Sam McDowell ERA in 1974

• 13th-best of Sam McDowell's 15 seasons on file; the best is 0.00 in 1961.
• Up 0.58 from 4.11 in 1973.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Sam McDowell ERA in 1974, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1961	CLE	1	0	0	0.00	6.1	5	5	1.26	0
1962	CLE	25	3	7	6.06	87.2	70	70	1.72	1
1963	CLE	14	3	5	4.85	65.0	63	44	1.65	0
1964	CLE	31	11	6	2.70	173.1	177	100	1.43	1
1965	CLE	42	17	11	2.18	273.0	325	132	1.14	4
1966	CLE	35	9	8	2.87	194.1	225	102	1.19	3
1967	CLE	37	13	15	3.85	236.1	236	123	1.37	0
1968	CLE	38	15	14	1.81	269.0	283	110	1.08	0
1969	CLE	39	18	14	2.94	285.0	279	102	1.14	1
1970	CLE	39	20	12	2.92	305.0	304	131	1.20	0
1971	CLE	35	13	17	3.40	214.2	192	153	1.46	1
1972	SF	28	10	8	4.33	164.1	122	86	1.47	0
1973	SF/NYY	34	6	10	4.11	135.2	110	93	1.56	3
1974	NYY	13	1	6	4.69	48.0	33	41	1.73	0
1975	PIT	14	2	1	2.86	34.2	29	20	1.44	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV