Rosternomics
JM

Jack McKeon

Born Nov 23, 1930 · South Amboy, NJ · age 95

General manager for the Padres (1981–1990).

Across the full 6-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for cost per win (94th percentile). The clearest contrast is net WAR per trade (7th percentile): the realized net WAR return per trade has ranked below most peers.

6 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 469–502 (0.483)

Percentile Rankings

vs. execs with toyrs exp.
PoorAverageGreat
Trade Decision Quality
Roster Construction
Depth
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.6
Dead money %
32%
PoorAverageGreat
Talent Creation
Cheap-talent surplus
$2M
Drafted surplus
$1M
Traded-for surplus
$0M
Int'l surplus
$1M
Results & Efficiency
GM WAR
-2.4
TAB
-20.5
WAB
-21.0
$ / WAR
$0.3M
Net WAR/trade
-2.19

Overview

TeamRoleYear Pay
$M
Rel
Pay
Surp
$M
Surp
WAR
Dead
%
Cheap
$M
Draft
$M
Trd
$M
Int'l
$M
$ /
WAR
WAR Depth Dead
WAR
HG Trade Net/
Trd
FA R5 RFA PPA CPA WAB TAB W-L% POPenWS
Padres GM 1985 83–79 $11 110 -2 -6.9 18% +2 +1 +1 +0 $0.3M 34.5 10.0 -3.1 +18.6 -9.6 -2.41 +0.3 +11.1 -0.2 -0.9 0.512
Padres GM 1986 74–88 $12 104 -4 -15.2 51% +2 +3 -0 +0 $0.4M 24.5 3.0 -4.8 +4.5 -27.8 -4.64 -0.3 +0.0 0.26 0.07 -8.5 -10.3 0.457
Padres GM 1987 65–97 $10 95 -2 -6.3 41% +4 +2 +1 +1 $0.3M 28.6 4.0 -3.4 -3.3 +1.0 +0.24 -3.8 +0.1 0.26 0.07 -16.3 -5.0 0.401
Padres GM 1988 83–78 $10 82 +2 +6.0 23% +3 +1 +0 +2 $0.2M 37.2 9.0 -2.8 +19.9 +6.4 +1.28 +16.8 +0.0 2.83 0.22 +4.1 +5.7 0.516
Padres GM 1989 89–73 $14 99 -2 -6.8 19% +2 +1 -1 +2 $0.4M 29.5 8.0 -6.6 +1.2 -25.4 -3.18 -4.5 +0.0 0.53 0.09 +7.1 -4.7 0.549
Padres GM 1990 75–87 $17 102 -4 -9.9 43% +2 +0 +0 +1 $0.5M 29.2 8.0 -6.8 +7.9 -20.2 -4.04 -5.4 +0.0 1.49 0.16 -7.3 -5.3 0.463
Career total (1985+ data) $73 99 -13 -39.1 32% +2 +1 +0 +1 $0.3M 183.6 7.0 -4.6 +139.0 -115.9 -2.19 -4.7 +11.0 0.88 0.11 -21.0 -20.5 0.483

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+139.0
Trade-115.9
Free agency-4.7
Rule 5 / minor draft+11.0
Sourcing mix: 61% draft · 8% FA · 26% trade · 5% R5

Trades

Trades made — 41 deals credited to Jack McKeon, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

