Bid McPhee was born on Tuesday, November 1, 1859, in Massena, New York. McPhee was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1882, with the Cincinnati Red Stockings. 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 Bid McPhee baseball stats page.
"It is 'off with the old and on wild the new.... as soon as [a player] begins to derogate in his work, a cry is set up for someone to take his place…. One exception to that was 'Bid' McPhee, the Cincinnati second baseman…. In an open letter to Cincinnati fans in 1900, Mc Phee announced his voluntary retirement because '… my presence on the team would only handicap its chances.' The club, he said, gave him permission to stay as long as he liked, which was a warm tribute to a man who was most proud of the fact that he had not once been fined or ejected for misconduct." - Author David Quentin Voigt in American Baseball (1966)
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Bid McPheeBid McPhee 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Bid McPheeBid McPhee 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 |
| 1882 | 23 | Red Stockings | 78 | 311 | 43 | 71 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .228 | .255 | .309 |
| 1883 | 24 | Red Stockings | 96 | 367 | 61 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .245 | .281 | .343 |
| 1884 | 25 | Red Stockings | 112 | 450 | 107 | 125 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | .278 | .327 | .360 |
| 1885 | 26 | Red Stockings | 110 | 431 | 78 | 114 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | .265 | .306 | .311 |
| 1886 | 27 | Red Stockings | 140 | 560 | 139 | 150 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 70 | 59 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | .268 | .343 | .395 |
| 1887 | 28 | Red Stockings | 129 | 540 | 137 | 156 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 55 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | .289 | .360 | .306 |
| 1888 | 29 | Red Stockings | 111 | 458 | 88 | 110 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 43 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | .240 | .312 | .336 |
| 1889 | 30 | Red Stockings | 135 | 540 | 109 | 145 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 60 | - | 29 | - | - | 4 | - | .269 | .346 | .369 |
| 1890 | 31 | Reds | 132 | 528 | 125 | 135 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 82 | - | 26 | - | - | 6 | - | .256 | .362 | .386 |
| 1891 | 32 | Reds | 138 | 562 | 107 | 144 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 74 | - | 35 | - | - | 2 | - | .256 | .345 | .370 |
| 1892 | 33 | Reds | 144 | 573 | 111 | 157 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 84 | - | 48 | - | - | 7 | - | .274 | .373 | .370 |
| 1893 | 34 | Reds | 127 | 491 | 101 | 138 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 94 | - | 20 | - | - | 4 | - | .281 | .401 | .379 |
| 1894 | 35 | Reds | 126 | 474 | 107 | 144 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 88 | 90 | - | 23 | 6 | - | 5 | - | .304 | .420 | .418 |
| 1895 | 36 | Reds | 115 | 432 | 107 | 129 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 73 | - | 30 | 7 | - | 8 | - | .299 | .409 | .417 |
| 1896 | 37 | Reds | 117 | 433 | 81 | 132 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 51 | - | 18 | 8 | - | 10 | - | .305 | .391 | .386 |
| 1897 | 38 | Reds | 81 | 282 | 45 | 85 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 35 | - | - | 16 | - | 4 | - | .301 | .386 | .408 |
| 1898 | 39 | Reds | 133 | 486 | 72 | 121 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 66 | - | - | 11 | - | 2 | - | .249 | .341 | .346 |
| 1899 | 40 | Reds | 111 | 373 | 60 | 104 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 40 | - | - | 8 | - | 7 | - | .279 | .360 | .370 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 18 Years | 2,135 | 8,291 | 1,678 | 2,250 | 303 | 188 | 53 | 3 | 1,067 | 981 | - | 229 | 56 | - | 87 | - | .271 | .355 | .372 | ||
Bid McPheeBid McPhee Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1882 Red Stockings | 2B | 78 | - | - | 523 | 6.7 | 481 | 274 | 207 | 42 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 0.00 |
| 1883 Red Stockings | 2B | 96 | - | - | 637 | 6.6 | 591 | 314 | 277 | 46 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 0.00 |
| 1884 Red Stockings | 2B | 112 | - | - | 844 | 7.5 | 780 | 415 | 365 | 64 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .924 | 0.00 |
| 1885 Red Stockings | 2B | 110 | - | - | 740 | 6.7 | 693 | 339 | 354 | 47 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 0.00 |
| 1886 Red Stockings | 2B | 140 | - | - | 1,058 | 7.6 | 993 | 529 | 464 | 65 | 90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 0.00 |
| 1887 Red Stockings | 2B | 129 | - | - | 948 | 7.3 | 876 | 442 | 434 | 72 | 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .924 | 0.00 |
| 1888 Red Stockings | 2B | 111 | - | - | 781 | 7.0 | 734 | 369 | 365 | 47 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Red Stockings | 2B | 135 | - | - | 925 | 6.9 | 875 | 429 | 446 | 50 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Red Stockings | 3B | 1 | - | - | 7 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 0.00 |
