January 18, 1954, in Inglewood, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and switch-hit and threw left-handed. The bio gives 190 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. On the record, Scott McGregor was born Scott Houston McGregor.

McGregor pitched in 356 games, starting 309, and finished with a 138-108 record and 3.99 ERA. The totals include 904 strikeouts, 83 complete games, and 23 shutouts. McGregor's 3.99 ERA was close to the 3.86 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 20, in 1980. In 1983, one of the busiest seasons, McGregor posted a 3.18 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.87.

The playoff pitching line reads 3-3, 1.63 ERA, across 6 appearances. Those appearances came in 1979 and 1983.

By games played in the field, pitcher leads with 356, followed by designated hitter (1). On the mound, the fielding record shows 9 errors alongside 119 putouts and 317 assists.

The awards table records Pitcher of the Month and Player of the Week, in 1979 and 1983. All-Star selections appear in McGregor's bio as All-Star. In award voting, McGregor's best finish was 6th for the Cy Young Award in 1983.

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.
What was Scott McGregor's career ERA?: Scott McGregor finished with a 3.99 career ERA, going 138-108 with 904 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Scott McGregor have?: Scott McGregor recorded 904 career strikeouts.
Is Scott McGregor in the Hall of Fame?: No. Scott McGregor has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Scott McGregor play for?: Scott McGregor played for the Baltimore Orioles.