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Tug McGraw played 19 major-league seasons (1965-1984) as a P (824). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 19 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 21 | NYN | 38 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .130 | .261 | -23 |
| 1966 | 22 | NYN | 15 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .513 | 49 |
| 1967 | 23 | NYN | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .750 | 118 |
| 1969 | 25 | NYN | 43 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .408 | 19 |
| 1970 | 26 | NYN | 57 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .670 | 85 |
| 1971 | 27 | NYN | 51 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .722 | 107 |
| 1972 | 28 | NYN | 54 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .100 | .282 | -15 |
| 1973 | 29 | NYN | 60 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .167 | .426 | 25 |
| 1974 | 30 | NYN | 41 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .071 | .330 | -4 |
| 1975 | 31 | PHI | 56 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .308 | -11 |
| 1976 | 32 | PHI | 58 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .429 | 24 |
| 1977 | 33 | PHI | 45 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | .900 | 153 |
| 1978 | 34 | PHI | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1979 | 35 | PHI | 65 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .333 | -5 |
| 1980 | 36 | PHI | 57 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .500 | 45 |
| 1981 | 37 | PHI | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1982 | 38 | PHI | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1983 | 39 | PHI | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 92 |
| 1984 | 40 | PHI | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 95 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 21 | NYN | 37 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 97.2 | 57 | 48 | 3.32 | 107 |
| 1966 | 22 | NYN | 15 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 62.1 | 34 | 25 | 5.34 | 67 |
| 1967 | 23 | NYN | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17.1 | 18 | 13 | 7.79 | 43 |
| 1969 | 25 | NYN | 42 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 100.1 | 92 | 47 | 2.24 | 160 |
| 1970 | 26 | NYN | 57 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 90.2 | 81 | 49 | 3.28 | 124 |
| 1971 | 27 | NYN | 51 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 111 | 109 | 41 | 1.70 | 204 |
| 1972 | 28 | NYN | 54 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 106 | 92 | 40 | 1.70 | 203 |
| 1973 | 29 | NYN | 60 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 118.2 | 81 | 55 | 3.87 | 95 |
| 1974 | 30 | NYN | 41 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 88.2 | 54 | 32 | 4.16 | 87 |
| 1975 | 31 | PHI | 56 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 102.2 | 55 | 36 | 2.98 | 121 |
| 1976 | 32 | PHI | 58 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 97.1 | 76 | 42 | 2.50 | 140 |
| 1977 | 33 | PHI | 45 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 58 | 24 | 2.62 | 149 |
| 1978 | 34 | PHI | 55 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 89.2 | 63 | 23 | 3.21 | 111 |
| 1979 | 35 | PHI | 65 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 83.2 | 57 | 29 | 5.16 | 72 |
| 1980 | 36 | PHI | 57 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 92.1 | 75 | 23 | 1.46 | 246 |
| 1981 | 37 | PHI | 34 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 2.66 | 131 |
| 1982 | 38 | PHI | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 39.2 | 25 | 12 | 4.31 | 84 |
| 1983 | 39 | PHI | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55.2 | 30 | 19 | 3.56 | 102 |
| 1984 | 40 | PHI | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 3.79 | 95 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | P | 37 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 1966 | P | 15 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | P | 42 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 1970 | P | 57 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | P | 51 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 1972 | P | 54 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | P | 60 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | P | 41 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | P | 56 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 1976 | P | 58 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | P | 45 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | P | 55 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 1979 | P | 65 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | P | 57 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | P | 34 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | P | 34 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | P | 34 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | P | 25 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Tug McGraw won: Babe Ruth Award 1980 (NL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (5 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1980, 1977, 1973, 1972.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 25 | 2 / 336 | 0 |
| 1973 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 15 | 17 / 336 | 0 |
| 1977 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 24 | 2 / 336 | 0 |
| 1980 | Cy Young Award | NL | 5 | 1 / 120 | 0 |
| 1980 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 16 | 10 / 336 | 0 |
Tug McGraw ranks on 2 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #80 | closers | 1980 | 246 ERA+ |
| #98 | relief pitchers | 1980 | 246 ERA+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.