| 1890 Reds | 2B | 132 | - | - | 886 | 6.7 | 835 | 404 | 431 | 51 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 0.00 |
| 1891 Reds | 2B | 138 | - | - | 923 | 6.7 | 881 | 389 | 492 | 42 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 0.00 |
| 1892 Reds | 2B | 144 | - | - | 973 | 6.8 | 922 | 451 | 471 | 51 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 0.00 |
| 1893 Reds | 2B | 127 | - | - | 892 | 7.0 | 851 | 396 | 455 | 41 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 0.00 |
| 1894 Reds | 2B | 126 | - | - | 884 | 7.0 | 835 | 389 | 446 | 49 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 0.00 |
| 1895 Reds | 2B | 115 | - | - | 755 | 6.6 | 721 | 355 | 366 | 34 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Reds | 2B | 117 | - | - | 669 | 5.7 | 654 | 297 | 357 | 15 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Reds | 2B | 81 | - | - | 493 | 6.1 | 476 | 209 | 267 | 17 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Reds | 2B | 130 | - | - | 727 | 5.6 | 695 | 299 | 396 | 32 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Reds | RF | 3 | - | - | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .600 | 0.00 |
| 1899 Reds | 2B | 105 | - | - | 583 | 5.6 | 557 | 245 | 312 | 26 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 0.00 |
| 1899 Reds | CF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 2,126 | 0 | 0 | 14,241 | 6.7 | 13,450 | 6,545 | 6,905 | 791 | 1,186 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .600 | 0.00 | |
| 3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 0.00 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 18 Years | 2,131 | - | - | 14,253 | 6.7 | 13,458 | 6,549 | 6,909 | 795 | 1,186 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 0.00 | |
Bid McPheeBid McPhee 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 |
| 1882 Red Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 311.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| 1883 Red Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 183.5 | 0.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1884 Red Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 90.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1885 Red Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
| 1886 Red Stockings | 40 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 70.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 1887 Red Stockings | 95 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 270.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1888 Red Stockings | 54 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 114.5 | 0.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1889 Red Stockings | 63 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 108.0 | 18.6 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 1890 Reds | 55 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 176.0 | 20.3 | 13.5 | - | - | - |
| 1891 Reds | 33 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 93.7 | 16.1 | 14.8 | - | - | - |
| 1892 Reds | 44 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 143.3 | 11.9 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
| 1893 Reds | 25 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 163.7 | 24.6 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1894 Reds | 33 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 94.8 | 20.6 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 1895 Reds | 30 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 432.0 | 14.4 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 1896 Reds | 48 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 433.0 | 24.1 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1897 Reds | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 282.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1898 Reds | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 486.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1899 Reds | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 373.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 18 Years | 568 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 156.4 | 36.2 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
Bid McPheeBid McPhee Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1883 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1884 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1885 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1890 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1891 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1892 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1893 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1894 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1895 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1896 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1897 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1898 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1899 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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