James McCann Stats

James McCann was born on Wednesday, June 13, 1990, in Santa Barbara, California. McCann was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 2014, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 James McCann baseball stats page.

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"I have a ton of signed balls and bats. I think the one that sticks out to me right now because it’s fresh in my mind is an Al Kaline signed jersey. I actually have several things signed by him that mean a bunch to me. He was a phenomenal person just being around him in the Detroit organization and the friendship that we ended up having. You know I’ve got a picture of us walking down the tunnel in Comerica Park with his arm around me. He signed it and wrote a note to me. So that's a special keepsake. But what really sticks out to me is, I have two signed jerseys that he signed. One he made out to my son Christian, one he made out to my son Kane. And I had him do that because the morning that they were born, within you know them being born ten weeks early, within hours of them being born. He texted me to tell me that he had been praying for them all morning long. So you know, for them, they’ll never really know who Al Kaline was other than the stories that I tell them and what they watch. But having a hall of famer text their dad saying, 'Hey, I’ve been praying for you this morning.' I think that's pretty special to me, I'll remember that." - James McCann (NBC Sports 10, 10 Questions With James McCann, 04/27/2020)

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James 'McCannon' McCann Autograph on a 2014 Bowman Platinum Gold Relic Baseball Card (#40/50)

James 'McCannon' McCann Autograph on a 2014 Bowman Platinum Gold Relic Baseball Card (#40/50)

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Birth Name:   James Thomas McCann (Twitter: @McCannon33)
Nickname:   McCannon
Born On:   06-13-1990  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Santa Barbara, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Dos Pueblos High School (Goleta, CA)
College:   University of Arkansas
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   09-01-2014 (Age 24)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   2011 : 2nd Round (76th) / Signing Bonus = $575,000

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James McCann Pitching Stats

2023 33 Orioles 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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James McCann Hitting Stats

2014 24 Tigers 9 12 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333
2015 25 Tigers 114 401 32 106 18 5 7 0 41 16 0 90 4 1 3 17 .264 .297 .387
2016 26 Tigers 105 344 31 76 9 1 12 1 48 23 0 109 1 3 2 12 .221 .272 .358
2017 27 Tigers 106 352 39 89 14 2 13 1 49 26 0 89 1 3 9 8 .253 .318 .415
2018 28 Tigers 118 427 31 94 16 0 8 1 39 26 0 116 0 2 2 9 .220 .267 .314
2019 29 White Sox 118 439 62 120 26 1 18 2 60 30 1 137 1 0 6 10 .273 .328 .460
2020 30 White Sox 31 97 20 28 3 0 7 0 15 8 0 30 0 2 4 2 .289 .360 .536
2021 31 Mets 121 375 29 87 12 1 10 0 46 32 1 115 0 3 2 12 .232 .294 .349
2022 32 Mets 61 174 19 34 6 0 3 0 18 11 0 46 0 2 4 5 .195 .257 .282
2023 33 Orioles 70 207 25 46 14 0 6 0 26 9 0 57 3 2 5 5 .222 .269 .377
10 Years 853 2,828 290 683 119 10 84 5 342 181 2 791 10 18 37 80 .242 .294 .380

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James McCann Fielding Stats

2014 Tigers C 6 2 72 23 3.8 23 22 1 0 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.63
2015 Tigers C 112 103 2,830 777 6.9 777 723 54 0 5 3 41 28 1.000 7.41
2016 Tigers C 99 96 2,531 804 8.1 800 756 44 4 9 4 33 27 .995 8.53
2017 Tigers C 103 97 2,509 781 7.6 779 745 34 2 7 10 57 24 .997 8.38
2018 Tigers C 114 112 2,962 902 7.9 897 847 50 5 10 5 47 27 .994 8.18
2019 White Sox C 106 102 2,716 930 8.8 923 884 39 7 8 3 37 17 .992 9.18
2020 White Sox C 30 27 737 261 8.7 257 250 7 4 0 2 8 4 .985 9.42
2021 Mets 1B 6 5 135 42 7.0 42 37 5 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.40
2021 Mets C 107 97 2,479 916 8.6 914 877 33 6 2 8 46 17 .993 9.91
2022 Mets 1B 3 1 45 11 3.7 11 9 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.60
2022 Mets C 60 53 1,380 544 9.1 540 524 16 4 4 1 26 8 .993 10.57
2023 Orioles 1B 2 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2023 Orioles C 59 54 1,437 497 8.4 494 472 22 3 2 2 29 15 .994 9.28
2023 Orioles P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
C Totals 796 743 19,653 6,435 8.1 6,404 6,100 300 35 47 38 328 167 .995 8.79
1B Totals 11 6 184 53 4.8 53 46 7 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.78
P Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
10 Years 808 749 19,840 6,488 8.0 6,457 6,146 307 35 53 38 328 167 .995 8.78

