Joe Magrane was born on Thursday, July 2, 1964, in Des Moines, Iowa. Magrane was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 25, 1987, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Magrane baseball stats page.
"I know I was in trouble when they started clocking my fastball with a sun dial." - Joe Magrane from Here Are Some New Names for Humor Hall of Fame (Glenn Liebman, Baseball Digest, March 1992)
Joe Magrane![]() Joe Magrane Autograph on a 1988 Donruss (#140) |
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Joe MagraneJoe Magrane Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1987 | 23 | Cardinals | 27 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.54 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 170.1 | 722 | 157 | 67 | 75 | 9 | 60 | 6 | 101 | 9 | 10 | 7 | - |
| 1988 | 24 | Cardinals | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 2.18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 165.1 | 677 | 133 | 40 | 57 | 6 | 51 | 4 | 100 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | Cardinals | 34 | 33 | 1 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2.91 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 234.2 | 971 | 219 | 76 | 81 | 5 | 72 | 7 | 127 | 14 | 6 | 5 | - |
| 1990 | 26 | Cardinals | 31 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 3.59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 203.1 | 855 | 204 | 81 | 86 | 10 | 59 | 7 | 100 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | Cardinals | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 143 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | Cardinals | 22 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.0 | 499 | 127 | 64 | 68 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1993 | 29 | Angels | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 209 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | Angels | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 7.30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74.0 | 357 | 89 | 60 | 63 | 18 | 51 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1996 | 32 | White Sox | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.2 | 252 | 70 | 41 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 8 Years | 190 | 166 | 10 | 57 | 67 | .460 | 3.81 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1,096.2 | 4,685 | 1,081 | 464 | 517 | 79 | 391 | 28 | 564 | 64 | 42 | 21 | 0 | ||
Joe MagraneJoe Magrane Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1987 | 23 | Cardinals | 28 | 52 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .135 | .196 | .231 |
| 1988 | 24 | Cardinals | 25 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .184 | .250 |
| 1989 | 25 | Cardinals | 38 | 80 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .179 | .213 |
| 1990 | 26 | Cardinals | 31 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .127 | .172 | .164 |
| 1992 | 28 | Cardinals | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .500 |
| 1993 | 29 | Cardinals | 22 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .139 | .143 |
| 1993 | 29 | Angels | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1994 | 30 | Angels | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1996 | 32 | White Sox | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 8 Years | 196 | 280 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 99 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .139 | .177 | .214 | ||
Joe MagraneJoe Magrane Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1987 Cardinals | P | 27 | 26 | 511 | 39 | 1.4 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.90 |
| 1988 Cardinals | P | 24 | 24 | 496 | 58 | 2.4 | 53 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 2.89 |
| 1989 Cardinals | P | 34 | 33 | 704 | 44 | 1.3 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.61 |
| 1990 Cardinals | P | 31 | 31 | 610 | 47 | 1.5 | 46 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.04 |
| 1992 Cardinals | P | 5 | 5 | 94 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.72 |
| 1993 Cardinals | P | 22 | 20 | 348 | 28 | 1.3 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.09 |
| 1993 Angels | P | 8 | 8 | 144 | 22 | 2.8 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.94 |
| 1994 Angels | P | 20 | 11 | 222 | 12 | 0.6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.46 |
| 1996 White Sox | P | 19 | 8 | 161 | 12 | 0.6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.68 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 190 | 166 | 3,290 | 268 | 1.4 | 253 | 62 | 191 | 15 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.08 | |
| 8 Years | 190 | 166 | 3,290 | 268 | 1.4 | 253 | 62 | 191 | 15 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.08 | |
Joe MagraneJoe Magrane Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1987 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 52.0 | 2.4 | 17.3 | 1.68 | 5.34 | 3.17 |
| 1988 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 48.0 | 2.7 | 16.0 | 1.96 | 5.44 | 2.78 |
| 1989 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 80.0 | 4.4 | 20.0 | 1.76 | 4.87 | 2.76 |
| 1990 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1.69 | 4.43 | 2.61 |
| 1992 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 10.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.33 | 5.74 | 4.31 |
| 1993 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 35.0 | 1.03 | 2.95 | 2.87 |
| 1993 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.14 | 4.50 | 3.94 |
| 1994 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.65 | 4.01 | 6.20 |
| 1996 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.84 | 3.52 | 4.19 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 8 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 70.0 | 2.8 | 21.5 | 1.44 | 4.63 | 3.21 |
Joe MagraneJoe Magrane Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1987 St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | $62,500.00 | - | Stats |
| 1988 St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
| 1989 St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | $320,000.00 | - | - |
| 1990 St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
| 1992 St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | $820,000.00 | - | - |
| 1993 St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | $738,000.00 | - | - |
| 1993 California Angels | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1994 California Angels | 32 | $1,500,000.00 | - | n/a |
| 1996 Chicago White Sox | 34 | $175,000.00 | - | - |
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