Jerry
McKeown
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 180
 
Born: October 24, 1924 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1953   
Platinum Glove Award 1953   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 OAK CL $ 1,390,000  
1953 28 SLC PL $ 1,390,000  
1954 29 SLC PL $ 1,390,000  
1955 30 SLC PL $ 1,390,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,390,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,390,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 OAK CL $ 1,390,000  
1953 28 SLC PL $ 1,390,000  
1954 29 SLC PL $ 1,390,000  
1955 30 SLC PL $ 1,390,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,390,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,390,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 27 OAK CL 0 4 .000 39 33 0 0 0 76.0 80 32 9 30 66 3.79 .269 .336 .434 .771 4.5
1953 28 OAK CL 0 3 .000 25 20 0 0 0 59.0 53 30 4 23 42 4.58 .243 .318 .376 .695 2.4
  SLC PL 0 0 .000 7 5 0 0 0 8.0 8 4 1 3 7 4.50 .267 .333 .433 .767 0.5
  TOT   0 3 .000 32 25 0 0 0 67.0 61 34 5 26 49 4.57 .246 .320 .383 .703 2.9
1954 29 SLC PL 2 1 .667 50 1 0 0 7 48.7 43 19 3 26 30 3.51 .235 .332 .366 .698 6.6
1955 30 SLC PL 1 1 .500 30 1 0 0 0 44.7 32 20 3 12 39 4.03 .193 .251 .301 .553 3.3
4 Years Sim 3 9 .250 151 60 0 0 7 236.3 216 105 20 94 184 4.00 .242 .316 .381 .697 17.3
Season Average 0 2 .000 37 15 0 0 1 59.1 54 26 5 23 46 4.00 .242 .316 .381 .697  
Career Highs 2 4 .667 50 33 0 0 7 76.0 80 34 9 30 66 4.57 .269 .336 .434 .771  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   117 62 9 54 111   .228 .301 .356 .657
vs LH   99 43 11 40 73   .261 .331 .416 .747
Home 2 4 .333 75 28 0 0 6 118.0 126 68 13 50 100 5.19 .272 .343 .438 .782
Away 1 5 .167 76 32 0 0 1 118.3 90 37 7 44 84 2.81 .209 .282 .320 .602
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 18 4 0 0 0 22.3 19 8 0 9 18 3.23 .232 .308 .293 .600
May 0 1 .000 35 15 0 0 2 55.0 42 21 3 20 40 3.44 .210 .282 .300 .582
June 0 2 .000 30 16 0 0 1 52.7 45 23 5 23 40 3.93 .226 .306 .387 .693
July 1 4 .200 31 13 0 0 2 48.7 55 32 6 23 35 5.92 .285 .361 .456 .817
August 0 1 .000 21 7 0 0 2 33.0 31 11 4 11 23 3.00 .250 .311 .435 .747
Sep/Oct 1 0 1.000 16 5 0 0 0 24.7 24 10 2 8 28 3.65 .250 .308 .396 .704
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 OAK CL 39 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .125 .143 .268 0.4 0.0
1953 28 OAK CL 26 12 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .083 .154 .167 .321 -0.3 0.0
  SLC PL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   33 12 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .083 .154 .167 .321 -0.3 0.0
1954 29 SLC PL 50 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1955 30 SLC PL 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
4 Years Sim 152 28 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .107 .133 .143 .276 -0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 29 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .107 .133 .143 .276 -0.2  
Career Highs 50 12 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   21 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .143 .174 .190 .364 0.3
vs LH   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Home 75 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Away 77 18 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 .167 .200 .222 .422 0.6
RISP   8 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .125 .111 .125 .236 -0.2
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 26 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .167 .200 .367 0.1
June 24 8 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .375 .708 1.0
July 25 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
August 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Sep/Oct 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 27 OAK CL P 39 33 76.0 3 10 0 1 1.000 1.54    
1953 28 OAK CL P 25 20 59.0 4 15 1 1 .950 2.90    
    3B 25 20 59.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.31   0.0
  SLC PL P 7 5 8.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.38    
    3B 7 5 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   P 32 25 67.0 5 17 1 1 .957 2.96    
      3B 32 25 67.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 .27   0.0
1954 29 SLC PL P 50 1 48.7 6 12 2 0 .900 3.33    
1955 30 SLC PL P 30 1 44.7 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.61    
  P 151 60 236.3 17 44 3 2 .953 2.32    
  3B 32 25 67.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.27   0.0
Career Totals   183 85 303.3 17 46 3 2 .955 1.87    
Career Highs   64 50 134.0 6 19 2 1 1.000 3.33    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1953 28 SLC PL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.7 8 6 0 3 3 11.59 .364 .440 .500 .940
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.7 8 6 0 3 3 11.59 .364 .440 .500 .940
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
CAR-35-151
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
 
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History
Drafted in 13th round, 251st overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Had first career hit on 5/23/1952, off Michael Naron (LA)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1952, going 0-0, 0.84
Traded from Oakland to Salt Lake City on 7/31/1953 (Going to OAK: LF Louis Shouse, P Robert Vandusen, P Donald Batts, 1B Jack Wyatt. Going to SLC: P Jerry McKeown, P Luis Almaraz)
Won Series of the West with Salt Lake City in 1953
Won Platinum Glove Award at Pitcher in 1953
Earned first career win on 7/7/1954
Injured on 4/7/1955 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week