Nathan McClain
San Francisco Meatballs (ML)
Nathan McClain
Birthdate:
March 18, 1932 (40 y, 6 m, 0 d)
Born In:
Azalea Park, FL, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
LF
Bats/Throws:
S/L
Height/Weight:
6'1"/214
Entry:
1951 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 17, Team: San Francisco Meatballs
Contract:
$360k / 4 years (1971-1974)
ML Service Time:
18 years, 115 days
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Rookie of the Year 1954 (3rd) San Francisco (PUB)
All-Star 1969 San Francisco (PUB)
1968 San Francisco (PUB)
1962 San Francisco (PUB)
1961 San Francisco (PUB)
1959 San Francisco (PUB)
1957 San Francisco (PUB)
1953 Napa (PUBAA)
1952 Truckee (PUBA)
1951 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
League Champ 1963 San Francisco (PUB)
Silver Slugger 1969 - LF San Francisco (PUB)
1968 - LF San Francisco (PUB)
1959 - LF San Francisco (PUB)
1957 - LF San Francisco (PUB)
Championship Series MVP 1963 San Francisco (PUB)
1963 San Francisco (PUB)
Batter of the Month Sep 1963 San Francisco (PUB)
Sep 1957 San Francisco (PUB)
Rookie of the Month Oct 1954 San Francisco (PUB)
Sep 1954 San Francisco (PUB)
Jul 1954 San Francisco (PUB)
Player of the Week Aug 12, 1968 San Francisco (PUB)
Aug 19, 1963 San Francisco (PUB)
Jun 8, 1959 San Francisco (PUB)
Sep 22, 1958 San Francisco (PUB)
Apr 9, 1956 San Francisco (PUB)
May 3, 1954 Millbrae (PUBAAA)
Apr 23, 1951 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink26
Grey Ink196
Similar Players (LF)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1957 151 9
1958 153 3
1959 151 9
1960 150 8
1962 147 7
Year PA Rank
1957 708 3
1958 712 2
1959 707 3
1960 712 3
1961 680 5
1962 692 2
1963 723 1
1968 686 1
1969 649 5
Year AB Rank
1957 625 7
1958 620 6
1959 614 8
1960 622 5
1961 603 9
1962 622 2
Year Hits Rank
1956 204 6
1957 206 6
1958 208 5
1959 207 6
1960 198 8
1962 196 4
1963 216 4
Year TB Rank
1957 339 2
1958 319 5
1962 296 7
1963 322 9
1969 277 4
Year 2B Rank
1956 42 8
1957 43 3
1958 45 1
1959 40 7
1960 39 10
1961 38 4
1962 40 3
1963 36 9
1965 37 4
1969 39 5
Year 3B Rank
1955 6 9
1956 14 3
1957 18 1
1958 12 2
1959 7 7
1960 9 2
1961 12 1
1962 18 1
1963 11 2
1964 10 4
1965 10 3
1967 8 5
1968 9 7
1969 12 3
Year SB Rank
1955 27 8
1956 32 2
1957 46 3
1958 53 3
1959 44 4
1960 61 1
1961 63 1
1962 61 1
1963 52 2
1964 38 6
1968 55 6
1969 48 7
1970 53 5
Year R Rank
1957 119 1
1958 100 9
1959 109 6
1960 103 7
1962 121 2
1963 129 1
1968 91 8
1969 91 4
Year BB Rank
1958 78 5
1959 77 7
1963 89 4
1964 77 6
1965 78 8
1967 73 8
1968 91 4
1969 80 4
1970 78 7
Year IBB Rank
1957 13 4
1958 14 1
1959 13 3
1962 6 9
1963 10 1
1964 9 3
1965 12 3
Year SH Rank
1968 16 4
1969 13 9
Year SF Rank
1964 6 10
1970 7 3
Year XBH Rank
1956 66 5
1957 79 1
1958 71 3
1959 68 9
1962 66 5
1969 67 1
Year Avg Rank
1956 0.340 6
1957 0.330 10
1958 0.336 6
1959 0.337 8
1963 0.352 5
1967 0.310 9
1969 0.302 8
Year OBP Rank
1957 0.395 8
1958 0.410 5
1959 0.413 4
1962 0.374 10
1963 0.440 2
1967 0.406 4
1968 0.397 7
1969 0.396 6
Year SLG Rank
1957 0.542 1
1969 0.505 4
Year ISO Rank
1969 0.202 6
Year OPS Rank
1957 0.938 1
1958 0.924 8
1959 0.941 8
1963 0.965 6
1967 0.895 8
1968 0.852 10
1969 0.901 3
Year G Rank
1957 151 10
1958 153 4
1959 152 6
1960 151 8
1962 153 6
1963 160 7
1968 157 9
Year WAR Rank
1956 5.3 10
1957 5.8 5
1958 5.7 5
1959 6.3 8
1963 6.2 7
1968 6.0 8
1969 7.2 3