John McHale
General manager for the Tigers, Braves, and Nationals (1958–1984).
0 seasons with salary-era data across 3 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 0–0
Overview
| Team | Role | Year | 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% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career total (1985+ data) | $0 | – | +0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | +66.1 | -4.2 | -0.09 | -7.1 | +0.0 | – | – | – | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 0 deals credited to John McHale, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
No graded trades on record for this executive.
Players acquired — 28 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wallach | 3B |  WSN |
Draft | 1979 | 8 | +24.0 | +3.0 | – | – | – |
| Larry Walker | OF | WSN |
Intl FA | 1984 | 5 | +20.9 | +4.2 | – | – | – |
| Andrés Galarraga | 1B | WSN |
Intl FA | 1979 | 5 | +10.6 | +2.1 | – | – | – |
| Hubie Brooks | 3B/OF | WSN |
Trade | 1984 | 4 | +9.7 | +2.4 | – | – | – |
| Floyd Youmans | P | WSN |
Trade | 1984 | 4 | +6.3 | +1.6 | – | – | – |
| Vance Law | 2B/3B | WSN |
Trade | 1984 | 3 | +6.0 | +2.0 | – | – | – |
| Joe Hesketh | P | WSN |
Draft | 1980 | 5 | +5.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – |
| Tim Burke | P | WSN |
Trade | 1983 | 6 | +4.5 | +0.7 | – | – | – |
| Mike Fitzgerald | C | WSN |
Trade | 1984 | 4 | +3.7 | +0.9 | – | – | – |
| Nelson Santovenia | C | WSN |
Draft | 1982 | 2 | +2.4 | +1.2 | – | – | – |
| Brian Holman | P | WSN |
Draft | 1983 | 2 | +1.7 | +0.8 | – | – | – |
| Jeff Reardon | P | WSN |
Trade | 1981 | 2 | +1.3 | +0.6 | – | – | – |
| John Dopson | P | WSN |
Draft | 1982 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | – | – |
| Wallace Johnson | 1B | WSN |
Draft | 1979 | 3 | +0.9 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Casey Candaele | 2B/OF | WSN |
Intl FA | 1982 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | – | – |
| Sergio Valdez | P | WSN |
Intl FA | 1983 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Bert Roberge | P | WSN |
Trade | 1984 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Rick Grapenthin | P | WSN |
Intl FA | 1980 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Tim Barrett | P | WSN |
Intl FA | 1983 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Roy Johnson | OF | WSN |
Draft | 1980 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Bill Moore | 1B/OF | WSN |
Draft | 1983 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Gary Lucas | P | WSN |
Trade | 1983 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Rene Gonzales | 2B/3B | WSN |
Draft | 1982 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Terry Francona | 1B/OF | WSN |
Draft | 1980 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Luis Rivera | SS | WSN |
Intl FA | 1981 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | – | – | – |
| Herm Winningham | OF | WSN |
Trade | 1984 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | – | – | – |
| Jim Wohlford | OF | WSN |
Trade | 1983 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | – | – | – |
| Al Newman | 2B/SS | WSN |
Trade | 1984 | – | -1.0 | – | – | – | – |
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.