Max Macon was born on Thursday, October 14, 1915, in Pensacola, Florida. Macon was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1938, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Max Macon baseball stats page.
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Max Macon![]() Max Macon Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#218) |
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Max MaconMax Macon 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 |
| 1938 | 23 | Cardinals | 38 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 4.11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 129.1 | 575 | 133 | 59 | 83 | 9 | 61 | - | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1940 | 25 | Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1942 | 27 | Dodgers | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.93 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 84.0 | 348 | 67 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 33 | - | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1943 | 28 | Dodgers | 25 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 353 | 91 | 51 | 54 | 4 | 32 | - | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 1944 | 29 | Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1947 | 32 | Braves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 6 Years | 81 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 19 | .472 | 4.24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 297.1 | 1,314 | 307 | 140 | 171 | 20 | 128 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - | ||
Max MaconMax Macon 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 |
| 1938 | 23 | Cardinals | 46 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | .306 | .342 | .306 |
| 1940 | 25 | Dodgers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1942 | 27 | Dodgers | 26 | 43 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | .279 | .311 | .372 |
| 1943 | 28 | Dodgers | 45 | 55 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | .164 | .164 | .164 |
| 1944 | 29 | Braves | 106 | 366 | 38 | 100 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 12 | - | 23 | 2 | - | 0 | 5 | .273 | .296 | .355 |
| 1947 | 32 | Braves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 6 Years | 226 | 502 | 54 | 133 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .265 | .288 | .333 | ||
Max MaconMax Macon Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1938 Cardinals | P | 38 | 12 | 388 | 37 | 1.0 | 35 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.44 |
| 1938 Cardinals | RF | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1940 Dodgers | P | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1942 Dodgers | P | 14 | 8 | 252 | 25 | 1.8 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.57 |
| 1943 Dodgers | 1B | 3 | 0 | - | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 0.00 |
| 1943 Dodgers | P | 25 | 9 | 231 | 22 | 0.9 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
| 1944 Braves | 1B | 72 | 62 | 1,569 | 690 | 9.6 | 674 | 625 | 49 | 16 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 11.60 |
| 1944 Braves | CF | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1944 Braves | LF | 21 | 18 | 432 | 147 | 7.0 | 146 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.13 |
| 1944 Braves | P | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1947 Braves | P | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 81 | 29 | 892 | 86 | 1.1 | 83 | 15 | 68 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.51 | |
| 1B Totals | 75 | 62 | 1,569 | 702 | 9.4 | 685 | 636 | 49 | 17 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 11.79 | |
| LF Totals | 21 | 18 | 432 | 147 | 7.0 | 146 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.13 | |
| CF Totals | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 | |
| RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 6 Years | 180 | 111 | 2,917 | 936 | 5.2 | 915 | 797 | 118 | 21 | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 8.47 | |
Max MaconMax Macon 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 |
| 1938 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 3 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 0.64 | 2.71 | 4.24 |
| 1940 Dodgers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 |
| 1942 Dodgers | 1 | - | - | 12 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.8 | 43.0 | 0.82 | 2.89 | 3.54 |
| 1943 Dodgers | 1 | - | - | 14 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 55.0 | 9.2 | 0.66 | 2.45 | 3.74 |
| 1944 Braves | 7 | - | - | 11 | 2 | n/a | 122.0 | 15.9 | 10.2 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| 1947 Braves | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 6 Years | 9 | - | - | 40 | 9 | n/a | 167.3 | 15.7 | 10.9 | 0.70 | 2.72 | 3.87 |
Max MaconMax Macon Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1938 St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1944 Boston Braves | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1947 Boston Braves | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
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