Dave McNally

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1975)

W–L 184–119
ERA 3.24
WHIP 1.21
SO 1,512
Pitcher PIV 1727.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 185 lb
Born
10/31/1942 in Billings, MT, USA
Died
12/1/2002 in Billings, MT, USA
MLB Debut
1962-09-26
Last Game
1975-06-08
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: David Arthur McNally

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
184 119 424 396 120 33 2 2730.0 2,488 982 230 826 1,512 3.24 1727.0

Career ERA 3.24 vs. league average 3.55 across their career seasons — 8.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1962 BAL AL 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 9.0 2 0 3 4 0.00 3.96 (+100%) 0.0
1963 BAL AL 7 8 29 20 2 0 1 125.7 133 64 55 78 4.58 3.46 (-33%) -446.4
1964 BAL AL 9 11 30 23 5 3 0 159.3 157 65 51 88 3.67 3.58 (-3%) -1088.9
1965 BAL AL 11 6 35 29 6 2 0 198.7 163 63 73 116 2.85 3.50 (+18%) -124.6
1966 BAL AL 13 6 34 33 5 1 0 213.0 212 75 64 158 3.17 3.52 (+10%) 828.6
1967 BAL AL 7 7 24 22 3 1 0 119.0 134 60 39 70 4.54 3.30 (-37%) -1525.9
1968 BAL AL 22 10 35 35 18 5 0 273.0 175 59 55 202 1.95 2.98 (+35%) 1583.3
1969 BAL AL 20 7 41 40 11 4 0 268.7 232 96 84 166 3.22 3.61 (+11%) 2339.4
1970 BAL AL 24 9 40 40 16 1 0 296.0 277 106 78 185 3.22 3.89 (+17%) 2844.6
1971 BAL AL 21 5 30 30 11 1 0 224.3 188 72 58 91 2.89 3.47 (+17%) -2268.1
1972 BAL AL 13 17 36 36 12 6 0 241.0 220 79 68 120 2.95 3.26 (+10%) 1140.4
1973 BAL AL 17 17 38 38 17 4 0 266.0 247 95 81 87 3.21 3.75 (+14%) 579.4
1974 BAL AL 16 10 39 37 13 4 1 259.0 260 103 81 111 3.58 3.63 (+1%) -507.1
1975 MON NL 3 6 12 12 0 0 0 77.3 88 45 36 36 5.24 3.71 (-41%) -1627.7
Career · 14 seasons 184 119 424 396 120 33 2 2,730.0 2,488 982 826 1,512 3.24 — 1,727

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
425 731 49 97 23 0 9 43 0 58 340 .133 .196 .201 .397 -3,922

Career AVG .133 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 46.9% below league average.

Career OBP .196 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 38.0% below league average.

Career SLG .201 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 45.7% below league average.

Career OPS .397 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1962 BAL AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1963 BAL AL 29 38 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 18 .053 — — — — 0.0
1964 BAL AL 30 51 4 7 2 0 0 1 0 4 29 .137 .250 (-45%) .312 (-36%) .377 (-53%) .690 (-45%) -352.1
1965 BAL AL 35 65 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 33 .092 .245 (-62%) .310 (-62%) .371 (-71%) .682 (-67%) -655.5
1966 BAL AL 34 77 6 15 5 0 0 3 0 2 27 .195 .248 (-22%) .309 (-30%) .376 (-31%) .685 (-31%) -370.5
1967 BAL AL 24 38 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 11 .158 — — — — 0.0
1968 BAL AL 35 86 10 11 1 0 3 10 0 9 46 .128 .236 (-46%) .298 (-30%) .340 (-28%) .638 (-29%) -365.9
1969 BAL AL 41 94 4 8 2 0 1 5 0 8 39 .085 .248 (-66%) .320 (-51%) .369 (-63%) .689 (-57%) -829.7
1970 BAL AL 41 105 14 14 6 0 1 6 0 15 53 .133 .253 (-47%) .325 (-26%) .385 (-43%) .711 (-35%) -576.5
1971 BAL AL 30 74 3 12 3 0 2 7 0 3 35 .162 .249 (-35%) .316 (-39%) .365 (-22%) .682 (-30%) -354.2
1972 BAL AL 36 79 4 12 2 0 2 6 0 3 38 .152 .243 (-38%) .310 (-41%) .353 (-28%) .664 (-34%) -418.2
1973 BAL AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 BAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 MON NL 12 21 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 9 .190 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 425 731 49 97 23 0 9 43 0 58 340 .133 — — — — -3,922