1990 · SDP / TOR
SDP · Jack McKeon +$67.2M
Fred McGriff, Tony Fernández
TOR · Pat Gillick −$67.2M
Joe Carter, Roberto Alomar
SDP came out ahead by $67.2M
1986 · SDP / BAL
SDP · Jack McKeon +$1.6M
Storm Davis
BAL · Hank Peters −$1.6M
Terry Kennedy, Mark Williamson
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
1990 · ATL / SDP
ATL · Bobby Cox +$2.4M
Mark Grant
SDP · Jack McKeon −$2.4M
Derek Lilliquist
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
1986 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Frank Cashen +$128.0M
Kevin McReynolds, Gene Walter, Adam Ging
SDP · Jack McKeon −$128.0M
Shawn Abner, Stan Jefferson, Kevin Mitchell, Kevin Armstrong, Kevin Brown
NYM came out ahead by $128.0M
1989 · MIN / SDP
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$2.4M
Greg Booker
SDP · Jack McKeon −$2.4M
Freddie Toliver
MIN came out ahead by $2.4M
1986 · DET / SDP
DET · Bill Lajoie +$0.8M
Mark Thurmond
SDP · Jack McKeon −$0.8M
Dave LaPoint
DET came out ahead by $0.8M
1989 · SDP / CHC
SDP · Jack McKeon +$86.4M
Calvin Schiraldi, Darrin Jackson, Phil Stephenson
CHC · Jim Frey −$86.4M
Marvell Wynne, Luis Salazar
SDP came out ahead by $86.4M
1988 · SDP / DET
SDP · Jack McKeon +$18.4M
Walt Terrell
DET · Bill Lajoie −$18.4M
Chris Brown, Keith Moreland
SDP came out ahead by $18.4M
1986 · SDP / NYY
SDP · Jack McKeon +$164.0M
Ed Whitson
NYY · Clyde King −$164.0M
Tim Stoddard
SDP came out ahead by $164.0M
1988 · SDP / CIN
SDP · Jack McKeon +$52.0M
Dennis Rasmussen
CIN · Murray Cook −$52.0M
Candy Sierra
SDP came out ahead by $52.0M
1990 · NYY / SDP
NYY · Hardy Peterson +$4.0M
Mike Humphreys
SDP · Jack McKeon −$4.0M
Oscar Azócar
NYY came out ahead by $4.0M
1988 · SDP / NYY
SDP · Jack McKeon +$68.8M
Jack Clark, Pat Clements
NYY · Lou Piniella −$68.8M
Lance McCullers, Jimmy Jones, Stan Jefferson
SDP came out ahead by $68.8M
1989 · SDP / DET
SDP · Jack McKeon +$12.0M
Luis Salazar
DET · Bill Lajoie −$12.0M
Mike Brumley
SDP came out ahead by $12.0M
1987 · SFG / SDP
SFG · Al Rosen +$0.0M
Tom Meagher, Mark Wasinger
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Colin Ward, Steve Miller
Even trade
1985 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
Rick Lancellotti
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Rusty Tillman
Even trade
1987 · SDP / MIN
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Dave Blakley
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Tom Gorman
Even trade
1988 · SDP / HOU
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.8M
Dan Walters
HOU · Bill Wood −$0.8M
Ed Vosberg
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1990 · BOS / SDP
BOS · Lou Gorman +$4.8M
Steve Hendricks, Brad Hoyer
SDP · Jack McKeon −$4.8M
Wes Gardner
BOS came out ahead by $4.8M
1989 · SDP / STL
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.8M
Jeremy Hernandez
STL · Dal Maxvill −$0.8M
Randy Byers
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1985 · BAL / SDP
BAL · Hank Peters +$0.8M
Fritzie Connally
SDP · Jack McKeon −$0.8M
Vic Rodríguez
BAL came out ahead by $0.8M
1985 · SDP / OAK
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Tim Pyznarski
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$0.0M
Joe Lansford
Even trade
1989 · OAK / CLE / SDP
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$3.2M
Peter Kuld
CLE · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Brian Brooks
SDP · Jack McKeon −$3.2M
José Mota
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M 3-team
1985 · SDP / TEX
SDP · Jack McKeon +$4.0M
Randy Asadoor
TEX · Tom Grieve −$4.0M
Mitch Williams
SDP came out ahead by $4.0M
1989 · SDP / NYM
SDP · Jack McKeon +$1.6M
Rich Rodriguez
NYM · Frank Cashen −$1.6M
Brad Pounders, Bill Stevenson
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
1989 · SDP / MIL
SDP · Jack McKeon +$2.4M
Dan Murphy
MIL · Harry Dalton −$2.4M
Todd Simmons, Jim Austin
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
1986 · PIT / SDP
PIT · Syd Thrift +$12.8M
Bob Patterson
SDP · Jack McKeon −$12.8M
Marvell Wynne
PIT came out ahead by $12.8M
1986 · SDP / MIL
SDP · Jack McKeon +$60.8M
Randy Ready
MIL · Harry Dalton −$60.8M
Tim Pyznarski
SDP came out ahead by $60.8M
1990 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
Nikco Riesgo
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Craig Repoz
Even trade
1990 · CLE / SDP
CLE · Hank Peters +$12.8M
Alex Cole
SDP · Jack McKeon −$12.8M
Tom Lampkin
CLE came out ahead by $12.8M
1985 · SDP / BAL
SDP · Jack McKeon +$22.4M
Roy Lee Jackson, Rich Caldwell
BAL · Hank Peters −$22.4M
Alan Wiggins
SDP came out ahead by $22.4M
1990 · SDP / WSN
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
John Costello
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Brian Harrison
Even trade
1988 · CHC / SDP
CHC · Jim Frey +$3.2M
Rich Gossage, Ray Hayward
SDP · Jack McKeon −$3.2M
Keith Moreland, Mike Brumley
CHC came out ahead by $3.2M
1990 · STL / SDP
STL · Dal Maxvill +$19.2M
Omar Olivares
SDP · Jack McKeon −$19.2M
Alex Cole, Steve Peters
STL came out ahead by $19.2M
1986 · SDP / OAK
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.8M
Bob Stoddard, Kevin Russ
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$0.8M
Rusty Tillman
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1990 · TEX / SDP
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.8M
Mark Parent
SDP · Jack McKeon −$0.8M
Scott Coolbaugh
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M
1987 · SDP / CHW
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Joel McKeon
CHW · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Ed Wojna
Even trade
1989 · CLE / SDP
CLE · Hank Peters +$116.0M
Sandy Alomar, Chris James, Carlos Baerga
SDP · Jack McKeon −$116.0M
Joe Carter
CLE came out ahead by $116.0M
1989 · PHI / SDP
PHI · Lee Thomas +$113.6M
Randy Ready, John Kruk
SDP · Jack McKeon −$113.6M
Chris James
PHI came out ahead by $113.6M
1989 · NYY / SDP
NYY · Bob Quinn +$6.4M
Walt Terrell, Freddie Toliver
SDP · Jack McKeon −$6.4M
Mike Pagliarulo, Don Schulze
NYY came out ahead by $6.4M
1987 · SFG / SDP
SFG · Al Rosen +$181.6M
Dave Dravecky, Craig Lefferts, Kevin Mitchell
SDP · Jack McKeon −$181.6M
Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, Mark Davis, Mark Grant
SFG came out ahead by $181.6M
1987 · OAK / SDP
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$9.6M
Storm Davis
SDP · Jack McKeon −$9.6M
Dave Leiper, Rob Nelson
OAK came out ahead by $9.6M