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James McCann Miscellaneous Stats

2014 Tigers 1 0 1.000 3 0 3 0.0 6.0 0.0 - - -
2015 Tigers 0 1 .000 6 0 1 57.3 4.5 9.8 - - -
2016 Tigers 0 1 .000 6 0 6 28.7 3.2 7.2 - - -
2017 Tigers 1 0 1.000 5 0 4 27.1 4.0 7.2 - - -
2018 Tigers 0 3 .000 1 0 4 53.4 3.7 10.9 - - -
2019 White Sox 4 1 .800 2 0 13 24.4 3.2 7.3 - - -
2020 White Sox 1 1 .500 1 0 0 13.9 3.2 6.5 - - -
2021 Mets 1 2 .333 13 0 1 37.5 3.3 8.2 - - -
2022 Mets 3 0 1.000 1 0 0 58.0 3.8 9.7 - - -
2023 Orioles 3 1 .750 3 0 7 34.5 3.6 8.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Years 14 10 .583 41 0 39 33.7 3.6 8.3 0.00 0.00 0.00

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James McCann Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2014 Detroit Tigers 34 $502,000.00 - -
2015 Detroit Tigers 34 $507,500.00 - -
2016 Detroit Tigers 34 $519,500.00 - -
2017 Detroit Tigers 34 $552,100.00 - -
2018 Detroit Tigers 34 $2,375,000.00 - -
2019 Chicago White Sox 33 $2,500,000.00 Stats -
2020 Chicago White Sox 33 $1,998,000.00 n/a -
2021 New York Mets 33 $8,000,000.00 - -
2022 New York Mets 33 $8,150,000.00 - -
2023 Baltimore Orioles 27 $12,150,000.00 - -

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James Thomas McCann is an active Major League Baseball player with the Chicago White Sox (2019-today) who previously played for the Detroit Tigers (2014-2018). When "McCannon", a nickname given to him because of his strong throwing arm, first took the field on September 1, 2014, he became the first positional player out of Dos Pueblos High School to reach the majors. Do you know what pitcher preceded McCann? [Answer]

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Did you know that when James McCann hit his first career home run on April 29, 2015, it was an inside-the-park homer? Did you know that McCann was actually the seventh catcher in baseball history to enter the Baseball Almanac with a inside-the-parker inaugural homer, joining Phil Masi (1946), Sam Calderone (1950), John Ellis (1969), Andy Etchebarren (1965), Brent Mayne (1991), Angelo Encarnacion (1995) and Chad Moeller (2000)?

Did you know that the next two home runs Brian McCann hit were walkoff homers, making "McCannon" only the third player in Major League history to hit two walk-offs within his first three career homers, joining Kirby Higbe and Kevin Romine?

Did you know that when Brian McCann finished the 2015 season, he had caught 112 games and never once committed an error—a feat duplicated by only five catchers in baseball history prior to McCannon? Backstops, before McCann, with 100-or-more games caught in a season, without an error committed: Chris Iannetta (2008), Chris Snyder (2008), Mike Matheny (2003), Charles Johnson (1997), and Buddy Rosar (1946).

James McCann committed an error on May 30, 2016, the first of his career. McCannon had gone 139 consecutive games, since his Major League debut, without committing an error. The streak included 974 total chances, 69 assists, 6 double plays, and set a new American League record for most games caught without an error to begin a career. Do you know who held the record (Clues: 93 Straight Games, with Indians, from 1932-1934)? [Answer]

On August 14, 2019, James McCann hit a grand slam. On August 16, 2019, James McCann hit a second grand slam. Two slams in 2019 tied McCannon for the major league lead and made him only the third Pale Hose catcher to ever hit two grand slams in the same season, joining Ed Herrmann (1970), and Sherm Lollar (1958).