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
14 27 3 4 1 0 2 7 0 11 .148

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1974 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 ALCS BAL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 WS BAL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
1970 ALCS BAL 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .400
1970 WS BAL 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 .250
1969 ALCS BAL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1969 WS BAL 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 .200
1966 WS BAL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
7 4 14 12 0 90.3 65 25 34 65 2.49

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1974 ALCS BAL 0 1 1 1 0 5.7 6 1 2 2 1.59
1973 ALCS BAL 0 1 1 1 0 7.7 7 5 2 7 5.87
1971 ALCS BAL 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 7 3 1 5 3.86
1971 WS BAL 2 1 4 2 0 13.7 10 3 5 12 1.98
1970 ALCS BAL 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 6 3 5 5 3.00
1970 WS BAL 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 9 3 2 5 3.00
1969 ALCS BAL 1 0 1 1 0 11.0 3 0 5 11 0.00
1969 WS BAL 0 1 2 2 0 16.0 11 5 5 13 2.81
1966 WS BAL 1 0 2 2 0 11.3 6 2 7 5 1.59

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2053382553626.157
Away2203932444317.112

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2051384.112414763887923.09
Away2191345.212475064387213.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1975-06-08 WSNSDPL 200000000
1975-06-01 WSNSFGL 101000000
1975-05-25 WSNHOUL 211000111
1975-05-18 WSNCINL 100000010
1975-05-13 WSNATLL 100000011
1975-05-07 WSNCHCL 100000000
1975-05-02 WSNNYNL 000000020
1975-04-27 WSNNYNL 200000002
1975-04-22 WSNPITW 300000002
1975-04-17 WSNPITW 401000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1975-06-08 WSNSDP L 6.0654241
1975-06-01 WSNSFG — 5.0533310
1975-05-25 WSNHOU — 7.01155430
1975-05-18 WSNCIN L 6.0644422
1975-05-13 WSNATL L 4.1677340
1975-05-07 WSNCHC L 4.1744132
1975-05-02 WSNNYN L 7.0822350
1975-04-27 WSNNYN L 6.2875330
1975-04-22 WSNPIT W 8.1733531
1975-04-17 WSNPIT W 8.2944551

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 424 396 97 417 21 37

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1962 BAL P 1 1 0 2 0 0
1963 BAL P 29 20 6 16 0 0
1964 BAL P 30 23 5 26 1 6
1965 BAL P 35 29 6 38 2 3
1966 BAL P 34 33 7 36 0 2
1967 BAL P 24 22 3 11 1 2
1968 BAL P 35 35 6 28 1 1
1969 BAL P 41 40 6 28 1 2
1970 BAL P 40 40 10 37 1 4
1971 BAL P 30 30 10 39 1 1
1972 BAL P 36 36 9 43 3 5
1973 BAL P 38 38 13 51 2 4
1974 BAL P 39 37 13 50 5 7
1975 MON P 12 12 3 12 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 424

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1968 TSN All-Star P

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1971 Cy Young Award AL 4th 8.0 120 0
1971 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 26.0 336 0
1970 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 47.0 120 5
1970 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 22.0 336 0
1969 Cy Young Award AL 4th 1.0 24 1
1969 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 25.0 336 0
1968 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 78.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Dave McNally (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Steve Rogers
    158-152, 3.17 ERA
  2. 93
    Mike Cuellar
    185-130, 3.14 ERA
  3. 92
    Burt Hooton
    151-136, 3.38 ERA
  4. 90
    Mel Stottlemyre
    164-139, 2.97 ERA
  5. 88
    Dave Stieb
    176-137, 3.44 ERA
  6. 84
    Ken Holtzman
    174-150, 3.49 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave McNally

What years did Dave McNally play?
Dave McNally played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1975.
Was Dave McNally a pitcher?
Yes. Dave McNally pitched in the major leagues, recording 184 wins and 1512 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave McNally hit?
Dave McNally hit 9 career home runs with 97 hits.