Chuck McElroy
Philadelphia Phillies 1989–1990; Chicago Cubs 1991–1993; Cincinnati Reds 1994–1995; California Angels 1996; Cincinnati Reds 1996; Anaheim Angels 1997; Chicago White Sox 1997; Colorado Rockies 1998–1999; New York Mets 1999; Baltimore Orioles 2000–2001; San Diego Padres 2001
Percentile snapshot
No qualified season. This player never reached the qualification floor — 3.1 plate appearances, or one inning, per game his team played — in any archived season, so there is no season population to rank him inside.
Career, era-adjusted
sWAR measured against every career in history, 24,011 of them. Only era-adjusted career stats carry a percentile — a raw career total gets a rank instead, because pooling the 1890s with the 2020s is a choice, not a measurement.
Season by season
Batting
| Season | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC+ | OPS+ | wOBA | sWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 |
| 1991 | 71 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .400 | .700 | 89.2 | 91.4 | .317 | 3.5 |
| 1992 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 2.000 | 502.2 | 446.7 | .884 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -120.7 | -100.0 | .000 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | -24.2 | -11.8 | .151 | 1.7 |
| 1995 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -122.3 | -100.0 | .000 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -120.0 | -100.0 | .000 | 0.9 |
| 1997 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1998 | 78 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | -24.9 | -2.9 | .181 | 2.3 |
| 1999 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -147.7 | -100.0 | .000 | 0.4 |
| 2000 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 2001 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -117.4 | -100.0 | .000 | -0.2 |
Pitching
| Season | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | IP | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | FIP | FIP- | ERA+ | sWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10.3 | 1.74 | 1.548 | 6.97 | 3.53 | 99.7 | 203.3 | 0.3 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 14.0 | 7.71 | 2.429 | 10.29 | 2.67 | 69.9 | 49.4 | -0.5 |
| 1991 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 22 | 57 | 92 | 7 | 101.3 | 1.95 | 1.283 | 8.17 | 3.56 | 92.2 | 197.6 | 3.5 |
| 1992 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 33 | 51 | 83 | 5 | 83.7 | 3.55 | 1.482 | 8.93 | 3.40 | 93.9 | 101.9 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 47.3 | 4.56 | 1.606 | 5.89 | 4.41 | 110.2 | 87.7 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 3 | 57.7 | 2.34 | 1.162 | 5.93 | 3.20 | 76.9 | 178.0 | 1.7 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 40.3 | 6.02 | 1.512 | 6.02 | 4.53 | 109.3 | 68.8 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 21 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 49.0 | 3.86 | 1.388 | 8.27 | 3.97 | 84.4 | 124.6 | 0.9 |
| 1997 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 32 | 22 | 62 | 5 | 75.0 | 3.84 | 1.267 | 7.44 | 3.32 | 74.6 | 115.9 | 1.2 |
| 1998 | 78 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22 | 24 | 61 | 3 | 68.3 | 2.90 | 1.346 | 8.03 | 2.91 | 57.5 | 174.5 | 2.3 |
| 1999 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 9 | 54.0 | 5.50 | 1.778 | 7.33 | 5.67 | 105.3 | 97.1 | 0.4 |
| 2000 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 33 | 34 | 50 | 6 | 63.3 | 4.69 | 1.484 | 7.11 | 4.58 | 99.0 | 98.6 | 0.6 |
| 2001 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 14 | 75.0 | 5.28 | 1.773 | 5.64 | 6.16 | 148.8 | 78.3 | -0.2 |
sWAR is the season TOTAL for a player who both hit and pitched: the record book carries one figure per season, not a split, so the same number appears on both lines rather than being counted twice.
Career totals
Batting
Pitching
A total is called out only where it ranks in the all-time top 500; hover a figure for its rank and the size of the field it was ranked in. Ranks are absolute facts and carry no percentile — the population for "career home runs" would be an editorial choice, and the rank is not.
Best games
Batting
| Date | Game | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-04-11 | STL @ CHC Gameday | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1991-06-30 | STL @ CHC Gameday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992-07-26 | CHC @ HOU Gameday | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992-04-26 | PIT @ CHC Gameday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991-08-10 | NYM @ CHC Gameday | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
| Date | Game | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-07-22 | CWS @ DET Gameday | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000-09-16 | SEA @ BAL Gameday | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997-08-22 | CWS @ TEX Gameday | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000-09-12 | BAL @ TEX Gameday | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001-04-08 | BAL @ CLE Gameday | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Ranked from our own play-by-play game log, which begins in 1901 — not from the record book, so a career played outside it shows nothing here rather than a short list.