Player

Sam McDowell

Player Info
Full Name
Samuel Edward
Born
September 21, 1942
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Size
6'5" / 190 lbs
B/T
L / L
Debut
September 15, 1961
Final Game
June 24, 1975
Career
15 years
Teams
Honors
6 x All-Star
1971, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1966, 1965
1970 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (AL)
1970 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
429
G
.154
AVG
119
H
2
HR
36
RBI
.347
OPS
3
OPS vs Lg
11% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
141-134
W-L
3.17
ERA
425
G
2,453
SO
14
SV
1.31
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 1 2.86 14 1 0 34.1 29 20
1974 New York Yankees 1 6 4.69 13 7 0 48.0 33 41
1973 San Francisco Giants 1 2 4.50 18 3 3 40.0 35 29
1973 New York Yankees 5 8 3.95 16 15 0 95.2 75 64
1972 San Francisco Giants 10 8 4.33 28 25 0 164.1 122 86
1971 Cleveland Indians 13 17 3.40 35 31 1 214.1 192 153
1970 Cleveland Indians 20 12 2.92 39 39 0 305.0 304 131
1969 Cleveland Indians 18 14 2.94 39 38 1 285.0 279 102
1968 Cleveland Indians 15 14 1.81 38 37 0 269.0 283 110
1967 Cleveland Indians 13 15 3.85 37 37 0 236.1 236 123
1966 Cleveland Indians 9 8 2.87 35 28 3 194.1 225 102
1965 Cleveland Indians 17 11 2.18 42 35 4 273.0 325 132
1964 Cleveland Indians 11 6 2.70 31 24 1 173.1 177 100
1963 Cleveland Indians 3 5 4.85 14 12 0 65.0 63 44
1962 Cleveland Indians 3 7 6.06 25 13 1 87.2 70 70
1961 Cleveland Indians 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 6.0 5 5
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1975 NL 34.7 7.53 5.19 1.442
1974 AL 48.0 6.19 7.69 1.729
1973 AL 135.7 7.30 6.17 1.555
1972 NL 164.3 6.68 4.71 1.467 ✓
1971 AL 214.7 8.05 6.41 1.458 ✓
1970 AL 305.0 8.97 3.87 1.203 ✓
1969 AL 285.0 8.81 3.22 1.137 ✓
1968 AL 269.0 9.47 3.68 1.082 ✓
1967 AL 236.3 8.99 4.68 1.371 ✓
1966 AL 194.3 10.42 4.72 1.194 ✓
1965 AL 273.0 10.71 4.35 1.136 ✓
1964 AL 173.3 9.19 5.19 1.431 ✓
1963 AL 65.0 8.72 6.09 1.646
1962 AL 87.7 7.19 7.19 1.722
1961 AL 6.3 7.11 7.11 1.263
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 New York Yankees 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 San Francisco Giants 18 12 2 0 0 0 1 .167
1973 New York Yankees 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 San Francisco Giants 28 59 7 1 1 0 3 .119
1971 Cleveland Indians 35 73 13 0 0 0 1 .178
1970 Cleveland Indians 40 105 13 0 0 1 5 .124
1969 Cleveland Indians 39 92 16 3 0 0 3 .174
1968 Cleveland Indians 38 85 13 0 0 0 5 .153
1967 Cleveland Indians 37 82 15 1 0 1 5 .183
1966 Cleveland Indians 36 60 12 0 1 0 2 .200
1965 Cleveland Indians 43 95 12 1 0 0 5 .126
1964 Cleveland Indians 31 56 8 1 0 0 2 .143
1963 Cleveland Indians 15 19 4 0 0 0 1 .211
1962 Cleveland Indians 25 26 4 0 0 0 1 .154
1961 Cleveland Indians 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1975 NL 8 .000 .000 0.0 62.5 -100 0.0
1973 AL 13 .000 .400 0.0 53.8 -5 0.0
1972 NL 64 .051 .184 1.6 32.8 -11 0.0
1971 AL 80 .000 .277 1.3 32.5 9 0.0
1970 AL 115 .029 .194 1.7 36.5 -16 1.0
1969 AL 104 .033 .258 0.0 29.8 10 0.0
1968 AL 96 .000 .255 3.1 36.5 9 0.0
1967 AL 88 .049 .259 1.1 31.8 29 1.0
1966 AL 65 .033 .353 1.5 41.5 32 0.0
1965 AL 101 .011 .200 1.0 34.7 -19 0.0
1964 AL 64 .018 .258 7.8 39.1 10 0.0
1963 AL 24 .000 .400 4.2 37.5 36 0.0
1962 AL 27 .000 .308 0.0 48.1 -14 0.0
1961 AL 2 .000 — 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 425 79 328 33 23 .925
1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates P 14 1 5 0 2 1.000
1974 New York Yankees P 13 1 2 1 0 .750
1973 New York Yankees P 16 4 15 0 1 1.000
1973 San Francisco Giants P 18 3 5 0 0 1.000
1972 San Francisco Giants P 28 8 21 1 0 .967
1971 Cleveland Indians P 35 3 26 4 2 .879
1970 Cleveland Indians 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1970 Cleveland Indians 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1970 Cleveland Indians P 39 3 35 4 1 .905
1969 Cleveland Indians P 39 5 39 4 5 .917
1968 Cleveland Indians P 38 10 30 4 7 .909
1967 Cleveland Indians P 37 9 31 5 2 .889
1966 Cleveland Indians P 35 11 30 2 2 .953
1965 Cleveland Indians P 42 6 46 4 0 .929
1964 Cleveland Indians P 31 7 20 2 1 .931
1963 Cleveland Indians P 14 4 7 0 0 1.000
1962 Cleveland Indians P 25 4 14 2 0 .900
1961 Cleveland Indians P 1 0 2 0 0 1.000