Players acquired — 99 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr RFA PPA CPA
Tony Gwynn OF SDP Draft 1981 17 +56.3 +3.3
Andy Benes P SDP Draft 1988 7 +19.8 +2.8
Bruce Hurst P SDP Free agency 1988 5 +15.6 +3.1 2.4% 0.44%
Benito Santiago C SDP Intl FA 1982 6 +15.4 +2.6
Ed Whitson P SDP Trade 1986 6 +12.8 +2.1 0.1% 0.02%
Bip Roberts 2B/OF SDP Rule 5 1985 5 +11.1 +2.2
Roberto Alomar 2B SDP Intl FA 1985 3 +10.8 +3.6
Fred McGriff 1B SDP Trade 1990 3 +9.1 +3.0 9.0% 0.72%
Darrin Jackson OF SDP Trade 1989 3 +8.8 +2.9 0.4% 0.04%
Jack Clark 1B/OF SDP Trade 1988 2 +8.5 +4.3 2.1% 0.37%
Scott Sanders P SDP Draft 1990 5 +7.9 +1.6
Randy Ready 2B/3B/OF SDP Trade 1987 3 +7.2 +2.4 1.3% 0.37%
Greg Harris P SDP Draft 1985 6 +7.0 +1.2
John Kruk 1B/OF SDP Draft 1981 3 +7.0 +2.3
Carmelo Martínez 1B/OF SDP Trade 1983 4 +7.0 +1.7
Kevin McReynolds OF SDP Draft 1981 2 +6.0 +3.0
Garry Templeton SS SDP Trade 1981 5 +5.8 +1.2
Mark Davis P SDP Trade 1987 3 +5.0 +1.7 0.1% 0.03%
Dave Dravecky P SDP Trade 1981 3 +4.3 +1.4
Jimmy Jones P SDP Draft 1982 3 +3.9 +1.3
Graig Nettles 3B SDP Trade 1984 2 +3.1 +1.6
Tim Worrell P SDP Draft 1989 3 +2.7 +0.9
Craig Lefferts P SDP Trade 1983 5 +2.5 +0.5
Larry Andersen P SDP Free agency 1990 2 +2.4 +1.2 4.4% 0.34%
Lance McCullers P SDP Trade 1983 3 +2.4 +0.8
Jerald Clark OF SDP Draft 1985 4 +2.0 +0.5
Dennis Rasmussen P SDP Trade 1983 4 +2.0 +0.5 8.1% 0.64%
Doug Brocail P SDP Draft 1986 5 +1.8 +0.4
LaMarr Hoyt P SDP Trade 1984 1 +1.8 +1.8
Thomas Howard OF SDP Draft 1986 2 +1.6 +0.8
Dickie Thon SS SDP Free agency 1988 1 +1.4 +1.4 4.1% 0.32%
Tom Lampkin C SDP Trade 1990 3 +1.2 +0.4 0.0% 0.00%
Walt Terrell P SDP Trade 1989 1 +1.2 +1.2 0.7% 0.11%
Gene Walter P SDP Draft 1982 2 +1.1 +0.6
Bruce Bochy C SDP Trade 1985 2 +1.0 +0.5
Shane Mack OF SDP Draft 1984 2 +1.0 +0.5
Kevin Mitchell OF SDP Trade 1987 1 +1.0 +1.0 0.3% 0.07%
Ricky Bones P SDP Intl FA 1986 1 +0.9 +0.9
Marvell Wynne OF SDP Trade 1986 3 +0.9 +0.3 0.1% 0.03%
Eddie Williams 1B/3B SDP Free agency 1989 3 +0.8 +0.3 0.0% 0.00%
Rich Rodriguez P SDP Trade 1989 3 +0.6 +0.2
Mike Pagliarulo 3B SDP Trade 1990 1 +0.6 +0.6 1.1% 0.12%
Dan Walters C SDP Trade 1988 1 +0.5 +0.5
Eric Nolte P SDP Draft 1985 1 +0.4 +0.4
Gary Green SS SDP Draft 1984 2 +0.3 +0.2
Dave Leiper P SDP Trade 1987 2 +0.3 +0.1 0.0% 0.00%
A. J. Sager P SDP Draft 1988 1 +0.3 +0.3
Ed Wojna P SDP Trade 1983 2 +0.3 +0.1
Randy Asadoor 3B SDP Trade 1985 1 +0.2 +0.2
Chris Brown 3B SDP Trade 1987 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.0% 0.01%
