Career
McGraw played for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops in the 1914 season. He played just 1 game in his career, pitching in 2 innings, and striking out 2. McGraw was born in Intercourse, Pennsylvania, and died in Torrance, California.
He changed his name to John McGraw, after the more famous player/manager John McGraw, in order to maintain his amateur status.
McGraw was an alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University.