Roy Lee Jackson P SDP Trade 1985 1 +0.2 +0.2
Pedro Martínez P SDP Intl FA 1986 2 +0.2 +0.1
Calvin Schiraldi P SDP Trade 1989 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.3% 0.04%
Dave Staton 1B SDP Draft 1989 1 +0.2 +0.2
Keith Comstock P SDP Trade 1987 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.0% 0.01%
Paul Faries 2B SDP Draft 1987 2 +0.1 +0.1
Bryce Florie P SDP Draft 1988 2 +0.1 +0.1
Steve Garvey 1B SDP Trade 1985 1 +0.1 +0.1
Jeremy Hernandez P SDP Trade 1989 2 +0.1 +0.1
Tim Pyznarski 1B SDP Trade 1985 1 +0.1 +0.1
Bob Stoddard P SDP Trade 1986 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0% 0.01%
Sandy Alomar C SDP Intl FA 1983 1 -0.0 -0.0
Randy Byers OF SDP Draft 1984 1 +0.0 +0.0
John Davis P SDP Free agency 1990 -0.0
Tom Gorman P SDP Free agency 1987 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Atlee Hammaker P SDP Free agency 1990 2 +0.0 +0.0 0.6% 0.07%
Rob Nelson 1B SDP Trade 1987 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1% 0.01%
Edwin Rodríguez 2B SDP Trade 1983 -0.0
Ed Vosberg P SDP Draft 1983 1 +0.0 +0.0
Al Bumbry OF SDP Trade 1985 -0.1
Storm Davis P SDP Trade 1986 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1% 0.02%
Luis DeLeón P SDP Trade 1982 -0.1
Derek Lilliquist P SDP Trade 1990 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.4% 0.04%
Dan Murphy P SDP Trade 1989 -0.1
Don Schulze P SDP Trade 1989 -0.1
Greg Booker P SDP Draft 1981 2 -0.2 -0.1
Ray Hayward P SDP Draft 1983 1 -0.2 -0.2
Bob Patterson P SDP Draft 1982 -0.2
Pat Clements P SDP Trade 1988 2 -0.3 -0.2 0.1% 0.01%
Ray Holbert SS SDP Draft 1988 -0.3
Jim Lewis P SDP Draft 1985 -0.3
Ray McDavid OF SDP Draft 1989 1 -0.3 -0.3
Ronn Reynolds C SDP Free agency 1990 -0.3
Mark Grant P SDP Trade 1989 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.1% 0.02%
José Mota 2B SDP Trade 1989 -0.4
Mark Wasinger 2B/3B SDP Draft 1982 -0.4
Dane Iorg OF SDP Free agency 1986 -0.5
Fred Lynn OF SDP Free agency 1989 -0.5
Rafael Valdez P SDP Intl FA 1985 -0.5
Stan Jefferson OF SDP Trade 1986 1 -0.6 -0.6 0.0% 0.01%
Kevin Higgins C SDP Draft 1989 -0.7
Darrell Sherman OF SDP Draft 1989 -0.7
Phil Stephenson 1B SDP Trade 1989 2 -0.7 -0.3 0.2% 0.03%
Bobby Brown OF SDP Trade 1985 -0.8
Luis Salazar 3B SDP Free agency 1987 1 -0.8 -0.8 0.6% 0.09%
Joey Cora 2B SDP Draft 1985 1 -0.9 -0.9
Oscar Azócar OF SDP Trade 1990 -1.1
Shawn Abner OF SDP Trade 1986 2 -2.2 -1.1
Luis López 2B/SS SDP Intl FA 1987 -3.4

Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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